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Colgate returns to NCAAs with win vs. Navy in Patriot finale

AP
Mar 09, 2022

HAMILTON, N.Y. (AP) Tournament MVP Jack Ferguson scored 17 points, Nelly Cummings added 15 and Colgate turned away a late Navy push to win the Patriot League championship game 74-58 on Wednesday and return to the NCAA Tournament for the second straight year.

Tucker Richardson scored 12 points as did Jeff Woodward, who grabbed eight rebounds. Oliver Lynch-Daniels added 10 points, all in the first half, for the Raiders (23-11), who won their 15th straight game, the third-longest active win streak in the nation.

Greg Summers had 18 points and eight rebounds, Tyler Nelson added 11 points and John Carter Jr. 10 for the Midshipmen (21-11), who were playing in their first league championship game since 2001.

Colgate led 40-22 at halftime and seemed to have the game well in hand, leading by 22 midway through the second half when Navy went on a 16-0 run led by seven points from Sean Yoder to get within six with six minutes remaining. While the Midshipmen were shooting 5 of 7 the Raiders missed five straight shots and had three turnovers.

Colgate responded by outscoring Navy - which then had its own spate of turnovers plus five straight misses - 14-4 over the the final six minutes.

Now its a return trip to the NCAA tournament

''It's what kids grow up dreaming about myself included,'' said Colgate coach Matt Langel. ''So these guys work tirelessly for that opportunity. They've had a little bit of a taste of it before. It's part of why, you know, a couple of them came back for another run at it and so it'll be another tremendous experience.''

The teams exchanged baskets to open the game before Colgate went ahead for good. Navy stayed within single digits before Colgate finished the half on a 17-5 run in which five Raiders scored.

Colgate shot 56%, over 20% better than Navy, was 8 of 17 from the arc and had a 19-3 bulge in points off turnovers. The Raiders made 20 of 28 free throws to Navy's 8 of 13. Three Midshipmen fouled out.

Colgate beat the Midshipmen by 19 in their first meeting this season but by only five in the teams' regular-season finale. The Raiders have won seven straight in the series.

The victory was the third in five straight championship game appearances for Colgate.

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1st Half
NAVY
Midshipmen
22
COLG
Raiders
40

