Terriers, Midshipmen and Bison collect road wins, Colgate earns home victory
BOSTON UNIVERSITY TERRIERS (15-15, 9-8 PL) 79, AT LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS (10-18, 5-12 PL) 68
Stabler Arena/Bethlehem, Pa. 6 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Sophomore guard Kyrone Alexander recorded his second double-double of the season with a team-high 21 points and 10 rebounds to lead Boston University to a 79-68 victory at Lehigh to sweep the season series.
*Alexander connected on 12-of-12 from the free-throw line and recorded four steals in the Terriers to help the Terriers clinch a first-round bye in the Patriot League Championship.
*Graduate student guard Miles Brewster finished with 14 points, six rebounds, three assists and two steals, while senior forward Malcolm Chimezie and freshman center Ben Defty added 13 and 11 points, respectively.
*BU junior forward Nico Nobili pulled down a team-high 12 boards, helping the Terriers hold a 39-20 advantage on the glass. The Terriers controlled the offensive glass, holding a 14-0 advantage for 15 second-chance points.
*Lehigh senior guard Tyler Whitney-Sidney scored a career-high 32 points on 8-of-11 shooting from the floor and 14-of-17 from the charity stripe.
*Sophomore guard Nasir Whitlock also posted a career-high with 24 points on 7-of-11 shooting, including 3-of-5 from beyond the arc.
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BOSTON UNIVERSITY |
LEHIGH
NAVY MIDSHIPMEN (12-18, 9-8 PL) 68, AT AMERICAN EAGLES (18-12, 12-5 PL) 60
Bender Arena/Washington, D.C. 7 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
WASHINGTON – Sophomore guard Jordan Pennick scored a game-high 22 points to lead Navy to a 68-60 victory over American to sweep the season series.
*Pennick connected on 6-of-10 from the floor, including 6-of-8 from beyond the arc to help the Mids hand the Eagles their first home League loss.
*Junior guard Austin Benigni finished with 11 points, while junior center Aidan Kehoe contributed 10 points, five rebounds and three blocked shots.
*Junior forward Donovan Draper pulled down a game-high 16 rebounds to help Navy hold a 40-28 advantage on the glass. Junior forward Mike Woods came off the bench to add 12 points for the Mids.
*Eagles’ graduate student forward Matt Rogers scored a team-high 17 points, while sophomore forward Greg Jones added 10 points.
*Senior guard Lincoln Ball pulled down a team-high seven rebounds to go with six points for American.
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NAVY |
AMERICAN
BUCKNELL BISON (16-14, 12-5 PL) 70, AT LOYOLA MARYLAND GREYHOUNDS (11-17, 6-11 PL) 67
Reitz Arena/Baltimore, Md. 7 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
BALTIMORE – Junior center Noah Williamson led five Bison in double figures as Bucknell defeated Loyola Maryland, 70-67, to sweep the season series and clinch a top-two seed in the Patriot League Championship.
*Williamson also grabbed a game-high eight rebounds as the Bison outrebounded the Greyhounds 34-25.
*Senior guard Josh Bascoe finished with 14 points, four rebounds and three assists, while classmate Elvin Edmonds IV added 11 points and six rebounds.
*Juniors Achile Spadone and Ruot Bijiek contributed 12 and 10 points, respectively.
*Greyhounds’ senior center Milos Ilic scored a game-high 21 points on 9-of-15 shooting from the field. He also grabbed a team-high six rebounds.
*Sophomore guards Jacob Theodosiou and Jordan Stiemke finished with 17 and 10 points, respectively. Theodosiou added four boards, four steals and two assists.
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BUCKNELL |
LOYOLA MARYLAND
AT COLGATE RAIDERS (13-17, 10-7 PL) 81, HOLY CROSS CRUSADERS (13-17, 5-12 PL) 73
Cotterell Court/Hamilton, N.Y. 7 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
HAMILTON, N.Y. – Fifth-year forward Jeff Woodward posted his fifth double-double of the season with 14 points and 13 rebounds to lead Colgate to an 81-73 victory over Holy Cross to sweep the season series.
*Woodward connected on 6-of-9 from the floor and added five assists, two steals and one blocked shot in the Raiders’ win.
*Sophomore guard Jalen Cox recorded 13 points, eight rebounds, four steals and three assists. Cox and the Raiders finished with 13 steals.
*Senior guard Chandler Baker and Nicolas Louis-Jacques scored 11 and 10 points, respectively, as Colgate shot 50 percent from the field.
*Sophomore guard Joe Nugent led Holy Cross with 21 points, connecting on 5-of-9 from 3-point range.
*Crusaders’ sophomore forward Gabe Warren finished with 18 points, while junior forward Jaiden Feroah added 11 points, nine rebounds, two steals and two blocked shots.
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HOLY CROSS |
COLGATE
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