NAVY MIDSHIPMEN (12-5, 5-1 PL) 72, AT BOSTON UNIVERSITY TERRIERS (11-8, 2-4 PL) 65
Case Gym/Boston, Mass. 1 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
BOSTON – Navy juniors Patrick Dorsey and Jaylen Walker came off the bench to score 12 and 11 points to lead the Mids to a 72-65 victory over Boston University at Case Gym on Sunday.
*The Mids bench contributed 39 of their 72 points to help Navy improve to 5-1 in League play.
*Navy seniors John Carter Jr. and Richard Njoku each scored nine points in the victory.
*Boston University graduate student forward Sukhmail Mathon posted his eighth double-double of the season with game-highs of 24 points and 14 boards.
*Senior forward Walter Whyte finished with 12 points, while junior guard Ethan Brittain-Watts added 11 points for the Terriers.
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NAVY |
BOSTON UNIVERSITY
AT LAFAYETTE LEOPARDS (4-11, 1-3 PL) 68, ARMY WEST POINT BLACK KNIGHTS (10-8, 4-2 PL) 54
Kirby Sports Center/Easton, Pa. 2 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
EASTON, Pa. – Junior guard Leo O’Boyle led four Leopards in double figures with 16 points as Lafayette defeated Army West Point, 68-54, at Kirby Sports Center on Sunday.
*Senior guard Tyrone Perry finished with 13 points and four assists, while junior forward Neal Quinn and sophomore forward Kyle Jenkins added 12 points apiece to help the Leopards secure their first League win of the season.
*Lafayette outscored Army West Point in the second half, 45-28, shooting 59 percent (19-for-32) from the floor after the break.
*Sophomore guard Jalen Rucker led the Black Knights with 15 points, while junior forward Chris Mann finished with 10 points and six boards.
*Army West Point held a 26-23 lead at the half but fell behind for good during an 18-4 run by the Leopards midway through the final frame.
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ARMY WEST POINT |
LAFAYETTE
AT AMERICAN EAGLES (5-10, 1-2 PL) 63, BUCKNELL BISON (3-15, 0-6 PL) 55
Bender Arena/Washington, D.C. 2 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
WASHINGTON – Sophomore guard Colin Smalls scored a team-high 18 points to lead American to a 63-55 victory over Bucknell on Sunday afternoon at Bender Arena.
*Smalls connected on 6-of-8 from the floor, including 2-of-3 from 3-point range to help the Eagles pick up their first League win of the season.
*Senior forward Josh Alexander finished with 12 points and five rebounds, while sophomore forward Matt Rogers added nine points and eight boards for the Eagles.
*American held an 11-5 advantage on the offensive glass and totaled 13 second-chance points in the win.
*Bucknell senior guard Andrew Funk scored a game-high 20 points to lead the Bison, while junior forward Jake van der Heijden and sophomore center Andre Screen scored eight points apiece.
*Junior guard Xander Rice dished out a team-high five assists for the Bison.
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BUCKNELL |
AMERICAN
LOYOLA MARYLAND GREYHOUNDS (11-6, 5-1 PL) 69, AT LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS (6-12, 4-2 PL) 57
Stabler Arena/Bethlehem, Pa. 6 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Senior guard Jaylin Andrews and junior guard Cam Spencer combined for 30 points in the second half to lead Loyola Maryland to a 69-57 comeback victory over Lehigh at Stabler Arena on Sunday evening.
*Spencer, the Patriot League’s leading scorer, finished with a game-high 26 points, seven rebounds, five assists and two steals. Andrews added 17 points and seven rebounds, while junior forward Golden Dike chipped in 10 points and six boards.
*The Greyhounds shot 55 percent (16-for-29) from the floor in the second half, outscoring the Mountain Hawks 46-24 after the break.
*Lehigh junior forward Evan Taylor finished with 20 points, nine rebounds and three blocks to lead the Mountain Hawks.
*Junior center Nic Lynch finished with 14 points while senior forward Jeameril Wilson added 11 points, five rebounds and four assists for Lehigh.
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LOYOLA MARYLAND |
LEHIGH
HOLY CROSS CRUSADERS (3-13, 1-3 PL) AT COLGATE RAIDERS (6-10, 2-1 PL)
Cotterell Court/Hamilton, N.Y. 6 p.m. (CBSSN)
HAMILTON, N.Y. – The Holy Cross men’s basketball game against Colgate, scheduled for Sunday, Jan. 16, was postponed due to COVID protocols within the Crusaders’ program. The contest will be rescheduled following discussions between the two schools and the League office.
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