# 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.

## 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.
| 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 | ESPN+ | N/A |
| 2 | 7:00 pm | No. 10 Lehigh vs. No. 7 Boston University | 58–69 | ESPN+ | |
| 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 | ESPN+ | |
| 3 | 3:00 pm | No. 6 Bucknell vs. No. 3 Lafayette | 92–84 | ESPN+ | |
| 4 | 7:00 pm | No. 5 American vs. No. 4 Army | 66–89 | ESPN+ | |
| 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 | CBSSN | |
| 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+ | First round Wednesday, March 3, 2021 ESPN+ | First round Wednesday, March 3, 2021 ESPN+ | Quarterfinals Saturday, March 6, 2021 ESPN+ | Quarterfinals Saturday, March 6, 2021 ESPN+ | Quarterfinals Saturday, March 6, 2021 ESPN+ | Semifinals Wednesday, March 10, 2021 CBSSN | Semifinals Wednesday, March 10, 2021 CBSSN | Semifinals Wednesday, March 10, 2021 CBSSN | Championship Sunday, March 14, 2021 CBSSN | Championship Sunday, March 14, 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