Men's Basketball

Patriot League Men’s Basketball Wednesday Recap presented by PenFed Credit Union (2.14.24)

Raiders extend win streak to 10 games; Black Knights, Greyhounds and Eagles all pick up wins

Raiders extend win streak to 10 games; Black Knights, Greyhounds and Eagles all pick up wins
 
AT ARMY WEST POINT BLACK KNIGHTS (9-17, 5-8 PL) 65, BOSTON UNIVERSITY TERRIERS (10-16, 5-8 PL) 50
Christl Arena/West Point, N.Y.                          6 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
WEST POINT, N.Y.Senior forward Abe Johnson led four Black Knights in double-figures with 16 points to lead Army West Point to a 65-50 victory over Boston University for their third straight win.
*Freshman forward Josh Scovens and freshman guard Ryan Curry scored 15 and 14 points, respectively, while junior guard TJ Small chipped in 12 to complete the series sweep over the Terriers.
*The Black Knights shot 52.1 percent from the floor and held BU to 33.3 percent.
*Boston University junior guard Ben Palacios and freshman forward Matai Baptiste scored nine points apiece to lead the Terriers’ offense.
*Sophomore forward Nico Nobili registered eight points and a game-high eight boards for BU.
RECAPS: BOSTON UNIVERSITY | ARMY WEST POINT
 
AT COLGATE RAIDERS (18-8, 12-1 PL) 85, HOLY CROSS CRUSADERS (8-18, 5-8 PL) 55
Cotterell Court/Hamilton, N.Y.                          7 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
HAMILTON, N.Y. Fifth-year forward Ryan Moffatt and Keegan Records combined for 30 points to lead five Raiders in double-figures in an 85-55 victory over Holy Cross for their 10th straight win.
*Moffatt finished with 15 points on 4-of-5 shooting from beyond the arc to go with a team-high eight rebounds to help the Raiders clinch a top-four seed and quarterfinal-round hosting duties in the Patriot League Men’s Basketball Championship.
*Sophomore guard Braeden Smith and senior forward Jeff Woodward scored 12 points apiece. Smith added seven assists and four steals.
*Freshman guard Parker Jones chipped in 11 points for the Raiders.
*Senior guard Joe Octave led Holy Cross with 13 points and five rebounds.
*Junior forward Caleb Kenney recorded 11 points, five rebounds, three assists and three blocked shots. Freshman guard DeAndre Williams added 11 points, eight rebounds and four assists for the Crusaders.
RECAPS: HOLY CROSS | COLGATE
 
LOYOLA MARYLAND GREYHOUNDS (6-20, 4-9 PL) 79, AT LAFAYETTE LEOPARDS (10-16, 9-4 PL) 64
Kirby Sports Center/Easton, Pa.                        7 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
EASTON, Pa.Graduate student forward Golden Dike recorded a double-double with a career-high 21 points and 13 rebounds to lead short-handed Loyola Maryland to a 79-64 victory at Lafayette to split the season series.
*Sophomore guard Deon Perry scored a game-high 22 points to go with four assists, while freshman guard Jordan Stiemke finished with a career-high 18 points and eight rebounds.
*Greyhounds’ sophomore guard Tyson Commander chipped in 11 points for a team that was limited to six healthy players.
*Lafayette junior guard Devin Hines led the Leopards with 18 points on 7-of-12 shooting, including 2-of-3 from long range.
*Senior guard Eric Sondberg scored 13 points and grabbed five boards for the Leopards.
RECAPS: LOYOLA MARYLAND | LAFAYETTE
 
AMERICAN EAGLES (14-12, 8-5 PL) 59, AT NAVY MIDSHIPMEN (8-16, 4-9 PL) 42
Alumni Hall/Annapolis, Md.                              7 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
ANNAPOLIS, Md.Senior forward Matt Rogers scored a game-high 25 points to lead American to a 58-42 victory over Navy to snap a two-game slide.
*Rogers connected on 9-of-15 from the floor and 6-of-6 from the charity stripe to pace the Eagles’ offense.
*Senior guard Lincoln Ball recorded his first double-double of the season with 11 points on 4-of-6 shooting and 10 rebounds. Senior guard Lorenzo Donadio added eight points and six assists for American.
*Sophomore guard Austin Benigni led the Midshipmen with 11 points and four assists.
*Mids’ sophomore forward Donovan Draper pulled down a team-high nine rebounds, while junior guard Lysander Rehnstrom chipped in nine points off the bench.
RECAPS: AMERICAN | NAVY
 
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