American, Colgate, Lafayette and Navy earn road wins, while Bucknell protects home floor
 
COLGATE RAIDERS (8-7, 2-0 PL) 76, AT ARMY WEST POINT BLACK KNIGHTS (7-8, 1-1 PL) 69
Christl Arena/West Point, N.Y.                                    1 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
WEST POINT, N.Y. – Senior guard Kyle Carlesimo, junior forward Sam Wright and sophomore guard Ben Tweedy each scored 18 points to lead Colgate to a 76-69 victory at Army West Point for its second straight League road win.
*Carlesimo, making his first start of the season with Jalen Cox and Josh Ahayere out of the lineup, connected on 7-of-13 from the floor and 4-of-10 from 3-point range.
*Freshman forward Andrew Alekseyenko led the Raiders with 11 rebounds and seven assists to go along with six points, while senior guard Brady Cummins scored nine points in his first game since Dec. 21.
*Army senior guard Ryan Curry scored a game-high 24 points, connecting on 6-of-9 from 3-point range, while dishing out a team-high seven assists.
*Junior forward Tate Laczkowski added 11 points and eight boards, and sophomore guard Jaxson Bell tallied nine points and eight rebounds for a Black Knights’ squad that had its four-game win streak snapped.
RECAPS: COLGATE | ARMY WEST POINT
 
AMERICAN EAGLES (9-6, 2-0 PL) 64, AT BOSTON UNIVERSITY TERRIERS (5-10, 0-2 PL) 62
Case Gym/Boston, Mass.                                              1 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
BOSTON – Junior guard Greg Jones led four Eagles in double-figures with 16 points to help American hold off Boston University in a 64-62 win at Case Gym.
*Jones connected on 6-of-7 from the floor, including both of his 3-point attempts, and freshman guard Madden Collins posted 13 points and seven boards off the bench to help the Eagles improve to 2-0 in League play.
*Sophomore forward Julen Iturbe scored nine of his 14 points in the second half to help AU  overcome the Terriers’ second-half surge, and senior guard Geoff Sprouse hit 4-of-7 from beyond the arc for 12 points.
*Freshman guard Chance Gladden led four Terriers in double-figures with 19 points to help BU overcome a 16-point first-half deficit. His 3-point play with 18 seconds left in the game brought the Terriers within two points.
*Sophomore forward Ben Defty recorded a double-double with 10 points and a career-high 12 rebounds, while sophomore guard Azmar Abdullah and junior guard Michael McNair chipped in 14 and 11 points, respectively.
RECAPS: AMERICAN | BOSTON UNIVERSITY
 
NAVY MIDSHIPMEN (10-5, 2-0 PL) 65, AT HOLY CROSS CRUSADERS (6-9, 1-1 PL) 58
Hart Center/Worcester, Mass.                                    2 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
WORCESTER, Mass. – Senior guard Austin Benigni and senior center Aidan Kehoe combined for 41 points to lead Navy to a 65-58 victory at Holy Cross, extending their win streak to six games and improving to 2-0 in League play.
*Benigni scored a game-high 23 points, connecting on 11-of-11 from the charity stripe, while adding five assists, four rebounds and two steals.
*Kehoe finished with 18 points on 9-of-10 shooting, and game-highs of nine rebounds and three blocks. He helped the Mids outscore the Crusaders in the paint, 42-14.  
*Sophomore guard Tyler Boston led the Crusaders with 16 points, six rebounds, four assists and two steals
*Junior guard Joe Nugent added 13 points on 4-of-7 shooting from the floor, including 3-of-5 from 3-point range, and freshman forward Aiden Disu contributed 10 points and four boards.
RECAPS: NAVY | HOLY CROSS
 
LAFAYETTE LEOPARDS (4-11, 1-1 PL) 79, AT LOYOLA MARYLAND GREYHOUNDS (4-11, 0-2 PL) 64
Reitz Arena/Baltimore, Md.                                         5 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
BALTIMORE – Sophomore guard Caleb Williams and freshman forward Shareef Jackson scored 20 points apiece to lead Lafayette to a 79-64 victory at Loyola Maryland for its first League win of the season.
*Williams connected on 7-of-12 from the floor, including 4-of-8 from 3-point range, while junior forward Andrew Phillips contributed 19 points, hitting 3-of-6 from deep, to help the Leopards shoot 41 percent from beyond the arc.
*Jackson’s career-high 20 points came on 9-of-10 shooting to help Lafayette outscore the Greyhounds, 42-30, in the paint. He also had six rebounds, three on the offense glass, as Lafayette held an 18-7 advantage on second-chance points.
*Loyola Maryland sophomore guard Braeden Speed led four Greyhounds, shooting 6-of-11 from the floor, with four rebounds, four assists and two blocks.
*Junior guard Jacob Theodosiou scored 13 points, while sophomore forward Sam Springer and freshman forward Emmett Adair chipped in 11 and 10 points, respectively.
RECAPS: LAFAYETTE | LOYOLA MARYLAND
 
AT BUCKNELL BISON (4-11, 1-1 PL) 72, LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS (4-11, 0-2 PL) 65
Sojka Pavilion/Lewisburg, Pa.                                     5 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
LEWISBURG, Pa. – Senior forward Ruot Bijiek matched a career-high with 20 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for his first double-double of the season to lead Bucknell to a 72-65 victory over Lehigh at Sojka Pavilion.
*Bijiek scored five points in the final two-and-a-half minutes of play, going 4-for-4 from the charity stripe to help the Bison pull away for their first League win of the season.
*Freshman guard Pat Curtin finished with 14 points, five steals, four rebounds and four assists and senior guard Achile Spadone added 10 points, seven boards and three steals to help the Bison score 20 points off turnovers.
*Sophomore guard Jayden Williams chipped in 12 points and five assists, and freshman forward Amon Dörries finished with 11 points to help the Bison overcome an eight-point halftime deficit.
*Lehigh sophomore forward Hank Alvey matched a career-high with 26 points on 10-of-14 shooting from the field and nine rebounds to lead the Mountain Hawks.
*Junior guard Nasir Whitlock and sophomore forward Edouard Benoit each scored 11 points. Benoit added seven boards.
*Junior guard Joshua Ingram finished with 10 points, five rebounds and three assists.
RECAPS: LEHIGH | BUCKNELL
 
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