Midshipmen extend win streak to 11 games in Star Game win; Colgate holds off Loyola Maryland in OT
NAVY MIDSHIPMEN (23-6, 15-1 PL) 81, AT ARMY WEST POINT BLACK KNIGHTS (11-18, 5-11 PL) 63
West Point, N.Y./Christl Arena 1:30 p.m. (CBSSN)
BOX SCORE
WEST POINT, N.Y. – Senior guard Austin Benigni scored a game-high 27 points, and senior center Aidan Kehoe recorded his 15th double-double of the season with 16 points and 11 rebounds to lead Navy to an 81-63 victory over Army West Point in the Star Game.
*Benigni connected on 6-of-12 from the field, including 3-of-4 from 3-point range, and a perfect 12-of-12 at the free-throw line to help the Mids sweep the season series against the Black Knights.
*Kehoe shot 6-of-7 from the floor for 16 points to go along with 11 rebounds, four blocks and three assists in Navy’s 11th straight win.
*Junior guard Jinwoo Kim posted 13 points and seven rebounds, while senior forward Donovan Draper and junior guard Cam Cole each added 10 points.
*Army West Point sophomore guard Jaxson Bell scored a team-high 17 points, connecting on 9-of-10 from the free-throw line to go along with five rebounds and three assists.
*Four more Black Knights scored eight points, including Ryan Curry, Jorn Everson, Kevin McCarthy and Dylan Benner.
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ARMY WEST POINT
AT COLGATE RAIDERS (17-12, 11-5 PL) 101, LOYOLA MARYLAND GREYHOUNDS (11-18, 7-9 PL) 98
Cotterell Court/Hamilton, N.Y. 2 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
HAMILTON, N.Y. – Colgate junior guard Jalen Cox recorded his fourth double-double of the season with a career-high 38 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Raiders to a 101-98 overtime victory over Loyola Maryland at Cotterell Court.
*Cox connected on an efficient 11-of-15 from the field, 2-of-3 from 3-point range and 14-of-15 from the free-throw line for his 38 points, a Patriot League single-game season-high, while eclipsing 1,000 career points.
*Junior forward Sam Wright posted 18 points, while sophomore guard Ben Tweedy contributed 16 points, six assists and five rebounds.
*Freshman forward Andrew Alekseyenko added 15 points on 6-of-12 shooting and eight boards to help the Raiders snap a two-game slide.
*Loyola Maryland junior guard Jacob Theodosiou and freshman forward Emmett Adair scored 25 and 23 points, respectively, to lead the Greyhounds.
*Sophomore guard Braeden Speed added 19 points and seven assists, while junior guard Jordan Stiemke finished with 13 points and seven rebounds.
*Junior guard Troy Cicreo Jr. chipped in 11 points, hitting 3-of-5 from 3-point range.
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