Who’s Playing
Navy @ Colgate
Regular Season Records: Navy 21-10; Colgate 22-11
What to Know
The Colgate Raiders are 10-3 against the Navy Midshipmen since January of 2016, and they’ll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Raiders and Navy are set to clash at 7:30 p.m. ET March 9 at Cotterell Court in the fourth round of the Patriot League Conference Tourney. Colgate is out to keep their 12-game home win streak alive.
Colgate earned some more postseason success in their matchup on Sunday. They took their contest against the Lehigh Mountain Hawks by a conclusive 81-61 score. Colgate was heavily favored coming into this game, and the results showcase why. Their success was spearheaded by the efforts of guard Tucker Richardson, who had 16 points along with six rebounds, and center Jeff Woodward, who had 11 points and five assists in addition to seven boards and three blocks.
Meanwhile, Navy didn’t have too much breathing room in their contest with the Boston University Terriers on Sunday, but they still walked away with an 85-80 victory. The Midshipmen can attribute much of their success to guard Greg Summers, who had 21 points and five assists in addition to six boards.
A couple stats to keep in the back of your head while watching: The Raiders rank 30th in college basketball when it comes to field goal percentage, with 47.50{2236154dad3e2e5e52232f44259786ad55fa1ad43d7c7f04baaefdced4afc2cb} on the season. But Navy have been holding their opponents to a field goal percentage of 40.30{2236154dad3e2e5e52232f44259786ad55fa1ad43d7c7f04baaefdced4afc2cb}, which places them 34th in college basketball. We’ll see which of these strengths — offense or defense — will win out.
How To Watch
When: Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. ETWhere: Cotterell Court — Hamilton, New YorkTV: CBS Sports NetworkFollow: CBS Sports AppWatch on Connected TV: CBS Sports App on Roku and Fire TV
Series History
Colgate have won ten out of their last 13 games against Navy.
Feb 26, 2022 – Colgate 74 vs. Navy 69Jan 13, 2022 – Colgate 69 vs. Navy 50Feb…..
