Men's Basketball

Patriot League Men’s Basketball Recap presented by PenFed Credit Union (1.26.22)

Mountain Hawks, Midshipmen, Eagles and Terriers pick up wins on Wednesday

AT LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS (8-13, 6-3 PL) 84 ARMY WEST POINT BLACK KNIGHTS (12-9, 6-3 PL) 71
Stabler Arena/Bethlehem, Pa.                           7 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Freshman guard Tyler Whitney-Sidney scored a career-high 19 points to lead five Mountain Hawks in double-figures in Lehigh’s 84-71 victory over Army West Point at Stabler Arena on Wednesday.
*Junior forward Evan Taylor finished with 16 points and seven rebounds, freshman guard Keith Higgins Jr. added 13 points
*Lehigh senior forward Jeameril Wilson and junior forward Nic Lynch contributed 12 and 11 points, respectively.
*The Mountain Hawks connected on 9-of-16 from 3-point range in the second half to outscore the Black Knights, 51-41, after the break.
*Sophomore guard Jalen Rucker led Army West Point 18 points, junior forward Chris Mann added 16 points, and senior guard Josh Caldwell chipped in 15 points.
*The Black Knights led 44-42 with 14:06 remaining in the second half, but Higgins Jr. and Whitney-Sidney hit two 3-pointers apiece during a four-minute span to help the Mountain Hawks open a double-digit lead on their way to a victory.
RECAPS: ARMY WEST POINT | LEHIGH
 
NAVY MIDSHIPMEN (13-7, 6-3 PL) 81, AT BUCKNELL BISON (4-17, 1-8 PL) 63
Sojka Pavilion/Lewisburg, Pa.                         7 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
LEWISBURG, Pa. – Junior forwards Tyler Nelson and Jaylen Walker scored 14 points apiece to lead Navy to an 81-63 victory over Bucknell at Sojka Pavilion.
*Nelson and Walker combined to shoot 5-for-9 from beyond the arc to help the Midshipmen connect on 52.6 percent of its 3-point attempts to improve to 6-3 in League play.
*Navy’s bench was once again impactful, contributing 38 points, including 11 from junior forward Daniel Deaver.
*Senior forward Richard Njoku added 10 points, five boards and three blocks, and junior guard Patrick Dorsey grabbed a team-high 10 boards off the bench.
*Bucknell senior guard Andrew Funk finished with a team-high 17 points, four rebounds and four assists, while sophomore forward Andre Screen added 15 points and eight rebounds.
*Junior guard Xander Rice finished with 10 points, four assists and three steals for the Bison.
RECAPS: NAVY | BUCKNELL
 
AT AMERICAN EAGLES (6-13, 2-5 PL) 67, HOLY CROSS CRUSADERS (3-15, 1-5 PL) 49
Bender Arena/Washington, D.C.                      7 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
WASHINGTON – Senior forward Josh Alexander and sophomore guard Colin Smalls scored 16 points apiece to lead American to a 67-49 victory over Holy Cross on Wednesday at Bender Arena.
*Graduate student guard Stacy Beckton Jr. added 14 points on 5-of-8 shooting to help an Eagles’ squad shoot 51 percent from the floor.
*American outscored the Crusaders in the paint, 42-28.
*Holy Cross senior forward Gerrale Gates posted his seventh double-double of the season with 18 points and 13 rebounds.
*Freshman guard Kyrell Luc added eight points, seven rebounds and two steals for the Crusaders.
RECAPS: HOLY CROSS | AMERICAN
 
BOSTON UNIVERSITY TERRIERS (14-8, 5-4 PL) 81, AT LAFAYETTE LEOPARDS (5-12, 2-4 PL) 62
Kirby Sports Center/Easton, Pa.                      7 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
EASTON, Pa. – Graduate student guard Javante McCoy led four Terriers in double-figures with 17 points, as Boston University defeated Lafayette 81-62 at Kirby Sports Center on Wednesday night.
*Graduate student Sukhmail Mathon finished with 16 points, nine rebounds, five assists and four steals for the Terriers.
*Senior forwards Walter Whyte (13) and Fletcher Tynen (12) also scored in double-figures for a BU squad that shot 53.4 percent from the floor and 45.5 percent from 3-point range.
*Lafayette sophomore forward Kyle Jenkins finished with a team-high 15 points, while junior forward Neal Quinn added 13 points, six rebounds and three assists.
*Junior forward Leo O’Boyle and sophomore guard Jon Brantley added 12 and 10 points for the Leopards.
RECAPS: BOSTON UNIVERSITY | LAFAYETTE
 
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