Navy clinched regular-season title and No. 1 seed in the championship; American, Army West Point and Lafayette picked up victories
 
AT NAVY MIDSHIPMEN (22-6, 14-1 PL) 72, LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS (12-16, 8-7 PL) 49
Alumni Hall/Annapolis, Md.                                         7 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Navy defeated Lehigh, 72-49, to sweep the season series and clinch the No. 1 seed in the 2026 PenFed Credit Union Patriot League Men’s Basketball Championship and its first outright regular-season crown since 1997.
*Senior guard Austin Benigni scored a game-high 25 points, hitting 7-of-15 from the field and 6-of-9 from 3-point range to go along with seven assists and four rebounds in the Midshipmen’s 10th straight win.
*Senior center Aidan Kehoe recorded his 15th double-double of the season, finishing with 14 points and 15 rebounds on 6-of-10 shooting from the field, while senior forward Donovan Draper came off the bench to contribute 11 rebounds, eight points and five steals.
*Lehigh junior guard Nasir Whitlock paced the Mountain Hawks with 20 points for his League-leading 14th 20-point performance of the season.
*Sophomore forward Edouard Benoit added nine points and a team-high nine rebounds.
RECAPS: LEHIGH | NAVY
 
LAFAYETTE LEOPARDS (9-19, 6-9 PL) 86, AT HOLY CROSS CRUSADERS (9-19, 4-11 PL) 83
Hart Center/Worcester, Mass.                                    6 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
WORCESTER, Mass. – Senior guard Ryan Pettit scored a career-high 19 points and grabbed seven rebounds to help Lafayette erase a 19-point second-half deficit in an 86-83 victory over Holy Cross at Hart Center to sweep the season series.
*The Leopards outscored the Crusaders, 53-34, after the break, shooting 62% from the floor and holding a 20-9 advantage on the glass in the second half.  
*Sophomore guard Caleb Williams, who finished with 17 points, four rebounds and three assists, converted a four-point play with 3:43 remaining to tie the score at 77 before hitting a pair of free throws with 24 seconds remaining to seal the win. Junior guard Mark Butler added 13 points and three assists.
*Freshman forward Shareef Jackson and junior forward Andrew Phillips each scored 12 points for the Leopards.  
*Holy Cross freshman forward Aiden Disu scored a team-high 20 points on 9-of-12 shooting from the floor.
*Sophomore guard Tyler Boston contributed 15 points and five assists; junior guard DeAndre Williams chipped in 13 points and junior guard John St. Germain added 11 points off the bench.
RECAPS: LAFAYETTE | HOLY CROSS
 
AMERICAN EAGLES (15-13, 8-7 PL) 75, AT BUCKNELL BISON (8-20, 5-10 PL) 57
Sojka Pavilion/Lewisburg, Pa.                                     7 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
LEWISBURG, Pa. – Freshman guard Madden Collins led a balanced Eagles scoring effort with 16 points in a 75-57 victory over Bucknell at Sojka Pavilion to split the season series.
*Collins shot 7-of-14 from the floor and added four rebounds, two assists, two steals and two blocks for an AU squad that featured eight players with six or more points.
*Junior forward Matt Mayock shot 3-of-3 from the floor and 2-of-2 from beyond the arc to finish with 10 points and five rebounds. Freshman guard Kade Sebastian also chipped in 10 points and five boards.
*Bucknell freshman center Amon Dörries scored a game-high 21 points to go along with five rebounds and three assists.
*Senior guard Achile Spadone finished with 18 points on 7-of-10 shooting, including 3-of-6 from long distance and seven rebounds, while freshman guard Pat Curtin added 12 points, seven rebounds and five assists.
RECAPS: AMERICAN | BUCKNELL
 
ARMY WEST POINT BLACK KNIGHTS (11-17, 5-10 PL) 87, AT LOYOLA MARYLAND GREYHOUNDS (11-17, 7-8 PL) 77
Reitz Arena/Baltimore, Md.                                         7 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
BALTIMORE – Junior guard Ryan Curry and sophomore forward Jacen Holloway each scored 17 points, leading five Black Knights in double figures in Army West Point’s 87-77 victory at Loyola Maryland to split the season series.
*Curry connected on 7-of-9 from the floor, including 3-of-4 from 3-point range, while Holloway shot 9-of-11 from the free-throw line to help the Black Knights snap a four-game slide.
*Sophomore guard Jaxson Bell finished with 14 points, while freshman guard Jackson Furman and sophomore guard Kevin McCarthy added 12 points apiece.
*Loyola Maryland junior guard Jacob Theodosiou led the Greyhounds with 15 points on 5-of-7 shooting.
*Sophomore guard Braeden Speed and junior guard Jordan Stiemke contributed 13 and 11 points, respectively.
RECAPS: ARMY WEST POINT | LOYOLA MARYLAND
 
ABOUT THE PATRIOT LEAGUE
The Patriot League is in its fourth decade of academic and athletic achievement, continually demonstrating that student-athletes can excel at both academics and athletics without sacrificing high standards. The Patriot League’s athletic success is achieved while its member institutions remain committed to its founding principle of admitting and graduating student-athletes who are academically representative of their class. Participation in athletics at Patriot League institutions is viewed as an important component of a well-rounded education.