LEHIGH

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Colgate wins its fourth straight Patriot League Tournament title with 74-55 win over Lehigh

AP
Mar 13, 2024

HAMILTON, N.Y. (AP) Brady Cummins scored a career-high 19 points, Braeden Smith had 15 points and 12 rebounds and top-seeded Colgate Raiders collected its fourth straight Patriot League Tournament title and NCAA Tournament bid with a 74-55 win over Lehigh Mountain Hawks on Wednesday.

With its fifth league title in six years, Colgate (25-9) has tied Holy Cross and Bucknell for the most league championships at seven. It was the seventh straight season Colgate played for the championship, the last six on its home court.

Colgate coach Matt Langel tied former Lafayette coach Fran O’Hanlon for the most Patriot tournament wins with 21 and now has the most league championships with five, breaking a tie with former Holy Cross coach Ralph Willard.

Jeff Woodward added 11 points for the Raiders, who shot 56% and outrebounded the Mountain Hawks 43-28.

Nasir Whitlock was the only player to score in double figures for Lehigh (14-18) with 17. Cam Gillus, who scored a career-high 30 points in a comeback 84-79 overtime win against Boston University in the semifinals, finished with eight points. Leading scorer Tyler Whitney-Sidney, who had 21 against Boston University, finished with seven.

Colgate had to rally from a 15-point first-half deficit to beat Bucknell 68-65 in a Sunday semifinal and its two regular-season season victories over Lehigh came by only three-point margins. But this time against the sixth-seeded Mountain Hawks, the Raiders took a 49-27 halftime lead behind 12 points from Cummins and cruised in the second half, leading by as many as 30.

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1st Half
LEH
Mountain Hawks
26
COLG
Raiders
45

