LORETTO — The Saint Francis men’s basketball team jumped out to a 19-pint first half lead Tuesday night before holding on in the end, beating Lehigh, 88-78, inside the DeGol Arena.

The Red Flash (3-5), up 55-36 at the break, got 23 points from Riley Parker on an 11-for-18 showing fro the field. He also added seven assists.

Bobby Rosenberger III added 21 points on an 8-for-14 showing from the field. He added eight rebounds. Juan Cranford Jr. chipped in with eight points.

Lehigh (1-5), which got the lead down to four points at one point in the second half, received 21 points from Tyler Whitney-Sidney, 18 from Keith Higgins Jr. and 1 points from Cam Gillus.

The Red Flash, whose bench outscored Lehigh’s, 21-17, are back at it this Sunday when they host Radford.

LEHIGH (1-5): Alvey 2-4 0-0 4, Gillus 7-10 0-1 15, Higgins 6-14 2-3 18, Knostman 1-3 0-0 3, Whitney-Sidney 8-15 4-5 21, Ingram 1-4 2-2 4, Whitlock 3-5 1-1 8, Benoit 1-6 0-0 3, Momah 1-2 0-0 2, Conniff 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 30-63 9-12 78.

ST. FRANCIS (3-5): Webb 3-7 2-3 8, Cranford 2-5 6-6 11, Kelly 2-3 0-0 4, Parker 11-18 0-0 23, Rosenberger 8-14 2-2 21, Clayville 2-7 0-0 6, Harris 3-4 0-0 7, Payne 2-3 0-0 5, Moncrief 1-1 1-3 3. Totals 34-62 11-14 88.

Halftime–St. Francis 55-36. 3-Point Goals–Lehigh 9-28 (Higgins 4-10, Knostman 1-2, Whitlock 1-2, Gillus 1-3, Benoit 1-4, Whitney-Sidney 1-5, Ingram 0-2), St. Francis 9-25 (Rosenberger 3-7, Clayville 2-5, Harris 1-1, Payne 1-2, Cranford 1-3, Parker 1-5, Webb 0-2). Fouled Out–Knostman. Rebounds–Lehigh 27 (Whitney-Sidney 6), St. Francis 33 (Rosenberger 8). Assists–Lehigh 12 (Knostman, Whitlock 3), St. Francis 16 (Parker 7). Total Fouls–Lehigh 13, St. Francis 12. A–846