GAME INFORMATION COLLEGE QUICK FACTS SCHEDULE AND RESULTS. PROBABLE STARTERS Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown/High School PPGRPG OFF THE BENCH

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1 For Immediate Release January 19, 2001 Contact: Philip J. LaBella THE STORYLINE: The Leopards (6-9) are looking to get back on the winning track, having lost their last four contests, two of them in overtime. It won t be an easy task, however, against a Penn program which has won consecutive Ivy League titles and six out of the last eight conference championships. Penn s 3-10 record doesn t tell the whole story, either, as the Quakers played a brutal non-conference schedule, which included two ACC, one Big East and three Atlantic 10 opponents, to open the season. SAXTON S CONTRIBUTION: As the season has progressed and the freshman guard has had more time to digest Lafayette s offensive and defensive game plan, Ben Saxton s playing time has increased. So has his scoring. Saxton made a splash in the Leopards Patriot League opener on Jan. 10 with 16 points. Fran O Hanlon gave him the start the next game vs. Bucknell and Saxton, who played 36 minutes, scored 15 points and grabbed five boards. In the Leopards last game, Saxton scored 14 points and managed two rebounds. Over the last three games, Saxton is averaging 15.0 points and 2.7 rebounds per game in 27 minutes of action. UNFAMILIAR TERRITORY: Lafayette is 0-3 in the Patriot League for the first time since the season when the Leopards finished 4-8. All of the current members of this year s squad have never lost more than two games in a season in conference play. This year s seniors were 10-2 in and (their freshman and sophomore seasons) and 11-1 in LINE EM UP: As a team, Lafayette is ranked 19th in the nation in free throw shooting. The Leopards are currently shooting 75.3 percent from the line. Four of Lafayette s key players (Brian Burke 95%, Tyson Whitfield 81%, Tim Bieg 79% and Frank Barr 71%) are shooting 70 percent or above from the line for the year The Leopards 96 percent (24-25) effort vs. Princeton on Dec. 6 is the fourth best team performance in the nation this season, and the second best of teams with 20 or more attempts in a game. NATIONAL NUMBERS: In addition to being ranked 19th in the nation in free throw shooting, Lafayette is also slotted 20th in the country in threepointers with 8.6 per game. Individually, Tyson Whitfield is tied for third in NCAA Division I in three-point field goals per contest with 3.7. PROBABLE STARTERS Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown/High School PPGRPG F 40 Mike Farrell Fr. DeLand, Fla./Father Lopez C 54 Frank Barr Sr. Darby, Pa./Penn Wood G 14 Tim Bieg Sr. Haddonfield, N.J./Camden Catholic G 32 Ben Saxton Fr. Walker Valley, N.Y./Pine Bush G 22 Tyson Whitfield Sr. Yakima, Wash./Eisenhower OFF THE BENCH G 3 Drew Dawson Jr. Camp Hill, Pa./Trinity Catholic G 4 Paul Rorvig Fr. Odessa, Mo./Odessa G 10 Justin DeBerry Fr. Tucson, Ariz./Salpointe Catholic F 12 Pat Doherty Fr. Toms River, N.J./Toms River East G 13 Brian Burke Jr. Philadelphia, Pa./Germantown Aca. Out indefinitely G 20 Reggie Guy Jr. Harrisburg, Pa./Susquehanna Township G 21 Winston Davis Fr. Tampa, Fla./Tampa Prep G 23 Mike Morgan Fr. Taylor, Pa./Riverside F 24 Sean Munson Fr. Berryville, Va./Clarke County F 30 Mick Kuberka Jr. West Seneca, N.Y./Bishop Timon-St. Jude F 33 Rob Dill Fr. Isernhagen, Germany/Benjamin School F 34 Nash Ablo Sr. Rockville, Md./DeMatha F 44 Rob Worthington Jr. St. Paul, Minn./St. Paul Academy Office of Athletic Communications, 107 Kirby Sports Center, Easton, Pa (610) Fax: (610) Website: Hotline: (610) GAME INFORMATION Match Up: Lafayette (6-9) vs. Penn (3-10) Tip: 3:15 p.m. Site: Easton, Pa. Arena: Allan P. Kirby Sports Center Series: Penn leads 31-3 Radio: WEST-AM 1400, Commentators: Dick Hammer, Carl Schumacher Television: Lafayette Sports Network (RCN-4, WBPH-60) Commentators: Gary Laubach, John Leone COLLEGE QUICK FACTS Location... Easton, Pa. Founded Enrollment... 2,283 undergraduates Nickname... Leopards Colors... Maroon & White Affiliation... NCAA Division I (Football I-AA) Conference... Patriot League Home Arena... Allan P. Kirby Sports Center (3,500) President... Arthur J. Rothkopf 55 Director of Athletics... Eve Atkinson Head Coach... Fran O Hanlon (Villanova 70) Record at Lafayette (.560), sixth season Career Record (.560), sixth season Director of Athletic Communications... Scott Morse MBB SID/Publications Coordinator... Philip J. LaBella LaBella ... labellap@lafayette.edu Athletic Communications Intern... Pam Krewson Athletic Communications Phone... (610) Athletic Communications FAX... (610) Website... Press Row... (610) SCHEDULE AND RESULTS NOVEMBER (3-2) 18 at Cornell W 21 at Rutgers L 25 at St. Peter s L 27 ALBRIGHT (LSN-TV) W 29 COLUMBIA (LSN-TV) W DECEMBER (3-3) 2 at Rider L 6 PRINCETON (LSN-TV) W 11 at Fordham L 20 SCRANTON W 29 vs. La Salle at Golden Bear Classic OT L 30 vs. Yale at Golden Bear Classic W JANUARY (0-4) 3 at Marist OT L 10 LEHIGH* (LSN-TV) L 13 BUCKNELL* (LSN-TV) OT L 17 at Navy* (LSN-TV) L 20 PENNSYLVANIA (LSN-TV)... 3:15 p.m. 24 HOLY CROSS* (LSN-TV)... 8:00 p.m. 27 ARMY* (LSN-TV)... 3:15 p.m. 31 at Colgate*... 7:45 p.m. FEBRUARY 3 at Lehigh* (PL-TV)... 7:00 p.m. 7 at Bucknell*... 7:30 p.m. 11 NAVY* (LSN-TV/PL-TV)... 4:00 p.m. 14 at Albany... 7:30 p.m. 17 at Holy Cross* (LSN-TV)... 3:00 p.m. 19 STONY BROOK (LSN-TV)... 8:00 p.m. 21 at Army*... 7:30 p.m. 24 COLGATE (LSN-TV/PL-TV)... 2:30 p.m. MARCH PATRIOT LEAGUE TOURNAMENT 3 Quarterfinals (PL-TV)... TBA 4 Semifinals (PL-TV)... TBA 10 Finals (ESPN)... 4:30 p.m.