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Bube Momah vs. Keegan Records (Raiders gains possession)
19:56	+2	Jalen Cox makes two point layup (Ryan Moffatt assists)	0-2
19:44		Keegan Records blocks Tyler Whitney-Sidney's two point layup
19:42		Braeden Smith defensive rebound
19:23	+2	Brady Cummins makes two point hook shot	0-4
19:07	+2	Burke Chebuhar makes two point layup (Bube Momah assists)	2-4
18:40		Ryan Moffatt misses three point jump shot
18:38		Burke Chebuhar defensive rebound
18:11	+3	Tyler Whitney-Sidney makes three point jump shot (Joshua Ingram assists)	5-4
17:40	+2	Brady Cummins makes two point layup	5-6
17:15		Cam Gillus turnover (bad pass)
16:59	+3	Braeden Smith makes three point jump shot (Ryan Moffatt assists)	5-9
16:33		Tyler Whitney-Sidney misses two point layup
16:31		Jalen Cox defensive rebound
16:26	+2	Ryan Moffatt makes two point layup (Jalen Cox assists)	5-11
16:00	+2	Bube Momah makes two point hook shot	7-11
15:41		Joshua Ingram shooting foul (Brady Cummins draws the foul)
15:41		TV timeout
15:41	+1	Brady Cummins makes regular free throw 1 of 2	7-12
15:41	+1	Brady Cummins makes regular free throw 2 of 2	7-13
15:19		Tyler Whitney-Sidney misses two point layup
15:17		Keegan Records defensive rebound
15:10	+2	Braeden Smith makes two point layup	7-15
14:57		Keith Higgins Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Nicolas Louis-Jacques steals)
14:36		Braeden Smith misses two point jump shot
14:34		Burke Chebuhar defensive rebound
14:32		Cam Gillus turnover (traveling)
14:25		Braeden Smith misses three point jump shot
14:23		Burke Chebuhar defensive rebound
13:59		Cam Gillus misses two point jump shot
13:57		Keegan Records defensive rebound
13:45	+2	Keegan Records makes two point layup (Braeden Smith assists)	7-17
13:27		Keith Higgins Jr. misses two point layup
13:25		Bube Momah offensive rebound
13:18	+2	Bube Momah makes two point layup	9-17
13:07		Nicolas Louis-Jacques turnover (bad pass) (Cam Gillus steals)
13:01	+2	Cam Gillus makes two point layup	11-17
12:31		Braeden Smith misses two point layup
12:29		Jeff Woodward offensive rebound
12:29		Nicolas Louis-Jacques misses three point jump shot
12:08		Burke Chebuhar misses three point jump shot
12:06		Parker Jones defensive rebound
11:53		Keith Higgins Jr. personal foul
11:53		TV timeout
11:49		Nicolas Louis-Jacques turnover (lost ball) (Ben Knostman steals)
11:31		Keith Higgins Jr. misses three point jump shot
11:29		Parker Jones defensive rebound
11:16	+2	Parker Jones makes two point jump shot (Sam Thomson assists)	11-19
10:45		Keith Higgins Jr. misses three point jump shot
10:43		Nicolas Louis-Jacques defensive rebound
10:33	+2	Jeff Woodward makes two point layup (Jalen Cox assists)	11-21
10:33		Henri Adiassa shooting foul (Jeff Woodward draws the foul)
10:33		Jeff Woodward misses regular free throw 1 of 1
10:33		Burke Chebuhar defensive rebound
10:16		Joshua Ingram misses three point jump shot
10:14		Sam Thomson defensive rebound
9:59	+2	Jeff Woodward makes two point layup	11-23
9:52		Ben Knostman offensive foul
9:52		Ben Knostman turnover (offensive foul)
9:43	+2	Jalen Cox makes two point layup	11-25
9:43		Nasir Whitlock shooting foul (Jalen Cox draws the foul)
9:43		Mountain Hawks 30 second timeout
9:43	+1	Jalen Cox makes regular free throw 1 of 1	11-26
9:29		Burke Chebuhar misses three point jump shot
9:27		Sam Thomson defensive rebound
9:09		Sam Thomson turnover (bad pass)
9:02	+2	Burke Chebuhar makes two point jump shot (Keith Higgins Jr. assists)	13-26
8:48	+3	Chandler Baker makes three point jump shot (Jeff Woodward assists)	13-29
