Men's Basketball

Patriot League Men’s Basketball Wednesday Recap presented by PenFed Credit Union (2.4.26)

Navy wins sixth straight, Spadone’s heave helps Bucknell, Raiders roll for sweep and Loyola wins in double-overtime

Navy wins sixth straight, Spadone’s heave helps Bucknell, Raiders roll for sweep and Loyola wins in double-overtime
 
NAVY MIDSHIPMEN (18-6, 10-1 PL) 65, AT LAFAYETTE LEOPARDS (7-17, 4-7 PL) 50
Kirby Sports Center/Easton, Pa.                                 7 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
EASTON, Pa. – Senior center Aidan Kehoe finished with 16 points, 15 rebounds, seven assists and four steals to lead Navy to a 65-50 victory over Lafayette at Kirby Sports Center to sweep the season series.  
*Kehoe, NCAA Division I’s field-goal percentage leader, shot 7-of-8 from the field, recording his League-leading 11th double-double of the season.
*Senior guard Austin Benigni finished with 16 points, five rebounds and four assists, while senior forward Donovan Draper came off the bench to post 17 points on 7-of-12 shooting and seven boards in the Midshipmen’s sixth straight win.
*Lafayette sophomore guard Caleb Williams led three Leopards in double-figures with 13 points. He added five rebounds, five assists and two steals.
*Junior forward Andrew Phillips posted 11 points and six rebounds, while freshman forward Shareef Jackson added 10 points on 5-of-7 shooting.
RECAPS: NAVY | LAFAYETTE
 
AT LOYOLA MARYLAND GREYHOUNDS (9-15, 5-6) 89, LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS (10-14, 6-5 PL) 84, 2OT
Reitz Arena/Baltimore, Md.                                         7 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
BALTIMORE Junior guard Troy Cicero Jr. and senior guard Tyson Commander both turned steals into two points in the final 38 seconds of the second overtime session to lead Loyola Maryland to an 85-83 victory over Lehigh to split the season series.
*Cicero scored a career-high 17 points, hitting 6-of-11 from the floor to go along with three rebounds and three steals.
*Freshman forward Emmett Adair scored a team-high 27 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for his first collegiate double-double.
*Junior guard Jordan Stiemke and sophomore guard Braeden Speed finished with 19 and 13 points, respectively for the Greyhounds.
*Lehigh sophomore forward Hank Alvey scored a career-high 27 points on 11-of-12 shooting from the field to go along with eight rebounds, three blocks, three assists and two steals.
*Junior guard Nasir Whitlock finished  with 18 points, six rebounds and six assists, while classmate Joshua Ingram added 11 points, six rebounds and six assists.
*Sophomore forward Edouard Benoit added 12 points in the Mountain Hawks’ NCAA DI-leading seventh overtime game of the season.
RECAPS: LEHIGH | LOYOLA MARYLAND
 
BUCKNELL BISON (8-16, 5-6 PL) 60, AT AMERICAN EAGLES (13-11, 6-5 PL) 59
Bender Arena/Washington, D.C.                                7 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
WASHINGTONSenior guard Achile Spadone rebounded a missed free throw with 4.7 seconds remaining in regulation and rushed down court to hit a deep 3-pointer to lift Bucknell to a 60-59 victory over American at Bender Arena.  
*Spadone finished with nine points and a game-high 11 rebounds in Bucknell’s second straight League win.
*Freshman center Amon Dörries, the reigning Patriot League Rookie of the Week, scored a game-high 21 points, shooting 8-of-12 from the field to go along with seven rebounds.
*Bucknell freshman guard Pat Curtin added 12 points and five boards for the Bison.
*American senior guard Geoff Sprouse led three Eagles in double-figures with 12 points, hitting 4-of-9 from 3-point range.
*Freshman guard Kade Sebastian and junior guard Greg Jones added 11 and 10 points, respectively. Jones finished with eight rebounds and four assists.
RECAPS: BUCKNELL | AMERICAN
 
AT COLGATE RAIDERS (14-10, 8-3 PL) 69, ARMY WEST POINT BLACK KNIGHTS (10-14, 4-7 PL) 55
Cotterell Court/Hamilton, N.Y.                                    7 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
HAMILTON, N.Y. Freshman forward Andrew Alekseyenko posted his third double-double of the season, finishing with 14 points and 10 rebounds to lead Colgate to a 69-55 victory over Army West Point at Cotterell Court to sweep the season series.
*Sophomore guard Ben Tweedy led the Raiders with 16 points on 5-of-7 shooting from the field, including 2-of-4 from 3-point range, while junior forward Sam Wright added 10 points and five boards.
*The Raiders outscored the Black Knights in the paint, 34-14, while holding a 40-28 advantage on the glass.
*Army West Point sophomore guard Jaxson Bell scored 18 points off the bench to lead the Black Knights.
*Sophomore forward Jacen Holloway posted seven points and six rebounds, and freshman forward Dylan Benner chipped in eight points.
RECAPS: ARMY WEST POINT | COLGATE
 
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