In its first home game of the 2019 season at The Den the Lehman basketball team came away with a 46-44 win over the Lockhart Lions last Friday night due to a strong second half performance and elite defense in the fourth quarter.
“I really think our defense kind of stepped up tonight,” Lehman head coach Benjamin Wiatrek said. “We couldn't hit a shot to save our lives, but that’s our thing we are going to hang our hat on, our defense. Whether we are up and down, or whether it’s in the half court, it kind of came through.”
The Lobos’ second-half surge, after trailing 24-17 at halftime, was led by a trapping full-court press defense, mixed in with a feisty man-to-man defense in the half court. Lehman constantly made it tough for the Lions to dribble the ball up court forcing 25 total turnovers, including 15 in the second half. In the fourth quarter the Lobos held Lockhart to just six points, with only two points in the final three minutes of regulation.