8:33		Keith Higgins Jr. misses two point layup
8:31		Keith Higgins Jr. offensive rebound
8:31		Ryan Moffatt personal foul (Keith Higgins Jr. draws the foul)
8:14	+2	Keith Higgins Jr. makes two point jump shot	15-29
7:48		Chandler Baker misses three point jump shot
7:46		Burke Chebuhar defensive rebound
7:46		Sam Thomson personal foul
7:46		TV timeout
7:30	+3	Nasir Whitlock makes three point jump shot (Tyler Whitney-Sidney assists)	18-29
7:07	+2	Braeden Smith makes two point jump shot	18-31
6:54		Nasir Whitlock misses three point jump shot
6:52		Chandler Baker defensive rebound
6:36		Braeden Smith misses three point jump shot
6:34		Raiders offensive rebound
6:30	+2	Braeden Smith makes two point jump shot (Keegan Records assists)	18-33
6:15		Nasir Whitlock turnover (bad pass) (Brady Cummins steals)
6:07	+2	Brady Cummins makes two point layup	18-35
6:07		Mountain Hawks 30 second timeout
5:51		Bube Momah misses two point jump shot
5:49		Braeden Smith defensive rebound
5:38	+2	Keegan Records makes two point layup (Braeden Smith assists)	18-37
5:25	+2	Burke Chebuhar makes two point layup (Tyler Whitney-Sidney assists)	20-37
4:58		Parker Jones misses three point jump shot
4:56		Tyler Whitney-Sidney defensive rebound
4:48		Joshua Ingram misses three point jump shot
4:46		Braeden Smith defensive rebound
4:40	+2	Brady Cummins makes two point layup (Braeden Smith assists)	20-39
4:26	+2	Cam Gillus makes two point layup	22-39
4:09		Brady Cummins misses two point jump shot
4:07		Bube Momah defensive rebound
3:54		Keegan Records shooting foul (Cam Gillus draws the foul)
3:54		TV timeout
3:54	+1	Cam Gillus makes regular free throw 1 of 2	23-39
3:54		Cam Gillus misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:54		Brady Cummins defensive rebound
3:37		Braeden Smith turnover (bad pass) (Bube Momah steals)
3:30		Tyler Whitney-Sidney misses two point layup
3:28		Brady Cummins defensive rebound
3:27		Braeden Smith misses three point jump shot
3:25		Jeff Woodward offensive rebound
3:25		Bube Momah shooting foul (Jeff Woodward draws the foul)
3:25		Jeff Woodward misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:25	+1	Jeff Woodward makes regular free throw 2 of 2	23-40
3:14		Tyler Whitney-Sidney turnover (bad pass) (Braeden Smith steals)
3:07		Braeden Smith misses two point layup
3:05		Brady Cummins offensive rebound
3:01		Ben Knostman shooting foul (Jeff Woodward draws the foul)
3:01	+1	Jeff Woodward makes regular free throw 1 of 2	23-41
3:01		Jeff Woodward misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:01		Tyler Whitney-Sidney defensive rebound
2:38		Jeff Woodward blocks Keith Higgins Jr.'s three point jump shot
2:36		Mountain Hawks offensive rebound
2:31		Cam Gillus misses three point jump shot
2:29		Ryan Moffatt defensive rebound
2:14		Ryan Moffatt misses three point jump shot
2:12		Jeff Woodward offensive rebound
2:05	+2	Jeff Woodward makes two point layup	23-43
1:53		Tyler Whitney-Sidney turnover (lost ball)
1:45	+2	Brady Cummins makes two point jump shot	23-45
1:25	+3	Keith Higgins Jr. makes three point jump shot (Cam Gillus assists)	26-45
1:07		Jeff Woodward misses two point layup
1:05		Henri Adiassa defensive rebound
0:59		Jalen Cox personal foul
0:39		Nasir Whitlock misses three point jump shot
0:37		Braeden Smith defensive rebound
0:25		Raiders 30 second timeout
0:07		Raiders turnover (shot clock violation)
0:04		Braeden Smith personal foul (Cam Gillus draws the foul)
0:03		Brady Cummins personal foul
0:00		Joshua Ingram misses three point jump shot
0:00		Brady Cummins defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
LEH
Mountain Hawks
29
COLG
Raiders
29

