Men's Basketball

Patriot League Men’s Basketball Recap presented by PenFed Credit Union (1.22.22)

Black Knights, Terriers, Greyhounds and Bison earn wins on Saturday

ARMY WEST POINT BLACK KNIGHTS (12-8, 6-2) 74, AT NAVY MIDSHIPMEN (12-6, 5-3 PL) 73 OT
Alumni Hall/Annapolis, Md.                             2 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
ANNAPOLIS, Md. - A steal near midcourt by junior Chris Mann and sophomore guard Jalen Rucker's resulting fast-break layup with 29 seconds left in overtime proved to be the game-winner for Army West Point, who trailed by as many as 27 points in a 74-73 comeback victory over Navy at Alumni Hall.
*The Black Knights outscored the Mids 47-25 in the second half, as Mann, Rucker and senior guard Aaron Duhart combined for 32 points during the frame. Mann also led Army with four points in overtime.
*Mann finished with a career-high 20 points on 6-of-9 shooting from the floor, while Rucker added 17 points. *Duhart added 13 points, and senior guard Josh Caldwell contributed 10 points and five steals to help Army remain unbeaten this season when three or more players score in double figures.
*Navy senior guard John Carter Jr. finished with a team-high 17 points on 7-of-13 shooting to go along with five rebounds and four assists. Carter Jr. crossed the 1,000-career-point mark during the game. 
*Senior guard Greg Summers finished with 11 points on 5-of-8 shooting from the floor for the Mids. His layup with 26 seconds remaining in regulation tied the score at 65, sending the game to overtime.
*Senior forward Richard Njoku scored four of his seven points in overtime in addition to pulling down a team-high seven rebounds.
*The Mids shot 61 percent from the floor in the first half and held the Black Knights to less than 30 percent to open a 40-18 lead at the break.
RECAPS: ARMY WEST POINT | NAVY
 
AT BOSTON UNIVERSITY TERRIERS (13-8, 4-4 PL) 80, LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS (7-13, 5-3 PL) 74
Case Gym/Boston, Mass.                   1 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
BOSTON – Terriers’ graduate student forward Sukhmail Mathon recorded his 10th double-double of the season with 23 points and 13 rebounds to lead Boston University to an 80-74 victory over Lehigh on Saturday.
*Graduate student guard Javante McCoy and senior guard Jonas Harper added 13 points apiece, while senior forward Walter Whyte finished with 10 points and eight boards in BU’s second-straight win.
*Senior forward Fletcher Tynen recorded four steals while Harper and Mathon had two apiece for a Terriers squad that turned 13 Lehigh turnovers into 22 points.
*Senior forward Jeameril Wilson led three Mountain Hawks in double-figures with 18 points to go along with a team-high nine boards.
*Junior guard Evan Taylor and freshman guard Keith Higgins Jr. scored 16 points apiece for Lehigh.
RECAPS: LEHIGH | BOSTON UNIVERSITY
 
AT LOYOLA MARYLAND GREYHOUNDS (12-7, 6-2 PL) 78, AMERICAN EAGLES (5-12, 1-4 PL) 73
Reitz Arena/Baltimore, Md.                               2 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
BALTIMORE – Junior guard Cam Spencer scored a game-high 25 points and dished out five assists to help Loyola Maryland hold off American for a 78-73 victory at Reitz Arena on Saturday afternoon.
*Spencer connected on 9-of-15 from the floor and 4-of-6 from long distance to lead a Greyhounds team that shot 63 percent (31-for-49) on field goals and 47 percent (9-for-19) from 3-point range.
*Senior guard Jaylin Andrews and Kenneth Jones finished with 17 and 10 points, respectively. Jones added a game-high seven assists to help the Greyhounds improve to 6-2, their best League start since the 2013-14 season.
*American junior forward Connor Nelson scored a career-high 23 points, connecting on 7-of-10 from beyond the arc.
*Sophomore forward Matt Rogers finished with 13 points while graduate student guard Stacy Beckton Jr. added 10 for the Eagles.
*American and Loyola were tied at 37 apiece during a hot-shooting first half. The Eagles shot 80 percent (16-of-20) from the field, while the Greyhounds connected at a 71 percent (17-for-24) clip before halftime.
RECAPS: AMERICAN | LOYOLA MARYLAND
 
BUCKNELL BISON (4-16, 1-7 PL) 68, AT HOLY CROSS CRUSADERS (3-14, 1-4 PL) 65
Hart Center/Worcester, Mass.                          2 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
WORCESTER, Mass. – Sophomore center Andre Screen posted his first collegiate double-double with 12 points and 13 rebounds to lead Bucknell to a 68-65 victory over Holy Cross at the Hart Center on Saturday.
*Screen connected on a pair of free throws with 4.8 seconds remaining to help the Bison seal their first League win of the season.
*Senior forward Andrew Funk eclipsed 1,000 career points by finishing with 14, while junior guard Xander Rice scored a team-high 16 points in the win.
*Freshman forward Ian Motta added 12 points for the Bison for his second-consecutive double-digit scoring performance.
*Holy Cross senior forward Gerrale Gates scored a career-high 32 points and pulled down 13 rebounds to record his sixth double-double of the season. Gates connected on 11-of-24 from the floor and 10-of-13 from the charity stripe.
*Sophomore guard Nolan Dorsey scored a career-high 13 points off the bench for the Crusaders.
*Funk joined his brother Tommy (Army West Point ’20) in the Patriot League’s 1,000-point club. They became the second set of siblings in Patriot League history to each score more than 1,000 career points, joining Kevin (Bucknell ’06) and Ted Bettencourt (Holy Cross ’96). 
RECAPS: BUCKNELL | HOLY CROSS
 
LAFAYETTE LEOPARDS (4-11, 1-3 PL) AT COLGATE RAIDERS (7-10, 3-1 PL)
Cotterell Court/Hamilton, N.Y.                         2 p.m. (ESPN+)
HAMILTON, N.Y. - The Patriot League men’s basketball game between Lafayette and Colgate was postponed due to COVID protocols within the Lafayette men’s basketball program. The contest between the Leopards and Raiders has been rescheduled for Monday, Feb. 14. The time for the ESPN+ broadcast will be announced at a later date.
 
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