Game of the Week
Bucknell at Holy Cross – Friday, January 12, 7 pm
No surprise here; this rematch of the last two Patriot League Tournament finals is possibly the game of the year.

For American, Army and Navy, it was not supposed to start like this.

Key Sequence: The first half has been make or break for both of these team thus far this season. Lafayette is 5-1 when holding a lead going into halftime. Colgate is 0-6 when trailing at the half. All signs pointed to a quick start dooming the Raiders. Lafayette came out red hot, going 5-for-5 from the field. On the other end of the spectrum sat the Raiders, who despite a number of substitutions went 1-for-9 from the floor.

Key Sequence: Navy had cut the lead to 61-59 with a Kina three-pointer and had grabbed the rebound off an Olivero miss with 3:36 left in the game. Corey Johnson had an open look at
a three-pointer of his own but missed off the side of the rim. Lehigh then ran the ball down the court and Phil Anderson hit a short jumper to start a 10-2 run that ended the game for Navy.

Key Sequence: With 2:03 left and American down by 3, Carr stole the ball from Badmus but failed to convert a fast-break lay-up. Darren Mastropaolo got the rebound and was fouled. He missed both free throws, but Travis Lay turned the ball over for the Eagles, leading to a McNaughton lay-up. With American clinging to hope, Brayden Billbe missed a jumper. Bucknell ran down the shot clock until there were 59 seconds left in the game and McNaughton hit another basket, giving Bucknell a 7-point lead.