Time		Play	Score
19:33		Jalen Cox shooting foul (Cam Gillus draws the foul)
19:33		Cam Gillus misses regular free throw 1 of 2
19:33	+1	Cam Gillus makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-45
19:22		Keegan Records misses two point layup
19:20		Braeden Smith offensive rebound
19:17	+2	Braeden Smith makes two point layup	27-47
19:04		Bube Momah misses two point jump shot
19:02		Jalen Cox defensive rebound
18:52	+2	Brady Cummins makes two point layup	27-49
18:48		Mountain Hawks 30 second timeout
18:48		TV timeout
18:31		Burke Chebuhar misses two point layup
18:29		Joshua Ingram offensive rebound
18:24		Tyler Whitney-Sidney misses three point jump shot
18:22		Braeden Smith defensive rebound
18:06		Ryan Moffatt misses three point jump shot
18:04		Tyler Whitney-Sidney defensive rebound
17:54		Cam Gillus misses three point jump shot
17:52		Ryan Moffatt defensive rebound
17:35	+3	Brady Cummins makes three point jump shot	27-52
17:15	+2	Tyler Whitney-Sidney makes two point layup (Cam Gillus assists)	29-52
16:53	+2	Keegan Records makes two point layup	29-54
16:37		Burke Chebuhar misses three point jump shot
16:35		Braeden Smith defensive rebound
16:30	+2	Braeden Smith makes two point jump shot	29-56
16:04		Keegan Records shooting foul (Bube Momah draws the foul)
16:04		Bube Momah misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:04		Bube Momah misses regular free throw 2 of 2
16:04		Jalen Cox defensive rebound
15:50		TV timeout
15:36		Ryan Moffatt misses three point jump shot
15:34		Cam Gillus defensive rebound
15:14		Tyler Whitney-Sidney misses two point jump shot
15:12		Braeden Smith defensive rebound
14:56	+2	Braeden Smith makes two point layup (Nicolas Louis-Jacques assists)	29-58
14:45		Ben Knostman misses three point jump shot
14:43		Braeden Smith defensive rebound
14:12		Braeden Smith misses three point jump shot
14:10		Ben Knostman defensive rebound
14:02		Keith Higgins Jr. misses three point jump shot
14:00		Henri Adiassa offensive rebound
14:00		Sam Thomson personal foul
13:53	+2	Nasir Whitlock makes two point jump shot	31-58
13:25		Jeff Woodward turnover (traveling)
13:15	+2	Nasir Whitlock makes two point jump shot (Cam Gillus assists)	33-58
13:02		Jeff Woodward turnover (Keith Higgins Jr. steals)
12:55	+3	Nasir Whitlock makes three point jump shot (Keith Higgins Jr. assists)	36-58
12:52		Raiders 30 second timeout
12:37	+3	Nicolas Louis-Jacques makes three point jump shot (Braeden Smith assists)	36-61
12:20		Ben Knostman misses three point jump shot
12:18		Jeff Woodward defensive rebound
12:03		Nasir Whitlock personal foul (Jeff Woodward draws the foul)
11:58		Henri Adiassa shooting foul (Jeff Woodward draws the foul)
11:58		TV timeout
11:58		Jeff Woodward misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:58		Jeff Woodward misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:58		Nasir Whitlock defensive rebound
11:48	+2	Ben Knostman makes two point layup	38-61
11:21		Jeff Woodward turnover (lost ball)
11:02		Nasir Whitlock misses three point jump shot
11:00		Henri Adiassa offensive rebound
10:56	+2	Keith Higgins Jr. makes two point layup (Henri Adiassa assists)	40-61
10:39	+2	Jeff Woodward makes two point layup (Parker Jones assists)	40-63
10:20		Ben Knostman misses three point jump shot
10:18		Jeff Woodward defensive rebound
9:56		Henri Adiassa shooting foul (Nicolas Louis-Jacques draws the foul)
9:56	+1	Nicolas Louis-Jacques makes regular free throw 1 of 2	40-64
9:56	+1	Nicolas Louis-Jacques makes regular free throw 2 of 2	40-65
9:41		Nasir Whitlock misses three point jump shot
9:39		Bube Momah offensive rebound
9:27		Keegan Records blocks Keith Higgins Jr.'s two point jump shot
9:25		Jayshen Saigal offensive rebound
9:25	+2	Bube Momah makes two point layup (Nasir Whitlock assists)	42-65
9:25		Parker Jones shooting foul (Bube Momah draws the foul)
9:25		Bube Momah misses regular free throw 1 of 1
9:25		Ryan Moffatt defensive rebound
8:56		Jalen Cox misses two point jump shot
8:54		Ryan Moffatt offensive rebound
8:47		Nasir Whitlock shooting foul (Parker Jones draws the foul)
8:47	+1	Parker Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2	42-66
8:47	+1	Parker Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-67
8:27		Bube Momah misses two point jump shot
8:25		Jalen Cox defensive rebound
8:11		Ryan Moffatt misses two point layup
8:09		Bube Momah defensive rebound
8:04		Keegan Records blocks Bube Momah's two point layup
8:04		Mountain Hawks offensive rebound
7:57	+2	Cam Gillus makes two point jump shot	44-67
7:32	+2	Keegan Records makes two point layup (Braeden Smith assists)	44-69
7:32		TV timeout
7:15		Cam Gillus misses three point jump shot
7:13		Braeden Smith defensive rebound
6:50	+2	Chandler Baker makes two point layup	44-71
6:29		Keith Higgins Jr. misses two point jump shot
6:27		Keegan Records defensive rebound
6:14		Chandler Baker misses three point jump shot
6:12		Jalen Cox offensive rebound
5:48		Raiders turnover (shot clock violation)
5:34		Cam Gillus misses two point jump shot
5:32		Braeden Smith defensive rebound
5:14		Jeff Woodward turnover (Burke Chebuhar steals)
5:00		Tyler Whitney-Sidney misses three point jump shot
4:58		Braeden Smith defensive rebound
4:32		Burke Chebuhar shooting foul (Jeff Woodward draws the foul)
4:32	+1	Jeff Woodward makes regular free throw 1 of 2	44-72
4:32		Jeff Woodward misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:32		Burke Chebuhar defensive rebound
4:15		Cam Gillus misses two point jump shot
4:13		Ryan Moffatt defensive rebound
4:12		Keith Higgins Jr. personal foul
3:58	+2	Brady Cummins makes two point layup	44-74
3:44		Ryan Moffatt shooting foul (Tyler Whitney-Sidney draws the foul)
3:44		TV timeout
3:44	+1	Tyler Whitney-Sidney makes regular free throw 1 of 2	45-74
3:44	+1	Tyler Whitney-Sidney makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-74
3:24		Sam Thomson misses two point layup
3:22		Nasir Whitlock defensive rebound
3:10	+2	Nasir Whitlock makes two point layup	48-74
2:45		Braeden Smith turnover
2:33	+3	Nasir Whitlock makes three point jump shot (Jalin Sinclair assists)	51-74
2:11		Kyle Carlesimo turnover (Nasir Whitlock steals)
2:02	+2	Nasir Whitlock makes two point layup	53-74
1:47		Sam Wright misses three point jump shot
1:45		Ben Knostman defensive rebound
1:36	+2	Joshua Ingram makes two point layup	55-74
1:19		Sam Wright misses three point jump shot
1:17		Jayshen Saigal defensive rebound
0:47		Ben Knostman misses three point jump shot
0:45		Parker Jones defensive rebound
0:21		Kyle Carlesimo misses three point jump shot
0:19		Parker Jones offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Parker Jones offensive rebound