1996_Patriot_League_men's_basketball_tournament

1996 Patriot League men's basketball tournament

1996 Patriot League men's basketball tournament

College basketball tournament

The 1996 Patriot League men's basketball tournament was played at Hart Center in Worcester, Massachusetts and Cotterell Court in Hamilton, New York after the conclusion of the 1995–96 regular season. Colgate defeated #3 seed Holy Cross, 74–65 in the championship game, to win its second Patriot League Tournament title. The Raiders earned an automatic bid to the 1996 NCAA tournament as #16 seed in the Southeast region.

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Format

All seven league members participated in the tournament, with teams seeded according to regular season conference record. Play began with the quarterfinal round. The top seed, Colgate, received a bye to the semifinal round.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
March 2 		Semifinals
March 3 		Championship game
March 6
         
1 Colgate 67
5 Bucknell 61
4 Bucknell 56*
5 Lafayette 55
1 Colgate 74
3 Holy Cross 65
3 Holy Cross 81
6 Lehigh 66
3 Holy Cross 68
7 Army 65
2 Navy 58
7 Army 64

* denotes overtime period

Sources:[1][2]

References

  1. [1]
    "1995-96 Patriot League Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
  2. [2]
    "Patriot League Men's Basketball 2019-20 Record Book" (PDF). Patriot League. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
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