Key Sequence: With 13:55 left in the second half, Simmons hit a three-pointer and extended Holy Cross’ run to 15-2. The crowd was fully into it after this play, and Holy Cross never looked back. Even though Navy started to find their way on offense after this, Holy Cross continued their strong offensive push.

Key Sequence: With 1:09 to go, Matt Betley got called for a controversial foul going for a loose ball to put Donald Brown on the line, and he sunk both shots. From there on out, the Leopards were forced to play the foul game, a game that Bucknell plays well.

Key Sequence: Nelson threw down a dunk with 3:37 left in the game, putting the Knights on top for good, 44-41, and keeping momentum strongly on Army’s side.

The Patriot League and ESPN have announced an extension of their partnership through the 2007-08 season. The release states that a minimum 12 regular season basketball games (men’s and women’s combined) will be broadcast next year, up from 11 this season. The new agreement also guarantees that all eight Patriot League programs will be eligible to participate in ESPN’s BracketBusters event.

Of all the ways to describe the even playing field of the Patriot League this year, this sentence may be the best: In the last nine days, Navy beat Lafayette, who beat Colgate, who beat Army, who beat Lehigh, who beat Navy.