Men's Basketball

Patriot League Men’s Basketball Recap presented by PenFed Credit Union (2.5.22)

Crusaders, Raiders and Leopards extend win streaks; Mids and Terriers get back on track in close victories

HOLY CROSS CRUSADERS (6-15, 4-5 PL) 69, AT ARMY WEST POINT BLACK KNIGHTS (13-11, 7-5 PL) 65
Christl Arena/West Point, N.Y.                         1 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
WEST POINT, N.Y. – Senior forward Gerrale Gates recorded his ninth double-double of the season with 23 points and 10 rebounds to lead Holy Cross to a 69-65 victory over Army West Point for the Crusaders’ third straight win.
*Freshman guard Kyrell Luc went 6-for-6 from the free-throw line during the last 1:29 to help the Crusaders secure the win. He finished with 16 points and six boards.
*Sophomore guard Bo Montgomery also scored in double-figures with 12 points for Holy Cross.
*Army West Point junior forward Chris Mann and sophomore guard Jalen Rucker scored 11 points apiece, while Rucker added six assists.
*Senior guard Aaron Duhart finished with nine points and six assists for the Black Knights.
*Army and Holy Cross traded leads nine times, with the Crusaders trailing by as many as nine points in the second half. Luc’s pair of free throws at the 1:29 mark in the second half put Holy Cross in front for good.
RECAP: HOLY CROSS | ARMY WEST POINT
 
AT LAFAYETTE LEOPARDS (7-14, 4-6 PL) 74, BUCKNELL BISON (5-19, 2-10 PL) 72 OT
Kirby Sports Center/Easton, Pa.                      2 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
EASTON, Pa. – Junior forward Neal Quinn scored on an assist from freshman guard C.J. Fulton with two seconds remaining in overtime to lead Lafayette to a 74-72 victory over Bucknell at Kirby Sports Center.
*Quinn finished with a team-high 19 points with nine rebounds and three assists. Fulton scored four of his 15 points in overtime and added three assists and two steals to lead the Leopards.
*Sophomore guard Jon Brantley also scored in double-figures with 16 points, while sophomore forward Kyle Jenkins pulled down a team-high 12 rebounds to go with eight points.
*Bucknell junior guard Xander Rice drew a foul behind the 3-point arc with nine seconds remaining in regulation and made all three attempts to send the game to overtime. He
*Senior guard Andrew Funk scored all five Bison points in overtime to finish with a game-high 20 points. He recorded his first collegiate double-double, adding 11 rebounds.
*Sophomore center Andre Screen posted 18 points and seven boards, while junior forward Malachi Rhodes added a career-high 12 points off the bench.
RECAPS: BUCKNELL | LAFAYETTE
 
BOSTON UNIVERSITY TERRIERS (16-9, 7-5 PL) 80, AT LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS (9-15, 7-5 PL) 74
Stabler Arena/Bethlehem, Pa.                           2 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Graduate student forward Sukhmail Mathon and senior forward Walter Whyte scored 16 points apiece to lead Boston University to an 80-74 victory over Lehigh at Stabler Arena, sweeping the season series from the Mountain Hawks.
*Mathon recorded his 13th double-double of the season, pulling down a game-high 10 boards in addition to his 16 points.
*Sophomore forward Daman Tate and graduate student guard Javante McCoy added 13 and 11 points, respectively, for a Terriers’ offense that committed a season-low five turnovers while connecting on 11-of-22 from beyond the arc.
*Lehigh junior forward Evan Taylor scored a career-high 26 points on 11-of-16 shooting from the floor, including 3-of-6 from 3-point range.
*Senior center Nic Lynch scored a season-high 24 points and grabbed seven boards, while senior forward Jeameril Wilson added 10 points.
RECAPS: BOSTON UNIVERSITY | LEHIGH
 
COLGATE RAIDERS (11-11, 7-2 PL) 86, AT AMERICAN EAGLES (6-16, 2-8 PL) 68
Bender Arena/Washington, D.C.                      4 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
WASHINGTON Senior guard Nelly Cummings finished with 21 points, and junior forward Keegan Records added 20 points to guide Colgate to an 86-68 victory over American on Saturday at Bender Arena.
*Cummings and Records led four Raiders in double figures to help the Raiders claim its third-consecutive win to remain atop the League standings.
*Senior guard Tucker Richardson finished with 16 points, five rebounds and three assists, while fifth-year guard Jack Ferguson added 10 points.
*The Raiders shot a League season-best 65 percent (34-for-52) from the floor against the Eagles.
*Sophomore forward Johnny O’Neil led the Eagles with 19 points, going 8-of-10 shooting from the field and 3-of-4 from long distance.
*Graduate student guard Stacy Beckton Jr. finished with 13 points, seven rebounds and two steals for American.
RECAPS: COLGATE | AMERICAN
 
NAVY MIDSHIPMEN (15-9, 8-4 PL) 56, AT LOYOLA MARYLAND GREYHOUNDS (13-10, 7-5 PL) 55
Reitz Arena/Baltimore, Md.                               5 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
BALTIMOREJunior forward Jaylen Walker’s baseline jumper with nine seconds left in the game lifted Navy to a 56-55 win over Loyola Maryland at Reitz Arena on Saturday evening.
*In a game that saw eight lead changes, the Mids’ reserves were impactful, outscoring the Greyhounds’ bench, 25-11. Navy junior forward Daniel Deaver came off the bench to score 15 points on 6-of-9 shooting.
*Senior guard John Carter Jr. also scored 15 points and dished out two assists, including finding Walker for his game-winner.
*Loyola Maryland junior guard Cam Spencer scored a game-high 18 points and added three steals.
*Senior guard Jaylin Andrews added 13 points for the Greyhounds, going 3-of-5 from beyond the arc. Loyola Maryland finished 11-of-27 from deep but was just 0-of-3 from the charity stripe.
RECAPS: NAVY | LOYOLA MARYLAND
 
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