2021 Patriot League men's basketball tournament
College basketball tournament
The 2021 Patriot League men's basketball tournament was the conference postseason tournament for the Patriot League . The tournament was held March 3, 6, 10, and 14, 2021 at campus sites of the higher seeds. The winner received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament . [ 1]
Seeds
All ten teams in the conference standings qualified for the tournament. The teams were seeded by record in conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.
The two tiebreakers used by the Patriot League are: 1) head-to-head record of teams with identical record and 2) NCAA NET Rankings available on day following the conclusion of Patriot League regular season play.[ 2]
Schedule
Game
Time
Matchup
Score
Television
Attendance
First round – Wednesday, March 3
1
6:00 pm
No. 9 Loyola vs. No. 8 Holy Cross
Forfeit[ 3]
ESPN+
N/A
2
7:00 pm
No. 10 Lehigh vs. No. 7 Boston University
58–69
Quarterfinals – Saturday, March 6
1
12:00 pm
No. 9 Loyola vs. No. 1 Navy
76–68
ESPN+
2
2:00 pm
No. 7 Boston University vs. No. 2 Colgate
69–77
3
3:00 pm
No. 6 Bucknell vs. No. 3 Lafayette
92–84
4
7:00 pm
No. 5 American vs. No. 4 Army
66–89
Semifinals – Wednesday, March 10
5
4:30 pm
No. 9 Loyola vs. No. 4 Army
67–63
CBSSN
6
7:45 pm
No. 6 Bucknell vs. No. 2 Colgate
75–105
Championship – Sunday, March 14
7
12:00 pm
No. 9 Loyola vs. No. 2 Colgate
72–85
CBSSN
Game times in ET . Rankings denote tournament seeding. All games hosted by higher-seeded team.
Bracket
First round Wednesday, March 3, 2021 ESPN+
Quarterfinals Saturday, March 6, 2021 ESPN+
Semifinals Wednesday, March 10, 2021 CBSSN
Championship Sunday, March 14, 2021 CBSSN
1
Navy
68
8
Holy Cross
9
Loyola
76
9
Loyola
NC
9
Loyola
67
4
Army
63
4
Army
89
5
American
66
9
Loyola
72
2
Colgate
85
2
Colgate
77
7
Boston University
69
7
Boston University
69
10
Lehigh
58
2
Colgate
105
6
Bucknell
75
3
Lafayette
84
6
Bucknell
92
Game summaries
First round
March 3, 2021
7:00 p.m. EST
No. 10 Lehigh Mountain Hawks 58, No. 7 Boston University Terriers 69
Scoring by half: 23–31, 35–38
Pts : M. Wilson – 19Rebs : M. Wilson – 7Asts : E. Taylor – 3
Pts: W. Whyte – 19Rebs: J. Harper – 9Asts: S. Mathon – 3
Quarterfinals
March 6, 2021
12:00 p.m. EST
No. 9 Loyola Greyhounds 76 , No. 1 Navy Midshipmen 68
Scoring by half: 40-28, 36-40
Pts : J. Andrews – 17Rebs : S. Aldama – 12Asts : C. Spencer – 7
Pts: G. Summers – 21Rebs: D. Deaver – 5Asts: D. Deaver – 6
March 6, 2021
2:00 p.m. EST
No. 6 Bucknell Bison 92 , No. 3 Lafayette Leopards 84
Scoring by half: 46-37, 46-47
Pts : J. Meeks – 31Rebs : J. Meeks – 11Asts : W. Ellis – 4
Pts: J. Jaworski – 28Rebs: N. Quinn – 5Asts: J. Jaworski – 5
March 6, 2021
3:00 p.m. EST
No. 5 American Eagles 66, No. 4 Army Black Knights 89
Scoring by half: 29-47, 37-42
Pts : J. Harris – 18Rebs : S. Beckton Jr., C. Smalls – 4Asts : C. Nelson – 4
Pts: A. King – 20Rebs: A. King – 9Asts: J. Rucker – 5
March 6, 2021
7:00 p.m. EST
No. 7 Boston University Terriers 69, No. 2 Colgate Raiders 77
Scoring by half: 26-34, 43-43
Pts : J. McCoy – 27Rebs : S. Mathon – 14Asts : S. Mathon, J. Harper, J. Hemphill – 2
Pts: T. Richardson, J. Burns, J. Ferguson – 16Rebs: K. Records, R. Moffatt – 7Asts: T. Richardson, J. Burns – 3
Semifinals
March 10, 2021
4:30 p.m. EST
No. 9 Loyola Greyhounds 67 , No. 4 Army Black Knights 63
Scoring by half: 42-27, 25-36
Pts : S. Aldama – 33Rebs : S. Aldama – 12Asts : K. Jones – 5
Pts: J. Rucker – 21Rebs: J. Rucker – 6Asts: J. Ricker – 2
March 10, 2021
7:45 p.m. EST
No. 6 Bucknell Bison 75, No. 2 Colgate Raiders 105
Scoring by half: 35-58, 40-47
Pts : J. Meeks – 23Rebs : A. Screen – 6Asts : W. Ellis – 6
Pts: K. Records – 21Rebs: T. Richardson – 9Asts: J. Burns – 7
Championship
March 14, 2021
12:00 p.m. EST
No. 9 Loyola Greyhounds 72, No. 2 Colgate Raiders 85
Scoring by half: 33–38, 39–47
Pts : J. Andrews – 20Rebs : S. Aldama – 7Asts : S. Aldama – 3
Pts: T. Richardson – 17Rebs: T. Richardson – 5Asts: T. Richardson – 4
References