Game Information
Colgate (22-11, 16-2 Patriot) vs Navy (21-10, 12-6 Patriot)
PenFed Union Patriot League Men's Basketball Championship Game
Wednesday, March 9, 2022 at 7:30 p.m. ET
Cotterell Court, Hamilton, N.Y.
 
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HAMILTON, N.Y. – The madness is here.
 
Top-seeded Colgate is set to host second-seeded Navy Wednesday night in the PenFed Union Patriot League Men's Basketball Championship Game with a trip to the NCAA Tournament on the line. Tipoff from Cotterell Court is 7:30 p.m., with the game airing on CBS Sports Network.
 
Colgate is making its fifth consecutive appearance in the Patriot League championship, while this is Navy's first title game since 2001. The Raiders are 2-2 in the Finals since 2017-18 and are looking to make it back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances.
 
SETTING THE SCENE
Colgate and Navy meet in the Patriot League championship for the third time overall and first time since squaring off back-to-back years during the Adonal Foyle era in 1993-94 and 1994-95. The teams split those two matchups. Colgate won the second one, 68-63, for the program's first conference championship in 1994-95.
 
The Raiders swept the 2021-22 regular season series, first beating Navy 69-50 in Annapolis on Jan. 13 before coming away with a thrilling 74-69 triumph in the regular season finale in Hamilton on Feb. 26. The five-point victory was a two-point margin in the final minute but the Raiders sealed the deal from the free throw line to secure the Senior Day triumph.
 
AGAINST NAVY IN THE POSTSEASON
Colgate and Navy meet for the 73rd time in a series that began in 1950-51. The two teams are 1-1 all-time in Patriot League championship games but have not faced each other in the Final since back-to-back years in 1993-94 and 1994-95. The Raiders clinched the program's first championship with a 68-63 title victory over Navy in 1995. This will be the ninth meeting between the teams in the Patriot League Tournament. Colgate is 6-2 all-time against Navy in the postseason, including 5-0 in Hamilton. The Raiders have won the last four head-to-head postseason meetings, most recently in 2019 when the Raiders won 80-70 in the semifinals at Cotterell Court. Head Coach Matt Langel is 18-5 all-time against Navy.
 
LAST GAME RECAP
Jack Ferguson for the second straight game led the Raiders in scoring with 17 points and Colgate knocked off Lehigh 81-61 in the semifinals on Sunday. Jeff Woodward scored 11 points and led the team in rebounds (7), assists (5), and steals (3). The Raiders used a 16-2 run midway through the first half to take the lead for good. The margin was never closer than 11 points in the second half. Colgate made its last 11 free throw attempts to seal the victory.
 
FERGUSON ON FIRE
Ferguson has been Colgate's leading scorer in both Patriot League Tournament games, first going for a career-high 28 on 7-of-8 from behind the arc against Bucknell. He followed that up with a 4-of-5 performance from downtown on his way to 17 points against Lehigh in the semifinals. Ferguson is 11-of-13 from the perimeter in the postseason.
 
LONGEST ACTIVE WIN STREAKS IN THE COUNTRY
Colgate carries a 14-game winning streak into Wednesday's championship game, tied for the longest win streak in program history. The Raiders set the program record with 14 consecutive wins last year on their way to the Patriot League title. 
 

Team	Win Streak
Murray State	W20
South Dakota State	W19
COLGATE	W14
Kent State	W12
Stephen F. Austin/Purdue Fort Wayne	W10

SHOOTERS SHOOT
Colgate leads the Patriot League in several offensive categories, including field goal percentage and 3-point field goal percentage. The Raiders have three players ranked in the Patriot League's top 10 for 3-point field goal percentage, including Oliver Lynch-Daniels and Ryan Moffatt, who rank first and second, respectively.
 
Raiders in the National Rankings

Category	Stat	National Rank
3-Point FG Percentage	40.1	2nd
Total Assists	569	4th
Total 3-Point FG Made	329	8th
Assist-Turnover Ratio	1.54	8th
Assists Per Game	17.2	8th
3-Point FG Per Game	10.0	12th

RED-HOT RICHARDSON
Tucker Richardson posted back-to-back 20-point games to close out the regular season. Three of his six career 20-point performances have come in the last seven games, including a career-high 24 just two weeks ago at Holy Cross (2/23).
 
RECORDS COMING INTO HIS OWN
Keegan Records leads the Patriot League in field goal percentage and blocked shots per game. Records has reached double figures in 10 of the last 12 games, including two double-doubles and a pair of 20-point games. Records has four 20-point games this season, including a career-high 25 at Navy (1/13).
 
LYNCH-DANIELS LEADS THE WAY
Senior guard Lynch-Daniels currently leads the Patriot League in 3-point field goal percentage at 52.9%. He has at least two 3-pointers in 16 games this season. 
 
VETERAN BACKCOURT
Colgate's veteran-laden backcourt features three 1,000-point scorers in seniors Ferguson, Richardson, and Nelly Cummings. The three have combined to reach five Patriot League championship games, three 20-win seasons, three regular season titles, and two NCAA tournament bids.

NCAA TOURNAMENT
Wednesday's winner advances to the NCAA Tournament. Selection Sunday for the NCAA DI men's basketball tournament is Sunday, March 13. The 68-team men's field will be announced at 6 p.m. ET on CBS.