It would seem the deck is stacked against the Navy men's basketball team heading into Thursday night's Patriot League Tournament quarterfinals.
Second-seeded Lehigh had an opening round bye and thus has gotten four full days of rest, having last played a noon game on Saturday. The Mountain Hawks are riding a strong wave of momentum after closing the regular season on a nine-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, seventh-seeded Navy must turn around and play again with just one day off following Tuesday night's gritty 78-70 victory over No. 10 Lafayette. The Midshipmen conducted a light practice on Wednesday before boarding a bus for the three-hour ride to Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.