BETHLEHEM, Pa. – The Patriot League men’s basketball regular season concluded on Saturday, setting the seeding for the 2022 PenFed Credit Union Patriot League Men’s Basketball Championship. First-round action begins on Tuesday, March 1.
 
Colgate clinched the No. 1 seed in the championship for the third time in the last four seasons. The Raiders enter the tournament on a 12-game winning streak, among the longest winning streaks in NCAA DI this season. They will host the winner of the No. 9 Bucknell at No. 8 Lafayette first-round matchup in the quarterfinal round.
 
Navy claimed the No. 2 seed and will await the winner of No. 10 American at No. 7 Holy Cross. No. 3 Boston University will host No. 6 Loyola Maryland, and No. 4 Lehigh will welcome No. 5 Army West Point in the quarterfinal round on Thursday, March 3. All four quarterfinal-round games will be streamed live on ESPN+.
 
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DATE	MEN’S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP | ROUND | COVERAGE	TIME  (all times ET)
Tuesday, March 1	No. 10 American at No. 7 Holy Cross | First Round | ESPN+	7 p.m.
Tuesday, March 1	No. 9 Bucknell at No. 8 Lafayette  | First Round | ESPN+	7 p.m.
Thursday, March 3	Winner of 9/8 at No. 1 Colgate | Quarterfinals | ESPN+	7 p.m.
Thursday, March 3	Winner of 10/7 at No. 2 Navy | Quarterfinals | ESPN+	7 p.m.
Thursday, March 3	No. 6 Loyola Maryland  at No. 3 Boston University | Quarterfinals | ESPN+	7 p.m.
Thursday, March 3	No. 5 Army West Point at No. 4 Lehigh  | Quarterfinals | ESPN+	7 p.m.
Sunday, March 6	Winner of 9/8/1 vs. Winner of 5/4 | Semifinals | CBSSN	2 p.m./4 p.m.
Sunday, March 6	Winner of 10/7/2 vs. Winner of 6/3 | Semifinals | CBSSN	2 p.m./4 p.m.
Wednesday, March 9	2022 PenFed Credit Union Championship Game | CBSSN	7:30 p.m.

 
AT BUCKNELL BISON (8-22, 5-13 PL) 89, BOSTON UNIVERSITY TERRIERS (20-11, 11-7 PL) 78
Sojka Pavilion/Lewisburg, Pa.                         2 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
LEWISBURG, Pa. – Junior guard Xander Rice led five Bison in double-figures with 19 points as Bucknell defeated Boston University 89-78 to split the season series with the Terriers and earn the No. 9 seed in the Patriot League Championship.
*Senior guard Andrew Funk finished with 15 points, five rebounds and five assists, while freshman guard Elvin Edmonds IV and sophomore center Andre Screen added 13 and 10 points, respectively, for the Bison.
*Junior center Alex Timmerman contributed 13 points off the bench to help the Bison reserves outscored the Terriers’ bench 27-12.
*Graduate student guard Javante McCoy led the Terriers with 23 points on 10-of-20 shooting from the floor. He also added four rebounds and three assists.
*Graduate student forward Sukhmail Mathon recorded his 15th double-double of the season with 17 points and 13 rebounds, while senior forward Walter Whyte added 13 points and six boards.
RECAPS: BOSTON UNIVERSITY | BUCKNELL
 
AT AMERICAN EAGLES (9-13, 5-13 PL) 65, LOYOLA MARYLAND GREYHOUNDS (14-15, 8-10 PL) 55
Bender Arena/Washington, D.C.                      2 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
WASHINGTON – Fifth-year guard Stacy Beckton Jr. scored a game-high 22 points to lead American to a 65-55 victory over Loyola Maryland at Bender Arena on Saturday afternoon.
*Beckton Jr. added six boards, two assists, two steals and two blocked shots.
*Sophomore forward Johnny O’Neil added 17 points on 6-of-10 shooting from the field and 3-of-5 from long range. He also totaled eight boards, three blocks, two assists and two steals.
*Sophomore guard Colin Smalls and sophomore forward Matt Rogers chipped in 10 points apiece for American.
*The Eagles pulled away in the first half, taking a 35-14 lead into halftime.
*Junior guard Cam Spencer scored a team-high 21, while senior guard Kenneth Jones added 13 for the Greyhounds.
*Junior forward Golden Dike recorded nine points and 10 boards. He also blocked a pair of shots for Loyola Maryland.
RECAPS: LOYOLA MARYLAND | AMERICAN
 
LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS (12-18, 10-8, PL) 78, AT LAFAYETTE LEOPARDS (10-19, 7-11 PL) 58
Kirby Sports Center/Easton, Pa.                      2 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
EASTON, Pa. – Junior forward Evan Taylor finished with 23 points on 10-of-11 shooting and pulled down nine rebounds to lead Lehigh to a 78-58 victory over Lafayette, clinching the No. 4 seed in the Patriot League Championship.
*Senior center Nic Lynch recorded a double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds, while senior forward Jeameril Wilson and freshman guard Tyler Whitney-Sidney chipped in nine points apiece.
*Senior guard Tyrone Perry scored eight points and dished out four assists, while junior forward Leo O’Boyle finished with a team-high nine points for the Leopards.
*Lafayette junior center Neal Quinn added eight points, six boards and two blocks.
*Saturday’s game marked the final regular-season home game for the legendary career of Lafayette men’s basketball head coach Fran O’Hanlon. O’Hanlon was celebrated during a pre-game ceremony where Feb. 26, 2022, was recognized as Fran O’Hanlon Day in Easton, Pa.
RECAPS: LEHIGH | LAFAYETTE
 
AT COLGATE RAIDERS (20-11, 16-2 PL) 74, NAVY MIDSHIPMEN (19-10, 12-6 PL) 69
Cotterell Court/Hamilton, N.Y.                         2 p.m. (CBSSN)
BOX SCORE
HAMILTON, N.Y. – Senior guard Tucker Richardson scored a game-high 23 points to go along with nine rebounds, five assists and two steals to lead Colgate to a 74-69 victory over Navy in front of a national television audience on CBS Sports Network.
*Senior guard Nelly Cummings added 15 points to help the Raiders end the regular season on a 12-game winning streak.
*Colgate connected on 41.4 percent (12-for-29) of its attempts from 3-point range, with five players connecting on two or more shots from long range.
*Navy senior guard John Carter Jr. scored a team-high 17 points and added six rebounds and three assists.
*Senior forward Richard Njoku added 12 points, seven rebounds and two blocks, while junior guard Sean Yoder and sophomore guard Austin Inge finished with 11 and 10 points, respectively.
RECAPS: NAVY | COLGATE
 
ARMY WEST POINT BLACK KNIGHTS (15-15, 9-9 PL) 66, AT HOLY CROSS CRUSADERS (9-21, 7-11 PL) 58
Hart Center/Worcester, Mass.                          2 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
WORCESTER, Mass. – Sophomore guard Jalen Rucker scored a game-high 23 points and pulled down seven rebounds to lead Army West Point to a 66-58 victory over Holy Cross on Saturday afternoon to split the season series. The Black Knights captured the No. 5 seed in the Patriot League Championship.
*Senior guard Josh Caldwell finished with 12 points and seven boards, while sophomore forward Charlie Peterson added 12 points to help the Black Knights win the last two games of the regular season.
*Holy Cross senior forward Gerrale Gates recorded his 13th double-double of the season with 18 points and 11 rebounds.
*Sophomore forward Judson Martindale came off the bench to score 13 points and grab six rebounds, while freshman guard Kyrell Luc finished with 11 points for the Crusaders.
RECAPS: ARMY WEST POINT | HOLY CROSS
 
2021-22 Patriot League Men’s Basketball Final Standings (as of 2.26.22)

School	Patriot League	Pct.	Overall	Pct.
Colgate	16-2	.889	20-11	.645
Navy	12-6	.667	19-10	.655
Boston University	11-7	.611	20-11	.645
Lehigh	10-8	.556	12-18	.400
Army West Point	9-9	.500	15-15	.500
Loyola Maryland	8-10	.444	14-15	.483
Holy Cross	7-11	.389	9-21	.300
Lafayette	7-11	.389	10-19	.345
Bucknell	5-13	.278	8-22	.267
American	5-13	.278	9-21	.300

Patriot League Composite Men’s Basketball Schedule
 
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