Black Knights, Terriers, Greyhounds and Bison pick up Wednesday wins
 
AT ARMY WEST POINT BLACK KNIGHTS (13-10, 7-4 PL) 68, HOLY CROSS CRUSADERS (11-13, 3-8 PL) 65
Christl Arena/West Point, N.Y.                                         6 p.m. (ESPN+)
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WEST POINT, N.Y. – Senior guard Jalen Rucker scored a game-high 19 points as Army West Point halted Holy Cross’ comeback attempt in a 68-65 victory at Christl Arena to sweep the season series against the Crusaders.
*Rucker scored the Black Knights’ last seven points through the final four minutes to hold off a Crusaders’ squad that trailed by as many as 22 points midway through the second half.
*Black Knights’ sophomore forward Josh Scovens finished with 16 points, six rebounds and two blocks, while senior forward AJ Allenspach posted seven points and a game-high 11 rebounds to improve to 7-4 in League play.
*Holy Cross freshman guard Max Green posted team-highs of 18 points and nine rebounds.
*Sophomore guard Joe Nugent added 12 points and seven boards, while senior forward Caleb Kenney added 10 points, three rebounds and two blocks.
*The Crusaders outscored the Black Knights 31-12 through the final 14 minutes.
RECAPS: HOLY CROSS | ARMY WEST POINT
 
AT BOSTON UNIVERSITY TERRIERS (12-12, 6-5 PL) 87, NAVY MIDSHIPMEN (8-16, 5-6 PL) 65
Case Gymnasium/Boston, Mass.                                       7 p.m. (ESPN+)
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BOSTON – Graduate student guard Miles Brewster scored a career-high 25 points to lead Boston University to an 87-65 victory over Navy at Case Gymnasium to split the season series.
*Brewster connected on 10-of-11 from the floor, including 5-of-6 from 3-pointer range. He also added five rebounds and four assists to help the Terriers improve to 6-5 in League play.
*Sophomore guard Michael McNair added 18 points on 7-of-8 shooting, connecting on 4-of-5 from beyond the arc.
*Brewster and McNair helped BU shoot season-bests 59.6 from the field and 52.2 percent from distance.
*Navy junior guard Austin Benigni led the Mids with 25 points on 6-of-12 shooting from the field. He also connected on 8-of-9 from the charity stripe.
*Junior forward Donovan Draper recorded 14 points, and sophomore guard Jordan Pennick added 12 points and four assists for the Mids.
RECAPS: NAVY | BOSTON UNIVERSITY
 
LOYOLA MARYLAND GREYHOUNDS (10-12, 5-6 PL) 71, AT LAFAYETTE LEOPARDS (9-15, 4-7 PL) 58
Kirby Sports Center/Easton, Pa.                                      7 p.m. (ESPN+)
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EASTON, Pa. – Senior forward Milos Ilic recorded his eighth double-double of the season with 17 points and 13 rebounds to lead Loyola Maryland to a 71-58 victory over Lafayette to split the season series.
*Ilic’s 13 boards were one short of matching a season-high. He also added four assists.
*Junior guard Tyson Commander recorded 16 points, six rebounds, two assists and two steals off the bench for the Greyhounds.
*Loyola sophomore guards Jacob Theodosiou and Jordan Stiemke chipped in 10 points apiece. Theodosiou added five assists and three steals, while Stiemke grabbed five boards.
*Lafayette sophomore guard Mark Butler led four Leopards in double-figures with 12 points on 6-of-8 shooting.
*Freshman guards Alex Chaikin and Caleb Williams and sophomore forward Andrew Phillips each tallied 11 points. Sophomore center Misha Bednostin grabbed 11 boards to go with eight points.
RECAPS: LOYOLA MARYLAND | LAFAYETTE
 
AT BUCKNELL BISON (11-13, 7-4 PL) 71, AMERICAN EAGLES (14-10, 8-3 PL) 49
Sojka Pavilion/Lewisburg, Pa.                                         7 p.m. (ESPN+)
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LEWISBURG, Pa. – Junior center Noah Williamson posted his League-leading ninth double-double of the season with 18 points and 12 rebounds to lead Bucknell to a 71-49 victory over American to split the season series.
*Williamson shot an efficient 5-of-8 from the floor and connected on 7-of-9 from the free-throw line to snap the Eagles’ seven-game winning streak.
*Senior guard Josh Bascoe posted 14 points and seven assists, and junior guard Achile Spadone added 11 points to help the Bison improve to 6-0 at home in League play.
*Sophomore forward Matt Mayock led American with 10 points, connecting on 2-of-4 from beyond the arc.
*Graduate student forward Matt Rogers and freshman forward Julen Iturbe added nine points apiece for the Eagles.
RECAPS: AMERICAN | BUCKNELL
 
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