(1) American 78, (8) Lafayette 56
No. 1 American remained on course to win the Patriot League championship after dominating the conference during the regular season. The Eagles beat No. 8 Lafayette 78-56 for their second win against the Leopards this week. Senior guard Derrick Mercer led American with 20 points. The Eagles advance to the semifinals against No. 4 Army, which the Eagles beat by an average of 23 points in two regular-season meetings. American held Army to 36 or less in both games.
(4) Army 53, (5) Lehigh 50
The Black Knights beat No. 5 Lehigh 53-50 thanks to strong defense and poor shooting by the Mountain Hawks. Lehigh was 28.6 percent from the field and turned the ball over 18 times. Junior guards Cleveland Richard and Marcus Nelson combined to score 28 points for Army.
(2) Holy Cross 75, (7) Bucknell 56
No. 2 Holy Cross avenged a regular-season loss to rival No. 7 Bucknell with a dominant 75-56 win in the quarterfinals. Freshman guard R.J. Evans nearly doubled his scoring total from both regular-season games against Bucknell, finishing with 31 points in the win. He had only 17 points in the previous two games against the Bison. The Crusaders will play No. 6 Colgate in the semifinals.
(6) Colgate 64, (3) Navy 59 OT
Colgate upset No. 3 Navy 64-59 in overtime, the first conference tournament game of 2009 to go into an extra session. Freshman forward Yaw Gyawu gave Colgate a two-point lead with two minutes remaining in regulation, but the Midshipmen tied the game on their next possession, and neither team scored again until overtime. Colgate outscored Navy 10-5 in overtime to advance to the semifinals.
