Men's Basketball

Patriot League Men’s Basketball Saturday Recap presented by PenFed Credit Union (1.6.24)

Leopards, Raiders and Eagles remain undefeated in League action, Black Knights and Mountain Hawks earn wins


AT ARMY WEST POINT BLACK KNIGHTS (5-10, 1-1 PL) 70, HOLY CROSS CRUSADERS (3-12, 0-2 PL) 57
Christl Arena/West Point, N.Y.                          1 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
WEST POINT, N.Y.Junior guard TJ Small scored 12 of his team-high 15 points in the second half to lead Army West Point to a 70-57 victory over Holy Cross at Christl Arena.
*Small connected on 5-of-8 from the floor, including 3-of-6 from 3-point range while grabbing a team-high six rebounds.
*Freshman guard Ryan Curry added 13 points, five rebounds and five assists, and freshman forward Josh Scovens added nine points and five rebounds to help the Black Knights claim their first League win.
*Sophomore guard Will Batchelder led four Crusaders in double-figures with 16 points, while junior forward Caleb Kenney totaled 14 points and five rebounds.
*Holy Cross freshman guard Joe Nugent and senior guard Joe Octave recorded 11 and 10 points, respectively.
RECAPS: HOLY CROSS | ARMY WEST POINT
 
LAFAYETTE LEOPARDS (3-12, 2-0 PL) 59 AT BOSTON UNIVERSITY TERRIERS (5-10, 0-2 PL) 51
Case Gym/Boston, Mass.                                  1 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
BOSTONJunior center Justin Vander Baan and senior forward Kyle Jenkins combined for 30 points to help Lafayette improve to 2-0 in League play with a 59-51 victory at Boston University.
*Vander Baan stuffed the stat sheet with 16 points, nine rebounds, four blocks, three assists and three steals, while Jenkins added 14 points and four boards for the Leopards.
*The Leopards shot 50 percent (13-for-26) in the second half, outscoring the Terriers 38-25 after the break to erase a five-point halftime deficit.
*Boston University sophomore guard Nico Nobili scored a career-high 13 points on 4-of-6 shooting from the field, including 2-for-4 from beyond the arc. He added five boards and three steals.
*Sophomore forward Otto Landrum added 12 points, while junior guard Ethan Okwuosa finished with nine points and a team-high seven boards.
RECAPS: LAFAYETTE | BOSTON UNIVERSITY
 
COLGATE RAIDERS (8-7, 2-0, PL) 80, AT NAVY MIDSHIPMEN (5-8, 1-1 PL) 72
Alumni Hall/Annapolis, Md.                              1 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
ANNAPOLIS, Md.Sophomore guard Braeden Smith scored 20 of his game-high 25 points in the second half to help the Raiders overcome a 15-point, first-half deficit, earning an 80-72 victory at Navy.
*Smith shot 9-for-16 from the field and 4-for-9 from deep while totaling nine rebounds, six assists and two steals to help the Raiders improve to 2-0 in League play.
*Fifth-year forward Ryan Moffatt added 21 points and six boards on 7-of-9 shooting and 4-for-4 from 3-point range. Fifth-year forward Keegan Records chipped in eight points, nine boards and two blocks
*Colgate shot 64 percent (16-for-25) in the second half, including 57 percent (8-for-14) from long distance.
*Navy junior guard Mac MacDonald led four Midshipmen in double-figures with 15 points, while sophomore forward Donovan Draper recorded his fifth collegiate double-double with 13 points and 11 boards.
*Sophomore guard Austin Benigni finished with 14 points and a game-high eight assists, and junior guard Lysander Rehnstrom added 12 points off the bench.
RECAPS: COLGATE | NAVY
 
AMERICAN EAGLES (8-7, 2-0 PL) 71, AT BUCKNELL BISON (4-11, 1-1 PL) 63
Sojka Pavilion/Lewisburg, Pa.                           2 p.m. (CBSSN)
BOX SCORE
LEWISBURG, Pa.Freshman forward Matt Mayock scored a career-high 20 points to lead American to a 71-63 victory at Bucknell to improve to 2-0 in League play.
*Mayock shot 8-for-9 from the field, including 4-for-5 from deep, in addition to four rebounds and two assists in the Eagles’ third straight win.
*Senior guard Lorenzo Donadio and sophomore guard Geoff Sprouse scored 11 points apiece. Donadio added six boards and five assists. Senior Matt Rogers scored all 10 of his points in the second half.
*Bucknell senior guard Jack Forrest scored a team-high 18 points to go with six rebounds and three assists to lead the Bison.
*Junior guard Elvin Edmonds IV added 10 points, four rebounds and four assists for Bucknell.
RECAPS: AMERICAN | BUCKNELL
 
LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS (4-9, 1-1 PL) 88, AT LOYOLA MARYLAND GREYHOUNDS (2-13, 0-2 PL) 76
Reitz Arena/Baltimore, Md.                               5 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
BALTIMORESenior guard Jalin Sinclair and junior guard Tyler Whitney-Sidney combined for 55 points to lead Lehigh to an 88-76 victory over Loyola Maryland to improve to 1-1 in League play.  
*Sinclair scored 30 points on 12-of-15 shooting from the field, more than doubling his previous career high. Whitney-Sidney connected on 10-of-17 from the floor for 25 points.
*First-year guard Joshua Ingram came off the bench to match a career-high 14 points for the Mountain Hawks.
*Lehigh outscored Loyola Maryland 54-37 in the second half, using a 13-1 midway through the frame to take control of the game.
*Loyola Maryland fifth-year forward Golden Dike recorded his first collegiate triple-double with 13 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists to lead the Greyhounds. His triple-double was the second in Loyola Maryland men’s basketball program history.
*Sophomore guard Deon Perry scored a team-high 22 points, while junior forward Milos Ilic added 19 points for Loyola Maryland.
RECAPS: LEHIGH | LOYOLA MARYLAND
 
 
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