2 LAFAYETTE VS. THE IVY LEAGUE: Lafayette has played 175 games against the eight members of the Ivy League, and has a (.394) record in those contests. Under Fran O Hanlon, the Leopards are (.559) versus the Ivy League. Lafayette is 7-2 vs. the Ivies the last two seasons ( , ) with Penn accounting for both losses. This season Lafayette has already beaten Cornell on the road and Columbia and Princeton at home. Lafayette vs. the Ivy League: Brown Cornell Harvard Princeton Columbia Dartmouth Pennsylvania Yale THE ALL-TIME SERIES: This is Lafayette s 35th all-time meeting with Penn in the Leopards 91 seasons of basketball. The Leopards are 3-31 all-time versus the Quakers. The last meeting came on Jan. 11, 2000, an Penn win in Philadelphia. The first series meeting was Feb. 3, 1917, as the two teams squared off in Easton in a game the Quakers won by a touchdown CLOSE LOSSES: Of Lafayette s nine losses on the season, five were by five points or less and three were by three points or less. The Leopards average margin of defeat is eight points. 0 FOR OVERTIME: The Leopards haven t fared well in their three overtime games, going 0-3 with losses to La Salle (81-78), Marist (82-80) and most recently Bucknell (74-71). The Leopards went 1-1 in overtime in , beating Princeton 70-69, but lost to St. Joseph s in double overtime. MAD BOMBER SETS ANOTHER THREE-POINT RECORD: With eight three-pointers vs. La Salle on Dec. 29, Tyson Whitfield earned a share of the Lafayette school record for three-pointers in a game. He tied Larry Spigner s 93 record performance vs. Yale on Dec. 3, With 19 attempts in that game, Whitfield also set a new mark for three-point tries. Whitfield holds two single-season records for three-point field goals made (91) and three-point field goals attempted (213) which he set in He is also the career three-point leader at Lafayette with 238 trifectas. THE COACH: Head Coach Fran O Hanlon (Villanova 70) is in his sixth season on College Hill. The and Patriot League Coach of the Year, O Hanlon has restored Lafayette to a championship level. O Hanlon has guided the Leopards to consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances, three straight Patriot League regularseason championships and two Patriot League Tournament titles. Following a pair of 20-win seasons that included a school record 24 wins last season, O Hanlon s career record stands at THE LAST AMATEURS STEADY ON BESTSELLER LIST: John Feinstein s The Last Amateurs, a book chronicling the Patriot League men s basketball season, has spent five weeks on the New York Times Bestseller list. The book topped out at No. 14 for the week of Dec. 17. The Last Amateurs was also picked by USA Today as one of the top 100 books of Feinstein has made two appearances on campus for book signings. SETTING THE PACE: Lafayette is currently leading the Patriot League in several statistical categories including scoring (74.9 ppg), free throw percentage (75.3%), assists (16.3 apg), turnover margin (+1.60), assist/turnover ratio (1.07) and three-point field goals made (8.33). SCOUTING REPORT PENN: The Quakers come into the game at 3-10, a record that includes an 0-8 start thanks in large part to a tough non-conference schedule. Penn is coming off a loss at Delaware on Wednesday. LaMar Plummer leads the team in scoring with 15.2 points per game. The senior guard is one of four Penn players averaging double figures, followed by sophomore forward Ugonna Onyekwe (14.5), sophomore forward Koko Archibong (11.9) and senior center Geoff Owens (10.5). Archibong and Onyekwe both scored in double figures in the loss to Delaware. Onyekwe also leads the Quakers in rebounding with 8.5 boards per outing. Penn is coached by Fran Dunphy, a 1970 graduate of La Salle. He is in his 12th season at Penn and holds a record at the school. SERIES MEETINGS DATE SITE LAFAYETTE PENN W/L 2/3/17 H L 2/20/18 A L 1/11/19 A L 1/17/20 A L 1/29/21 A L 2/15/22 A L 1/26/24 A L 12/13/24 A L 3/7/25 H L 12/12/25 A L 1/19/27 A L 12/8/34 A L 12/7/35 A L 12/5/36 A L 1/10/42 A L 1/9/43 A L 2/22/47 A L 1/31/48 A L 1/22/49 A L 1/7/50 A L 1/24/86 H L 1/20/87 A L 1/11/89 H W 1/24/90 A L 1/28/91 H W 1/27/92 A L 2/1/93 H L 1/17/94 A L 1/23/95 H L 1/22/96 A L 1/27/97 H W 1/12/98 A L 1/5/99 H L 1/11/00 A L SERIES BREAKDOWN W L Home: 3 6 (9) Away: 0 25 (25) Neutral: 0 0 (0) Total: 3 31 (34) STATISTICAL MATCHUP LAFAYETTE STATISTICS PENN 75.0 Scoring Average Scoring Defense Scoring Margin FG% FG% Defense PT% PT% Defense FT% Rebound Average Rebound Against Average Rebounding Margin Turnover Average Turnovers Avg. Forced Turnover Margin (244/228) Assist/Turnover 0.97 (187/192)

3 A GRAND PERFORMANCE: Tyson Whitfield became the 33rd player in Lafayette men s basketball history to reach the 1,000-point plateau. Whitfield moved past the grand mark with 20 points vs. Yale on Dec. 30 in the Golden Bear Classic. He currently has 1,063 career points. Whitfield, who is currently the 27th best career scorer in Lafayette history, needs just eight points to move past Tony Duckett, Marty Zippel and Dave Brown into 24th place on Lafayette s all-time scoring list. At his current scoring pace (17.1 ppg), Whitfield is on track to score 1,301 points in his career and could move up as high as 12th place on Lafayette s all-time scoring list Upon reaching 1,000 points, Whitfield became the third player in the last three seasons to score a grand graduates Brian Ehlers and Stefan Ciosici passed the mark in and , respectively. BURKE S EDITION: Brian Burke s weekly journal about basketball and his life as a student-athlete, Burke s Edition, can be viewed every Monday at Burke has made five journal entries thus far. In his most recent contribution (Jan. 15), Burke talks about his injury and the recuperation process: I remember thinking that less than 24 hours ago I was having the best game of my college career. Now I was sitting in a hospital emergency room with my mom and my girlfriend Marlana, being told that I was experiencing something which is occasionally fatal. It wasn t that easy to hear. Burke s second journal entry was featured on College Hoops Insider website at collegeinsider.com. INJURY UPDATE: Junior guard Brian Burke is out indefinitely while recovering from a punctured lung he sustained at Fordham on Dec. 11. He is now allowed to begin shooting and getting back into shape at his own pace. He is however, supposed to refrain from any contact until late February. Freshman Winston Davis is day to day following a foot injury suffered in practice. Freshman Paul Rorvig, the all-time leading three-point shooter in the state of Missouri, has a bone bruise on his right ankle, but could return to action soon, pending results of a recent MRI. Greg McCleary is