Digging into season numbers, Lehigh has the advantage in one key category, scoring, where the Mountain Hawks have an edge over the Eagles, 79 points per game to 57 points per game.

American University StatSmack

  • Lehigh has a much better NCSA Power Ranking than American University (#34 vs #77).
  • Lehigh can actually jump, with more rebounds (32.3 per game vs 29.3 per game) than American University this season.
  • The Lehigh scoring leader (CJ McCollum) has more points than the American University scoring leader (Stephen Lumpkins).
  • Lehigh has a much better NCSA Academic Ranking than American University (#35 vs #84).
  • It's only wins and losses, but Lehigh has a better overall record than American University this season (9-3 vs 4-9).
  • Lehigh is a better shooting team (48.2% vs 40.6%) than American University this season.
  • Even computers respect Lehigh more. We have a better RPI this season than American University (RPI: #109 vs #267).
  • Lehigh has a much lower out-of-state cost per year according to Kiplinger than American University ($31,123 vs $40,966).
  • Holden Greiner is ranked 8th in the Patriot in rebounds and 4th in the Patriot in steals.
  • Gabe Knutson is ranked 8th in the Patriot in points.
  • At least you keep showing up. Lehigh has an average margin of victory of 9 over American University in 15 wins since 1980.