1. For three years CJ McCollum has done everything for the Mountain Hawks. In all three seasons he's taken over 30% of their shots when he's on the floor, and this year the 6'3 junior he led the team in scoring, rebounding and steals. Against Duke he was able to consistently take advantage of weak perimeter defense. He drove, he was aggressive, and he caused havoc. McCollum didn't have his best shooting night, but he scored 30 points and added 6 assists and 6 rebounds. Plus, a couple of his moves against Tyler Thornton are sure to become hits on YouTube.
2. Lehigh isn't great at getting to the line (123rd), and Duke is pretty good at keeping teams off the line (97th). But on Friday Lehigh attempted 37 FTs. Granted, six came in the final 16 seconds when Duke was fouling. But still, Lehigh hasn't played a game this season where they attempted more, and Duke hasn't watched a team take that many since February 17, 2008 (38 attempts by Wake Forest).
3. Leh...
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