Key Sequence: Syracuse came out of halftime scoring on four straight possessions. On two of them, they missed a shot but corralled an offensive rebound before scoring. In the same time frame, Colgate missed four shots, several of them rushed. These opening minutes set the tone for a half where the Orange would run away.

Key Sequence: With 13:19 to go, Eitutavicius hit a three to cut American’s deficit to 42-41. Yale responded with a Morin lay-in. Guibunda had a shot blocked, which led to a Matt Kyle lay-up. After a media timeout, Eitutavicius missed a three, and on the other end Morin was fouled and hit two free throws. Guibunda made a three-point play, but Eric Flato responded with a three-pointer. Yale now led by 7 and had taken control of the game.

Game of the Week
American at Yale – Saturday, December 9, 2:00 pm
With final exams looming, it’s a light week for the student-athletes of the Patriot League (5 games in the next 7 days). The game with the biggest implications for the conference schedule is American’s trip to Yale.

Key sequence: Navy hit three-pointers on three consecutive possessions to trim a 14-point deficit to five. After a Mark Zoller three, Trey Stanton hit a shot with his foot on the line to make it 26-20 with five minutes left in the half. Steve Danley hit one of two at the line and after an offensive rebound by Ibby Jaaber, Zoller got a conventional three-point play to make it a four-point possession. Corey Johnson got inside for a layup, but missed the and-one free throw. At the other end, Jaaber drilled a three-pointer, then Mike Kach picked T.J. Topercer’s pocket from behind and went in for the fastbreak dunk. After a 1-for-2 performance at the stripe by Johnson, Danley hit two free throws to restore the Quaker lead to 14 at 37-23. Navy would get no closer than 11 the rest of the way.

Key sequence: Princeton was struggling offensively with only 25 points after nearly 30 minutes and Lehigh had recently scored seven unanswered points to open up a seven-point lead. After the two teams traded layups, Lincoln Gunn hit a three-pointer to make it a 34-30 game. The Tigers got a pair of turnovers and a missed three-pointer at the defensive end, while hitting one of two free throws on their next three possessions to pull within one. When Noah Savage drove baseline for an emphatic two-handed slam, the Tigers led by one. Each side had numerous chances to score after a flurry of offensive rebounds, but it was still a one-point Princeton lead when Kyle Neptune fouled Gunn shooting a three-pointer. Gunn hit all three free throws to finish off an 11-0 Tiger run and put Princeton up 38-34 with 4:47 left.