WASHINGTON – No. 1 Colgate, No. 2 Boston University, No. 5 Bucknell and No. 6 Lehigh advanced to Sunday’s semifinal round of the 2024 PenFed Credit Union Patriot League Men’s Basketball Championship.
 
The top-seeded Raiders defeated No. 9 Holy Cross, 84-68, and No. 5 Bucknell downed No. 4 American 80-57. Colgate will host the Bison in Sunday’s semifinal round with live coverage beginning at 2 p.m. on CBS Sports Network. Jason Knapp and Mo Cassara will be on the call.
 
The second-seeded Terriers outlasted No. 7 Navy, 70-61, while No. 6 Lehigh beat No. 3 Lafayette, 76-61. BU will take on the Mountain Hawks in the second semifinal matchup on Sunday. Live coverage begins at 4 p.m. on CBS Sports Network with Chris Lewis and Tre Demps providing the call.
 
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DATE	MEN’S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP | ROUND | COVERAGE	RESULT/TIME  (all times ET)
Tuesday, March 5	No. 10 Loyola Maryland at No. 7 Navy | First Round | ESPN+	Navy, 64-48
Tuesday, March 5	No. 9 Holy Cross at No. 8 Army West Point | First Round | ESPN+	Holy Cross, 84-68
Thursday, March 7	No. 9 Holy Cross at No. 1 Colgate | Quarterfinals | ESPN+	Colgate, 81-64
Thursday, March 7	No. 7 Navy at No. 2 Boston University | Quarterfinals | ESPN+	Boston U., 70-61
Thursday, March 7	No. 6 Lehigh at No. 3 Lafayette | Quarterfinals | ESPN+	Lehigh, 76-61
Thursday, March 7	No. 5 Bucknell at No. 4 American | Quarterfinals | ESPN+	Bucknell, 80-57
Sunday, March 10	No. 5 Bucknell at No. 1 Colgate | Semifinals | CBSSN	2 p.m.
Sunday, March 10	No. 6 Lehigh at No. 2 Boston University | Semifinals | CBSSN	4 p.m.
Wednesday, March 13	2024 PenFed Credit Union Championship Game | CBSSN	7 p.m.

 
AT NO. 1 COLGATE RAIDERS (23-9, 16-2 PL) 81, NO. 9 HOLY CROSS CRUSADERS (10-23, 6-12 PL) 64
Cotterell Court/Hamilton, N.Y.                                         7 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
HAMILTON, N.Y. – Fifth-year forwards Ryan Moffatt and Keegan Records finished with 14 and 13 points, respectively, to lead top-seeded Colgate to an 81-64 victory over No. 9 Holy Cross to advance to the semifinals of the Patriot League Men’s Basketball Championship for the seventh straight season.
*Records connected on 5-of-7 from the floor and grabbed seven boards.
*Patriot League Player of the Year Braeden Smith added 12 points, eight assists and seven boards, while senior forward Jeff Woodward chipped in 10 points off the bench for a balanced Raiders offense.
*Holy Cross senior forward Joe Octave scored a game-high 20 points to go with seven rebounds and four assists to lead the Crusaders.
*Patriot League Defensive Player of the Year Caleb Kenney posted 14 points, seven rebounds and two blocked shots, while senior guard Bo Montgomery finished with 11 points for Holy Cross
RECAPS: HOLY CROSS | COLGATE
 
AT NO. 2 BOSTON UNIVERSITY TERRIERS (16-16, 10-8 PL) 70, NO. 7 NAVY MIDSHIPMEN (13-18, 8-10 PL) 61
Case Gym/Boston, Mass.                                   7 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
BOSTON – Senior forward Anthony Morales scored 17 points to lead three Terriers in double-figures to lead No. 2 Boston University to a 70-61 victory over No. 7 Navy to advance to the semifinals of the Patriot League Men’s Basketball Championship for the first time since 2022.
*Morales shot 5-of-10 from the floor to go with five rebounds, two assists and two blocked shots.
*Sophomore forward Otto Landrum finished with 11 points and seven rebounds, while senior guard Miles Brewster added 10 points and four assists for the Terriers.
*Navy sophomore guard Austin Benigni scored a game-high 22 points, shooting 10-of-11 from the charity stripe, while dishing out a team-high five assists.
*Junior guard Mac MacDonald finished with 14 points on 6-of-9 shooting for the Mids.
RECAPS: NAVY | BOSTON UNIVERSITY
 
NO. 6 LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS (13-17, 9-9 PL) 76, AT NO. 3 LAFAYETTE LEOPARDS (11-21, 10-8 PL) 61
Kirby Sports Center/Easton, Pa.                                      7 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
EASTON, Pa. – Senior forward Burke Chebuhar and junior guard Tyler Whitney-Sidney finished with 22 and 19 points, respectively, to lead No. 6 Lehigh to a victory over rival No. 3 Lafayette to advance to the Patriot League Championship Semifinals.
*Chebuhar connected on 8-of-11 from the floor, including 6-of-7 from 3-point range, while grabbing seven boards and dishing out six assists. Whitney-Sidney grabbed a team-high eight boards to help the Mountain Hawks go 3-0 against the Leopards this season.
*Senior forward Dominic Parolin added 14 points and seven rebounds to send Lehigh to the semifinal round for the first time since 2022.
*The Mountain Hawks shot 65 percent (13-of-20) from beyond the arc, while connecting on 53.8 percent (28-of-52) from the floor.
*Lafayette freshman guard Mark Butler led three Leopards in double-figures with 11 points. He added six assists, five steals and four rebounds.
*Senior forward Kyle Jenkins and junior center Justin Vander Baan scored 10 points apiece for Lafayette.
RECAPS: LEHIGH | LAFAYETTE
 
NO. 5 BUCKNELL BISON (14-18, 10-8 PL) 80, AT NO. 4 AMERICAN EAGLES (16-16, 10-8 PL) 57
Bender Arena/Washington, D.C.                                      7 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
WASHINGTON – Sophomore center Noah Williamson posted a double-double with 23 points and 10 rebounds to lead No. 5 Bucknell to an 80-57 victory over No. 4 American to advance to the semifinal round of the Patriot League Men’s Basketball Championship for the first time since 2021.
*Williamson shot 8-of-12 from the floor, including 2-of-3 from long range for the Bison.
*Senior guard Jack Forrest, the Patriot League Men’s Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year, finished with 16 points and seven rebounds for the Bison.
*Bucknell junior guard Elvin Edmonds IV recorded 13 points and four assists, while junior forward Ian Motta chipped in 10 points.
*American senior guard Lorenzo Donadio led the Eagles with 16 points and six rebounds.
*Senior forward Matt Rogers scored 13 points, connecting on 8-of-10 from the free-throw line to go with five rebounds and three rebounds.
RECAPS: BUCKNELL | AMERICAN
 
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