PatriotMBB Notebook (.PDF)

BETHLEHEM, Pa. - The 2023 PenFed Credit Union Patriot League Men’s Basketball Championship continues on Sunday, March 5, with a pair of semifinal-round games on CBS Sports Network. No. 1 Colgate hosts No. 4 Army West Point at 2 p.m. No. 6 Lafayette welcomes No. 7 American at 4 p.m.
 
Live coverage of the top-seeded Raiders and Black Knights begins at 2 p.m. with Jason Knapp and Mo Cassara providing the call. The Eagles at Leopards will follow at 4 p.m., with Carter Blackburn calling the plays and Steve Wolf providing analysis.
 
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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 Patriot League Championship Game | CBSSN	7:30 p.m.

 
SEMIFINAL ROUND - SUNDAY, MARCH 4 - HOSTED BY THE HIGHER SEED
 
NO. 4 ARMY WEST POINT BLACK KNIGHTS (17-15, 10-8 PL) AT NO. 1 COLGATE RAIDERS (24-8, 17-1 PL
Cotterell Court/Hamilton, N.Y.                                         2 p.m. (CBSSN)
WATCH | LIVE STATS | CHAMPIONSHIP PROGRAM
SEASON SERIES: Colgate swept the two-game season series against Army West Point, edging the Black Knights 77-75 at Christl Arena on Jan. 9. The Raiders recorded a 93-86 win on Feb. 15 at Cotterell Court.
ALL-TIME SERIES RECORD: Colgate leads, 72-63.
GAME ONE (Jan. 9): Colgate senior forward Keegan Records’ layup with five seconds remaining in regulation lifted the Raiders’ to a 77-75 win over Army West Point at Christl Arena. Records led five Raiders in double-figures with 17 points. Senior guard Oliver Lynch-Daniels added 14 points. Army West Point junior guard Jalen Rucker finished with 22 points, while junior forward Charlie Peterson and freshman guard Coleton Benson added 16 and 12 points, respectively.  
GAME TWO (Feb. 15): Lynch-Daniels and freshman guard Braeden Smith finished with 23 and 20 points, respectively, and Records posted a double-double with 10 points and 11 boards to lead Colgate to a 93-86 win over Army West Point. Rucker and Benson led the Black Knights with 23 and 22 points, respectively, while junior forward Chris Mann scored 18 points.
PREVIEWS: ARMY WEST POINT | COLGATE
 
NO. 7 AMERICAN EAGLES (17-14, 7-11 PL) AT NO. 6 LAFAYETTE LEOPARDS (10-22, 7-11 PL)
Kirby Sports Center/Easton, Pa.                                      4 p.m. (CBSSN)
WATCH | LIVE STATS | CHAMPIONSHIP PROGRAM
SEASON SERIES: American and Lafayette split the two-game season series with the Eagles defeating the Leopards 60-47 at Kirby Sports Center on Dec. 30. Lafayette evened the series with a 70-59 win at Bender Arena on Jan. 18.
ALL-TIME SERIES RECORD: American leads, 39-30. Lafayette defeated American, 65-63, to claim the 2015 Patriot League Men’s Basketball Championship.
GAME ONE (Dec. 30): American junior forward Johnny O’Neil recorded a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds, while junior forward Matt Rogers scored a game-high 14 points to lead the Eagles to a 60-47 win at Lafayette. Leopards’ sophomore guard CJ Fulton finished with 12 points and six assists, while senior forward Leo O’Boyle chipped in 10 points.
GAME TWO (Jan. 18): Lafayette freshman forward Josh Rivera scored a game-high 27 points on 12-of-13 shooting from the floor to lead the Leopards to a 70-59 victory at American. O’Boyle contributed 11 points, while Fulton added eight points, seven assists and six steals. Eagles’ sophomore guard Elijah Stephens and O’Neil finished with 17 and 15 points, respectively.  
PREVIEWS: AMERICAN | LAFAYETTE
 
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The Patriot League is in its fourth decade of academic and athletic achievement, continually demonstrating that student-athlete can excel at both academics and athletics without sacrificing high standards. The Patriot League’s athletic success is achieved while its member institutions remain committed to its founding principle of admitting and graduating student-athletes that are academically representative of their class. Participation in athletics at Patriot League institutions is viewed as an important component of a well-rounded education.