Navy extends lead to three games atop the standings; American and Boston University earn home wins and Lehigh sweeps Lafayette
 
NAVY MIDSHIPMEN (21-6, 13-1 PL) 84, AT COLGATE RAIDERS (16-11, 10-4 PL) 80, OT
Cotterell Court/Hamilton, N.Y.                                    Noon (CBSSN)
BOX SCORE
HAMILTON, N.Y. – Senior guard Austin Benigni scored the Mids’ final five points from the free-throw line to help Navy hold on for an 84-80 overtime victory over Colgate at Cotterell Court to take a three-game lead atop the Patriot League standings.
*Junior guard Jordan Pennick scored a team-high 22 points, hitting 6-of-13 from 3-point range, while senior forward Donovan Draper added 20 points and eight rebounds.
*Senior center Aidan Kehoe posted his 14th double-double of the season with 12 points and 10 rebounds, and Benigni and junior guard Jinwoo Kim scored 13 and 10 points, respectively, in the Mids’ ninth straight win. 
*Colgate junior guard Jalen Cox scored a game-high 30 points on 9-of-16 shooting from the floor and 11-of-12 from the free-throw line. He hit a pair of free throws with nine seconds remaining in regulation to send the game to overtime.
*First-year forward Andrew Alekseyenko posted his fourth double-double of the season with 19 points and 10 rebounds.
*Sophomore guard Josh Ahayere added 12 points and five rebounds.
RECAPS: NAVY | COLGATE
 
AT BOSTON UNIVERSITY TERRIERS (12-15, 7-7 PL) 82, BUCKNELL BISON (8-19, 5-9 PL) 69
Case Gym/Boston, Mass.                                1 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
BOSTON – Junior guard Michael McNair scored a game-high 28 points, hitting six 3-pointers, to lift Boston University to an 82-69 victory over Bucknell on Senior Day at Case Gym to split the season series.
*McNair finished one point shy of his career-high, hitting 9-of-18 from the field, including 6-of-11 from beyond the arc, to go along with seven rebounds in the Terriers’ fourth straight win.
*Freshman forward Sam Hughes was one rebound away from a double-double, finishing with 15 points and nine boards, while freshman guard Chance Gladden tallied 14 points, six assists and five rebounds to move BU to 7-7 in League play.
*Sophomore forward Ben Defty added 13 points, six rebounds and six assists.
*Senior guard Achile Spadone led three Bison in double figures with 19 points on 7-of-14 shooting from the floor.
*Freshman center Amon Dörries and sophomore guard Jayden Williams scored 15 points apiece in Bucknell’s third straight loss.
RECAPS: BUCKNELL | BOSTON UNIVERSITY
 
AT AMERICAN EAGLES (14-13, 7-7 PL) 75, ARMY WEST POINT BLACK KNIGHTS (10-17, 4-10 PL) 63
Bender Arena/Washington, D.C.                                2 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
WASHINGTON – Freshman guard Madden Collins shot an efficient 9-of-11 from the field for a game-high 22 points to lead American to a 75-63 victory over Army West Point at Bender Arena to sweep the season series.
*Sophomore forward Julen Iturbe and junior forward Matt Mayock both added 11 points and five rebounds. They combined to shoot 9-of-18 from the floor, helping AU shoot 52% as a team.
*Junior forward Greg Jones chipped in 10 points, five rebounds and five assists to help the Eagles snap a five-game slide.
*Army West Point sophomore guard Jaxson Bell led four Black Knights in double figures with 13 points.
*Senior forward Jorn Everson and freshman guard Jackson Furman scored 12 points apiece, and sophomore forward Jacen Holloway added 10 points.
RECAPS: ARMY WEST POINT | AMERICAN
 
LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS (12-15, 8-6 PL) 78, AT LAFAYETTE LEOPARDS (8-19, 5-9 PL) 69
Kirby Sports Center/Easton, Pa.                                  5 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
EASTON, Pa. – Sophomore center Hank Alvey and junior guard Joshua Ingram combined for 42 points to lead Lehigh to a 78-69 victory over Lafayette at Kirby Sports Center to sweep the season series.
*Alvey finished with 22 points, nine rebounds and four steals, while Ingram scored 20 points on 9-of-11 shooting to go along with five assists.
*The Mountain Hawks used a 17-0 run midway through the second half to turn a four-point deficit into a 13-point lead, as freshman guard Andrew Urosevic scored nine of his 11 points on three 3-pointers during the five-minute span.  
*Junior guard Nasir Whitlock added 15 points, five assists and five rebounds to help Lehigh remain in third place in the Patriot League standings.
*Lafayette sophomore guard Caleb Williams scored 16 of his game-high 26 points in the second half and dished out a game-high six assists.
*Junior forward Andrew Phillips added 19 points and four rebounds, while senior guard Ryan Pettit finished with 10 points, five rebounds and four steals.
RECAPS: LEHIGH | LAFAYETTE
 
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