BETHLEHEM, Pa. – No. 1 Colgate, No. 4 Army West Point, No. 6 Lafayette and No. 7 American advanced to Sunday’s semifinal round of the 2023 PenFed Credit Union Patriot League Men’s Basketball Championship.
 
The top-seeded Raiders dispatched No. 8 Loyola Maryland, 73-69 at Cotterell Court in Hamilton, N.Y. They will host the fourth-seeded Black Knights, who outlasted No. 5 Boston University, 71-69, in overtime at Christl Arena in West Point, N.Y.
 
On the other side of the bracket, No. 6 Lafayette upset archrival No. 3 Lehigh, 71-64. They will meet No. 7 American in the semifinals after the Eagles took down No. 2 Navy, 52-51.
 
Both semifinal games in the 2023 PenFed Credit Union Patriot League Men’s Basketball Championship will air on CBS Sports Network. Live coverage of the Raiders and Black Knights begins at 2 p.m., and the Leopards and Eagles will follow at 4 p.m.
 
For more information on the 2023 PenFed Credit Union Patriot League Men’s Basketball Championship, CLICK HERE.
 

DATE	MEN’S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP | ROUND | COVERAGE	TIME/RESULT
Tuesday, Feb. 28	No. 10 Bucknell at No. 7 American | First Round | ESPN+	American W, 64-59
Tuesday, Feb. 28	No. 9 Holy Cross at No. 8 Loyola Maryland | First Round | ESPN+	Loyola, W, 73-69
Thursday, March 2	No. 8 Loyola Maryland at No. 1 Colgate | Quarterfinals | ESPN+	Colgate, W, 92-73
Thursday, March 2	No. 7 American at No. 2 Navy | Quarterfinals | ESPN+	American, W, 52-51
Thursday, March 2	No. 6 Lafayette at No. 3 Lehigh | Quarterfinals | ESPN+	Lafayette, W, 71-64
Thursday, March 2	No. 5 Boston U. at No. 4 Army West Point | Quarterfinals | ESPN+	Army, 71-69 (OT)
Sunday, March 5	No. 4 Army West Point at No. 1 Colgate | Semifinals | CBSSN	2 p.m.
Sunday, March 5	No. 7 American vs. No. 6 Lafayette | Semifinals | CBSSN	4 p.m.
Wednesday, March 8	2023 PenFed Credit Union Championship Game | CBSSN	7:30 p.m.

 
QUARTERFINAL ROUND - THURSDAY, MARCH 2 - HOSTED BY THE HIGHER SEED
 
AT NO. 4 ARMY WEST POINT BLACK KNIGHTS (17-15, 10-8 PL) 71, NO. 5 BOSTON UNIVERSITY TERRIERS (15-17, 8-10 PL) 69
Christl Arena/West Point, N.Y.                                         6 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
WEST POINT, N.Y. – Junior guard Jalen Rucker scored 12 of his game-high 32 points in the extra frame to lead No. 4 Army West Point to a 71-69 overtime victory over No. 5 Boston University at Christl Arena.
*Rucker hit a game-tying 3-pointer at the end of regulation, then scored all of the Black Knights’ points in overtime, including going 5-of-6 from the charity stripe.
*Freshman guard Coleton Benson added 16 points, while Patriot League Rookie of the Year Ethan Roberts chipped in nine points for the Black Knights.
*Boston University graduate student forward Walter Whyte posted his seventh double-double of the season with 18 points and 13 rebounds. 
*Graduate students Jonas Harper and Fletcher Tynen added 13 and 11 points, respectively, for the Terriers.
RECAPS: BOSTON UNIVERSITY | ARMY WEST POINT
 
NO. 7 AMERICAN EAGLES (17-14, 7-11 PL) 52, AT NO. 2 NAVY MIDSHIPMEN (18-13, 11-7 PL) 51
Alumni Hall/Annapolis, Md.                                             7 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Junior forwards Matt Rogers and Johnny O’Neil combined for 32 points to lead No. 7 American to a 52-51 victory over No. 2 Navy at Alumni Hall.
*Rogers finished with a team-high 17 points to help the Eagles advance to the semifinal round for the first time since 2016.
*O’Neil added 15 points, nine rebounds, four assists and four blocks. The Eagles blocked nine shots, tying the Patriot League single-game high this season.
*Navy senior forward Daniel Deaver scored five of his game-high 18 points in the final 31 seconds to bring the Midshipmen within one point. He also pulled down a team-high nine rebounds and dished out five assists.
*Senior guard Sean Yoder chipped in nine points and five assists, while senior forward Tyler Nelson added eight points for the Mids.
RECAPS: AMERICAN | NAVY
 
NO. 6 LAFAYETTE LEOPARDS (10-22, 7-11 PL) 71, AT NO. 3 LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS (16-14, 11-7 PL) 64
Stabler Arena/Bethlehem, Pa.                                           7 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Freshman forward Josh Rivera led three Leopards in double-figures with a game-high 24 points as No. 6 Lafayette defeated No. 3 Lehigh, 71-64 at Stabler Arena.
*Rivera connected on 9-of-16 from the floor, including 3-of-6 from 3-point range, to lead the Leopards to their first Patriot League semifinal game since they captured the League title in 2015.
*Senior forward Leo O’Boyle finished with 14 points and a game-high nine rebounds, while junior forward Kyle Jenkins added 15 points, six rebounds and two blocks for the Leopards.
*Lehigh senior guard Evan Taylor led the Mountain Hawks with 14 points and six rebounds, while sophomore guard Tyler Whitney-Sidney added 11 points, four rebounds and two steals.
*Junior forward Dominic Parolin came off the bench to add 13 points and seven rebounds.
RECAPS: LAFAYETTE | LEHIGH
 
AT NO. 1 COLGATE RAIDERS (24-8, 17-1 PL) 92, NO. 8 LOYOLA MARYLAND GREYHOUNDS (13-20, 7-11 PL) 73
Cotterell Court/Hamilton, N.Y.                                         7 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
HAMILTON, N.Y. – Freshman guard Braeden Smith led six Raiders’ in double-figures with 19 points as No. 1 Colgate advanced with a 92-73 victory over No. 8 Loyola Maryland at Cotterell Court.
*Patriot League Player and Defensive Player of the Year Tucker Richardson finished two rebounds shy of a triple-double with 11 points, 11 assists and eight boards. He also added three steals.
*Seniors Oliver Lynch-Daniels and Ryan Moffatt scored 15 and 14 points, respectively, while combining to shoot 6-of-10 from long range for the Raiders. Colgate connected on 11-of-22 from 3-point range.
*Senior forward Keegan Records added 13 points, while junior forward Jeff Woodward chipped in 12 points off the bench.
*Loyola Maryland senior forward Golden Dike scored a team-high 17 points to go with six rebounds and four assists.
*Graduate student guards Kenneth Jones, and Jaylin Andrews finished with 13 and 12 points, respectively. Jones added a team-high five assists.
RECAPS: LOYOLA MARYLAND | COLGATE
 
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