out indefinitely while he recovers from off-season knee surgery. LAFAYETTE VS. THE PATRIOT LEAGUE: Lafayette has played 486 games against the six members of the Patriot League, and has a record in all games against them. In Patriot League play, Lafayette is in the regular-season and 8-8 in the Patriot League Tournament. Under Fran O Hanlon, the Leopards are in the Patriot League, and 31-8 over the past four seasons. Lafayette went 10-2 in both and with the Leopards losses coming to Bucknell and Navy in and two losses to Colgate in Lafayette was 11-1 in , its only loss to Navy. This season, Lafayette is 0-3 in Patriot League play. Army Colgate Lehigh Bucknell Holy Cross Navy PRESEASON POLLS: Despite winning back-to-back-to-back Patriot League regular-season titles and returning three starters from last year s squad, Lafayette was picked by all of the major trade publications to finish second to Navy in the Patriot League race. The same is true of the Patriot League s own Preseason Poll, where coaches, SIDs and media members picked Navy ahead of Lafayette. Preseason Poll 1. Navy (14) 2. Lafayette (6) 3. Holy Cross 4. Colgate (1) 5. Bucknell 6. Lehigh 7. Army RAISING THE BARR: Frank Barr has picked up a large portion of the scoring slack left by graduation. Barr has already set new career highs in points (24) and rebounds (15). Thus far, Barr is averaging 12.9 points and 6.1 rebounds per game, compared to 6.2 points and 3.9 rebounds per game in the season. He is averaging 8.6 more minutes per game this season (23.2) than last season (14.6). Barr has been named Patriot League Player of the Week twice this season. LAST GAME VS. PENN PENNSYLVANIA 80, LAFAYETTE 76 JAN. 11, 2000 THE PALESTRA 15 PHILADELPHIA A jumper by Penn s Michael Jordan sealed Lafayette s fate, as his buzzer-beater with 0.6 seconds left led the Quakers to an win. Jordan s clutch shot came with a tie game (76-76) after the Leopards were whistled for a travelling violation on the previous possession. Trailing with 6:26 left in the first half, Brian Ehlers initiated a one-man rally with a fast-break dunk, a jumper and a three to bring LC within three at 3:41. Penn rallied, however, closing the half with a buzzer-beating dunk by Ugonna Onyekwe to lead Ehlers scored 13 points in the first half. Tim Bieg was the go-to player in the second half. He nailed two three s and completed a three-point play as LC opened the half with a 12-1 run to go up at 16:35. Minutes later, with the Leopards trailing, Brian Burke stole a pass and converted a three-point play to give Lafayette a lead at 9:34. Penn responded, rattling off six points to take a one-point lead at 7:33. Jordan put Penn up with a three at 5:37. Stefan Ciosici hit a field goal and two free throws to make it at 2:22. After Ciosici missed a free throw, Rob Worthington tipped the rebound out to Ehlers who hit a three to tie it at with 2:08. The Leopards and the Quakers exchanged two-pointers before Burke hit a three at 42.7 to give LC a lead with 28.2 left. Then Jordan hit a baseline jumper to tie the game at 76 and ended the suspense, with his game-winning bucket. Ehlers led LC with a season-high 23 points. Pennsylvania (4-6) FG-A 3P-3A FT-A R A TO PF PTS Ugonna Onyekwe, F Koko Archibong, F Geoff Owens, C Matt Langel, G Michael Jordan, G Duane King David Klatsky Oggie Kapetanovic Josh Sanger Team 2 0 Totals Lafayette (8-5) FG-A 3P-3A FT-A R A TO PF PTS Rob Worthington, F Stefan Ciosici, C Tim Bieg, G Tyson Whitfield, G Brian Ehlers, G Frank Barr Brian Burke Mick Kuberka Nate Klinkhammer Mike Homer Team Totals Halftime: UP 40, LC 33. Officials: Watts, Greenwood, Sweeney. Attend.: 3,852 PATRIOT LEAGUE STANDINGS (Through games of Jan. 19) LEAGUE OVERALL W L Pct. W L Pct. Holy Cross Navy Lehigh Colgate Bucknell Lafayette Army JANUARY 17 Army 81 at Lehigh* 89 Colgate 68 at Dartmouth 84 Holy Cross 69 at Bucknell* 45 Lafayette 67 at Navy* Navy at Holy Cross*... 3:00 p.m. Army at Bucknell*... 3:15 p.m. Lehigh at Colgate*... 3:15 p.m. Pennsylvania at Lafayette... 3:15 p.m. 22 American at Bucknell... 7:30 p.m. 24 Navy at Army (PL TV)*... 7:00 p.m. Lehigh at Pennsylvania... 7:30 p.m. Bucknell at Colgate*... 7:45 p.m. Holy Cross at Lafayette*... 8:00 p.m. 27 Colgate at Navy*... 3:00 p.m. Army at Lafayette*... 3:15 p.m. Bucknell at Lehigh*... 7:30 p.m. 31 Army at Holy Cross*... 7:00 p.m. Navy at Lehigh*... 7:30 p.m. Lafayette at Colgate*... 7:45 p.m. FEBRUARY 3 Holy Cross at Colgate *... 3:15 p.m. Navy at Bucknell *... 3:15 p.m. Lafayette at Lehigh (PL TV) *... 7:00 p.m. Army at Albany... 7:30 p.m. 5 Navy at Richmond... 7:30 p.m.

4 MISCELLANEOUS (00-01) Lafayette Record in When: Leopards win opening tip-off Opponent wins opening tip-off Leopards lead at halftime Leopards trail at halftime Leopards tied at halftime Leopards outrebound opponent Opponent outrebounds the Leopards Leopards tie opponent in rebounds Leopards shoot.500 or better from the field Opponent shoots.500 or better from the field Leopards shoot better FG% than opponent Opponent shoots better FG% than the Leopards Leopards and opponent shoot equal FG% Leopards commit less turnovers than opponent Leopards commit more turnovers than opponent Leopards and opponent commit equal turnovers Two or less Leopards score in double figures Three Leopards score in double figures Four Leopards score in double figures Five or more Leopards score in double figures Leopards score 59 points or less Leopards score between points Leopards score between points Leopards score between points Leopards score between points Leopards score 100 points or more In games decided by three points or less In games decided by 4-10 points In games decided by points In games decided by points In games decided by 30 points or more In November games In December games In January games In February games In March games Saturday games Sunday games Monday games Tuesday games Wednesday games Thursday games Friday games Afternoon games Evening games Televised games Single Overtime games Double Overtime games Tournament games Current Streak... Lost 4 Longest Winning Streak... 2 Longest Losing Streak... 4 Closest Margin of Victory... 7 vs. Princeton Largest Margin of Victory (81-60) vs. Albright Average Margin of Victory (6 Wins; 68 Points) Closest Margin of Defeat... 