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Richard Njoku vs. Keegan Records (Tyler Nelson gains possession)
19:51		Official timeout
19:33		John Carter Jr. misses three point jump shot
19:31		Midshipmen offensive rebound
19:18		Richard Njoku turnover (lost ball) (Tucker Richardson steals)
18:54	+2	Nelly Cummings makes two point pullup jump shot (Jack Ferguson assists)	0-2
18:36		Tyler Nelson misses three point jump shot
18:34		Richard Njoku offensive rebound
18:24	+2	Sean Yoder makes two point jump shot	2-2
18:04		Richard Njoku shooting foul (Jack Ferguson draws the foul)
18:04	+1	Jack Ferguson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	2-3
18:04	+1	Jack Ferguson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	2-4
17:47		Sean Yoder misses three point jump shot
17:45		Richard Njoku offensive rebound
17:45		Richard Njoku turnover (out of bounds)
17:25	+2	Tucker Richardson makes two point driving layup	2-6
17:10	+2	Tyler Nelson makes two point driving layup	4-6
16:57		Tucker Richardson turnover (lost ball)
16:43		Tyler Nelson misses two point jump shot
16:41		Keegan Records defensive rebound
16:34	+2	Jack Ferguson makes two point driving layup	4-8
16:08	+3	Tyler Nelson makes three point jump shot (Austin Inge assists)	7-8
15:43		Ryan Moffatt misses three point jump shot
15:41		Greg Summers defensive rebound
15:34		Daniel Deaver turnover (lost ball)
15:34		TV timeout
15:07	+2	Keegan Records makes two point layup (Nelly Cummings assists)	7-10
14:51		Greg Summers turnover (bad pass) (Tucker Richardson steals)
14:02		Nelly Cummings misses three point jump shot
14:00		Greg Summers defensive rebound
13:45	+2	Greg Summers makes two point pullup jump shot (Daniel Deaver assists)	9-10
13:21		Daniel Deaver shooting foul (Jeff Woodward draws the foul)
13:21	+1	Jeff Woodward makes regular free throw 1 of 2	9-11
13:21	+1	Jeff Woodward makes regular free throw 2 of 2	9-12
13:07	+2	Jaylen Walker makes two point jump shot	11-12
12:51		Jeff Woodward misses two point layup
12:49		Daniel Deaver defensive rebound
12:39		Christian Silva misses three point jump shot
12:37		Jeff Woodward defensive rebound
12:21		Tucker Richardson turnover (lost ball) (Greg Summers steals)
12:01		Jeff Woodward blocks Daniel Deaver's two point layup
11:59		P.J. Roach Jr. offensive rebound
11:56		P.J. Roach Jr. misses two point layup
11:54		Jeff Woodward defensive rebound
11:48	+3	Oliver Lynch-Daniels makes three point jump shot (Nelly Cummings assists)	11-15
11:32		Jaylen Walker misses two point pullup jump shot
11:30		Greg Summers offensive rebound
11:27	+2	Greg Summers makes two point putback layup	13-15
11:07	+2	Oliver Lynch-Daniels makes two point layup	13-17
10:41		Christian Silva misses three point jump shot
10:39		Ryan Moffatt defensive rebound
10:24	+3	Tucker Richardson makes three point jump shot (Ryan Moffatt assists)	13-20
10:19		Midshipmen 30 second timeout
10:19		TV timeout
9:59		Richard Njoku misses two point jump shot
9:57		Greg Summers offensive rebound
9:49		Midshipmen turnover (shot clock violation)
9:32		Tyler Nelson personal foul (Jack Ferguson draws the foul)
9:25		Tyler Nelson shooting foul (Sam Thomson draws the foul)
9:25	+1	Sam Thomson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	13-21
9:25		Sam Thomson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:25		Jaylen Walker defensive rebound
9:08		Oliver Lynch-Daniels personal foul (John Carter Jr. draws the foul)
9:05	+2	Greg Summers makes two point turnaround jump shot (John Carter Jr. assists)	15-21
8:51		Tucker Richardson turnover (bad pass)
