BETHLEHEM, Pa. - The Northampton men's basketball team closed out the regular season on Sunday afternoon at the Arthur L. Scott Center with a convincing 78-58 victory over Lehigh Carbon Community College, picking up their 20th win of the season.

The Spartans, playing their second game in 24 hours, held LCCC to just 7 field goals, on 28% shooting, in the 1st half as they built a 10 point advantage heading into halftime. 

Both offenses shot the ball better in the second half, but the Spartans were able to build their lead to 26 points with 6:11 remaining in the contest, before settling on the 20-point victory. 

CJ Miles (Bangor, PA/Bangor) led the charge with 20 points, 8 assists and 7 rebounds, while Nate Rivera (Bethlehem, PA/Liberty) added 22 points, which included a 5 for 8 performance from distance.  Elijah Hamilton (Atglen, PA/Octorara Jr/Sr) chipped in with 12 points and 9 rebounds and Austyn Lutes (Easton, PA/Easton) scored a season-high 9 points for Northampton. 

"Nice finish to the regular season," stated Head Coach Brennan McCarthy, "really proud of how the guys worked on the defensive end, especially with the back-to-back games. We now get a little break to get healthy and prep for the postseason."

The Spartans finish the regular season at 20-9 overall, 13-5 in Region 19 and 12-2 in the EPAC. 

Lehigh Carbon falls to 8-19 overall, 4-13 in the Region and 5-9 in the conference. 

The Spartans now await their seed and opponent for for the upcoming Regon 19 Tournament.  Seeding is scheduled to be released on Wednesday February 21st.