Men's Basketball

Patriot League Men’s Basketball Saturday Recap presented by PenFed Credit Union (1.27.24)

Lehigh, Loyola Maryland, Bucknell, Boston University and Colgate all earn road victories

Lehigh, Loyola Maryland, Bucknell, Boston University and Colgate all earn road victories
 
LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS (5-13, 2-5 PL) 78, AT HOLY CROSS CRUSADERS (5-15, 2-5 PL) 72
Hart Center/Worcester, Mass.                                          Noon (CBSSN)
BOX SCORE
WORCESTER, Mass. – Senior forward Burke Chebuhar and sophomore forward Bube Momah combined to go 8-for-8 from the free-throw line in the final two minutes to lead Lehigh to a 78-72 victory over Holy Cross in a nationally televised game on CBS Sports Network.
*Chebuhar finished with a career-high 20 points on 7-of-9 shooting from the field and grabbed 10 boards for his second career double-double, helping Lehigh hold a 42-30 rebounding advantage.
*Junior guard Tyler Whitney-Sidney finished with 19 points, while first-year guard Joshua Ingram added 14 points and seven rebounds.
*Holy Cross senior guard Joe Octave led the Crusaders with 20 points while shooting 9-for-9 from the charity stripe.
*Junior forward Caleb Kenney added 14 points and six boards, while freshman guards A.J. Willis and Joe Nugent chipped in nine points apiece.
RECAPS: LEHIGH | HOLY CROSS
 
LOYOLA MARYLAND GREYHOUNDS (4-17, 2-6 PL) 74, AT NAVY MIDSHIPMEN (8-11, 4-4 PL) 70
Alumni Hall/Annapolis, Md.                                             1 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Sophomore guard Deon Perry scored a game-high 30 points to help Loyola Maryland hold off a late rally by Navy in a 74-70 win at Alumni Hall.
*Perry connected on 5-of-9 from 3-point range and 9-of-10 from the free-throw line for his 30 points to go with seven rebounds.
*Sophomore guard Garrett Brennan scored a career-high 15 points, while junior forward Milos Ilic added 11 points and eight rebounds to lead the Greyhounds to their second League win.
*Navy sophomore guard Austin Beningi led the Mids with 19 points, six boards and four assists. He connected on all nine of his free-throw attempts.
*Junior guard Mac MacDonald and sophomore forward Mike Woods added 16 and 11 points, respectively.
RECAPS: LOYOLA MARYLAND | NAVY

BUCKNELL BISON (8-13, 5-3 PL) 66, AT ARMY WEST POINT BLACK KNIGHTS (6-15, 2-6 PL) 56
Christl Arena/West Point, N.Y.                                         1 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
WEST POINT, N.Y. – Junior forward Ian Motta scored a game-high 17 points off the bench to lead Bucknell to a 66-56 victory at Army West Point.
*Senior guard Jack Forrest finished with 14 points and six boards, while sophomore forward Ruot Bijiek added 13 points for the Bison.
*Junior guard Elvin Edmonds IV dished out a career-high 10 assists for Bucknell.
*Army West Point senior forward Abe Johnson recorded his second double-double of the season with 14 points and 10 boards.
*Freshman guard Ryan Curry scored 14 points, connecting on 4-of-7 from beyond the arc, while junior guard TJ Small added 11 points for the Black Knights.
RECAPS: BUCKNELL | ARMY WEST POINT
 
BOSTON UNIVERSITY TERRIERS (8-13, 3-5 PL) 62 AT LAFAYETTE LEOPARDS (8-13, 7-1 PL) 48
Kirby Sports Center/Easton, Pa.                                      2 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
EASTON, Pa. – Sophomore forward Otto Landrum scored a career-high 26 points to lead Boston University to a 62-48 victory to snap Lafayette’s seven-game winning streak. 
*Landrum shot an efficient 9-for-14 from the floor, including 3-of-4 from long distance and finished with nine rebounds and three blocked shots to lead the Terriers.
*Junior guard Ben Palacios added eight points off the bench as the Terriers’ reserves outscored the Leopards’ bench 40-19.
*Terriers’ junior guard Ethan Okwuosa added seven points and five boards.
*Lafayette junior center Justin Vander Baan led the Leopards with eight points, eight rebounds and two blocked shots.
*Senior forward Eric Sondberg and freshman guard Joshua Wyche scored seven points apiece for the Leopards.
RECAPS: BOSTON UNIVERSITY | LAFAYETTE
 
COLGATE RAIDERS (13-8, 7-1 PL) 73, AT AMERICAN EAGLES (11-10, 5-3 PL) 54
Bender Arena/Washington, D.C.                                      4 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
WASHINGTON – Junior forward Jeff Woodward came off the bench to lead four Raiders’ in double-figures with 16 points in Colgate’s 73-54 victory over American at Bender Arena.
*Senior guard Chandler Baker connected on 5-of-7 from 3-point range for 15 points, helping a Colgate bench that produced 34 points.
*Fifth-year forward Keegan Records finished with 14 points on 7-of-8 shooting from the floor, as the Raiders shot 52.6 percent (30-of-57) from the floor. Sophomore guard Brady Cummins added 11 points.
*American senior forward Matt Rogers scored a game-high 19 points to go with five rebounds and three assists.
*Sophomore center Jermaine Ballisager Webb added 10 points and a game-high eight rebounds for the Eagles.
RECAPS: COLGATE | AMERICAN
 
 
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