Lafayette was the team that started out hot, racing to a 16-6 lead on the strength of 7 points from Jesper Andersson. After the Leopards brought their lead to 19-13, though, they ran cold, as Navy went on a 15-2 run to take command of the game. Sprink had 14 first-half points to lead the Mids, who turned a 10-point deficit into a 10-point lead in about 12 minutes.

Lafayette came out hot again to start the second half, cutting their deficit to 3 on back-to-back threes by Andrew Brown and Matt Betley. Shortly after Betley’s three-pointer, Betley and Sprink got entangled after a Sprink offensive foul, leading to both players getting hit with technical fouls. A little bit after that, the Leopards came within 42-40, but Kaleo Kina responded with a four-point play, Sprink followed it with a three-pointer, and the Mids never again lost the lead.

Betley recorded a double-double for the Leopards, with 16 points and 10 rebounds, both team highs. Bilal Abdullah added 13 points and Brown had 11 for Lafayette. On the other side, no one but Sprink and Kina (10 points) broke double digits for the Mids, but 10 players scored for Navy, who won the battle of the benches 20-12.