AT BOSTON UNIVERSITY TERRIERS (17-9, 8-5 PL) 75, ARMY WEST POINT BLACK KNIGHTS (13-12, 7-6 PL) 74
Case Gym/Boston, Mass. 7 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
BOSTON – Graduate student forward Sukhmail Mathon’s old-fashion three-point play with one second remaining in regulation lifted Boston University to a 75-74 victory over Army West Point at Case Gym on Wednesday night.
*Trailing by two points with time running out, Mathon received a pass from graduate student guard Javante McCoy in the paint, scored, drew a foul and made the ensuing free-throw to give BU the dramatic win. Mathon finished with nine points and eight rebounds.
*Terriers’ forward Walter Whyte scored a season-high 21 points on 5-of-8 shooting from 3-point range, and McCoy added 13 points, nine rebounds and six assists to help BU split the season series with Army West Point.
*Sophomore guard Daman Tate scored 12 points to lead a BU bench unit that outscored Army’s reserves, 24-4.
*Senior guard Josh Caldwell and sophomore guard Jalen Rucker scored 19 points apiece for the Black Knights. Rucker finished with five assists, while Caldwell added five steals.
*Junior forward Chris Mann posted a double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds, while sophomore forward Chris Peterson added 11 points.
RECAPS:
ARMY WEST POINT |
BOSTON UNIVERSITY
AT HOLY CROSS CRUSADERS (7-16, 5-6 PL) 68, LOYOLA MARYLAND GREYHOUNDS (13-11, 7-6 PL) 64
Hart Center/Worcester, Mass. 7 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
WORCESTER, Mass. – Freshman guard Kyrell Luc went 4-for-4 from the free-throw line in the last 30 seconds of the game to help Holy Cross hold off Loyola Maryland in a 68-64 win at the Hart Center on Wednesday night.
*Luc finished with 18 points, seven assists and three steals, while senior forward Gerrale Gates scored a team-high 23 points to help the Crusaders split the season series with the Greyhounds.
*Sophomore guard Bo Montgomery finished with 13 points on 6-of-8 shooting and pulled down five rebounds for Holy Cross.
*Loyola Maryland junior guard Cam Spencer scored a game-high 27 points to go along with five rebounds, three assists and two steals.
*Freshman forward Veljko Ilic added 11 points, and senior guard Kenneth Jones contributed 10 points and four assists.
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LOYOLA MARYLAND |
HOLY CROSS
AT COLGATE RAIDERS (13-11, 9-2 PL) 78, LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS (9-16, 7-6 PL) 62
Cotterell Court/Hamilton, N.Y. 7 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
HAMILTON, N.Y. – Senior guard Nelly Cummings led three Raiders in double figures with 19 points as Colgate defeated Lehigh 78-62 to help Matt Langel become the winningest coach in program history.
*Langel, the three-time Patriot League Coach of the Year, earned his 166th career victory as Colgate extended its winning streak to five games.
*Senior guard Tucker Richardson tallied 17 points and eight rebounds, and junior forward Keegan Records had 13 points and six boards to help the Raiders split their season series with the Mountain Hawks.
*Senior center Nic Lynch led the Mountain Hawks with 18 points and nine rebounds.
*Lehigh senior forward Jeameril Wilson and freshman guard Keith Higgins Jr. finished with 11 and 10 points, respectively.
RECAPS:
LEHIGH |
COLGATE
AT BUCKNELL BISON (6-19, 3-10 PL) 68, AMERICAN EAGLES (6-17, 2-9 PL) 66
Sojka Pavilion/Lewisburg, Pa. 7 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
LEWISBURG, Pa. – Sophomore forward Andre Screen matched his career-high with 20 points to lead Bucknell to a 68-66 win over American at Sojka Pavilion.
*Screen connected on 9-of-13 from the floor to help the Bison split the season series with the Eagles.
*Bucknell shot 68 percent from the floor and 55 percent from beyond the arc to build a 39-28 lead by halftime.
*Senior guard Andrew Funk and junior guard Xander Rice finished with 16 and 11 points as the Bison held off American’s late run.
*Graduate student Stacy Beckton Jr. scored nine of his team-high 18 points during the last six minutes of the game to bring the Eagles within two points after trailing by as many as 16 points in the second half.
*American ended the game on a 15-2 run, outscoring Bucknell 38-29 in the second half.
*Sophomore forward Matt Rogers and senior guard Jaxon Knotek scored 12 and 10 points for the Eagles, respectively.
RECAPS:
AMERICAN |
BUCKNELL
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