2021 Patriot League men's basketball tournament

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2021 Patriot League men's basketball tournament
Classification Division I
Season 2020–21
Teams10
SiteCampus sites
Champions Colgate (4th title)
Winning coach Matt Langel (2nd title)
MVP Jordan Burns (Colgate)
Television ESPN+, CBSSN
←  2020
2022  →
2020–21 Patriot League men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
North
Colgate †11–1 .91714–2  .875
Army 7–7 .50012–10  .545
Boston University 6–10 .3757–11  .389
Holy Cross 5–11 .3135–11  .313
Central
Lafayette 9–5 .6439–6  .600
Bucknell 4–6 .4005–7  .417
Lehigh 4–10 .2864–11  .267
South
Navy 12–1 .92315–3  .833
American 4–5 .4444–6  .400
Loyola 4–10 .2866–11  .353
† 2021 Patriot League tournament winner

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]

Contents

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]

SeedSchoolConferenceTiebreaker
1 Navy 12–1
2 Colgate 11–1
3 Lafayette 9–5
4 Army 7–7
5 American 4–5
6 Bucknell 4–6
7 Boston University 6–10
8 Holy Cross 5–11
9 Loyola 4–10Better NET Ranking than Lehigh
10 Lehigh 4–10

Schedule

GameTimeMatchupScoreTelevisionAttendance
First round – Wednesday, March 3
16:00 pmNo. 9 Loyola vs. No. 8 Holy CrossForfeit [3] ESPN+ N/A
27:00 pmNo. 10 Lehigh vs. No. 7 Boston University58–69
Quarterfinals – Saturday, March 6
112:00 pmNo. 9 Loyola vs. No. 1 Navy76–68 ESPN+
22:00 pmNo. 7 Boston University vs. No. 2 Colgate69–77
33:00 pmNo. 6 Bucknell vs. No. 3 Lafayette92–84
47:00 pmNo. 5 American vs. No. 4 Army66–89
Semifinals – Wednesday, March 10
54:30 pmNo. 9 Loyola vs. No. 4 Army67–63 CBSSN
67:45 pmNo. 6 Bucknell vs. No. 2 Colgate75–105
Championship – Sunday, March 14
712:00 pmNo. 9 Loyola vs. No. 2 Colgate72–85 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
9LoyolaNC9 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 Terriers69
Scoring by half: 23–31, 35–38
Pts: M. Wilson – 19
Rebs: M. Wilson – 7
Asts: E. Taylor – 3		Pts: W. Whyte – 19
Rebs: J. Harper – 9
Asts: S. Mathon – 3
Case Gym – Boston, Massachusetts
Referees: Tim Kelly, Nathan Hall, Michael Palau

Quarterfinals

March 6, 2021
12:00 p.m. EST
No. 9 Loyola Greyhounds76, No. 1 Navy Midshipmen 68
Scoring by half: 40-28, 36-40
Pts: J. Andrews – 17
Rebs: S. Aldama – 12
Asts: C. Spencer – 7		Pts: G. Summers – 21
Rebs: D. Deaver – 5
Asts: D. Deaver – 6
Alumni Hall – Annapolis, Maryland
Referees: Dwayne Gladden, Phil Sallustio, Ed Corliss
March 6, 2021
2:00 p.m. EST
No. 6 Bucknell Bison92, No. 3 Lafayette Leopards 84
Scoring by half: 46-37, 46-47
Pts: J. Meeks – 31
Rebs: J. Meeks – 11
Asts: W. Ellis – 4		Pts: J. Jaworski – 28
Rebs: N. Quinn – 5
Asts: J. Jaworski – 5
Kirby Sports Center – Easton, Pennsylvania
Referees: Michael McCloskey, Sean Campbell, Michael Palau
March 6, 2021
3:00 p.m. EST
No. 5 American Eagles 66, No. 4 Army Black Knights89
Scoring by half: 29-47, 37-42
Pts: J. Harris – 18
Rebs: S. Beckton Jr., C. Smalls – 4
Asts: C. Nelson – 4		Pts: A. King – 20
Rebs: A. King – 9
Asts: J. Rucker – 5
Christl Arena – West Point, New York
Referees: Dave Fernandez, Brian Zink, Tom Deneen
March 6, 2021
7:00 p.m. EST
No. 7 Boston University Terriers 69, No. 2 Colgate Raiders77
Scoring by half: 26-34, 43-43
Pts: J. McCoy – 27
Rebs: S. Mathon – 14
Asts: S. Mathon, J. Harper, J. Hemphill – 2		Pts: T. Richardson, J. Burns, J. Ferguson – 16
Rebs: K. Records, R. Moffatt – 7
Asts: T. Richardson, J. Burns – 3
Cotterell Court – Hamilton, New York
Referees: Guy Pagano, Michael Luckie, Matt Lavigne

Semifinals

March 10, 2021
4:30 p.m. EST
No. 9 Loyola Greyhounds67, No. 4 Army Black Knights 63
Scoring by half: 42-27, 25-36
Pts: S. Aldama – 33
Rebs: S. Aldama – 12
Asts: K. Jones – 5		Pts: J. Rucker – 21
Rebs: J. Rucker – 6
Asts: J. Ricker – 2
Christl Arena – West Point, New York
Referees: Guy Pagano, Tony Crisp, Nathan Hall
March 10, 2021
7:45 p.m. EST
No. 6 Bucknell Bison 75, No. 2 Colgate Raiders105
Scoring by half: 35-58, 40-47
Pts: J. Meeks – 23
Rebs: A. Screen – 6
Asts: W. Ellis – 6		Pts: K. Records – 21
Rebs: T. Richardson – 9
Asts: J. Burns – 7
Cotterell Court – Hamilton, New York
Referees: Michael McCloskey, Ed Corbett Jr., Ed Corliss

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 – 20
Rebs: S. Aldama – 7
Asts: S. Aldama – 3		Pts: T. Richardson – 17
Rebs: T. Richardson – 5
Asts: T. Richardson – 4
Cotterell Court – Hamilton, New York
Referees: Sean Hull, Tim Comer, Evon Burroughs

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  2. ↑ "Patriot League Announces Men's and Women's Basketball Schedule Adjustments".
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