Men's Basketball

Patriot League Men’s Basketball Recap presented by PenFed Credit Union (2.16.22)

Raiders, Terriers and Mids extend win streaks; Leopards defeat Loyola

COLGATE RAIDERS (16-11, 12-2 PL) 100, AT ARMY WEST POINT BLACK KNIGHTS (13-14, 7-8 PL) 90
Christl Arena/West Point, N.Y.                                         6 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
WEST POINT, N.Y. – Fifth-year guard Jack Ferguson and senior guard Nelly Cummings scored 22 and 20 points, respectively, to lead Colgate to a 100-90 victory over Army West Point on Wednesday at Christl Arena.
*Senior guard Tucker Richardson added 18 points, six rebounds and six assists. Junior guard Ryan Moffatt finished with 16, and senior guard Oliver Lynch-Daniels came off the bench to contribute 12 for the Raiders.
*Colgate shot 48 percent (15-of-31) from beyond the arc and 86 percent (19-of-22) from the free-throw line to sweep the season series from the Black Knights.
*Sophomore guard Jalen Rucker matched his career-high with 29 points to lead all five Army West Point starters in double figures.
*Sophomore forward Charlie Peterson finished with 18 points to go along with five boards and three assists. Senior guards Josh Caldwell (12) and Aaron Duhart (11) and junior forward Chris Mann (10) each reached double figures for the Black Knights.
*Army shot 55 percent (32-for-58) from the floor and 50 percent (12-for-24) from beyond the arc.
RECAPS: COLGATE | ARMY WEST POINT
 
BOSTON UNIVERSITY TERRIERS (19-9, 10-5 PL) 78, AT HOLY CROSS CRUSADERS (8-18, 6-8 PL) 65
Hart Center/Worcester, Mass.                                          7 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
WORCESTER, Mass. – Graduate student forward Sukhmail Mathon recorded his 14th double-double of the season with 26 points and 13 rebounds to lead Boston University to a 78-65 victory over Holy Cross to split the season series.
*Graduate student guard Javante McCoy added 19 points, five rebounds, four assists and two steals, while senior forwards Walter Whyte and Fletcher Tynen chipped in 10 points apiece.
*Freshman guard Kyrell Luc led the Crusaders with 16 points and five assists. Senior forward Gerrale Gates added 11 points and nine boards.
*Holy Cross freshman guard Caleb Kenney scored a career-high 12 points and pulled down six boards, while sophomore guard Dajion Humphrey tallied 11 points off the bench.
RECAPS: BOSTON UNIVERSITY | HOLY CROSS
 
AT LAFAYETTE LEOPARDS (9-16, 6-8 PL) 77, LOYOLA MARYLAND GREYHOUNDS (13-13, 7-8 PL) 68
Kirby Sports Center/Easton, Pa.                                      7 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
EASTON, Pa. – Sophomore guard Jon Brantley came off the bench to score a team-high 19 points to lead Lafayette to a 77-68 win over Loyola Maryland at Kirby Sports Center.
*Junior forward Neal Quinn added 18 points and eight rebounds, while sophomore forward Kyle Jenkins contributed 16 points to help the Leopards split the two-game season series with the Greyhounds.
*Junior guard Cam Spencer led three Greyhounds in double figures with 17 points and six boards, while senior guard Jaylin Andrews finished with 13 points.
*Junior forward Golden Dike added 12 points and seven boards, and senior guard Kenneth Jones chipped in seven points, seven rebounds and seven assists for Loyola Maryland.
RECAPS: LOYOLA MARYLAND | LAFAYETTE
 
NAVY MIDSHIPMEN (18-8, 11-4 PL) 55, AT AMERICAN EAGLES (7-19, 3-11 PL) 46
Bender Arena/Washington, D.C.                                      7 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
WASHINGTON – Junior forward Tyler Nelson led the Midshipmen with 14 points and eight rebounds as Navy defeated American, 55-46, to complete the season sweep.
*Senior guard John Carter Jr. added 10 for the Mids for their fourth-consecutive victory.
*The Mids’ held the Eagles to 14 points in the first half, taking an eight-point edge into the break and held on, outscoring American 33-32 in the second half.
*Navy once again received offensive production from its reserves, outscoring American’s bench 22-6.
*Fifth-year guard Stacy Beckton Jr posted 13 points and nine rebounds, both team highs, for the Eagles.  
*American sophomore forward Johnny O’Neil added 10 points, eight rebounds and four blocks.
RECAPS: NAVY | AMERICAN
 
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