2 (82-80 OT) at Marist Largest Margin of Defeat (89-67) at Navy Average Margin of Defeat (9 Losses; 73 Points) Largest Halftime Lead (46-36) vs. Albright Largest Halftime Deficit at St. Peter s (11/25/00) SCORING BY HALF LAFAYETTE Most Points in the 1st Half: 48 at Fordham Fewest Points in the 1st Half: 21 vs. Columbia Most Points in the 2nd Half: 46 vs. Yale Fewest Points in the 2nd Half: 33 vs. Lehigh OPPONENTS Most Points in the 1st Half: 46 at Fordham Fewest Points in the 1st Half: 27 vs. Columbia Most Points in the 2nd Half: 50 at Fordham Fewest Points in the 2nd Half: 23 vs. Columbia TAKING CARE OF THE BALL: Lafayette has continued to display what has become a trademark of Fran O Hanlon s basketball teams taking care of the basketball. Lafayette has turned over the ball 228 times compared to its opponents 252 turnovers. Through 15 games, Lafayette has posted single digits in turnovers four times, giving away a season-low seven at Cornell and turning it over just nine times vs. Columbia, at Rider and vs. Princeton. Perhaps more impressive is Lafayette s 1.1 assistto-turnover ratio (244/228) compared to its opponents 0.9 (216/252). LINE CHANGE?: In his six seasons at Lafayette, Fran O Hanlon has shown a propensity for using his bench. This season, O Hanlon has provided plenty of confusion for opponents statisticians and opponents defense. O Hanlon very frequently goes 10 to 12 deep into the bench depending on the flow of the game. Thirteen players have played in seven or more games. Look for Reggie Guy, Rob Worthington, Mick Kuberka and Rob Dill to see significant time off the bench. A PASSING FANCY: Lafayette, generally a crisp passing team, has cranked out four games with 20 or more assists. Lafayette managed the feat six just times in This season, the Leopards passed for a season-high 21 vs. Yale on Dec. 30 and at Fordham on Dec. 11. The Leopards also handed out 20 vs. Scranton on Dec. 20 and 20 vs. Albright on Nov. 27. AT HOME IN KIRBY: Originally dedicated in June, 1973, Lafayette s Kirby Sports Center is in its 27th season as the Leopards home. APK has played host to 341 men s basketball games. In , the Leopards recorded their 22nd winning season, posting a 14-1 mark under Head Coach Fran O Hanlon. Overall, Lafayette is (.703) in Kirby Sports Center, including one undefeated season ( ) and six oneloss campaigns ( , , , , and ). ON THE RADIO: Tonight s game can be heard live on WEST-AM Stereo 1400, the 65th year of broadcasting Lafayette Athletics. Dick Hammer is in his 34th year of calling the play-byplay for the Lafayette men s basketball program. HE CAN PASS: Brian Burke does all of the fundamentals of basketball well and that s reflected in his passing game. Before his injury, Burke was averaging a Patriot League-high 5.4 assists per game (43) through eight games. He dished out a career-high 11 assists at Cornell in the season opener, shattering his previous record by six. LAFAYETTE AT KIRBY SPORTS CENTER YEAR WON LOSS PCT Totals (28 seasons) YES THERE IS SUCH A THING AS A FREE LUNCH (FOR THE MEDIA): The Lafayette College Athletic Communications Office will host four media luncheons throughout the season at Larry Holmes Ringside Restaurant. The luncheons begin promptly at noon with the buffet meal. Head coach Fran O Hanlon will answer media questions from 12:30 p.m. on, and will be available, along with one or more players, for informal one-on-one interviews following the general questioning. Dates are as follows: Thurs. Feb. 1, 2001 Second Half of Patriot League Schedule Tues. Feb. 27, 2001 Patriot League Tournament Preview

5 ALL-TIME AT LAFAYETTE: In the 91 seasons of men s basketball at Lafayette College, the Leopards hold an overall record of (.538) that spans all the way back to the first season in The Leopards hold a mark in the Patriot League and a 8-8 clip in the Patriot League Tournament for a combined record. WEEKLY RADIO SHOW: Lafayette Sports Weekly, a comprehensive half-hour radio show will air live each Thursday at 7:00 p.m. from September through March on the Lafayette Sports Network s flagship radio station, WEST AM 1400 and on the world wide web at WEST-AM s Jack Logic will be joined each week by either Gary Laubach or John Leone, Lafayette Sports Network s television commentators, for an exciting half-hour devoted exclusively to Lafayette sports. Head coach Fran O Hanlon will be a featured guest during the season. Lafayette s 1000-Point Scorers 1. Tracy Tripucka ( )... 1, Otis Ellis* ( )... 1, Brian Ehlers* ( )... 1, Phil Ness* ( )... 1, Stefan Ciosici* ( )... 1, Todd Tripucka ( )... 1, Gary Bennett* ( )... 1, Craig Kowadla ( )... 1, Walt Kocubinski ( )... 1, Keith Brazzo* ( )... 1, Bruce Stankavage* ( )... 1, Craig White* ( )... 1, Ron Reynolds* ( )... 1, Bill Anderson* ( )... 1, Chip Lundy ( )... 1, Stu Murray ( )... 1, Mike Whitman* ( )... 1, Bob Falconiero* ( )... 1, Chet Brightful* ( )... 1, Charley Ross ( )... 1, Matt Roberts* ( )... 1, Mike Bellamy* ( )... 1, Preston Denby ( )... 1, Dave Brown ( )... 1, Marty Zippel* ( )... 1, Tony Duckett* ( )... 1, Tyson Whitfield* (1997-)... 1, Jim Radcliff ( )... 1, Andy Wescoe* ( )... 1, Jay Mottola ( )... 1, Stan Morse* ( )... 1, Dan Kristoff ( )... 1, Bob Mantz ( )... 1,005 * = four-year varsity career Men s Basketball Television Lineup DATE OPPONENT AIR TIME Nov. 27 Albright (LSN) 8:00 p.m. Nov. 29 Columbia (LSN) 8:00 p.m. Dec. 6 Princeton (LSN) 8:00 p.m. Jan. 10 Lehigh (LSN) 8:00 p.m. Jan. 13 Bucknell (LSN) 3:15 p.m. Jan. 17 at Navy (LSN) 7:30 p.m. Jan. 20 Pennslvania (LSN) 3:15 p.m. Jan. 24 Holy Cross (LSN) 8:00 p.m. Jan. 27 Army (LSN) 3:15 p.m. Feb. 3 at Lehigh (PL-TV) 7:00 p.m. Feb. 11 Navy (LSN/PL-TV) 4:00 p.m. Feb. 17 at Holy Cross (LSN) 3:00 p.m. Feb. 24 Colgate (LSN/PL-TV) 2:30 p.m. PATRIOT LEAGUE TOURNAMENT Mar. 3 Quarterfinals TBA Mar. 4 Semifinals TBA Mar. 9 Finals 4:30 p.m. LAFAYETTE ON TELEVISION: Lafayette features the most expansive television package in the Patriot League for the third straight season. This season the program will have a minimum of 13 games televised, with the possible addition of three more television games in the Patriot League Tournament. The Lafayette Sports Network will air 12 games to more than 5.2 million viewers in the Lehigh Valley, Pocono region and Philadelphia, central New Jersey, New York City and Boston. Locally the telecasts can be seen on RCN Cable channels 4 and 60, Service Electric Cable channel 51, Blue Ridge Cable channel 5 and broadcast channel 60. Lafayette will also be seen on the Patriot League TV network three times in the regular season and possible two more times in the Patriot League Tournament. Locally, the games are broadcasted on WFMZ-TV 69. LIVE GAME BROADCASTS ON WEB: All of Lafayette s men s basketball games can be heard live on Lafayette s website at Click sports. Click the audio/video button near the top of the page to get to the broadcast. WEST-AM s Dick Hammer will be calling the action for his 34th season. LAFAYETTE ON ESPN: Lafayette has made appearances on ESPN the last two seasons while playing in the Patriot League Tournament Finals. This season, ESPN will again televise the Patriot League Tournament Final on March 9 at 