8:34		Richard Njoku turnover (lost ball) (Tucker Richardson steals)
8:28	+2	Oliver Lynch-Daniels makes two point driving layup (Tucker Richardson assists)	15-23
8:14		Sean Yoder offensive foul (Jack Ferguson draws the foul)
8:14		Sean Yoder turnover
8:14		Official timeout
8:14		TV timeout
7:58		Jaylen Walker shooting foul (Keegan Records draws the foul)
7:58		Keegan Records misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:58		Keegan Records misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:58		Sean Yoder defensive rebound
7:41	+2	John Carter Jr. makes two point step back jump shot	17-23
7:23	+3	Oliver Lynch-Daniels makes three point jump shot (Jack Ferguson assists)	17-26
6:53		Austin Inge misses three point jump shot
6:51		Oliver Lynch-Daniels defensive rebound
6:26		Jack Ferguson turnover (bad pass) (John Carter Jr. steals)
6:21		Jack Ferguson personal foul (Austin Inge draws the foul)
6:13		Ryan Moffatt personal foul (Richard Njoku draws the foul)
6:02		John Carter Jr. misses two point jump shot
6:00		Jaylen Walker offensive rebound
5:58		Jaylen Walker misses two point step back jump shot
5:56		Jack Ferguson defensive rebound
5:47		Sean Yoder shooting foul (Jack Ferguson draws the foul)
5:47	+1	Jack Ferguson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	17-27
5:46		Jack Ferguson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:46		Sean Yoder defensive rebound
5:29	+2	Greg Summers makes two point jump shot	19-27
5:12		Nelly Cummings misses two point driving layup
5:10		Keegan Records offensive rebound
5:06	+3	Ryan Moffatt makes three point jump shot (Keegan Records assists)	19-30
4:36		Greg Summers misses two point step back jump shot
4:34		Raiders defensive rebound
4:20		Greg Summers personal foul (Nelly Cummings draws the foul)
4:20		Nelly Cummings misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:20		John Carter Jr. defensive rebound
4:02		Daniel Deaver misses two point layup
4:00		Greg Summers offensive rebound
3:54		Patrick Dorsey misses three point jump shot
3:52		Jaylen Walker offensive rebound
3:42		Greg Summers turnover (lost ball)
3:42		TV timeout
3:29		Ryan Moffatt misses three point jump shot
3:27		Daniel Deaver defensive rebound
3:23		Jeff Woodward blocks Jaylen Walker's two point layup
3:21		Midshipmen offensive rebound
3:18		John Carter Jr. misses three point jump shot
3:16		Jack Ferguson defensive rebound
2:58	+2	Jeff Woodward makes two point layup	19-32
2:38		Daniel Deaver misses two point reverse layup
2:36		Ryan Moffatt defensive rebound
2:21	+2	Jack Ferguson makes two point driving layup	19-34
2:01		John Carter Jr. misses two point pullup jump shot
1:59		Jeff Woodward defensive rebound
1:36		Nelly Cummings misses three point jump shot
1:34		Sean Yoder defensive rebound
1:27		Sean Yoder misses three point jump shot
1:25		Jeff Woodward defensive rebound
1:12		Nelly Cummings misses two point layup
1:10		Jeff Woodward offensive rebound
1:03	+2	Jeff Woodward makes two point layup	19-36
0:53		Sean Yoder offensive foul (Ryan Moffatt draws the foul)
0:53		Sean Yoder turnover
0:53		Midshipmen 30 second timeout
0:47		Austin Inge shooting foul (Nelly Cummings draws the foul)
0:47	+1	Nelly Cummings makes regular free throw 1 of 2	19-37
0:47	+1	Nelly Cummings makes regular free throw 2 of 2	19-38
0:32	+3	John Carter Jr. makes three point jump shot (Daniel Deaver assists)	22-38
0:01	+2	Ryan Moffatt makes two point driving layup (Jack Ferguson assists)	22-40
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
NAVY
Midshipmen
36
COLG
Raiders
34

