American Army Bucknell Colgate Holy Cross Lafayette Lehigh Navy

News/Slant
The Wire
Blog
Power Rankings
Inside the Patriot
Trendspotting
The Road to March
By the Numbers
Verbatim
Recruiting
History
Alumni

Author Archive: Elliot Smilowitz

League tournament finals preview: The first meeting

Tuesday, March 6th, 2007

The first time Holy Cross and Bucknell met up this year, the Crusaders won 65-60 on Jan. 12. The second time, in Lewisburg, the Bison pulled out a 48-45 victory. The stars of the combined two games were Keith Simmons, who scored 37 points in the two contests, and Justin Castleberry, who scored 26 points coming off the bench in both games.

Gamecenter: Bucknell 68, Army 47

Sunday, March 4th, 2007

Key Sequence: With 5:00 to go in the first half, Jarell Brown hit a three to give Army a 29-28 lead. The Black Knight advantage was brief, though, as Darren Mastropaolo hit a lay-up, and after a Cleveland Richard turnover, Griffin it a three. This sequence keyed a 9-0 run that ended up with Bucknell taking an 8-point lead into halftime.

Gamecenter: Bucknell 62, Navy 43

Wednesday, February 28th, 2007

Key Sequence: After Navy cut its deficit to 15-14, the Mids didn’t score again for 6:03, as Bucknell reeled off 16 unanswered points. McNaughton, Brown, Abe Badmus and Jason Vegotsky each scored 4 points in the run.

Gamecenter: Army 47, Lehigh 46

Wednesday, February 28th, 2007

Key Sequence: After Army took a 6-point lead with 2:46 to go, Lehigh pulled within 1 point on back-to-back baskets from Phil Anderson and Kyle Neptune. The teams exchanged 1 made free throw apiece, before Miller missed a shot, giving Lehigh the ball with the shot clock off.

Gamecenter: American 59, Colgate 44

Wednesday, February 28th, 2007

Key Sequence: Colgate opened the second half as cold as can be. Of their first 8 possessions, the Raiders missed 7 shots and turned the ball over once. The Eagles expanded their lead to double digits in that span.