4:30 p.m. The game will be played at the highest remaining seed in the Tournament. Lafayette has hosted the Patriot League Final the last two seasons. In , Lafayette made two appearances on ESPN, playing at Colgate in a midnight game and vs. Navy in the Patriot League title game. STARTING LINEUPS OPPONENT Starters Average Individual Production at CORNELL 6.8 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 24.2 mpg Worthington, Barr, Bieg, Guy, Davis at RUTGERS 5.0 ppg, 1.6 rpg, 21.8 mpg Worthington, Barr, Bieg, Guy, Davis at ST. PETER S 8.2 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 21.0 mpg Worthington, Barr, Bieg, Guy, Davis ALBRIGHT 7.8 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 17.8 mpg Barr, Kuberka, Bieg, Guy, Whitfield COLUMBIA 8.6 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 23.6 mpg Barr, Kuberka, Bieg, Guy, Whitfield RIDER 15.0 ppg, 1.8 rpg, 26.0 mpg PRINCETON 9.8 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 28.4 mpg at FORDHAM 8.8 ppg, 2.0 rpg, 23.0 mpg SCRANTON 10.4 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 24.0 mpg vs. LA SALLE 14.8 ppg, 5.4 rpg, 35.0 mpg vs. Yale 12.4 ppg, 2.4 rpg, 27.2 mpg at MARIST 12.4 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 32.6 mpg LEHIGH 11.0 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 26.2 mpg BUCKNELL 11.6 ppg, 5.4 rpg, 28.6 mpg Barr, Farrell, Bieg, Saxton, Whitfield at NAVY PENN 8.8 ppg, 1.6 rpg, 21.0 mpg Barr, Farrell, Bieg, Saxton, Whitfield PROBABLE STARTERS Barr, Farrell, Bieg, Saxton, Whitfield INDIVIDUAL HIGHLIGHTS Games Leading LC in Scoring*: Whitfield (6), Barr (3), Bieg (3), Burke (2), Guy (1), Saxton (1) Games Leading LC in Rebounding: Barr (5), Worthington (4), Bieg (2), Whitfield (2), DeBerry (1), Farrell (1), Kuberka (1) Games Leading LC in Assists*: Burke (5), Bieg (5), Barr (2), Dawson (1), DeBerry (1), Guy (1), Kuberka (1), Whitfield (1) Games Leading LC in Steals*: Bieg (8) Guy (5), Burke (4), Whitfield (3), Ablo (1), Barr (2), Davis (1), Saxton (1) Games Leading LC in Blocks*: Barr (12), Dill (4), Guy (2), Kuberka (2), Ablo (1), Worthington (1) 30-point Games: Whitfield (1) 20-point Games: Whitfield (3), Barr (2), Bieg (2), Burke (1) Double Figures Scoring: Barr (11), Whitfield (10), Bieg (8), Burke (5), Guy (3), Saxton (3), Kuberka (1), Double Figures Rebounding: Barr (3), Bieg (1) Double Figures Assists: Burke (1) Double-Doubles: Barr (3), Burke (1) *in case of a tie, all players are credited with the game-high

6 WHERE OLD, USEFUL NOTES GO TO DIE HOME WIN STREAK ENDS AT 17 (Jan. 13): Lafayette s streak of 17 straight wins at home came to an end on Jan. 10 vs. Lafayette s archrival. The Leopards, who had notched wins over Albright, Columbia, Princeton and Scranton, are 4-1 at home this season. Lafayette went 14-1 at home in The Lafayette record for most consecutive wins at home is 26, accomplished in the , and seasons. GETTING THE START (Jan. 17): Freshmen Ben Saxton and Mike Farrell earned the first start of their careers vs. Bucknell on Jan. 13. Saxton, who was coming off a career-high 16-point performance vs. Lehigh, followed it up with 15 points and five rebounds while starting in place of Reggie Guy. Farrell too, turned in a solid performance in his inaugural start, scoring eight points, while grabbing seven rebounds. Two other freshmen, Rob Dill and Justin DeBerry, have played in 22 games combined. MUSIC MEN (Jan. 10): Lafayette most likely has one of the most musically-talented teams in the country. Junior guard Drew Dawson s talents extend beyond the classroom and the hardwood. The Camp Hill, Pa. native provided some soothing tunes on the Leopards lengthy trip to California. On the bus after a practice, Dawson breathed life into his harmonica and later showed off his piano-playing talents at the hotel restaurant with a post-dinner performance. Dawson also played the cello in his youth. Freshman forward Mike Farrell is a pianist with classical training. Freshman guard Winston Davis was an accomplished drummer in high school. The Lafayette coaching staff is not without musical talents, as Head Coach Fran O Hanlon plays the piano and banjo and assistant coach Pat Brogan plays the piano. No word yet if Ben Saxton has ever hoisted a saxophone. BREAK OUT FOR SAXTON (Jan. 10): Freshman Ben Saxton picked one of the biggest home crowds of the season for his breakout game. The freshman guard from Walker Valley, N.Y. scored all of his career-high 16 points in the first half vs. Lafayette s archrival. Even more impressive was that his performance came in just 10 minutes of action off the bench. The 6-5 lefthander has made the most of his opportunities, hitting nine of 11 field goals attempts (82%) and five of six three-pointers (83%). Saxton is also 5-7 from the line (72%). TYSON WHITFIELD PLAYER OF THE WEEK (Jan. 3): Senior co-captain Tyson Whitfield was named the Patriot League Player of the Week for the week ending Dec. Jan 2. The conference player of the week honor is the second for Whitfield in his career. Whitfield averaged 25 points and five rebounds, and was named to the all-tournament team in leading the Leopards to a 1-1 record at the Golden Bear Classic in Berkeley, Calif. He started with a career-high 30-point performance, including a school-record eight three-pointers, in an overtime loss vs. LaSalle, then followed with 20 points and six boards in a win over Yale. Whitfield s 17th point against Yale, which came on the first of two free throws late in the second half, made him the 33rd player in Lafayette basketball history to reach the 1,000-point plateau for his career. 2001: A SAN FRANCISCO ODYSSEY (Jan 4.): What began as a five-day trip to Berkeley, Calif. for the Golden Bear Classic turned into an extended road odyssey. Five day road trip -- eight days. Lafayette left for its tournament at the Univ. of California on Dec. 27 and was scheduled to return to Easton on Dec. 31. However, because of the winter storm that hit the Northeast and altered travel plans for thousands, Lafayette was forced to stay in San Francisco until Jan. 2 when the first Continental flight was available for the travel party of 22. Lafayette made the 3,000 mile journey to Newark International Airport on Jan. 2 and a bus took the team directly to Poughkeepsie where the team arrived at the hotel at 3 p.m. The lengthy trip ended at 12:30 p.m. when the team arrived at Kirby Sports Center following the Marist game. RECORD-BREAKING TEAM EFFORT: Lafayette hit a schoolrecord 18 three-pointers at Fordham (Dec. 11) to set a new single-game record for three-pointers. Tyson Whitfield connected for six trifectas while Brian Burke added five and Reggie Guy three The mark is the second most in the nation this season, second