Men's Basketball

Patriot League Men’s Basketball Saturday Recap presented by PenFed Credit Union (1.31.28)

Army earns one-point win, Lafayette and Lehigh prevail on last-second buckets, Bucknell survives in double OT and Navy wins fifth straight on Kehoe’s record-tying performance

Army earns one-point win, Lafayette and Lehigh prevail on last-second buckets, Bucknell survives in double OT and Navy wins fifth straight on Kehoe’s record-tying performance. 
 
AT ARMY WEST POINT BLACK KNIGHTS (10-13, 4-6 PL) 69, HOLY CROSS CRUSADERS (8-15, 3-7 PL) 68
Christl Arena/West Point, N.Y.                                    1 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
WEST POINT, N.Y.Junior guard Ryan Curry’s short jumper with 13.3 seconds remaining in regulation lifted Army West Point to a 69-68 victory over Holy Cross to split the season series.
*Curry scored the Black Knights’ final six points, including a four-point play with 2:42 remaining to erase a three-point deficit. He finished with a season-high 27 points, shooting 9-of-17 from the floor including 7-of-12 from 3-point range to go along with five rebounds, four assists and two steals.
*Senior forward Jorn Everson added 11 points, while sophomore forward Joshua Eli posted nine points and a game-high 12 rebounds to help Army West Point hold a 46-36 advantage on the glass.
*Holy Cross freshman forward Aiden Disu recorded his second double-double of the season with 14 points and 10 rebounds. He also added three blocks.
*Junior guards Joe Nugent, Gabe Warren and DeAndre Williams scored 11 points apiece, combining to shoot 7-of-10 from beyond the arc.
RECAPS: HOLY CROSS | ARMY WEST POINT
 
AT LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS (10-13, 6-4 PL) 77, COLGATE RAIDERS (13-10, 7-3 PL) 76, OT
Stabler Arena/Bethlehem, Pa.                                    2 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
BETHLEHEM, Pa.Junior guard Nasir Whitlock hit a contested jumper with 0.9 seconds remaining in overtime to seal Lehigh’s 77-76 victory over Colgate at Stabler Arena to sweep the season series.
*Whitlock also hit a pair of free throws at the end of regulation to send the Mountain Hawks to their sixth overtime game of the season, tied with Boston University for the most in NCAA Division I.  
*The Patriot League’s leading scorer led Lehigh with 32 points, shooting 11-of-18 from the field and 6-of-9 from 3-point range for his fifth 30-point performance of the season.
*Sophomore forward Edouard Benoit finished with 11 points and nine rebounds, while first-year guard Andrew Urosevic totaled 11 points off the bench, hitting 3-of-6 from 3-point range to help Lehigh shoot 52% (13-of-25) from deep. 
*Colgate junior guard Jalen Cox finished with a game- and season-high 34 points, hitting 11-of-23 from the field while going 12-of-14 from the free-throw line. He also grabbed nine rebounds.
*First-year forward Andrew Alekseyenko posted his second double-double of the season, finishing with 20 points and 10 rebounds. Junior forward Sam Wright added 11 points on 5-of-7 shooting.
RECAPS: COLGATE | LEHIGH
 
LAFAYETTE LEOPARDS (7-16, 4-6 PL) 67, AT AMERICAN EAGLES (13-10, 6-4 PL) 65
Bender Arena/Washington, D.C.                                2 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
WASHINGTONJunior guard Caleb Williams’ layup with 0.2 seconds remaining in regulation lifted Lafayette to a 67-65 victory over American at Bender Arena for the Leopards’ second straight League win.
*Williams scored four of his 16 points in the final 38 seconds to hold off the Eagles’ comeback attempt.
*Junior forward Andrew Phillips led the Leopards with a season-high 23 points, connecting on 9-of-12 from the field and 5-of-7 from 3-point range.
*Junior guard Mark Butler added 11 points and four assists, while freshman forward Shareef Jackson contributed eight points, four rebounds and three blocks.
*Sophomore forward Julen Iturbe led four Eagles in double figures with 12 points, to go along with six rebounds.
*Freshman guard Madden Collins added 11 points, seven rebounds and four assists off the bench, while junior forward Matt Mayock and junior guard Greg Jones tallied 11 and 10 points, respectively.
RECAPS: LAFAYETTE | AMERICAN
 
AT BUCKNELL BISON (7-16, 4-6 PL) 103, BOSTON UNIVERSITY TERRIERS (8-15, 3-7 PL) 97, 2OT
Sojka Pavilion/Lewisburg, Pa.                                     2 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
LEWISBURG, Pa.Freshman forward Amon Dörries broke a 48-year-old Bucknell single-game rookie scoring record, finishing with 36 points to lead Bucknell to a 103-97 double-overtime win against Boston University at Sojka Pavilion.
*Dörries scored 15 of his game-high 36 points in the two overtime sessions to help the Bison snap a four-game slide. He connected on 11-of-19 from the floor, including 4-of-6 from 3-point range and 10-of-10 from the free-throw line during his career game.
*Senior guard Achile Spadone shot 7-of-12 from the floor and 4-of-5 from long distance for 24 points, helping the Bison shoot 50% (11-of-22) from 3-point range.
*Freshman guard Pat Curtin recorded his first collegiate double-double with 22 points and a career-high 10 rebounds.
*Boston University freshman guard Chance Gladden scored a career-high 34 points, hitting 8-of-14 from the floor and 17-of-18 from the free-throw line. He also added four rebounds and four assists.
*Freshman forward Sam Hughes added 22 points on 5-of-10 shooting from 3-point range, junior guard Michael McNair chipped in 19 points and sophomore forward Ben Defty posted his sixth double-double of the season with 10 points and 10 rebounds.
*Boston University played its sixth overtime game of the season, tied with Lehigh for the most in NCAA DI this season.
RECAPS: BOSTON UNIVERSITY | BUCKNELL
 
AT NAVY MIDSHIPMEN (17-6, 9-1 PL) 87, LOYOLA MARYLAND GREYHOUNDS (8-15, 4-6 PL) 71
Alumni Hall/Annapolis, Md.                                         4 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
ANNAPOLIS, Md.Senior center Aidan Kehoe led the Midshipmen with 23 points, connecting on all 11 of his field-goal attempts, to lead Navy to an 87-71 victory over Loyola Maryland to take a two-game lead atop the Patriot League standings.
*Kehoe’s 11-of-11 performance from the floor tied the Patriot League single-game field-goal percentage record shared by Army West Point’s Matt Wilson (Nov. 14, 2018) and Bucknell’s Nate Sestina (Jan. 14, 2019), who each shot 11-of-11 from the floor.
*Senior forward Donovan Draper added 14 points, six rebounds and five steals off the bench, while junior guard Jordan Pennick posted 15 points and five assists in the Mids’ fifth straight win.
*Senior guard Austin Benigni finished with 11 points and five assists while junior guards Jinwoo Kim and Cam Cole scored 11 and 10 points, respectively, as Navy finished with six players in double figures.
*Loyola Maryland freshman forward Emmett Adair scored a career-high 28 points, hitting 10-of-21 from the floor, including 6-of-11 from 3-point range. He also grabbed a team-high seven rebounds.
*Sophomore guard Braeden Speed added 24 points and four assists, connecting on 9-of-16 from the field for his fourth straight game with 20 points or more.
RECAPS: LOYOLA MARYLAND | NAVY
 
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