Men's Basketball

Patriot League Men’s Basketball Wednesday Recap presented by PenFed Credit Union (1.15.25)

Black Knights, Terriers and Bison win at home, Raiders record road win

Black Knights, Terriers and Bison win at home, Raiders record road win
 
AT ARMY WEST POINT BLACK KNIGHTS (9-8, 3-2 PL) 70, LAFAYETTE LEOPARDS (7-11, 2-3 PL) 68
Christl Arena/West Point, N.Y.                                         6 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
WEST POINT, N.Y. – Senior guard Jalen Rucker hit a mid-range jumper as time expired to seal Army West Point’s dramatic 70-68 victory over Lafayette at Christl Arena on Wednesday night.
*Rucker scored a game-high 29 points on 12-of-18 shooting from the field in the Black Knights’ third straight win. He also added four rebounds and two steals.
*Sophomore guard Ryan Curry posted 14 points, hitting 4-of-9 from 3-point range, and sophomore forward Josh Scovens added 11 points, four rebounds, three steals and two blocked shots.
*Lafayette senior center Justin Vander Baan led four Leopards in double-figures with 17 points and five blocked shots.
*Freshman guard Caleb Williams, the Patriot League’s reigning Rookie of the Week, finished with 13 points on 5-of-11 shooting to go with three assists.
*Sophomore forward Andrew Phillips posted 12 points, six rebounds and five assists, while freshman guard Alex Chaikin added 12 points and seven boards.
RECAPS: LAFAYETTE | ARMY WEST POINT
 
AT BOSTON UNIVERSITY TERRIERS (9-9, 3-2 PL) 63, LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS (6-10, 1-4 PL) 58
Case Gymnasium/Boston, Mass.                                       6 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
BOSTON – Sophomore guard Kyrone Alexander led three Terriers in double-figures with 18 points to help Boston University to a 63-58 win at Case Gymnasium.
*Alexander shot 7-of-12 from the floor, including 4-of-7 from beyond the arc, in addition to tying for a team-high six rebounds to help BU improve to 3-2 in League play.
*Sophomore guard Michael McNair and graduate student guard Miles Brewster finished with 15 and 11 points, respectively.
*The Terriers finished with a 35-24 edge on the glass, using 12 offensive boards to hold a 9-2 advantage on second-chance points.
*Lehigh senior guard Tyler Whitney-Sidney scored a game-high 20 points to go with four assists and four steals.
*First-year forwards Edouard Benoit and Alfredo Addesa scored 10 points apiece for the Mountain Hawks.
RECAPS: LEHIGH | BOSTON UNIVERSITY
 
COLGATE RAIDERS (7-11, 4-1 PL) 73, AT NAVY MIDSHIPMEN (5-13, 2-3 PL) 66
Alumni Hall/Annapolis, Md.                                             7 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Fifth-year forward Jeff Woodward stuffed the stat sheet with 16 points, eight rebounds, six assists, five blocked shots and two steals to lead Colgate to 73-66 road win at Navy.
*Woodward shot an efficient 7-of-9 from the field, leading four Raiders in double-figures, including 14 points apiece from junior guard Brady Cummins and senior guard Nicolas Louis-Jacques.
*Sophomore forward Parker Jones scored 13 points and pulled down five boards for a Raiders’ squad that won its third straight game.
*Navy junior guard Austin Benigni scored a game-high 25 points on 11-of-19 shooting and added eight assists.
*Junior forward Donovan Draper posted his third double-double of the season with 11 points and 11 rebounds. He also added three assists, two steals and one blocked shot.
*Sophomore guard Cam Cole finished with a career-high 14 points off the bench, and junior center Aidan Kehoe grabbed a game-high 13 rebounds.
RECAPS: COLGATE | NAVY
 
AT BUCKNELL BISON (7-11, 3-2 PL) 86, HOLY CROSS CRUSADERS (10-8, 2-3 PL) 82
Sojka Pavilion/Lewisburg, Pa.                                         7 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
LEWISBURG, Pa. – Senior guard Josh Bascoe finished with 17 points, five assists and two steals to help Bucknell hold on for an 86-82 victory against Holy Crossa at Sojka Pavilion on Wednesday night.
*Junior forward Ruot Bijiek finished with 14 points and five rebounds, and junior center Noah Williamson chipped in 12 points and a team-high six rebounds.
*Bison senior guard Elvin Edmonds IV added 10 points for the Bison on 4-of-5 from the field, including 2-of-3 from deep.
*Holy Cross senior forward Caleb Kenney led the Crusaders with a game-high 23 points and six rebounds.
*Junior forward Jaiden Feroah scored 16 points after shooting 5-of-7 from the field and 3-of-4 from long distance.
*Freshman guard Max Green and sophomore guard DeAndre Williams scored 14 points with seven and five assists, respectively.
*Sophomore guard Joe Nugent posted a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds.
RECAPS: HOLY CROSS | BUCKNELL

 
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