Patriot League Men’s Basketball Recap presented by PenFed Credit Union (2.16.22)
COLGATE RAIDERS (16-11, 12-2 PL) 100, DARK KNIGHTS AT ARMY WEST POINT (13-14, 7-8 PL) 90
Christl Arena/West Point, NY 6 p.m. (ESPN+)
THE SCORE OF THE BOX
WEST POINT, NY –Fifth-year guard Jack Ferguson and senior guard Nelly Cummings scored 22 and 20 points, respectively, to lead Colgate to a 100-90 victory over Army West Point Wednesday at Christl Arena.
*Senior guard Tucker Richardson added 18 points, six rebounds and six assists. Junior guard Ryan Moffatt finished with 16, and senior guard Oliver Lynch-Daniels came off the bench to contribute 12 for the Raiders.
* Colgate shot 48% (15 of 31) from beyond the arc and 86% (19 of 22) from the free throw line to sweep the Black Knights’ season streak.
* Sophomore guard Jalen Rucker tied his career-high 29 points to lead Army West Point’s five starters by double digits.
* Sophomore forward Charlie Peterson finished with 18 points, five boards and three assists. Senior guards Josh Caldwell (12) and Aaron Duhart (11) and junior forward Chris Mann (10) each hit double digits for the Black Knights.
* Army fired 55% (32 for 58) from the ground and 50% (12 for 24) from beyond the arc.
RECAP: COLGATE | ARMY WEST POINT
BOSTON UNIVERSITY TERRIERS (19-9, 10-5 PL) 78, AT HOLY CROSS CRUSADERS (8-18, 6-8 PL) 65
Hart Center/Worcester, Mass. 7 p.m. (ESPN+)
THE SCORE OF THE BOX
WORCESTER, Mass. –Graduate forward Sukhmail Mathon recorded his 14th double-double of the season with 26 points and 13 rebounds to lead Boston University to a 78-65 win over Holy Cross to split the season series.
* Graduate guard Javante McCoy added 19 points, five rebounds, four assists and two steals, while senior forwards Walter Whyte and Fletcher Tynen had 10 points each.
* Freshman goaltender Kyrell Luc led the Crusaders with 16 points and five assists. Senior forward Gerrale Gates added 11 points and nine boards.
* Holy Cross freshman guard Caleb Kenney scored a career-high 12 points and knocked down six boards, while second-year guard Dajion Humphrey had 11 points off the bench.
RECAPS: UNIVERSITY OF BOSTON | THE HOLY CROSS
CHEZ LAFAYETTE LEOPARDS (9-16, 6-8 PL) 77, LOYOLA MARYLAND GREYHOUNDS (13-13, 7-8 PL) 68
Kirby Sports Center/Easton, PA 7 p.m. (ESPN+)
THE SCORE OF THE BOX
EASTON, Pa. –Sophomore guard Jon Brantley came off the bench to score a team-high 19 points to lead Lafayette to a 77-68 win over Loyola Maryland at Kirby Sports Center.
* Junior forward Neal Quinn added 18 points and eight rebounds, while second-year forward Kyle Jenkins contributed 16 points to help the Leopards split the two-game season series with the Greyhounds.
* Junior guard Cam Spencer led three Greyhounds in double figures with 17 points and six boards, while senior guard Jaylin Andrews finished with 13 points.
* Junior forward Golden Dike added 12 points and seven boards, and senior guard Kenneth Jones had seven points, seven rebounds and seven assists for Loyola Maryland.
RECAP: LOYOLA MARYLAND | LAFAYETTE
NAVY FRIENDS (18-8, 11-4 PL) 55, TO AMERICAN EAGLES (7-19, 3-11 PL) 46
Bender Arena/Washington, DC 7 p.m. (ESPN+)
THE SCORE OF THE BOX
WASHINGTON –Junior forward Tyler Nelson led the Midshipmen with 14 points and eight rebounds as Navy beat the American, 55-46, to complete the season sweep.
*Senior guard John Carter Jr. added 10 for the Mids for their fourth straight win.
* The Mids held the Eagles to 14 points in the first half, taking an eight-point lead into the break and held on, outscoring the Americans 33-32 in the second half.
* The Navy again received offensive production from its reserves, outscoring the US bench 22-6.
* Fifth-year guard Stacy Beckton Jr had a team-high 13 points and nine rebounds for the Eagles.
* Sophomore American forward Johnny O’Neil added 10 points, eight rebounds and four blocks.
RECAPS: NAVY | AMERICAN
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