Men's Basketball

Patriot League Men’s Basketball Recap presented by PenFed Credit Union (1.29.22)

Black Knights and Midshipmen claim hard fought wins on Saturday

 
AT ARMY WEST POINT BLACK KNIGHTS (13-9, 7-3 PL) 60, LAFAYETTE LEOPARDS (5-13, 2-5 PL) 56
Christl Arena/West Point, N.Y.                         2 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
WEST POINT, N.Y. – Senior guard Aaron Duhart scored a game-high 18 points and pulled down seven rebounds to lead Army West Point to a 60-56 victory over Lafayette at Christl Arena.
*Duhart connected on 6-of-11 from the floor and made a career-high four 3-pointers to lead the Black Knights to their third win in the last four games.
*Sophomore guard Jalen Rucker added 14 points, while sophomore forward Charlie Peterson and senior guard Josh Caldwell finished with 12 and 11 rebounds for Army West Point.
*Senior guard Tyrone Perry’s layup with less than three minutes left gave the Leopards a three-point lead, 56-53, but the Black Knights scored the last seven points of the game, including four from Duhart to earn the win.
*Junior forward Neal Quinn led the Leopards with 16 points and two blocks, while sophomore guard Jon Brantley added 15 points.
RECAPS: LAFAYETTE | ARMY WEST POINT
 
AT NAVY MIDSHIPMEN (14-7, 7-3 PL) 47, AMERICAN EAGLES (6-14, 2-6 PL) 45
Alumni Hall/Annapolis, Md.                             3 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Senior guard John Carter Jr. scored eight of his team-high 14 points through the last 10 minutes of the game to help Navy hold off American, 47-45, at Alumni Hall on Saturday.
*Carter Jr. and junior guard Patrick Dorsey combined to go 3-for-4 from the free-throw line in the last 15 seconds of the game to seal the victory.
*Junior forward Jaylen Walker finished with nine points and four boards off the bench for the Midshipmen.
*Navy held a 38-27 edge on the glass, including a 15-2 offensive rebounding advantage.
*American graduate student guard Stacy Beckton Jr. finished with a team-high 19 points and five rebounds while becoming the 33rd Eagle to surpass 1,000 career points.
*Sophomore forward Matt Rogers added eight points for the Eagles.
RECAPS: AMERICAN | NAVY
 
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