2021 Patriot League men's 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]

2021 Patriot League men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2020–21
Teams	10
Site	Campus sites
Champions	Colgate (4th title)
Winning coach	Matt Langel (2nd title)
MVP	Jordan Burns (Colgate)
Television	ESPN+, CBSSN
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2020–21 Patriot League men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
North
Colgate †	11	–	1		.917			14	–	2		.875
Army	7	–	7		.500			12	–	10		.545
Boston University	6	–	10		.375			7	–	11		.389
Holy Cross	5	–	11		.313			5	–	11		.313
Central
Lafayette	9	–	5		.643			9	–	6		.600
Bucknell	4	–	6		.400			5	–	7		.417
Lehigh	4	–	10		.286			4	–	11		.267
South
Navy	12	–	1		.923			15	–	3		.833
American	4	–	5		.444			4	–	6		.400
Loyola	4	–	10		.286			6	–	11		.353
† 2021 Patriot League tournament winner

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]

Seed	School	Conference	Tiebreaker
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	4–10	Better NET Ranking than Lehigh
10	Lehigh	4–10

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

ESPN+

March 3, 2021 7:00 p.m. EST

Report

No. 10 Lehigh Mountain Hawks 58, No. 7 Boston University Terriers 69
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

ESPN+

March 6, 2021 12:00 p.m. EST

Report

No. 9 Loyola Greyhounds 76, 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

ESPN+

March 6, 2021 2:00 p.m. EST

Report

No. 6 Bucknell Bison 92, 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

ESPN+

March 6, 2021 3:00 p.m. EST

Report

No. 5 American Eagles 66, No. 4 Army Black Knights 89
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

ESPN+

March 6, 2021 7:00 p.m. EST

Report

No. 7 Boston University Terriers 69, No. 2 Colgate Raiders 77
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

CBSSN

March 10, 2021 4:30 p.m. EST

Report

No. 9 Loyola Greyhounds 67, 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

CBSSN

March 10, 2021 7:45 p.m. EST

Report

No. 6 Bucknell Bison 75, No. 2 Colgate Raiders 105
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

CBSSN

March 14, 2021 12:00 p.m. EST

Report

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

References

1. "2021 PenFed Credit Union Patriot League Men's Basketball Championship". patriotleague.org. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
2. "Patriot League Announces Men's and Women's Basketball Schedule Adjustments".
3. "Holy Cross Men's Basketball to Miss Patriot League Championship, Concludes Season Due to COVID-19". patriotleague.org. Retrieved March 2, 2021.