only to Northern Arizona s 20 long-range bombs vs. Cal Poly on Dec. 2. BRIAN BURKE PLAYER OF WEEK (DEC. 18): Brian Burke (Philadelphia, Pa.) was named the Patriot League Player of the Week on Dec. 18. The honor was the first ever for the Leopards sixth man. Burke scored a career-high 24 points to lead Lafayette vs. Fordham on Dec. 11. The game was the Leopards only contest of the week due to finals, and pitted them vs. a 6-1 Rams squad that was fresh off a win over then nationally-ranked St. John s. Burke hit five three-pointers and went 8- for-11 (73 percent) from the field on the night. He also dished out four assists and added four rebounds in a solid all-around effort. TAKING THEM FOR THE TEAM (Dec. 6): Lafayette put on a free throw shooting exhibition vs. Princeton. The Leopards made 25 of 26 free throws, the lone miss by Frank Barr trying to complete a three-point play after a dunk. The Leopards hit in the final 3:32 to seal the game. For the season, Lafayette is shooting 76 percent from the line. FRANK BARR PLAYER OF THE WEEK (Dec. 4): Frank Barr was named the Patriot League Player of the Week for the week ending Dec. 4. The honor is the second Player of the Week nod for Barr this season, as he was also named Player of the Week on Nov. 19. Barr led Lafayette to a 2-1 week with wins over Columbia and Albright. He dropped in a career-high 22 points on a performance from the field vs. Columbia. Barr, who also finished with seven rebounds, was an integral part of a decisive 22-0 second half run. The Patriot League s leading shot blocker, Barr was up to the challenge versus a tough, athletic Rider team. He posted his first double-double of the season with 19 points and 11 rebounds in a close road loss. FRANK BARR PLAYER OF WEEK (Nov. 19): Lafayette senior Frank Barr was named the Patriot League Player of the Week. Barr wasted no time making a statement about the level of his play in the middle for the Leopards in The 7-0 center scored a careerhigh 16 points to lead all Lafayette scorers in a win at Cornell on Nov. 18 in the Leopards season opener. Barr showed his shooting touch down the stretch, scoring five points in a 12-0 run that broke a tie and essentially sealed the game for Lafayette. Barr also went 6-for-7 from the line. Equally impressive was his defensive play. Barr used his 7-2 wing span to block six Cornell shots while also pulling down six rebounds.

7 PRESEASON NOTES BURIAL GROUND TAKING A CLOSER LOOK AT THE CUPBOARD : Some may have erroneously alluded to Lafayette s proverbial cupboard being bare following the graduation of seniors Stefan Ciosici and Brian Ehlers. A closer look reveals that three starters return for Lafayette in Patriot League Rookie of the Year Tyson Whitfield, underrated three-year starting point Tim Bieg and junior forward Rob Worthington. Seven-footer Frank Barr will move into the center spot, a starting position he occupied for much of the season. STEADY IMPROVEMENT IN THE O HANLON ERA: When Head Coach Fran O Hanlon took over the team beginning with the season, he inherited a 2-25 team. Since then, he has steadily built the Leopards into a championship program ; ; ; ; A THREE-PEAT?: Repeating as Patriot League champions in and advancing to the NCAA Tournament was not an easy proposition for Lafayette, but the Leopards became the first team to accomplish the feat since Colgate in and No Patriot League team has ever gone to the NCAA Tournament in three-straight seasons. The Leopards have won three straight Patriot League regular-season titles, but lost to Navy in the conference tournament championship game in following a 19-9 season. O CAPTAINS MY CAPTAINS: Seniors Tim Bieg and Tyson Whitfield are the team captains for the season. Bieg and Whitfield were elected to the leadership role in a vote by the players. Bieg has been an unnamed captain of the offense for three seasons, running the team from the point guard position. He and Whitfield will be looked to for major offensive and defensive contributions in addition to their leadership duties. A PAIR OF 20s: Lafayette is coming off consecutive 20-win seasons. Last season, Lafayette set a school record with 24 wins (24-7). In , Lafayette rolled off 22 wins (22-8). The back-to-back 20 win seasons were the first since and CUTTING THE RIBBON: Kirby Field House, the Leopards home since 1973, was dedicated as the new Allan P. Kirby Sports Center in June. The 27-year old structure underwent $2.5 million in renovations and received a tremendous facelift. It also saw the addition of a $24 million, 110,000 square-foot intramural and recreational sports facility. PLAYER OF THE YEAR-PART FOUR?: Lafayette has been blessed over the last three seasons. Each of those Leopard squads featured the Patriot League Player of the Year. In , Stefan Ciosici won the award, followed by Brian Ehlers who captured the honor consecutively in and Time will tell if Tyson Whitfield, Tim Bieg or Frank Barr have a shot at making it four in a row. BOMBS AWAY: It s safe to say that three-point shooting has been an integral part of Lafayette s offense since Fran O Hanlon took over. The past three seasons, Lafayette squads have set team single-season records for three-pointers. Lafayette hit 238 three s in to break the mark of 207 which broke the mark of 187 which broke the record of 147. The Leopards hit a record 249 three s in YOUR ATTENDANCE PLEASE: Lafayette fans have led the Patriot League in home and overall attendance the last three seasons. In , Lafayette averaged 2,474 fans at home and 4,070 in all games. An average of 2,525 watched home games in and 3,196 for all games. The biggest game of the season saw over 4,021 people jam into the 3,500-seat Kirby Sports Center to witness an win over Navy in the Patriot League Tournament championship game on March 10. Lafayette boasted eight home games with over 2,000 fans and five home games in which Lafayette drew over 3,000. The largest crowd of the season came in Lafayette s NCAA Tournament first-round game vs. Temple, where 19,357 fans walked through the turnstiles at HSBC Arena in Buffalo, N.Y. TOURNAMENT ATTENDANCE: Lafayette College and the Allan P. Kirby Sports Center welcomed 16,131 fans to the 2000 Patriot League Basketball Tournament, the second highest attendance mark in the nine years of the tournament. The attendance was topped only by the 1998 Patriot League Tournament held at Navy, to which 18,873 fans attended. That tournament was held in Alumni Hall which houses 5,710 fans in contrast to 3,700 seats in place for the Patriot League Tournament at Lafayette. For the third straight season, Lafayette led the Patriot League in attendance with an average of 4,070 fans per game for all games and 2,474 per home contest.