Time		Play	Score
19:30	+3	Jack Ferguson makes three point jump shot (Tucker Richardson assists)	22-43
19:20		Tyler Nelson misses two point jump shot
19:18		Tucker Richardson defensive rebound
19:12	+3	Jack Ferguson makes three point jump shot (Ryan Moffatt assists)	22-46
19:00		Ryan Moffatt shooting foul (Greg Summers draws the foul)
19:00		Greg Summers misses regular free throw 1 of 2
19:00	+1	Greg Summers makes regular free throw 2 of 2	23-46
18:39		Jack Ferguson misses three point jump shot
18:37		Midshipmen defensive rebound
18:25		Tucker Richardson personal foul (Greg Summers draws the foul)
18:17	+2	Richard Njoku makes two point hook shot	25-46
18:02	+3	Nelly Cummings makes three point jump shot (Tucker Richardson assists)	25-49
17:36	+3	Tyler Nelson makes three point jump shot	28-49
17:04		Tucker Richardson misses three point jump shot
17:02		Richard Njoku defensive rebound
16:51		Austin Inge misses two point layup
16:49		Richard Njoku offensive rebound
16:43	+2	Richard Njoku makes two point dunk	30-49
16:29	+3	Tucker Richardson makes three point jump shot (Jack Ferguson assists)	30-52
16:09		Austin Inge misses three point jump shot
16:07		Tyler Nelson offensive rebound
16:00	+2	Tyler Nelson makes two point layup	32-52
15:47		Nelly Cummings misses three point jump shot
15:45		Tyler Nelson defensive rebound
15:26	+2	Greg Summers makes two point jump shot	34-52
15:05		Richard Njoku shooting foul (Nelly Cummings draws the foul)
15:05		TV timeout
15:05	+1	Nelly Cummings makes regular free throw 1 of 2	34-53
15:05	+1	Nelly Cummings makes regular free throw 2 of 2	34-54
14:36		Greg Summers misses two point layup
14:34		Greg Summers offensive rebound
14:33		Jeff Woodward shooting foul (Greg Summers draws the foul)
14:33	+1	Greg Summers makes regular free throw 1 of 2	35-54
14:33	+1	Greg Summers makes regular free throw 2 of 2	36-54
14:03		Nelly Cummings misses two point jump shot
14:01		Tyler Nelson defensive rebound
13:55		Greg Summers misses two point layup
13:53		Greg Summers offensive rebound
13:49		Greg Summers turnover (lost ball) (Oliver Lynch-Daniels steals)
13:39		Ryan Moffatt misses three point jump shot
13:37		John Carter Jr. defensive rebound
13:20		Daniel Deaver misses two point layup
13:18		Jeff Woodward defensive rebound
13:06		Jaylen Walker shooting foul (Nelly Cummings draws the foul)
13:06	+1	Nelly Cummings makes regular free throw 1 of 2	36-55
13:06	+1	Nelly Cummings makes regular free throw 2 of 2	36-56
12:56		Ryan Moffatt personal foul (Daniel Deaver draws the foul)
12:51		P.J. Roach Jr. misses two point jump shot
12:49		Jeff Woodward defensive rebound
12:23		Oliver Lynch-Daniels turnover (out of bounds)
12:09		Jaylen Walker misses three point jump shot
12:07		John Carter Jr. offensive rebound
12:03		Jeff Woodward blocks Richard Njoku's two point layup
12:01		Jeff Woodward defensive rebound
11:44		Jeff Woodward turnover (lost ball) (Richard Njoku steals)
11:35		Oliver Lynch-Daniels blocks Greg Summers's two point layup
11:33		Midshipmen offensive rebound
11:35		TV timeout
11:33		Greg Summers turnover (bad pass) (Nelly Cummings steals)
11:16		Jeff Woodward turnover (bad pass) (Sean Yoder steals)
11:04		Tucker Richardson blocks Richard Njoku's two point layup
11:02		Midshipmen offensive rebound
10:56		Greg Summers turnover (lost ball) (Jack Ferguson steals)
10:48	+2	Jeff Woodward makes two point layup (Oliver Lynch-Daniels assists)	36-58
10:48		Greg Summers shooting foul (Jeff Woodward draws the foul)
10:48		Jeff Woodward misses regular free throw 1 of 1
10:48		John Carter Jr. defensive rebound
10:33	+2	Greg Summers makes two point layup	38-58
10:10		Jeff Woodward misses two point layup
10:08		Tyler Nelson defensive rebound
10:01		Greg Summers misses two point jump shot
9:59		Sam Thomson defensive rebound
9:49		Tucker Richardson misses three point jump shot
9:47		Midshipmen defensive rebound
9:37	+3	John Carter Jr. makes three point jump shot	41-58
9:12		Keegan Records turnover (bad pass) (Sean Yoder steals)
9:02		Jaylen Walker misses three point jump shot
9:00		Tucker Richardson defensive rebound
8:37		Sam Thomson misses two point layup
8:35		Greg Summers defensive rebound
8:29		Oliver Lynch-Daniels shooting foul (Tyler Nelson draws the foul)
8:29		Tyler Nelson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:29	+1	Tyler Nelson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-58
8:23		Oliver Lynch-Daniels turnover (bad pass) (John Carter Jr. steals)
