Men's Basketball

Patriot League Men’s Basketball Recap presented by PenFed Credit Union (2.15.23)

Colgate, Holy Cross, Loyola Maryland and Navy all earn victories on Wednesday night

Colgate, Holy Cross, Loyola Maryland Navy all earn victories on Wednesday night
 
AT COLGATE RAIDERS (20-8, 14-1 PL) 93, ARMY WEST POINT BLACK KNIGHTS (14-14, 8-7 PL) 86
Cotterell Court/Hamilton, N.Y.                                         7 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
HAMILTON, N.Y. – Senior guard Oliver Lynch-Daniels led four Raiders in double-figures with 23 points as Colgate defeated Army West Point, 93-86, at Cotterell Court to sweep the season series.
*Lynch-Daniels connected on 7-of-9 from 3-point range, and senior forward Keegan Records posted his second double-double of the season with 10 points and 11 rebounds. He also had three blocks, two steals and two assists.
*Raiders’ freshman guard Braeden Smith finished with 20 points, six assists, three rebounds and three steals. Senior forward Ryan Moffatt chipped in 17 points on 5-of-8 shooting from beyond the arc.
*Colgate shot 55.6 percent from long range, connecting on 15-of-27 while dishing out 22 assists.
*Army West Point junior guard Jalen Rucker finished with 23 points, six assists and two steals to lead the Black Knights.
*Freshman guard Coleton Benson scored 22 points on 6-of-11 from beyond the arc, while senior forward Chris Mann posted 18 points, four rebounds, four assists and two steals.
RECAPS: ARMY WEST POINT | COLGATE
 
NAVY MIDSHIPMEN (16-11, 9-6 PL) 75, AT LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS (14-12, 9-6 PL) 64
Stabler Arena/Annapolis, Md.                                          7 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Senior forward Daniel Deaver posted his second double-double of the season with 17 points and 13 rebounds to lead Navy to a 75-64 victory over Lehigh at Stabler Arena to split the season series.
*Senior guards Sean Yoder and Patrick Dorsey added 13 points apiece, while senior forward Tyler Nelson finished with 12 points to help the Mids move into second place in the League standings.
*Navy outrebounded the Mountain Hawks 39-30 while holding a 15-7 edge on second-chance points.
*Lehigh senior guard Evan Taylor and sophomore guard Keith Higgins Jr. scored 14 points apiece to lead the Mountain Hawks.
*Sophomore guard Tyler Whitney-Sidney added 13 points and a team-high seven rebounds for Lehigh.
RECAP: NAVY | LEHIGH
 
AT LOYOLA MARYLAND GREYHOUNDS (10-18, 5-10 PL) 73, LAFAYETTE LEOPARDS (9-19, 7-8 PL) 70
Reitz Arena/Baltimore, Md.                                               7 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
BALTIMORE – Freshman guards Deon Perry and Tyson Commander scored 17 points apiece to lead Loyola Maryland to a 73-70 victory over Lafayette to split the season series.
*Loyola Maryland junior forward Alonso Faure finished with 13 points and eight rebounds, while senior forward Golden Dike contributed eight points and a team-high nine boards for their second straight win.
*Freshman forward Josh Rivera led the Leopards with 19 points and nine rebounds, while sophomore guard CJ Fulton added 16 points and eight assists.
*Junior forward Kyle Jenkins and sophomore center Justin Vander Baan scored 11 points apiece for the Leopards.
RECAPS: LAFAYETTE | LOYOLA MARYLAND
  
AT HOLY CROSS CRUSADERS (10-18, 7-8 PL) 71, BOSTON UNIVERSITY TERRIERS (12-16, 5-10 PL) 69
Hart Center/Worcester, Mass.                                          7 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
WORCESTER, Mass. – Junior guard Joe Octave led four Crusaders in double-figures with 18 points, helping Holy Cross defeat Boston University 71-69 to sweep the season series.
*Octave shot 7-of-10 from the floor and 2-of-3 from 3-point range and grabbed seven rebounds to help the Crusaders hold onto the Turnpike Trophy.
*Junior guard Bo Montgomery scored 16 points, while senior forward Gerrale Gates and junior guard Nolan Dorsey added 12 and 11 points, respectively. Gates grabbed a team-high eight rebounds.
*Boston University graduate student Walter Whyte posted his fifth double-double of the season with 17 points and 10 rebounds. Freshman forward Otto Landrum also recorded a double-double with 10 points and 10 boards.
*Graduate student guard Jonas Harper added 16 points, and junior guard Anthony Morales chipped in 11 points.
RECAPS: BOSTON UNIVERSITY | HOLY CROSS
 
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