Navy outlasts Lehigh in double overtime; Cox’s triple-double leads Colgate; Lafayette and Loyola Maryland earn home wins
 
AT LOYOLA MARYLAND GREYHOUNDS (6-13, 2-4 PL) 74, BOSTON UNIVERSITY TERRIERS (7-12, 2-4 PL) 57
Reitz Arena/Baltimore, Md.                                        1 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
BALTIMORE – Freshman forward Emmett Adair scored 10 of his team-high 17 points in the second half as Loyola Maryland pulled away from Boston University in a 74-57 victory at Reitz Arena.
*The Greyhounds shot 51.8% (14-of-27) from the field in the second half to outscore the Terriers 40-21 after the break, including a 15-0 run during a span of more than six minutes late.
*Sophomore guard Braeden Speed added 14 points, while junior forward Jonas Sirtautas contributed 12 points for Loyola Maryland.
*Greyhounds’ freshman Carter Berg-McLean and Sebastien Emenalo added eight and seven points, respectively, to help Loyola’s bench outscore the Terriers’ reserves, 37-5.
*Boston University sophomore forward Ben Defty recorded his second straight double-double and fifth of the season with 18 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Terriers.
*Freshman guard Chance Gladden finished with 13 points and four assists, and classmate Sam Hughes added 12 points for the Terriers.
RECAPS: BOSTON UNIVERSITY | LOYOLA MARYLAND
 
AT LAFAYETTE LEOPARDS (5-14, 2-4 PL) 74, HOLY CROSS CRUSADERS (8-11, 3-3 PL) 55
Kirby Sports Center/Easton, Pa.                                1 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
EASTON, Pa. – Junior forward Andrew Phillips led three Leopards in double figures with 19 points, as Lafayette downed Holy Cross 74-55 at Kirby Sports Center.
*Phillips connected on 8-of-12 from the floor, including 2-of-4 from 3-point range to help Lafayette snap a three-game slide.
*Freshman forward Shareef Jackson posted his second collegiate double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds, while classmate Christian Humphrey-Rembert grabbed a team-high 14 boards to help Lafayette enjoy a 45-31 advantage on the glass.
*Sophomore guard Caleb Williams finished with 16 points and four assists for Lafayette.
*Holy Cross sophomore guard Tyler Boston scored a team-high 18 points on 7-of-12 shooting from the field to lead the Crusaders.
*Junior forward Joe Nugent added 16 points and four boards, hitting 5-of-9 from the floor.
RECAPS: HOLY CROSS | LAFAYETTE
 
AT COLGATE RAIDERS (11-8, 5-1 PL) 95, BUCKNELL BISON (6-13, 3-3 PL) 76
Cotterell Court/Hamilton, N.Y.                                    2 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
HAMILTON, N.Y. – Junior guard Jalen Cox recorded a triple-double with 13 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists to lead Colgate to a 95-76 victory over Bucknell at Cotterell Court and improve to 5-1 in League play.
*Cox connected on 5-of-6 from the floor and became the first Patriot League player to post a triple-double since Loyola Maryland’s Golden Dike accomplished the feat on Jan. 6, 2024. 
*Raiders’ freshman forward Andrew Alekseyenko scored a game-high 22 points, hitting 7-of-10 from the field and 3-of-4 from 3-point range. He added four assists.
*Junior forward Sam Wright added 17 points on 8-of-12 shooting, and sophomore guard Ben Tweedy contributed 14 points for a Colgate squad that shot 56.7% (34-of-60) from the floor.
*Bucknell freshman guard Pat Curtin finished with a team-high 18 points, and classmate Amon Dörries added 15 points.
*Senior guard Achile Spadone chipped in 13 points and a team-high eight rebounds, while sophomore guard Aleksander Pachucki totaled 10 points off the bench.
RECAPS: BUCKNELL | COLGATE
 
NAVY MIDSHIPMEN (13-6, 5-1 PL) 82, AT LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS (7-12, 3-3 PL) 79 (2OT)
Stabler Arena/Bethlehem, Pa.                                    2 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Senior guard Austin Benigni matched a career-high with 34 points to lead Navy to an 82-79 double-overtime victory over Lehigh at Stabler Arena.
*Benigni scored 13 of his 34 points in the two overtime sessions while playing all 50 minutes. He connected on 5-of-10 from beyond the arc for the Patriot League’s single-game season high.
*Senior center Aidan Kehoe posted his ninth double-double of the season with 21 points and a career-high 21 rebounds to help the Mids control the glass, outrebounding the Mountain Hawks, 54-29. Senior forward Donovan Draper added 10 boards.
*Junior guards Cam Cole and Jinwoo Kim added 11 and 10 points, respectively, to help the Mids collect their ninth win in their last 10 games.
*Lehigh junior guard Nasir Whitlock scored a team-high 31 points on 10-of-20 shooting from the field and 9-of-9 from the charity stripe. Whitlock recorded his second straight 30-point game and his fourth of the season.
*Sophomore forward Edouard Benoit finished with 16 points and seven rebounds, while junior guard Joshua Ingram added 11 points and four steals.
RECAPS: NAVY | LEHIGH
 
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