Raiders and Leopards extend win streaks, Bucknell and Navy stop slides
BUCKNELL BISON (8-12, 1-6 PL) 68, AT ARMY WEST POINT BLACK KNIGHTS (11-9, 5-2 PL) 66
Christl Arena/West Point, N.Y. 6 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
WEST POINT, N.Y. – Senior center Andre Screen connected on a pair of free throws with two seconds remaining in regulation to lift Bucknell to a 68-66 victory over Army West Point at Christl Arena.
*Screen finished with eight points and four boards, while junior guard Jack Forrest matched his career-high with 25 points on 9-of-15 shooting, including 5-of-7 from 3-point range.
*Senior center Alex Timmerman finished with 12 points and a team-high nine boards for the Bison.
*Army West Point freshman forward Ethan Roberts scored eight of his team-high 17 points in the final 72 seconds to help the Black Knights tie the score at 66 with 17 seconds remaining.
*Junior guard Jalen Rucker finished with 13 points, while junior forward Charlie Peterson added 12 points and nine boards for the Black Knights.
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BUCKNELL |
ARMY WEST POINT
AT NAVY MIDSHIPMEN (9-10, 2-5 PL) 63, BOSTON UNIVERSITY TERRIERS (9-11, 2-5 PL) 45
Alumni Hall/Annapolis, Md. 7 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Senior guard Sean Yoder led three Midshipmen in double-figures with 14 points in Navy’s 63-45 victory over Boston University
*Navy senior forward Daniel Deaver finished with 13 points, eight rebounds and four assists to help the Mids snap a five-game League losing streak.
*Senior guard Patrick Dorsey added 11 points, four rebounds and three steals for Navy.
*Boston University junior guard Daman Tate scored a team-high nine points and grabbed four boards, while sophomore forward Malcolm Chimezie contributed eight points and six rebounds off the bench.
*Graduate student guards Jonas Harper and Walter Whyte added seven points apiece for the Terriers.
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BOSTON UNIVERSITY |
NAVY
LAFAYETTE LEOPARDS (6-14, 4-3 PL) 70, AT AMERICAN EAGLES (12-6, 4-3 PL) 59
Bender Arena/Washington, D.C. 7 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
WASHINGTON – Freshman forward Josh Rivera scored a career-high 27 points to lead Lafayette to a 70-59 victory over American at Bender Arena to extend their four-game League win streak.
*Rivera connected on 12-of-13 from the floor and 2-of-2 from long distance to lead a Leopards’ squad that never trailed.
*Sophomore guard C.J. Fulton stuffed the stat sheet with eight points, seven assists, six steals and four rebounds for the Leopards.
*Senior forward Leo O’Boyle added 11 points, while junior forward Kyle Jenkins chipped in nine points, seven rebounds and four assists.
*Sophomore guard Elijah Stephens scored a team-high 17 points on 8-of-12 shooting to lead American.
*American junior forward Johnny O’Neil scored 15 points on 5-of-8 shooting from 3-point range. He also grabbed a team-high eight rebounds.
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LAFAYETTE |
AMERICAN
COLGATE RAIDERS (13-7, 7-0 PL) 77, AT HOLY CROSS CRUSADERS (6-14, 3-4 PL) 71
Hart Center/Worcester, Mass. 7 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
WORCESTER, Mass. – Senior forward Keegan Records finished with 18 points and seven rebounds to lead Colgate to a 77-71 victory over Holy Cross, extending their win streak against League opponents to 22 games.
*Freshman guard Braeden Smith added 17 points and four assists, while senior forward Ryan Moffatt chipped in 14 points and six boards.
*Junior forward Jeff Woodward came off the bench to contribute 12 points and five rebounds for the Raiders.
*Holy Cross freshman guard Will Batchelder scored a game-high 20 points, while junior guards Bo Montgomery and Joe Octave added 14 and 13 points, respectively.
*Senior forward Gerrale Gates posted his ninth double-double of the season with 15 points and 12 assists, in addition to dishing out seven assists for the Crusaders. Gates eclipsed 1,000 points in a Holy Cross uniform.
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COLGATE |
HOLY CROSS
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