8 MISCELLANEOUS STATISTICS The Last Time A Lafayette Player Scored 30+ points:...tyson Whitfield (30) vs. La Salle, 12/29/2000 Scored 40+ points:...todd Tripuka (42) St. Joseph s, 12/3/75 Attempted 20+ field goals:...tyson Whitfield (20) Bucknell, 1/13/2001 Made 10+ Free Throws:...Brian Burke (11-11) Albany, 2/7/2000 Recorded 15+ rebounds:...frank Barr (15) Princeton, 12/6/2000 Recorded 30+ rebounds:...ron Moyer (33) Gettysburg, 12/9/70 Registered 10+ assists:...brian Burke (11) at Cornell Lehigh, 11/18/2000 Hit 5+ three pointers:...tyson Whitfield (8) La Salle, 12/29/2000 Blocked 5+ shots:...frank Barr (5) vs. Columbia, 11/29/2000 Had 5+ steals:...tyson Whitfield (6) vs. Navy, 3/10/2000 Had a double-double:...frank Barr (15 points, 15 rebounds) Princeton, 12/6/2000 Had 3 consecutive double-doubles:...stefan Ciosici, 1/22/97, 1/25/99, 1/27/97 Led the team in points, rebounds, and assists:...frank Barr (15 pts, 15 reb., 4 ast.) Princeton, 12/6/2000 Played the entire game:...sam Gilbert at Maryland, 12/23/96 Hit a last second shot to win a game:...brian Ehlers vs. Colgate, 2/28/99 Hit a last second free throw to win a game:...ted Cole at Navy, 2/11/98 The Last Time A Lafayette Team Had a 20+ point win:...vs. Navy (87-61), 3/10/2000 Had a 30+ point win:...vs. Alabama State (88-54), 12/29/99 Had a 40+ point win:...colgate (92-51), 2/23/00 Had a 50+ point win:...swarthmore (104-47), 12/10/97 (record) Scored 100+ points:...swarthmore (104-47), 12/10/97 Combined with an opponent to score 200+ points:...albright (115-93), 12/13/76 Managed 50+ rebounds:...vs. St. Joseph s (52), 12/29/99 Had 3 players foul out:...at Navy, 1/17/01, Mike Farrell, Justin DeBerry, Rob Dill Hit 10 or more 3 pointers:...vs. La Salle (11), 12/29/2000 Hit 15 or more three-pointers:...at Fordham (18), 12/11/2000 Had more three-point than two-point field goals:...at Fordham 12/11/ Three-point FGs, 10 Two-point FGs Had 4 players in double figures:...vs. Princeton, 12/6/2000 (Burke 17, Barr 15, Bieg 15, Whitfield 15) Had 5 players in double figures:...vs. Navy, 3/10/2000 (Ehlers 19, Whitfield 17, Ciosici 13, Burke 11, Bieg 10) Had 6 players in double figures:...at Army, 1/17/96 Had all 5 starters in double figures...vs. Bucknell, 2/7/98 Had 2 or more players record double figures in rebounds:... at Holy Cross, 2/6/99 (Cole 13; Barr 12; Ehlers 10) Had a single overtime win:...at Princeton (70-69), 1/8/2000 Had a single overtime loss:...bucknell (74-71), 1/13/2001 Notched a double overtime win:...at Lehigh (90-87), 1/8/97 Had a double overtime loss:...vs. St. Joseph s (83-81), 12/29/99 Lost when scoring 75+ points:...vs. Lehigh (90-80), 1/10/2000 Had a 20-win season: (24-7); (22-8) Played in the NCAA Tournament: , , FREE THROWS IN THE LAST FIVE MINUTES AND OVERTIME MAKING THEM WHEN IT COUNTS: Free throw shooting has always been a key to winning close games and Lafayette was up to the task in The Leopards shot 73 percent ( ) in the last five minutes and in overtime sessions compared to its 72.0 percent season effort. This season Lafayette has hit 77.6 percent (66-85) of its free throws in the last five minutes of each game and in overtime compared to its 75.3 percent mark for the season. PLAYER MADE - ATT. FT-% Nash Ablo % Frank Barr % Tim Bieg % Brian Burke % Justin DeBerry % Rob Dill % Mick Kuberka % Tyson Whitfield % Total %

9 LAFAYETTE 72, CORNELL 62 NOV. 18, 2000 NEWMAN ARENA ITHACA, N.Y. Lafayette opened its season with a road win over Cornell. Four players scored in double figures for Lafayette, led by 16 from Frank Barr who also grabbed six boards and blocked six shots. Tim Bieg picked up his scoring in Tyson Whitfield s absence, netting 14 points while snatching a career-high seven rebounds. After a Mick Kuberka three at 12:03, Lafayette rattled off an 11-5 run over the next six minutes to take a nine-point lead. Kuberka, who capped the run with another trey, finished with a career-high 10 points. Cornell put together an 11-2 run, as Ka Ron Barnes accounted for seven points in the stretch that tied the game at at halftime. In the second half, it was more of the same. Lafayette managed to take an eight-point lead at 15:00, when Brian Burke stole a pass and laid it in to put LC up Burke finished the game with 13 points and a career-high 11 assists. Lafayette still led by eight at 12:00, but Cornell sliced the lead to one by 10:28. Down the stretch, Lafayette s free throw shooting was the difference. Burke, who went 9-10 from the line for the night, hit all four of his shots in a key five-minute stretch that gave the Leopards their biggest lead (12)and sealed the game. Cornell (0-1) FG-A 3P-3A FT-A O-D-R PF PTS A TO B S MIN Mercedes, F Rohe, F Barratt, C Prather, G Cuttica, G Vigneault Carroll Vernon Smith Barnes Gabler Cheesman Muller Team Totals Lafayette (1-0) FG-A 3P-3A FT-A O-D-R PF PTS A TO B S MIN Worthington, F Barr, C Bieg, G Guy, G Davis, G Dawson DeBerry Burke Kuberka Ablo Farrell Team Totals Halftime: LC 32, CU 32. Officials: DiStaola, Driscoll, McGoff. Attend.: 1,007 LAFAYETTE 81, ALBRIGHT 60 NOV. 27, 2000 KIRBY SPORTS CENTER 4 EASTON, Pa. Lafayette battled with a feisty Alrbight squad to eventually claim and victory in the Leopards home opener. After Albright jumped out to a 6-0 lead, Lafayette came back with a 15-2 run, started by a three-pointer by Tim Bieg, to go up 15-8 with 13:38 left in the half. The Lafayette lead grew to over the next two minutes but with 5:28 before the break, Albright was able to cut the lead back down to five at off a pair of free throws. The Leopards managed to quell the late first half Albright surges to take a 10-point lead at halftime. In the second half, Mark Moritz s three at 15:00 brought Albright within five, but that was as close as the Lions would get. Lafayette looked to Bieg and Brian Burke for back-toback threes and proceeded to cruise to 21-point win. Bieg finished with a career-high 21 points. Providing a lift off the bench was shooting specialist Burke who went 5-for-5 from long range and finished the night with a career-high 17 points. Tyson Whitfield, playing in his second game back from injury, nailed three shots from behind the arc and ended with nine points and six rebounds. The Lions were led by Terrence Skyrm s 19 points. Albright (1-1) FG-A 3P-3A FT-A O-D-R PF PTS A TO B S MIN Skyrm, F Gruber, F Moritz, C Buchanon, G white, G Clair Hardwick