Raiders’ tie single-season League wins record, Navy wins seventh straight, Boston University, Lehigh and Loyola earn victories
BOSTON UNIVERSITY TERRIERS (14-16, 7-10 PL) 73, AT ARMY WEST POINT BLACK KNIGHTS (15-15, 9-8 PL) 67
Christl Arena/West Point, N.Y. 6 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
WEST POINT, N.Y. – Senior guard Ethan Brittain-Watts led Boston University with 16 points off the bench in a 73-67 victory over Army West Point to split the season series.
*Brittain-Watts connected on 4-of-7 from the floor and 3-of-3 from 3-point range while adding three rebounds and three assists.
*Graduate student guard Jonas Harper and senior forward Fletcher Tynen finished with 13 and 10 points, respectively.
*Army West Point junior guard Jalen Rucker scored a game-high 24 points and dished out four assists.
*Freshman forward Ethan Roberts posted his second double-double of the season with 16 points and 10 rebounds, while junior forward Abe Johnson added 11 points and six boards on 5-of-5 shooting.
*Despite the loss, the Black Knights clinched the No. 4 seed in the Patriot League Men's Basketball Championship and will host a home game in the quarterfinal round.
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BOSTON UNIVERSITY |
ARMY WEST POINT
NAVY MIDSHIPMEN (18-11, 11-6 PL) 70, AT AMERICAN EAGLES (15-13, 7-10 PL) 54
Bender Arena/Washington, D.C. 7 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
WASHINGTON – Senior forwards Daniel Deaver and Tyler Nelson combined for 37 points to lead Navy to a 70-54 victory over American to split the season series.
*Deaver finished with a game-high 19 points, while Nelson added 18 points on 6-of-9 shooting helping a Midshipmen squad that outscored the Eagles, 44-26, in the second half to secure their seventh straight win.
*Junior guard Austin Inge added 11 points and four assists for the Mids.
*American junior forward Johnny O’Neil led the Eagles with 17 points, eight rebounds and three steals, while junior forward Matt Rogers chipped in 10 points and seven boards.
*Junior guard Colin Smalls scored 10 points on 4-of-8 shooting off the bench.
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NAVY |
AMERICAN
AT LOYOLA MARYLAND GREYHOUNDS (11-19, 6-11 PL) 90, HOLY CROSS CRUSADERS (10-20, 7-10 PL) 68
Reitz Arena/Baltimore, Md. 7 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
BALTIMORE – Freshman guard Deon Perry scored a game-high 27 to lead Loyola Maryland to a 90-68 victory over Holy Cross to split the season series.
*Perry connected on 6-of-11 from beyond the arc and grabbed a team-high three steals in the Greyhounds’ victory.
*Graduate student guard Jaylin Andrews scored 17 points on 7-of-9 shooting and added five rebounds and three assists. Graduate student guard Kenneth Jones finished with 12 points and five assists for Loyola Maryland.
*Greyhounds’ junior forward Alonso Faure recorded a double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds, while senior forward Golden Dike finished with eight points, 10 boards and eight assists.
*Holy Cross junior guard Joe Octave led the Crusaders with 19 points, seven rebounds and three steals, while freshman guard Will Batchelder scored 13 points.
*Junior guard Nolan Dorsey and senior forward Gerrale Gates added 12 and 10 points, respectively, for the Crusaders.
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HOLY CROSS |
LOYOLA MARYLAND
AT LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS (16-12, 11-6 PL) 78, BUCKNELL BISON (11-19, 4-13 PL) 62
Stabler Arena/Bethlehem, Pa. 7 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Sophomore guard Tyler Whitney-Sidney led five Mountain Hawks in double-figures with 20 points in Lehigh’s 78-62 victory over Bucknell to sweep the season series.
*Whitney-Sidney connected on 7-of-11 from the floor and added six boards and four assists in Lehigh’s victory.
*Lehigh sophomore guard Keith Higgins Jr. added 15 points, while junior forwards JT Tan and Dominic Parolin scored 11 points apiece. Senior guard Evan Taylor contributed 10 points in the victory.
*Bucknell senior center Alex Timmerman posted his fifth double-double of the season with 19 points and 12 rebounds.
*Junior guard Jack Forrest and senior guard Xander Rice added 18 and 16 points, respectively, for the Bison.
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BUCKNELL |
LEHIGH
COLGATE RAIDERS (22-8, 16-1 PL) 73, AT LAFAYETTE LEOPARDS (9-21, 7-10 PL) 69
Kirby Sports Center/Easton, Pa. 7 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
EASTON, Pa. – Senior guard Tucker Richardson finished with 17 points and nine assists to lead Colgate to a 73-69 victory over Lafayette to sweep the season series.
*The Raiders improve to 16-1 in League play, tying the Patriot League single-season record for League wins with the 2021-22 Raiders and the 2017-18 Bucknell squad.
*Senior guard Oliver Lynch-Daniels finished with 14 points on 4-of-6 shooting from beyond the arc and a team-high seven rebounds for the Raiders. Junior center Jeff Woodward added 12 points.
*Lafayette sophomore center Justin Vander Baan scored a career-high 23 points on 10-of-14 shooting from the floor.
*Junior forward Kyle Jenkins posted a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds while dishing out six assists. Senior forward Leo O’Boyle also scored 10 points for the Leopards.
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COLGATE |
LAFAYETTE
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