Men's Basketball

Patriot League Men’s Basketball Recap presented by PenFed Credit Union (1.19.22)

Black Knights, Terriers, Raiders and Mountain Hawks all pick up wins on Wednesday night

AT ARMY WEST POINT BLACK KNIGHTS (11-8, 5-2 PL) 76, AMERICAN EAGLES (5-11, 1-3 PL) 66 
Christl Arena/West Point, N.Y.                         6 p.m. (ESPN+)
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WEST POINT, N.Y. - Sophomore guard Jalen Rucker scored a game-high 25 points to lead Army West Point to a 76-66 victory over American at Christl Arena on Wednesday night.
*Rucker connected on 8-of-15 from the floor, including 3-of-5 from deep, while dishing out four assists and grabbing three boards. 
*The Black Knights shot 79.2 percent (19-for-24) from the floor in the second half, outscoring the Eagles 51-35 after the break to overcome a six-point first-half deficit.
*Sophomore forward Matt Dove came off the bench to score 14 points, while junior forward Chris Mann and senior Josh Caldwell added 11 and 10 points, respectively, for Army.
*American graduate student guard Stacy Beckton Jr. scored a team-high 15 points, while freshman guard Elijah Stephens added 13 points and four assists off the bench. 
*Eagles’ forward Johnny O’Neil and Connor Nelson scored 10 points apiece.
RECAPS: AMERICAN | ARMY WEST POINT
 
AT BOSTON UNIVERSITY TERRIERS (12-8, 3-4 PL) 67, LOYOLA MARYLAND GREYHOUNDS (11-7, 5-2 PL) 50
Reitz Arena/Baltimore, Md.                               7 p.m. (ESPN+)
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BALTIMORE – Graduate student forward Sukhmail Mathon recorded his ninth double-double of the season with 12 points and 12 rebounds to lead Boston University to a 67-50 win over Loyola Maryland at Reitz Arena.
*Senior forward Walter Whyte and sophomore guard Caelan Jones led the Terriers with 15 points apiece. Jones recorded his career-high on 5-of-9 shooting from 3-point range for the Terriers.
*Graduate student guard Javante McCoy finished with 10 points, eight rebounds and seven assists in the win.
*The Terriers trailed by as many as eight points early in the first half but held Loyola Maryland scoreless through the final 10 minutes of the half to build an insurmountable 30-16 lead by the break.
*Loyola Maryland junior guard Cam Spencer finished with 19 points, four rebounds and three steals.
*Freshman forward Milos Ilic chipped in nine points and four boards, while junior forward Golden Dike contributed eight points.
RECAPS: LOYOLA MARYLAND | BOSTON UNIVERSITY
 
COLGATE RAIDERS (7-10, 3-1 PL) 75, AT BUCKNELL BISON (3-16, 0-7 PL) 56
Sojka Pavilion/Lewisburg, Pa.                         7 p.m. (ESPN+)
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LEWISBURG, Pa. – Junior guard Ryan Moffatt led five Raiders in double figures with 17 points on 6-of-9 shooting, including 5-of-6 from beyond the arc, in a 75-56 victory over Bucknell at Sojka Pavilion.
*The Raiders connected on 48.1 percent (13-of-27) of its 3-point attempts, going 7-of-11 from long distance in the second half to outscore the Bison 42-27 in the final frame.
*Senior guards Nelly Cummings (16), Tucker Richardson (14) and Oliver Lynch-Daniels (13) all reached double figures for the Raiders. Junior forward Keegan Records added 10 points and five boards.
*Bucknell junior guard Xander Rice posted game-highs of 20 points and seven assists in the loss, while freshman forward Ian Motta added 10 points for the Bison.
*Sophomore center Andre Screen finished with a team-high six rebounds to go along with six points for Bucknell.
RECAPS: COLGATE | BUCKNELL
 
LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS (7-12, 5-2 PL) 69, AT NAVY MIDSHIPMEN (12-6, 5-2 PL) 61
Alumni Hall/Annapolis, Md.                             7 p.m. (ESPN+)
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ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Lehigh junior forward Evan Taylor scored a game-high 21 points to go along with seven rebounds and three blocked shots in the Mountain Hawks’ 69-61 victory at Navy on Wednesday night.
*Taylor connected on 7-of-10 from the floor to eclipse 20 points for the third time in his last six games.
*Freshman guards Keith Higgins Jr. and Tyler Whitney-Sidney recorded 14 and 11 points, respectively.
*Senior forward Jeameril Wilson recorded a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds to help Lehigh improve to 5-2 in League play.
*The Mountain Hawks connected on 50 percent (7-of-14) of its 3-point attempts, with five different players making shots from beyond the arc.
*Navy senior guard Greg Summers led three Mids in double figures with 12 points to go along with four assists and two blocked shots.
*Senior guard John Carter Jr. added 11 points and six boards, while junior forward Daniel Deaver scored 10 points and grabbed seven rebounds off the bench.
RECAPS: LEHIGH | NAVY
 
HOLY CROSS CRUSADERS (3-13, 1-3 PL) AT LAFAYETTE LEOPARDS (4-11, 1-3 PL)
Kirby Sports Center/Easton, Pa.      7 p.m. (ESPN+)
EASTON, Pa. - The Patriot League men’s basketball game between Holy Cross and Lafayette was postponed due to COVID protocols within the Crusaders program. The game will be rescheduled following discussions between the two schools and the League office. 
 
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