Men's Basketball

Patriot League Men’s Basketball Wednesday Recap presented by PenFed Credit Union (1.14.26)

Mountain Hawks win third consecutive League game; Crusaders and Bison pick up second straight victories; Raiders win on the road

Mountain Hawks win third consecutive League game; Crusaders and Bison pick up second straight victories; Raiders win on the road
 
AT HOLY CROSS CRUSADERS (8-10, 3-2 PL) 82, ARMY WEST POINT BLACK KNIGHTS (7-11, 1-4 PL) 75
Hart Center/Worcester, Mass.                                    6 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
WORCESTER, Mass.Sophomore guard Tyler Boston led five Crusaders in double figures with 20 points, as Holy Cross downed Army West Point, 82-75, for its second straight League victory.
*Boston shot 6-of-12 from the floor, including 4-of-5 from 3-point range, to help the Crusaders shoot 59.1 percent (13-of-22) from beyond the arc. He added five assists and two rebounds.
*Junior guards Joe Nugent and Gabe Warren scored 17 and 14 points, respectively, while combining to hit 6-of-10 from 3-point range to help Holy Cross build its lead as many as 14 points.
*Freshman forward Aiden Disu recorded his first collegiate double-double with 11 points and a career-high 11 rebounds, while junior guard DeAndre Williams added 13 points off the bench.
*Army West Point sophomore guard Jaxson Bell scored a team-high 20 points on 9-of-13 shooting from the floor and grabbed eight rebounds, and freshman guard Jackson Furman contributed 18 points, both off the bench.
*Junior guard Ryan Curry finished with 14 points to surpass 1,000 career points and dished out a team-high six assists. Sophomore forward Jacen Holloway added 11 points and five rebounds.
RECAPS: Army West Point | Holy Cross
 
LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS (7-11, 3-2 PL) 93, AT BOSTON UNIVERSITY TERRIERS (7-11, 2-3 PL) 91 (OT)
Case Gymnasium/Boston, Mass.                                6 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
BOSTONSophomore forward Edouard Benoit scored eight of his 23 points in overtime and the Mountain Hawks connected on all 12 free-throw attempts in the extra session to hold off Boston University in a 93-91 win at Case Gymnasium.
*Junior guard Nasir Whitlock registered his third 30-point performance of the season, scoring a game-high 30 points, while shooting 4-of-5 from 3-point range. He added five rebounds and four assists.
*Junior guard Joshua Ingram contributed 16 points and four steals, while sophomore forward Hank Alvey posted 10 points and three blocks in the Mountain Hawks’ third straight League win.
*Boston University sophomore center Ben Defty recorded his fourth double-double of the season with a team-high 26 points and 10 rebounds. He also added three assists and two blocks.
*Junior guard Michael McNair scored 10 of his 24 points in overtime, shooting 8-of-16 from the field, including 3-of-5 from beyond the arc, to help the Terriers erase a 12-point halftime deficit to force overtime.
*Freshman guard Chance Gladden posted his first collegiate double-double with 10 points and a career-high 12 assists.
RECAPS: Lehigh | Boston University
 
COLGATE RAIDERS (10-8, 4-1 PL) 86, AT LOYOLA MARYLAND GREYHOUNDS (5-13, 1-4 PL) 80
Reitz Arena/Baltimore, Md.                                         7 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
BALTIMOREFirst-year forward Andrew Alekseyenko led six Raiders in double figures with 16 points and grabbed a career-high 15 rebounds for his first collegiate double-double as Colgate earned an 86-80 road victory at Reitz Arena.
*Junior guard Jalen Cox finished with 15 points, eight rebounds and six assists and junior forward Sam Wright added 12 points, five rebounds and two steals as all five Raiders’ starters scored in double figures.
*Junior guard Kyle Carlesimo and sophomore guards Ben Tweedy and Josh Ahayere each tallied 11 points.
*Loyola Maryland sophomore guard Braeden Speed scored a team-high 20 points on 5-of-8 shooting from deep to go along with 10 rebounds for his first collegiate double-double.
*Freshman forward Sebastian Emenalo scored a career-high 19 points on 7-of-8 shooting from the field, including 3-of-3 from deep.
*Freshman forward Emmett Adair and junior guard Jordan Stiemke scored 13 and 12 points, respectively, as the Greyhounds’ bench outscored the Raiders’ reserves, 46-19.
RECAPS: Colgate | Loyola Maryland
 
AT BUCKNELL BISON (6-12, 3-2 PL) 76, LAFAYETTE LEOPARDS (4-14, 1-4 PL) 69
Sojka Pavilion/Lewisburg, Pa.                                     7:30 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
LEWISBURG, Pa.Bucknell freshmen Pat Curtin and Amon Dörries combined for 32 points on 11-of-22 shooting to lead the Bison to a 76-69 victory over Lafayette at Sojka Pavilion
*Curtin, the reigning Patriot League Rookie of the Week, scored a team-high 17 points while shooting 3-of-5 from 3-point range, to go along with six rebounds and four assists in Bucknell’s second straight win.
*Dörries added 15 points, while senior guard Achile Spadone chipped in 10 points and a team-high eight rebounds as Bucknell held a 34-26 advantage on the glass.
*Bucknell shot 54.5 percent (12-of-22) from 3-point range, with seven different players connecting from the perimeter.
*Lafayette freshman forward Christian Humphrey-Rembert led four Leopards in double figures with 21 points on 5-of-9 shooting from beyond the arc.
*Junior guard Mark Butler finished with 15 points and five assists, while juniors Caleb Williams and Andrew Phillips added 11 and 10 points, respectively.
RECAPS: Lafayette | Bucknell
 
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