Eagles, Terriers, Raiders, Bison and Midshipmen earn wins on Wednesday night
2023-24 Patriot League Men’s Basketball Standings (as of Feb. 28)
| School |
PL |
PL Pct. |
Overall |
Overall Pct. |
| Colgate! |
15-2 |
.8882 |
21-9 |
.700 |
| American |
10-7 |
.588 |
16-14 |
.533 |
| Lafayette |
10-7 |
.588 |
11-19 |
.367 |
| Boston University |
9-8 |
.529 |
14-16 |
.467 |
| Lehigh |
9-8 |
.529 |
12-16 |
.429 |
| Bucknell |
9-8 |
.529 |
12-18 |
.400 |
| Navy |
7-10 |
.412 |
11-17 |
.393 |
| Army West Point |
6-11 |
.353 |
10-20 |
.333 |
| Holy Cross |
6-11 |
.353 |
9-20 |
.310 |
| Loyola Maryland |
4-13 |
.235 |
6-23 |
.207 |
! Clinched Patriot League regular-season title and No. 1 seed in the Championship
ONLINE SCHEDULE |
ONLINE STATS
AMERICAN EAGLES (16-14, 10-7 PL) 73, AT ARMY WEST POINT BLACK KNIGHTS (10-20, 6-11 PL) 51
Christl Arena/West Point, N.Y. 4 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
WEST POINT, N.Y. – Senior forward Matt Rogers led four Eagles in double-figures with 19 points as American defeated Army West Point, 73-51, to complete the season sweep over the Black Knights.
*Rogers connected on 7-of-12 from the floor, including 3-of-6 from beyond the arc while grabbing five boards and dishing out three assists.
*Junior guard Elijah Stephens finished with 13 points, eight assists and two steals, while senior guard Lincoln Ball added 11 points, six rebounds and four assists. Freshman forward Greg Jones added 10 points for the Eagles.
*The Eagles shot 61.9 percent (13-for-21) from the floor, including 60 percent (6-for-10) from 3-point range in the second half to outscore the Black Knights, 37-20, in the second half.
*Black Knights’ freshman guard Ryan Curry scored a game-high 21 points and a team-best six assists to lead Army West Point.
*Freshman forward Josh Scovens and junior guard TJ Small scored eight points apiece. Scovens grabbed a team-best seven rebounds for the Black Knights.
RECAPS:
AMERICAN |
ARMY WEST POINT
BOSTON UNIVERSITY TERRIERS (14-16, 9-8 PL) 64, AT LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS (12-16-9-8 PL) 62 OT
Stabler Arena/Bethlehem, Pa. 6 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Senior guard Miles Brewster found junior guard Ethan Okwuosa for a reverse layup as time expired in overtime, lifting Boston University to a 64-62 victory at Lehigh to sweep the season series.
*Okwuosa finished with 11 points and a game-high eight rebounds, while reigning Patriot League Rookie of the Week Kyrone Alexander scored 18 points, connecting on 10-of-10 from the charity stripe.
*Brewster finished with 15 points, four rebounds and three assists, and sophomore forward Otto Landrum chipped in 12 points to help The Terriers erase a nine-point halftime deficit.
*Mountain Hawks’ junior guard Tyler Whitney-Sidney scored a game-high 20 points to go with four rebounds and two steals for a Lehigh squad that had a season-long five-game win streak snapped.
*Senior forward Dominic Parolin posted his third double-double of the season with 18 points and 10 rebounds. He added two steals and two blocked shots.
RECAPS:
BOSTON UNIVERSITY |
LEHIGH
COLGATE RAIDERS (21-9, 15-2 PL) 77, AT HOLY CROSS CRUSADERS (9-21, 6-11 PL) 58
Hart Center/Worcester, Mass. 7 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
WORCESTER, Mass. – Fifth-year forward Keegan Records led three Raiders in double-figures with 17 points to lead Colgate to a 77-58 victory at Holy Cross to sweep the season series.
*Records connected on 6-of-11 from the floor and hit his only 3-point attempt to go with eight rebounds and one blocked shot.
*Sophomore guard Braeden Smith finished with 12 points on an efficient 5-of-6 shooting, including 2-of-3 from beyond the arc. He added five rebounds and five assists
*Raiders’ fifth-year forward Ryan Moffatt scored 11 points, while freshman guard Jalen Cox added nine points, four rebounds, two assists and two steals.
*Crusaders’ junior forward Caleb Kenney finished with 17 points, seven rebounds and three blocked shots to lead Holy Cross.
*Senior guard Joe Octave recorded his third double-double of the season with 11 points and 10 rebounds, while sophomore guard Will Batchelder scored 12 points for the Crusaders.
RECAPS:
COLGATE |
HOLY CROSS
BUCKNELL BISON (12-18, 9-8 PL) 68, AT LOYOLA MARYLAND GREYHOUNDS (6-24, 4-12 PL) 46
Reitz Arena/Baltimore, Md. 7 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
BALTIMORE – Senior guard Jack Forrest scored a game-high 18 points to lead Bucknell to a 68-46 victory over Loyola Maryland to sweep the season series.
*Forrest connected on 8-of-12 from the field while adding five rebounds and two steals in the Bison victory.
*Senior guard Josh Adoh and junior guard Josh Bascoe scored 10 points apiece for Bucknell.
*The Bison shot 69.2 percent (18-for-26) in the first half to build a 45-26 advantage by the break.
*Loyola Maryland junior forward Milos Ilic led the Greyhounds with 14 points and seven rebounds. Ilic hit 6-of-10 from the floor.
*Freshman guard Jordan Stiemke added 12 points, while sophomore guard Tyson Commander added nine points, four rebounds and four assists.
RECAPS:
BUCKNELL |
LOYOLA MARYLAND
AT NAVY MIDSHIPMEN (11-17, 7-10 PL) 62, LAFAYETTE LEOPARDS (11-19, 10-7 PL) 46
Alumni Hall/Annapolis, Md. 7 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Sophomore guard Austin Benigni led the Midshipmen with 18 points and five assists to help Navy to a 62-58 victory over Lafayette to split the season series.
*Benigni scored four straight points in the final minute of regulation to break a 56-56 tie, to help Navy hold off a late Leopards’ run.
*Sophomore forward Donovan Draper finished with 14 points on 4-of-6 from the field, including 3-of-4 from 3-point range. He also pulled down six rebounds for the Mids.
*Navy junior guard Mac MacDonald finished with 11 points, while sophomore center Aidan Kehoe grabbed a team-best 10 rebounds.
*Senior forward Kyle Jenkins led Lafayette with 15 points, five rebounds, two steals and two blocks.
*Junior guard Devin Hines finished with 14 points, while junior center Justin Vander Baan added 12 points, seven rebounds and two blocked shots for the Leopards.
RECAPS:
LAFAYETTE |
NAVY
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