Men's Basketball

Patriot League Men’s Basketball Saturday Recap presented by PenFed Credit Union (2.10.24)

Raiders extend win streak to nine games; Black Knights, Crusaders, Terriers and Mountain Hawks earn victories

Raiders extend win streak to nine games; Black Knights, Crusaders, Terriers and Mountain Hawks earn victories
 
AT ARMY WEST POINT BLACK KNIGHTS (8-17, 4-8 PL) 69, NAVY MIDSHIPMEN (8-15, 4-8 PL) 67 OT
Christl Arena/West Point, N.Y.                          1:30 p.m. (CBSSN)
BOX SCORE
WEST POINT, N.Y.Freshman forward Josh Scovens hit three free throws with one second left in overtime to lift Army West Point to a 69-67 victory over Navy to split the season series.
*Scovens scored a game-high 16 points to go with eight boards and three blocked shots to lead the Black Knights.
*Senior forward Abe Johnson posted his fourth double-double of the season with 14 points and 11 boards. He also blocked two shots.
*Black Knights’ freshman guard Ryan Curry added nine points, while senior forward Charlie Peterson scored four of his six points in the extra frame.
*Sophomore guard Austin Benigni led three Midshipmen in double-figures with 15 points, while senior guard Austin Inge and junior forward Mitch Fisher added 14 and 11 points, respectively.
*Sophomore forward Donovan Draper scored nine points and grabbed a game-high 14 rebounds.
RECAPS: NAVY | ARMY WEST POINT
 
BOSTON UNIVERSITY TERRIERS (10-15, 5-7 PL) 77, BUCKNELL BISON (10-15, 7-5 PL) 62
Sojka Pavilion/Lewisburg, Pa.                           2 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
LEWISBURG, Pa.Freshman guard Kyrone Alexander led four Terriers in double-figures with 19 points and six assists as Boston University defeated Bucknell, 77-62, to split the season series.
*Sophomore forward Otto Landrum and senior guard Miles Brewster scored 14 and 13 points, respectively for the Terriers.
*Boston University sophomore forward Nico Nobili added 11 points, six rebounds and three assists for a Terriers’ squad that outscored the Bison, 52-38, in the second half.
*Bucknell senior guard Jack Forrest led the Bison with 18 points to go with four rebounds and two steals.
*Junior guard Elvin Edmonds IV finished with 17 points on 7-of-13 shooting. He also dished out five assists.
RECAPS: BOSTON UNIVERSITY | BUCKNELL                   
 
AT HOLY CROSS CRUSADERS (8-17, 5-7 PL) 58, AMERICAN EAGLES (13-12, 7-5 PL) 56
Hart Center/Worcester, Mass.                           2 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
WORCESTER, Mass.Junior forward Caleb Kenney connected on a pair of free throws with two seconds remaining to put Holy Cross in front for the first time since the game’s opening basket in a 58-56 comeback win against American.
*Kenney finished with 12 points, seven rebounds, and four blocks as the Crusaders erased a 13-point second-half deficit, ending the game on a 21-6 run. 
*Senior guard Bo Montgomery finished with a team-high 13 points to go with five rebounds and four assists, while freshman guard A.J. Willis added 12 points.
*American senior forward Matt Rogers scored a game-high 18 points to lead the Eagles.
*Freshman forward Matt Mayock added 17 points on 6-of-12 shooting from the floor, including 3-of-5 from deep.
RECAPS: AMERICAN | HOLY CROSS
 
COLGATE RAIDERS (17-8, 11-1 PL) 76, AT LOYOLA MARYLAND GREYHOUNDS (5-20, 3-9 PL) 62
Reitz Arena/Baltimore, Md                                5 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
BALTIMORESenior guard Chandler Baker scored 19 points off the bench to lead Colgate to its ninth straight victory in a 76-62 final at Loyola Maryland.
*Baker shot an efficient 7-of-8 from the floor, including 5-of-6 from 3-point range, while senior forward Jeff Woodward added 17 points for a shortened Raiders’ bench unit that accounted for 36 points.
*Sophomore guard Braeden Smith added 12 points, eight assists and four rebounds, as Colgate shot 53.8 percent (28-for-52) from the floor.
*Loyola Maryland sophomore guard Deon Perry led the Greyhounds with 15 points, five rebounds and three assists.
*Freshman guard Jordan Stiemke scored 12 points on 5-of-10 shooting from the floor, while sophomore guard Tyson Commander added nine points and six boards.
RECAPS: COLGATE | LOYOLA MARYLAND
 
AT LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS (8-15, 5-7 PL) 94, AT LAFAYETTE LEOPARDS (10-15, 9-3 PL) 90 2OT
Stabler Arena/Bethlehem, Pa.                            7 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
BETHLEHEM, Pa. Senior forward Dominic Parolin scored a career-high 33 points and grabbed nine rebounds to lead Lehigh to a 94-90 victory over Lafayette at Stabler Arena.
*Parolin connected on 10-of-21 from the floor, 5-of-9 from long distance and 8-of-8 from the charity stripe to lead the Mountain Hawks to the win.
*Senior forward Burke Chebuhar scored a career-best 28 points, going 16-of-19 from the free-throw line, including the last four points from the line in the second overtime.
*Junior guard Keith Higgins Jr. returned to action with 15 points after missing more than a month due to injury.
*Freshman guard Mark Butler led four Leopards in double-figures with 20 points and five assists, while senior forward Kyle Jenkins added 17 points.
*Lafayette junior guard Devin Hines and sophomore Ryan Pettit finished with 15 and 14 points, respectively.
RECAPS: LAFAYETTE | LEHIGH
 
 
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