Donohoe Team Totals Lafayette (2-2) FG-A 3P-3A FT-A O-D-R PF PTS A TO B S MIN Kuberka, F Barr, C Bieg, G Guy, G Whitfield, G Dawson DeBerry Gearhart Burke Davis Munson Saxton Dill Ablo Farrell Worthington Team Totals Halftime: LC 46, AC 36. Officials: Staver, Moser, Comer. Attend.: 1,466 RUTGERS 72, LAFAYETTE 65 NOV. 21, 2000 THE RAC PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) Rutgers' Todd Billet tied a school record with eight 3-pointers and scored a career-high 36 points as the Big East s Scarlet Knights beat Lafayette Billet s biggest points came in the final 1:07 when he hit a 3-pointer and scored four other points as Rutgers (2-0) held off Lafayette (1-1) down the stretch. Billet shot 10 of 20, including 8 of 15 from three-point range. He was also 8 of 10 from the free-throw line. Reggie Guy had a careerhigh 16 and Brian Burke added 14 and seven assists for Lafayette, which went out to a 7-0 lead to begin the game. Frank Barr hit a shot a made two free throws to pull Lafayette within five with less than a minute to play before Billet hit two foul shots and a basket to seal the game for Rutgers. Rutgers (2-0) FG-A 3P-3A FT-A O-D-R PF PTS A TO B S MIN Tompson, F Kent, F Dabney, C Billet, G Greer, G Sherrod Brown Axani Wright Team Totals Lafayette (1-1) FG-A 3P-3A FT-A O-D-R PF PTS A TO B S MIN Worthington, F Barr, C Bieg, G Guy, G Davis, G DeBerry Burke Kuberka Ablo Farrell Team Totals Halftime: RU 29, LC 25. Officials: Greenwood, Clinton, Stuart. Attend.: 3,937 LAFAYETTE 60, COLUMBIA 50 NOV. 29, 2000 KIRBY SPORTS CENTER 5 EASTON, Pa. Lafayette overcame a nine-point deficit to come back for a win over Columbia. The Lions seemed to control the game from the tipoff, running up on the Leopards at 5:00 in the first. The Leopards cut the lead to five points on a pair of free throws by Tim Bieg with 44 seconds left in the half, but a field goal by Egan Hill gave Columbia a seven-point advantage going into the locker room. Lafayette opened the second half on a 22-0 run, fueled by a steal by Burke and a Frank Barr basket, to go up with 13:00 remaining. The Leopards never trailed again in the contest. Tyson Whitfield hit consecutive three pointers during the Lafayette 22-0 second half run as the senior co-captain finished with 13 points on the night. Barr, who was the game s leading scorer with a careerhigh 22 points in the paint, also managed five blocks. Burke went a perfect 6-for-6 from the line to finish with eight points and six assists. Forward Rob Worthington added seven points and a careerhigh nine rebounds in the victory. Leading the scoring for the Lions was forward Joe Case who netted 21 points on 8-for-17 shooting. Also scoring in double-digits for Columbia was Maurice Morris who left Kirby with 12 points. Columbia (2-3) FG-A 3P-3A FT-A O-D-R PF PTS A TO B S MIN Austin, F Case, F Wiedemann, C Murphy, G Muñoz, G McCottry Irvine Hill Merley Simon Team Totals Lafayette (3-2) FG-A 3P-3A FT-A O-D-R PF PTS A TO B S MIN Kuberka, F Barr, C Bieg, G Guy, G Whitfield, G Dawson DeBerry Burke Dill Farrell Worthington Team Totals Halftime: CU 27, LC 21. Officials: Lindsay, Tyburski, Quirk. Attend.: 1,534 ST. PETER S 76, LAFAYETTE, 71 NOV. 25, 2000 YANITELLI CENTER JERSEY CITY, N.J. Keith Sellers scored 20 points, leading four double-figure scorers, as St. Peter s edged Lafayette, Sellers scored eight of his second-half points in the last 2:30, as Saint Peter s held off a late charge. Three other St. Peter s starters scored in double figures. Tim Bieg scored 16 points to lead the visiting Leopards, while Frank Barr added 14 points. The win for St. Peter's was its first under new coach Bob Leckie and it also broke a 16-game losing streak. Lafayette led early, 9-8, after Rob Worthington made a free throw with 15:02 left in the first half. But, Sellers scored on a tip-in 14 seconds later and St. Peter s never trailed again. The game was tied one more time, 19-19, with 8:15 left in the first half, before St. Peter s scored 12 unanswered points over the next 2:30, capped by back-to-back three-point baskets by Devonish and Orr. Leading at the half, 40-30, St. Peter s was never able to get its second-half lead above 11 points. Lafayette twice cut the margin to three points, 53-50, on a three-point basket by Mick Kuberka with 10:26 left and 72-69, on a pair of free throws by Brian Burke with 30 seconds left, but St. Peter s responded with two points on the next possession each time. After Burke cut the deficit to 72-69, the Leopards quickly fouled Sellers, who made two free throws with 29 seconds left. St. Peter s (2-5) FG-A 3P-3A FT-A O-D-R PF PTS A TO B S MIN Robinson, F Sellers, F Rodgers, C Orr, G Devonish, G Boykins Brown Williams Team Totals Lafayette (1-2) FG-A 3P-3A FT-A O-D-R PF PTS A TO B S MIN Worthington, F Barr, C Bieg, G Guy, G Davis, G Burke Whitfield Kuberka Ablo Farrell DeBerry Team Totals Halftime: SPC 40, LC 30. Officials: Alvaro, Giallella, Harry. Attend.: 1,007 RIDER 77, LAFAYETTE 69 DEC. 2, 2000 ALUMNI GYMNASIUM 6 LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. Rider used a 50 percent second half shooting effort and a run to open the half to go on to a win over Lafayette. The run erased Lafayette s four-point halfitme lead and was part of a bigger effort in which Rider outscored Lafayette to take a lead. The run included five Rider three-pointers and ended with consecutive three-pointers by Mike Wilson, the second coming at 12:31. Lafayette managed to cut the second-half lead to four on three different occasions, the final coming with six minutes left in the game, when Frank Barr connected for both ends of a 1-and-1. Barr finished with 19 points and 11 boards, his first double-double of the season. Down the stretch, Rider sealed the game with free throws, making all of its final seven attempts. Five players scored in double figures for Rider led by 20 points from Jon McClark and 17 from Wilson. Tyson Whitfield equalled McClark s game-high with a season-high 20 point effort. Rider (3-3) FG-A 3P-3A FT-A O-D-R PF PTS A TO B S MIN Wilson* Crawford* Scott,* McClark,* Porter,* Curtis Rotsaert Reed Wicks Wahlmann Team Totals Lafayette (3-3) FG-A 3P-3A FT-A O-D-R PF PTS A TO B S MIN Worthington, F Barr, C Bieg, G Guy, G Whitfield, G Dawson Burke Kuberka Ablo Farrell Team Totals Halftime: LC 33, Rider 29. Officials: Madigan, Hendrix, Elliott Attend.: 1,550