Black Knights and Raiders extend four-game win streaks, Eagles and Greyhounds earn series sweeps and Bison win fourth in last five games
 
AT ARMY WEST POINT BLACK KNIGHTS (10-8, 4-2 PL) 68, BOSTON UNIVERSITY TERRIERS (9-10, 3-3 PL) 62
Christl Arena/West Point, N.Y.                                         Noon (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
WEST POINT, N.Y. – Senior guard Jalen Rucker scored a game-high 23 points to lead Army West Point to its fourth straight win, holding on to down Boston University, 68-62, at Christl Arena.
*Rucker connected on 8-of-12 from the field, including 4-of-7 from 3-point range, to help the Black Knights improve to 4-2 in League play and split the season series against the Terriers.  
*Army West Point built a 21-point halftime, shooting 63 percent from the floor in the first half before BU answered back, outscoring the Black Knights, 42-27, in the second frame.
*Sophomore forward Josh Scovens added 14 points, while senior center AJ Allenspach posted eight points and eight boards for Army.
*Boston University junior guard Ben Roy led the Terriers with a career-high 17 points on 6-of-7 shooting from the floor. He added five rebounds, three steals and two assists.
*Sophomore guard Kyrone Alexander added nine points and three rebounds for BU.
RECAPS: BOSTON UNIVERSITY | ARMY WEST POINT
 
AMERICAN EAGLES (10-9, 4-2 PL) 74, AT HOLY CROSS CRUSADERS (10-9, 2-4 PL) 65
Hart Center/Worcester, Mass.                                          1 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
WORCESTER, Mass. – Sophomore forward Greg Jones scored a career-high 21 points to lead American to a 74-65 victory over Holy Cross to sweep the season series.
*Jones shot an efficient 6-for-7 from the floor, including 4-for-4 from 3-point range to go with seven rebounds and two steals in the Eagles’ third straight win.
*Senior guard Elijah Stephens added 16 points and matched a League single-game season-high with nine assists to drive American’s offense.
*Eagles’ graduate student forward Matt Rogers chipped in 10 points and four assists.
*Holy Cross freshman guard Max Green led the Crusaders with 24 points on 9-of-14 shooting, going 4-of-7 from long range. He also pulled down a team-high six boards.
*Sophomore guard DeAndre Williams added 15 points, five rebounds and three assists for the Crusaders.
RECAPS: AMERICAN | HOLY CROSS
 
COLGATE RAIDERS (8-11, 5-1 PL) 90, AT LAFAYETTE LEOPARDS (7-12, 2-4 PL) 67
Kirby Sports Center/Easton, Pa.                                      1 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
EASTON, Pa. – Senior guard Nicolas Louis-Jacques led four Raiders in double figures with 21 points in Colgate’s 90-67 victory at Lafayette on Saturday for their fourth straight League win.
*Louis-Jacques shot 8-of-11 from the field and 5-of-7 from beyond the arc for a Colgate squad that connected on 58.3 percent of its field-goal attempts and 55.6 percent from long range.  
*Fifth-year forward Jeff Woodward totaled 17 points, eight rebounds, five assists and a blocked shot. Woodward shot 6-of-9 from the field and is shooting a League-best 63.9 percent from the field in League play.
*Sophomore guard Jalen Cox finished with 11 points and a team-high nine rebounds, while junior guard Brady Cummins added 10 points.
*Lafayette sophomore forward Andrew Phillips led the Leopards with 18 points, seven rebounds and two steals.
*Senior center Justin Vander Baan added 17 points, six rebounds, three assists, three blocks and two steals, while freshman guard Alex Chaikin added 12 points.
RECAPS: COLGATE | LAFAYETTE
 
LOYOLA MARYLAND GREYHOUNDS (8-9, 3-3 PL) 76, AT LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS (6-11, 1-5 PL) 60
Stabler Arena/Bethlehem, Pa.                                           2 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Senior center Veljko Ilic came off the bench to lead five Greyhounds in double-figures with 15 points as Loyola Maryland swept the season series against Lehigh with a 76-60 win at Stabler Arena.
*Ilic added a team-high nine rebounds, while senior center Milos Ilic posted 14 points, six rebounds and four assists for the Greyhounds.
*Junior guard Tyson Commander and sophomore guards Jordan Stiemke and Jacob Theodosiou scored 12 points apiece, helping the Greyhounds shoot 50 percent from the floor and 50 percent from beyond the arc.
*Lehigh sophomore guard Cam Gillus and first-year forward Edouard Benoit led the Mountain Hawks with 15 points apiece.
*Sophomore guard Nasir Whitlock added 10 points, five assists and four boards for Lehigh.
RECAPS: LOYOLA MARYLAND | LEHIGH
 
AT BUCKNELL BISON (8-11, 4-2 PL) 73, NAVY MIDSHIPMEN (5-14, 2-4 PL) 69
Sojka Pavilion/Lewisburg, Pa.                                         4 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
LEWISBURG, Pa. – Junior center Noah Williamson scored a game-high 25 points to lead Bucknell to its fourth win in five games in a 73-69 decision over Navy.
*Williamson scored the Bison’s last four points to hold off the Midshipmen in a game that saw seven lead changes and six ties. He shot 9-of-15 from the field and grabbed a team-high eight rebounds.
*Senior guard Josh Bascoe added 18 points, seven assists, four rebounds and three steals in 37 minutes for the Bison
*Navy junior guard Austin Benigni scored a team-high 23 points to surpass 1,000 career points. He added five rebounds, five assists and two steals to lead the Mids.
*Sophomore guard Jinwoo Kim posted 13 points, while junior forwards Aidan Kehoe and Donovan Draper scored nine points apiece, with 11 and 10 rebounds, respectively.
RECAPS: NAVY | BUCKNELL
 
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