BETHLEHEM, Pa. – No. 2 Colgate and No. 9 Loyola Maryland advanced to the 2021 PenFed Credit Union Patriot League Men’s Basketball Championship Game on Sunday, after both capturing wins in Wednesday night’s semifinal round on CBS Sports Network.
 
The Raiders won their 12th-consecutive game with a Patriot League championship record 105 points to defeat No. 6 Bucknell, 105-75. Colgate becomes the first Patriot League men’s basketball program to advance to the League championship game in four-straight seasons.
 
The Greyhounds defeated No. 4 Army West Point, 67-63, to make the Patriot League Championship Game for the first time after joining the League in 2013-14. They also became the first No. 9 seed to advance to the title game since Holy Cross accomplished the feat in 2016, on their way to a title. 
 
Sunday’s 2021 PenFed Credit Union Patriot League Men’s Basketball Championship Game will be televised nationally on CBS Sports Network. Live coverage begins at noon, with Jason Knapp handling play-by-play and Mo Cassara providing analysis. The game can also be heard nationally on Westwood One, with Brandon Gaudin and Kyle Macy calling the action.
 
Spectators will not be permitted at any of the host sites through the entirety of the 2021 PenFed Credit Union Patriot League Men’s Basketball Championship.

 
2021 PenFed Credit Union Patriot League Men’s Basketball Championship

DATE	MEN’S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP | ROUND | COVERAGE	TIME (all times ET)
Sunday, March 14	No. 9 Loyola Maryland at No. 2 Colgate | Championship Game | CBSSN	Noon

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NO. 9 LOYOLA MARYLAND GREYHOUNDS (6-10, 4-10 PL, 1-5 South) 67, AT NO. 4 ARMY WEST POINT BLACK KNIGHTS (12-9, 7-7 PL, 6-6 North) 63
Christl Arena/West Point, N.Y.                         5:30 p.m. (CBSSN)
BOX SCORE
WEST POINT, N.Y. – Sophomore forward Santi Aldama scored nine of the Greyhounds’ final 11 points to fend off a comeback attempt from No. 4 Army West Point, as No. 9 Loyola Maryland advanced to the Patriot League Men’s Basketball Championship Game for the first time in program history with a 67-63 victory.  
*Aldama connected on his first 10 shots from the floor, including four from beyond the arc, on his way to his ninth double-double of the season with a career-high 33 points and 12 rebounds. He finished 13-of-15 from the floor and 5-of-6 from 3-point range.
*Loyola Maryland sophomore guard Cam Spencer added 16 points, seven rebounds and three assists in his fourth game of the season.
*Army West Point junior guard Josh Caldwell and freshman guard Jalen Rucker each posted career-highs with 21 points to lead the Black Knights.
*Loyola Maryland opened the game 5-for-8 from beyond the arc to rush out to a 21-6 lead by the 11:44 mark in the first half.
*The Greyhounds shot 56.7 percent (17-for-30) from the floor and 53.8 percent (7-for-13) from 3-point range to take a 42-27 lead into halftime.
*The Black Knights battled back in transition, outscoring the Greyhounds 20-2 on fastbreak points.
*Trailing by as many as 19 points, the Black Knights used a 14-4 run during a seven-minute stretch in the second half to cut the Greyhounds’ lead to five points, at 56-51 with 6:06 remaining in the game.
*Back-to-back layups from Rucker and Caldwell brought the Black Knights within two points, at 63-61 with less than one minute left in regulation.
*Aldama finished a lob pass from senior guard Isaiah Hart with 25.1 seconds left to extend the Greyhounds’ lead to four points at 65-61 and added a dunk after another Caldwell layup to clinch Loyola Maryland’s trip to the championship game.
*Black Knights’ senior forward Alex King eclipsed 1,000 career points in the first half. He finished with six points and four rebounds.
*The Greyhounds last played for a League title and an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament as members of the MAAC in 2012. They defeated Fairfield to make the program’s second trip to The Big Dance.
RECAPS: LOYOLA MARYLAND | ARMY WEST POINT
 
AT NO. 2 COLGATE RAIDERS (13-1, 11-1 PL, 11-1 North) 105, NO. 6 BUCKNELL BISON (5-7, 4-6 PL, 4-2 Central) 75
Cotterell Court/Hamilton, N.Y.                         7:40 p.m. (CBSSN)
BOX SCORE
HAMILTON, N.Y. – No. 2 Colgate set a Patriot League Men’s Basketball Championship single-game scoring record with 105 points to advance to the title game for a League-best fourth-consecutive season with a 105-75 victory over No. 6 Bucknell in Wednesday night’s semifinal round.
*Sophomore forward Keegan Records scored a career-high 21 points and grabbed eight rebounds. Senior guard Jordan Burns, the Patriot League Player of the Year, added 18 points and a game-high seven assists to lead the Raiders.
*All-League junior guards Nelly Cummings and Tucker Richardson contributed 14 and 11 points, respectively. Richardson added nine rebounds, five assists and three steals.
*Colgate shot 52.6 percent (41-for-78) from the floor and 57.9 percent (11-for-19) from beyond the arc.
*Senior forward John Meeks led Bucknell with 23 points on 10-of-20 shooting. He added five rebounds, three assists and two steals.
*Bucknell junior guard Andrew Funk added 13 points while junior guard Walter Ellis and freshman center Andre Screen finished with eight points apiece. Ellis dished out a team-high six assists and grabbed five boards.
*The Raiders’ 105 points bested their own Patriot League championship record of 104 points scored in a quarterfinal victory over Army West Point on March 1, 1997.
RECAPS: BUCKNELL | COLGATE
 
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The Patriot League is in its fourth decade of academic and athletic achievement, continually demonstrating that student-athletes can excel at both academics and athletics without sacrificing high standards. The Patriot League’s athletic success is achieved while its member institutions remain committed to its founding principle of admitting and graduating student-athletes that are academically representative of their class. Participation in athletics at Patriot League institutions is viewed as an important component of a well-rounded education.