BETHLEHEM, Pa. – The Patriot League men’s basketball regular season concluded on Saturday, setting the field for the 2023 PenFed Credit Union Patriot League Men’s Basketball Championship. First-round action begins on Tuesday, Feb. 28
 
Colgate clinched the No. 1 seed in the championship for the fourth time in the last five seasons. The Raiders enter the tournament on a six-game win streak after breaking the Patriot League’s single-season record with 17 League victories. They will host the winner of No. 9 Holy Cross at No. 8 Loyola Maryland.
 
Navy earned the No. 2 seed in the championship for the second-consecutive season. The Midshipmen had their seven-game win streak snapped in the regular-season finale against Colgate. Navy will host the winner of No. 7 American versus No. 10 Bucknell.
 
No. 3 Lehigh hosts No. 6 Lafayette (7 p.m. ET), while No. 4 Army West Point welcomes No. 5 Boston University (6 p.m. ET) in the quarterfinal round of the 2023 PenFed Credit Union Patriot League Men’s Basketball Championship on Thursday, March 2. Live coverage of both games is available on on ESPN+.
 
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DATE	MEN’S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP | ROUND | COVERAGE	TIME  (all times ET)
Tuesday, Feb. 28	No. 10 Bucknell at No. 7 American | First Round | ESPN+	7 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 28	No. 9 Holy Cross at No. 8 Loyola Maryland | First Round | ESPN+	7 p.m.
Thursday, March 2	Winner of 9/8 at No. 1 Colgate | Quarterfinals | ESPN+	7 p.m.
Thursday, March 2	Winner of 10/7 at No. 2 Navy | Quarterfinals | ESPN+	7 p.m.
Thursday, March 2	No. 6 Lafayette at No. 3 Lehigh | Quarterfinals | ESPN+	7 p.m.
Thursday, March 2	No. 5 Boston University at No. 4 Army West Point | Quarterfinals | ESPN+	6 p.m.
Sunday, March 5	Winner of 9/8/1 vs. Winner of 5/4 | Semifinals | CBSSN	2 p.m./4 p.m.
Sunday, March 5	Winner of 10/7/2 vs. Winner of 6/3 | Semifinals | CBSSN	2 p.m./4 p.m.
Wednesday, March 8	2023 PenFed Credit Union Championship Game | CBSSN	7:30 p.m.

 
Patriot League Men’s Basketball Saturday Recaps presented by PenFed Credit Union (2.25.23)
 
AT BOSTON UNIVERSITY TERRIERS (15-16, 8-10 PL) 59, LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS (16-13, 11-7 PL) 56
Case Gym/Boston, Mass.                                   1 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
BOSTON – Graduate student forward Walter Whyte recorded his sixth double-double of the season with 19 points and 10 rebounds to lead Boston University to a 59-56 win over Lehigh in the regular-season finale.
*Junior guard Miles Brewster added 13 points and seven boards for the Terriers, as BU controlled the boards, holding a 44-31 advantage.
*Lehigh sophomore guard Keith Higgins Jr. and Tyler Whitney-Sidney finished with 13 and 12 points, respectively.
*Senior guard Evan Taylor contributed 10 points and a team-high nine rebounds for the Mountain Hawks.
RECAPS: LEHIGH | BOSTON UNIVERSITY
 
AT BUCKNELL BISON (12-19, PL, 5-13 PL) 75, LAFAYETTE LEOPARDS (9-22, 7-11 PL) 65
Sojka Pavilion/Lewisburg, Pa.                         2 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
LEWISBURG, Pa. – Senior center Alex Timmerman, junior guard Jack Forest and junior center Andre Screen scored 16 points apiece to lead Bucknell to a 75-65 win over Lafayette in the regular-season finale at Sojka Pavilion.
*Timmerman connected on 6-of-8 from the floor for 16 points, adding 10 rebounds to post his seventh double-double of the season for the Bison.
*Bucknell senior guard Xander Rice dished out a game-high seven assists to go with eight points.
*Lafayette sophomore center Justin Vander Baan posted his second double-double of the season with 21 points and 10 rebounds. Vander Baan connected on 9-of-14 from the floor, including 2-of-3 from beyond the arc.
*Freshman forward Josh Rivera added 21 points, four rebounds and three assists for the Leopards.
RECAPS: LAFAYETTE | BUCKNELL
 
ARMY WEST POINT BLACK KNIGHTS (16-15, 10-8 PL) 80, AT HOLY CROSS CRUSADERS (10-21, 7-11 PL) 65
Hart Center/Worcester, Mass.                          2 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
WORCESTER, Mass. – Senior forward Chris Mann led four Black Knights in double-figures with 18 points in Army West Point’s 80-65 win over Holy Cross at Hart Center.
*Mann connected on 7-of-11 from the field for his 18 points and added eight rebounds, while junior guard Jalen Rucker contributed 14 points, five assists and four rebounds for the Black Knights.
*Army West Point freshmen Ethan Roberts and Coleton Benson chipped in 15 and 11 points, respectively.
*Holy Cross senior forward Gerrale Gates recorded his League-leading 12th double-double of the season with a game-high 26 points and 10 rebounds. He also registered five assists and two blocked shots.
*Junior guards Joe Octave and Bo Montgomery finished with 13 and 11 points, respectively.
RECAPS: ARMY WEST POINT | HOLY CROSS
 
COLGATE RAIDERS (23-8, 17-1 PL) 64, AT NAVY MIDSHIPMEN (18-12, 11-7 PL)
Alumni Hall/Annapolis, Md.                             4 p.m. (CBSSN)
BOX SCORE
ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Senior forward Keegan Records matched a career-high with 25 points to lead Colgate to a 64-60 victory over Navy to break the Patriot League single-season record with 17 League victories.
*Colgate’s 17 League wins breaks the Patriot League single-season record of 16, shared by the 2021-22 Raiders and the 2017-18 Bucknell squad.
*Records connected on 12-of-17 from the floor and pulled down nine rebounds to snap the Mids’ seven-game win streak.
*Freshman guard Braeden Smith added 11 points and seven rebounds, while junior forward Sam Thomson pulled down a career-high 13 rebounds.  
*Navy senior guard Patrick Dorsey scored 13 of his 18 points in the second half to match his career high. He connected on 4-of-8 from long distance.
*Senior forward Daniel Deaver posted his third double-double of the season with 15 points and 12 rebounds, while senior forward Tyler Nelson registered his second double-double with 10 points and 12 boards.
RECAPS: COLGATE | NAVY
 
AT LOYOLA MARYLAND GREYHOUNDS (12-19, 7-11 PL) 83, AMERICAN EAGLES (15-14, 7-11 PL) 77
Reitz Arena/Baltimore, Md.                               5 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
BALTIMORE – Freshman guard Deon Perry and graduate student guard Kenneth Jones combined for 43 points to lead Loyola Maryland to an 83-77 overtime victory at Reitz Arena.
*Perry finished with 22 points n 6-of-13 shooting from the floor, including 5-of-9 from 3-point range, while Jones came off the bench to score 21 points and dish out four assists in the Greyhounds’ comeback win.
*Junior forward Alonso Faure added 16 points and nine boards, and graduate student guard Jaylin Andrews finished with 13 points, six rebounds, five assists and three steals for Loyola Maryland
*American junior Matt Rogers posted his third double-double of the season with game-highs of 24 points and 16 boards.
*Sophomore guard Elijah Stephens contributed 16 points and five assists, while juniors Johnny O’Neil and Colin Smalls chipped in 10 points apiece.
RECAPS: AMERICAN | LOYOLA MARYLAND
 
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