AT BOSTON UNIVERSITY TERRIERS (15-8, 6-4 PL) 76, COLGATE RAIDERS (8-11, 4-2 PL) 72
Case Gym/Boston, Mass. 2 p.m. (ESPN+)
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BOSTON – Graduate student forward Sukhmail Mathon posted his 11th double-double of the season with 22 points and 11 rebounds to lead Boston University to a 76-72 victory over Colgate at Case Gym on Friday afternoon.
*Mathon connected on 6-of-9 from the floor and 10-of-13 from the free-throw line to help the Terriers win their fourth straight game.
*Graduate student guard Javante McCoy finished with 17 points, while senior guard Jonas Harper and senior forward Walter Whyte had 11 and 10 points for the Terriers.
*Senior guard Nelly Cummings led the Raiders with 19 points, eight rebounds and four assists. Cummings connected on 3-of-5 from beyond the arc.
*Colgate junior guard Ryan Moffatt finished with 14, while fifth-year guard Jack Ferguson and senior guard Tucker Richardson added 11 points apiece, as the Raiders shot 50 percent (9-for-18) from beyond the arc.
*Richardson also finished with eight rebounds and eight assists, while Ferguson had four steals.
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BOSTON UNIVERSITY
AT HOLY CROSS CRUSADERS (4-15, 2-5 PL) 67, LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS (8-14, 6-4 PL) 65
Hart Center/Worcester, Mass. 5 p.m. (ESPN+)
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WORCESTER, Mass. – Senior forward Gerrale Gates recorded his third-consecutive double-double with 19 points and 11 rebounds to lead Holy Cross to a 67-65 victory over Lehigh at the Hart Center on Friday evening.
*Gates scored 17 of his game-high 19 points in the second half to help the Crusaders overcome a five-point halftime deficit and snap a three-game slide.
*The Crusaders trailed by eight points midway through the second half before going on a 15-2 run through the next five minutes led by Gates and sophomore guard DaJion Humphrey. Humphrey scored all five of his points during that span.
*Freshman guard Kyrell Luc went 4-for-4 from the free-throw line during the last 25 seconds of the game to help seal the victory. He finished with 16 points.
*The Crusaders’ reserves combined for 22 points, outscoring Lehigh’s bench unit by 14 points.
*Lehigh senior Jeameril Wilson posted his second double-double of the season with 16 points and 13 boards.
*Freshman guards Keith Higgins Jr. and Tyler Whitney-Sidney finished with 13 and 11 points for the Mountain Hawks.
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