8:13	+2	Sean Yoder makes two point jump shot	44-58
8:08		Raiders 30 second timeout
8:08		TV timeout
7:39		Keegan Records misses two point layup
7:37		Jaylen Walker defensive rebound
7:22	+3	Sean Yoder makes three point jump shot (Tyler Nelson assists)	47-58
7:15		TV timeout
7:09		Jack Ferguson turnover (lost ball) (Jaylen Walker steals)
7:07		Keegan Records shooting foul (Jaylen Walker draws the foul)
7:07	+1	Jaylen Walker makes regular free throw 1 of 2	48-58
7:07		Jaylen Walker misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:07		John Carter Jr. offensive rebound
6:56	+2	Greg Summers makes two point layup	50-58
6:25		Tucker Richardson misses two point jump shot
6:23		Sean Yoder defensive rebound
6:22		Keegan Records personal foul (Sean Yoder draws the foul)
6:22	+1	Sean Yoder makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-58
6:22	+1	Sean Yoder makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-58
6:21		Greg Summers personal foul
6:18		Jaylen Walker personal foul
5:57	+2	Nelly Cummings makes two point layup	52-60
5:42	+2	John Carter Jr. makes two point jump shot	54-60
5:13		Ryan Moffatt turnover (lost ball) (Greg Summers steals)
5:10		Nelly Cummings personal foul (Greg Summers draws the foul)
5:10		Greg Summers misses regular free throw 1 of 1
5:10		Ryan Moffatt defensive rebound
4:55		Sean Yoder personal foul
4:55		Midshipmen 30 second timeout
4:46	+2	Jeff Woodward makes two point layup	54-62
4:32		Tyler Nelson misses two point layup
4:30		Tucker Richardson defensive rebound
4:29		Tyler Nelson personal foul (Tucker Richardson draws the foul)
4:30	+1	Tucker Richardson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	54-63
4:29	+1	Tucker Richardson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-64
4:23		Greg Summers turnover (lost ball) (Tucker Richardson steals)
4:23		Greg Summers personal foul (Tucker Richardson draws the foul)
4:23		Tucker Richardson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:23		Tyler Nelson defensive rebound
4:00		Tyler Nelson misses three point jump shot
3:58		Jack Ferguson defensive rebound
3:36		Jeff Woodward offensive foul (Tyler Nelson draws the foul)
3:36		Jeff Woodward turnover
3:36		TV timeout
3:27		Greg Summers turnover (lost ball) (Nelly Cummings steals)
2:59	+2	Jeff Woodward makes two point layup (Tucker Richardson assists)	54-66
2:48		Tyler Nelson misses three point jump shot
2:46		Tucker Richardson defensive rebound
2:43		Sean Yoder personal foul (Tucker Richardson draws the foul)
2:43		Tucker Richardson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:43		Tyler Nelson defensive rebound
2:28		Austin Inge misses three point jump shot
2:26		Jack Ferguson defensive rebound
2:25		Tyler Nelson personal foul (Jack Ferguson draws the foul)
2:25	+1	Jack Ferguson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	54-67
2:25	+1	Jack Ferguson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-68
2:15		Tyler Nelson offensive foul (Tucker Richardson draws the foul)
2:15		Tyler Nelson turnover
2:07		Austin Inge personal foul (Nelly Cummings draws the foul)
2:07	+1	Nelly Cummings makes regular free throw 1 of 2	54-69
2:07	+1	Nelly Cummings makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-70
1:59		Jack Ferguson personal foul (Greg Summers draws the foul)
1:59		Greg Summers misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:59	+1	Greg Summers makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-70
1:39		Tucker Richardson turnover (lost ball) (Greg Summers steals)
1:33		Jaylen Walker turnover (lost ball) (Jack Ferguson steals)
1:21	+2	Tucker Richardson makes two point layup (Jack Ferguson assists)	55-72
1:13		Greg Summers misses two point jump shot
1:11		Jack Ferguson defensive rebound
1:09		Greg Summers personal foul (Jack Ferguson draws the foul)
1:09	+1	Jack Ferguson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-73
1:09	+1	Jack Ferguson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-74
1:05		John Carter Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Nelly Cummings steals)
0:37		Jack Ferguson misses two point layup
0:35		Jaylen Walker defensive rebound
0:29	+3	Austin Inge makes three point jump shot (Christian Silva assists)	58-74
0:16		Oliver Lynch-Daniels turnover (bad pass) (Christian Silva steals)
0:08		Patrick Dorsey misses three point jump shot
0:06		Ryan Moffatt defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Ryan Moffatt defensive rebound