AT ARMY WEST POINT BLACK KNIGHTS (14-15, 8-9 PL) 73, BUCKNELL BISON (7-22, 4-13 PL) 60
Christl Arena/West Point, N.Y.                                         6 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
WEST POINT, N.Y. – Sophomore guard Jalen Rucker led three Black Knights in double-figures with 21 points in Army West Point’s 73-60 victory over Bucknell on Wednesday night.
*Rucker also totaled a team-high five assists to help the Black Knights snap a six-game losing streak.
*Senior guard Josh Caldwell finished with 19 points on 7-of-10 shooting while adding two steals. Senior forward Aaron Duhart scored 12 points for Army.
*The Black Knights pulled down 15 offensive rebounds and scored 23 second-chance points while holding Bucknell to seven offensive boards.
*Junior guard Xander Rice finished with a career-high 25 points and had a game-high four steals to lead Bucknell.
*Bucknell sophomore center Andre Screen posted a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds, while senior guard Andrew Funk finished with eight points and eight assists.
RECAPS: BUCKNELL | ARMY WEST POINT
 
AT NAVY MIDSHIPMEN (19-9, 12-5 PL) 52, LOYOLA MARYLAND GREYHOUNDS (14-14, 8-9 PL) 50
Alumni Hall/Annapolis, Md.                                             7 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Junior guard Sean Yoder’s layup with two seconds remaining in regulation lifted Navy to a 52-50 victory over Loyola Maryland at Alumni Hall to clinch the second seed in the 2022 PenFed Credit Union Patriot League Men’s Basketball Championship.
*Yoder scored all five of his points in the game's final four minutes to help hold off the Greyhounds.
* Senior guard John Carter Jr. led Navy with 19 points on 8-of-16 shooting from the field.
*The Mids received a vital contribution from their reserves with 24 points coming from the bench, including eight from junior forward Daniel Deaver.
*Senior guard Kenneth Jones scored a game-high 20 points on 7-of-10 shooting, including 4-of-5 from 3-point range. He also added four rebounds and three assists.
*Jones made a layup and hit a jumper during a late 4-0 run by the Greyhounds to tie the score at 50 apiece with 1:29 remaining in regulation.
RECAPS: LOYOLA MARYLAND | NAVY
 
AT BOSTON UNIVERSITY TERRIERS (20-10, 11-6 PL) 76, LAFAYETTE LEOPARDS (10-18, 7-10 PL) 60
Case Gym/Boston, Mass.                                                   7 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
BOSTON – Graduate student guard Javante McCoy scored a game-high 24 points to lead Boston University to a 76-70 victory over Lafayette at Case Gym to clinch the No. 3 seed in the upcoming Patriot League Championship.
*McCoy connected on 10-of-15 from the floor and 2-of-3 from deep in addition to posting three assists and two steals.
*Graduate student forward Sukhmail Mathon recorded his 15th double-double of the season with 10 points and 13 boards.
*Junior guard Ethan Brittain-Watts scored a season-high 13 points off the bench, and senior guard Jonas Harper added 11 points to round out the four Terriers in double figures.
*Senior guard Tyrone Perry led three Leopards in double-figures with 16 points on 6-of-11 shooting. He also finished with three steals.
*Junior forward Neal Quinn finished with 12 points, seven rebounds, four assists and three steals, and sophomore forward Kyle Jenkins added 13 points and five boards for Lafayette.
RECAPS: LAFAYETTE | BOSTON UNIVERSITY
 
COLGATE RAIDERS (19-11, 15-2 PL) 78, AT HOLY CROSS CRUSADERS (9-20, 7-10 PL) 71
Hart Center/Worcester, Mass.                                          7 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
WORCESTER, Mass. – Junior forward Keegan Records and senior guard Tucker Richardson scored 25 and 24 points, respectively, to lead Colgate to a 78-71 victory over Holy Cross to extend their League-long win streak to 11 games.
*Records recorded his fourth double-double of the season and matched his career-highs of 25 points and 14 boards.
*Richardson’s 24 points came on 9-of-10 shooting from the floor, connecting on 4-of-5 from long range. He added five rebounds, four assists and three steals
*The Raiders shot 55.6 percent (30-for-54) from the floor.
*Holy Cross senior forward Gerrale Gates registered his 12th double-double of the season, finishing with 22 points and 12 assists. He also added five assists, two steals and two blocks to stuff the stat sheet.
*Sophomore guard Bo Montgomery and freshman guard Kyrell Luc scored 12 points apiece, with five and four assists, respectively.
RECAPS: COLGATE | HOLY CROSS
 
AT LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS (11-18, 9-8 PL) 78, AMERICAN EAGLES (8-21, 4-13 PL) 61
Stabler Arena/Bethlehem, Pa.                                           7 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Senior center Nic Lynch scored a career-high 30 points to lead Lehigh to a 78-61 victory over American at Stabler Arena.
*Lynch shot 11-of-18 from the field, including 5-of-8 from beyond the arc, in addition to pulling down five rebounds to help the Mountain Hawks clinch a first-round bye in the upcoming Patriot League Men’s Basketball Championship.
*Senior forward Jeameril Wilson and freshman guard Keith Higgins Jr. tallied 13 points apiece, while Higgins added a team-high five assists and three steals for Lehigh.
*Freshman guard Tyler Whitney-Sidney scored 12 points in the Mountain Hawks’ win.
*Fifth-year guard Stacy Beckton Jr. finished with 17 points and six rebounds, while sophomore guard Colin Smalls added 16 points and four rebounds for the Eagles.
RECAPS: AMERICAN | LEHIGH
 
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