Home teams remain unbeaten in League play, as Black Knights, Crusaders, Raiders, Bison and Terriers win on Wednesday

AT ARMY WEST POINT BLACK KNIGHTS (7-8, 1-2 PL) 74, LOYOLA MARYLAND GREYHOUNDS (6-8, 1-2 PL) 72
Christl Arena/West Point, N.Y.                                         6 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
WEST POINT, N.Y. – Army West Point survived a late comeback attempt from Loyola Maryland to earn its first League victory in a 74-72 decision over the Greyhounds at Christl Arena.
*Black Knights’ senior guard Jalen Rucker scored a game-high 26 points on 12-of-17 shooting to go with three rebounds, three steals and two assists.
*Senior forward AJ Allenspach finished with 12 points, including Army’s final bucket of the game to give them a 74-64 lead with 2:21 remaining in regulation. He also pulled down a team-high seven rebounds.
*The Black Knights built a 17-point halftime lead, shooting 60 percent (20-of-33) from the floor, including 66.7 percent (6-of-9) from deep, in the first half.
*Sophomore guard Jordan Stiemke led four Greyhounds in double figures with 17 points, and junior guard Tyson Commander finished with 16 points, helping the Greyhounds outscore Army 42-27 in the second half.
*Senior forward Milos Ilic posted his sixth double-double of the season with 12 points and 10 rebounds to go with three assists and three steals. Sophomore guard Jacob Theodosiou added 11 points and seven boards.
RECAPS: LOYOLA MARYLAND | ARMY WEST POINT
 
AT HOLY CROSS CRUSADERS (10-6, 2-1 PL) 70, NAVY MIDSHIPMEN (5-11, 2-1 PL) 59
Hart Center/Worcester, Mass.                                          6 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
WORCESTER, Mass. – Sophomore guard Joe Nugent and senior forward Caleb Kenney combined for 39 points to lead Holy Cross to a 70-59 victory over Navy, handing the Mids their first League loss of the season.
*Nugent scored a game-high 21 points on 5-of-8 shooting from 3-point range. He also grabbed a team-high nine rebounds to help the Crusaders improve to 2-1 in League play.
*Kenny was an efficient 9-of-12 from the floor for eight points to go with eight rebounds and four assists. The reigning League defensive player of the year also added one steal and one blocked shot.
*The Crusaders shot 53.7 percent (29-of-54) from the field and 50 percent (10-of-20) from beyond the arc.
*Navy junior center Aidan Kehoe recorded his fourth consecutive double-double and fifth of the season with a team-high 18 points and a game-high 14 rebounds. He also added two blocks and two steals.
*Junior forward Donovan Draper added 12 points, nine boards, four assists and two steals, while sophomore guard Carnegie Johnson matched a career-high with 10 points.
RECAPS: NAVY | HOLY CROSS
 
AT COLGATE RAIDERS (5-11, 2-1 PL) 67, LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS (6-8, 1-2 PL) 62
Cotterell Court/Hamilton, N.Y.                                         7 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
HAMILTON, N.Y. – Fifth-year center Jeff Woodward recorded his first double-double of the season, scoring a career-high 20 points and grabbing 12 rebounds to lead Colgate to a 67-62 victory over Lehigh in a Patriot League Championship Game rematch at Cotterell Court.
*Woodward shot 9-of-18 from the floor and helped the Raiders outscore the Mountain Hawks in the paint, 38-26.  
*Sophomore guard Parker Jones posted his first collegiate double-double with 11 points and a career-high 13 rebounds as the Raiders outrebounded Lehigh 43-32.
*Junior guard Brady Cummins added 13 points to help the Raiders improve to 2-1 in League play.
*Lehigh sophomore guard Nasir Whitlock scored a career-high 23 points on 10-of-17 shooting from the floor.
*Sophomore guard Cam Gillus finished with 11 points, seven rebounds, five assists and two steals for the Mountain Hawks.
RECAPS: LEHIGH | COLGATE
 
AT BUCKNELL BISON (6-10, 2-1 PL) 65, LAFAYETTE LEOPARDS (6-10, 1-2 PL) 62, OT
Sojka Pavilion/Lewisburg, Pa.                                         7 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
LEWISBURG, Pa. – Senior guard Josh Bascoe’s 3-pointer early in the extra frame put Bucknell in front for good in a 65-62 overtime victory over Lafayette at Sojka Pavilion.
*Bascoe scored the Bison’s last five points in regulation and matched a career-high with 23 points on 8-of-15 shooting, including 5-of-10 from long range. The senior guard also had two blocked shots.
*Junior center Noah Williamson added 16 points and eight rebounds for Bucknell.
*Bison senior guard Elvin Edmonds IV finished with seven points, including a pair of free throws with three seconds remaining in overtime to seal the win. He also added three rebounds and three assists.
*Sophomore guard Andrew Phillips led four Leopards in double-figures with 16 points, including a game-tying layup with four seconds remaining in regulation to send the game to an extra frame.
*Senior center Justin Vander Baan posted a double-double with 14 points and 10 boards while blocking five shots, his eighth game this season with three or more blocked shots.
*Freshmen guards Alex Chaikin and Caleb Williams scored 13 and 11 points, respectively, for Lafayette.
RECAPS: LAFAYETTE | BUCKNELL
 
AT BOSTON UNIVERSITY TERRIERS (8-8, 2-1 PL) 60, AMERICAN EAGLES (7-9, 1-2 PL) 54
Case Gym/Boston, Mass.                                   7 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
BOSTON – Sophomore guards Michael McNair and Kyrone Alexander combined for 35 points to lead Boston University to its second straight League victory, defeating American 60-54 at Case Gym.
*McNair scored a team-high 20 points on 6-of-11 shooting from the field, including 4-of-8 from long range, while Alexander added 15 points and seven rebounds.
*American graduate student forward Matt Rogers led three Eagles in double-figures with a game-high 22 points. He added six boards.
*Senior guard Elijah Stephens finished with 12 points, five rebounds, two assists and two steals, while sophomore forward Greg Jones added 11 points and a team-high seven boards.
RECAPS: AMERICAN | BOSTON UNIVERSITY
 
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