The second game in a row for the Navy men's basketball team against a Lehigh Valley team will be played Wednesday when the Mids (8-8, 1-3) play host to Lafayette (3-14, 1-3) at 7 p.m. in Alumni Hall.  

Five Starting Notes
1 – Wednesday is one day after the 103rd anniversary of the first Navy-Lafayette game.  The first game in the series was played on Jan. 10, 1920, in Annapolis.  The Mids posted a 30-23 victory that day.
2 – Lafayette is Navy's fourth opponent in a row and 11th this season that enters its game against the Mids having won its previous game.  
3 – According to KenPom.com, Navy ranks eighth in the Patriot League and 316th in the country with an average of 64.5 possessions per game.  Lafayette ranks 10th in the league and 357th in the country (including reclassifying D1 teams) with an average of 62.3 possessions per game.  (American is ninth and 328th, respectively, at 63.9 possessions.)
4 – Lafayette leads the Patriot League and is tied for 19th nationally with an average of 9.7 three-point field goals made per game.  Navy is second in the league and 26th in the country with an average of 9.4 triples made per game.
5 – Navy ranks ninth in the Patriot League and 346th in the country with an average of 8.7 free throw made a game, as well as ninth in the league and 347th nationally with 12.1 free throw attempts per game.  Lafayette ranks 10th in the league and 351st nationally with 7.9 free throw attempts a game, as well as 10th in the Patriot League and 349th in the NCAA with 12.0 free throw attempts per game. 

Game Day Info
•    The game will be streamed on ESPN+.
•    The game will be carried on WNAV (AM-1430, FM-99.9, www.wnav.com, Audacy app).
•     Live statistics will be available through NavySports.com.

Attending the Game
•   Fans without a Department of Defense ID card must park outside of the USNA and either walk through the gate one visitors center or ride the shuttle bus.  Shuttle bus service begins one hour prior to the start of the game.  It will depart from and return to the blue (west) parking lot at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium (550 Taylor Ave., Annapolis, MD, 21401).

Last Game - Lehigh 78, Navy 73
•    Navy overcame a 10-point first-half deficit to take a 39-38 lead at the half.
•    The lead changed hands six times in the first 3:20 of the second half.  
•    Lehigh regained a 61-60 lead, but the Mids took leads of 68-61 and 70-63.
•    From there, Lehigh outscored Navy 15-3 and tallied the last nine points of the game.  The Mids were 1-11 from the floor with four turnovers in that span, while the Mountain Hawks were 5-12 from the floor, 5-7 from the foul line and did not commit a turnover.
•    Daniel Deaver scored 23 points and Sean Yoder scored a career-high 22 points.

About Lafayette
•    Lafayette has posted an overall record of 3-14 this season and is 1-3 in Patriot League play.
•    The last two games played by the Leopards have been extended into overtime, with Lafayette winning its last outing, 74-67, over Bucknell.
•    Lafayette lost non-league games to Miami (Fla.), St. John's, Penn State, Penn (in overtime) and Princeton.
•    The three overtime games played by the Leopards this year is tied for the second most in the NCAA behind the four played by UTEP.

Navy-Lafayette Series
•    Navy holds a 54-34 advantage in the all-time series with Lafayette.  The Mids lead the Leopards, 38-14, in games played in Annapolis.  This includes a 20-11 advantage in games played in Alumni Hall.
•    Navy leads Lafayette, 31-29, in Patriot League regular season games played between the teams.  The Mids hold an 18-12 advantage in league regular season games played in Annapolis, including a 17-11 edge in games played in Alumni Hall.
•    The teams originally met, Jan. 10, 1920, when Navy won a 30-23 game that was played in Annapolis.
•    Navy and Lafayette have met in all but two seasons since the 1979-80 campaign (1988-89 and the COVID season of 2020-21).  Wednesday's game will be the 42nd season in 44 years in which the teams will face each other.
•    Navy won both games last season, winning 69-55 in Easton and 68-44 in Annapolis.
 
Miscellaneous Game Records
•    Navy has posted a 21-17 record in games played on Jan. 11.  This includes a 3-8 record in Patriot League regular season games played on the date.
•    The Mids have tallied a 383-261 record against teams located in Pennsylvania.

Up Next
•    Navy will make the short drive to Baltimore Saturday for a 5 p.m. game at Loyola.
•    The Greyhounds head into a Wednesday game at Bucknell with a 5-12 record on the year including a 0-4 mark in league play.