WASHINGTON – American University men's basketball remains on the road to face Lehigh in the penultimate game of the regular season on Wednesday night.  
 
QUICK INFO 

• Date/Time: Wednesday, February 23, 7:00 p.m. 
• Site: Bethlehem, Pa. (Stabler Arena) 
• Series History: Lehigh leads, 30-27 
• TV: ESPN+

INSIDE THE SERIES

• Lehigh overcame a 19-point deficit to top AU 63-61 on Jan. 1, 2022 in the Patriot League opener for both teams.
• The Mountain Hawks have won 11 of the last 12 meetings in the series.
• The last time American won in Bethlehem was on March 5, 2015 in the Patriot League Tournament.

WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT AMERICAN

• American (8-20, 4-12) is fighting for either the No. 9 or No. 10 seed in the upcoming Patriot League Tournament as its currently tied with Bucknell with a 4-12 record in conference play.
• Last time out, the Eagles fell to Colgate 63-49 on Monday night in Hamilton, N.Y. AU held Colgate to its second-lowest scoring output of the season but couldn't find a rhythm offensively.
• American's defense has improved significantly over the course of Patriot League play. Johnny O'Neil ranks second in conference play with 1.4 blocks per game, while Elijah Stephens (fourth) and Stacy Beckton Jr. (sixth) are among the league leaders in steals per game with 1.5.
• Beckton Jr. is creeping up the all-time scoring list, now sitting at No. 27. Based on his scoring average, he has a chance to move as high as No. 26 by the end of the season. Additionally, he currently has 97 career blocks, which is tied for sixth in program history. He is one swat away from moving into sixth place on AU's all-time career blocks list and three away from being the sixth Eagle with 100 career blocks.

WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT LEHIGH

• Two big Loyola runs pushed the Greyhounds to a 69-42 victory over Lehigh (10-18, 8-8 PL) on Sunday in Baltimore. Lehigh only managed to shoot 29.8 percent from the field in the loss.
• Lehigh currently sits in a tie for fourth place in the Patriot League with an 8-8 mark. They are tied with Loyola but the Greyhounds hold the head-to-head tiebreaker, putting Lehigh at the No. 5 spot in the standings for now.
• The Mountain Hawks have been sharp from long-range all season, ranking second in the conference by shooting 38.0 percent from 3-point range. Jeameril Wilson (42.5 percent) and Evan Taylor (41.2 percent) lead the 3-point assault for Lehigh and both are ranked top six in the conference for 3-point field goal percentage.
• Taylor and J. Wilson are Lehigh's heartbeat, ranking No. 1 and No. 2 on the team in both scoring and rebounds. Taylor averages 13.0 ppg and 5.6 rpg, while Wilson averages 10.9 ppg and 5.0 rpg. Tayor exploded for 25 points on 10-of-16 from the field the first time these teams met this season.

AU HOOP TALK WITH COACH BRENNAN, PRESENTED BY 1757 GOLF CLUB

• Check out and watch the newest episode of AU Hoop Talk with Coach Brennan presented by 1757 Golf Club by clicking here.
• In this week's episode, Coach Brennan Coach Brennan discusses how the team is handling these three-game weeks down the stretch and how Josh Alexander has embraced his role off the bench.
• All prior show episodes from this season can also be seen archived here.

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