HAMILTON, N.Y. – Highlighted by senior Justin Alston's double-double, the Boston University men's basketball team gained sole possession of second place in the Patriot League standings with a 69-68 wire-to-wire victory at Colgate on Wednesday night.

THE RUNDOWN

Final Score: Boston University 69, Colgate 68
Records: BU (16-11, 11-4 PL), Colgate (9-19, 7-8 PL) 
Venue: Cotterell Court – Hamilton, N.Y.
Watch Replay: PatriotLeague.tv
BU Team Stats: 23-51 FG (.451), 5-21 3FG (.238), 18-30 FT (.600), 10 Stls.
Colgate Team Stats: 21-53 FG (.396), 8-29 3FG (.276), 18-24 FT (.750), 5 Stls.
BU Leaders: Alston (21p, 7-9 FG, 10r, 2b), Fanning (13p, 4a, 3r), Mahoney (10p, 5r, 2s)
Colgate Leaders: Rayman (20p, 10-12 FT, 7r), Swopshire (18p, 3 3FGs, 5r), O'Brien (11p, 5a, 4r)

THE TURNING POINT

• Senior Justin Alston opened the game with a layup and free throw to give the Terriers the lead for good.
• Trailing by as many as 16 (25-9) in the first half, Colgate pulled within two with 23 and seven seconds remaining in regulation.
• On each occasion, the Terriers beat the Raiders' full-court press and found Alston for an easy slam dunk to hold off Colgate.

GAME NOTES

• The reigning PL Player of the Week Alston tallied 20+ points for the fourth time this season with a game-high 21 points and added a game-high 10 rebounds with two blocks for his third-career double-double ... On the flipside, Colgate's reigning Rookie of the Week Will Rayman tallied a team-high 20 points and seven rebounds for the Raiders.
• Freshman Max Mahoney finished with at least 10 points for the third time this season and added five rebounds.
• BU won for the first time this season (1-7) when finishing below 30 percent shooting from behind the arc (5-of-23 3FG, .238).
• The Terriers improve to 2-0 this season in games decided by one point and avenged an earlier 67-58 loss to Colgate to improve to 26-19 all-time against the Raiders.

NEXT UP: BUCKNELL

• The Terriers will end their home regular season slate against current PL leader Bucknell on Sunday (Feb. 19) at 12 pm on the CBS Sports Network.
• Following Wednesday night's results, BU is one game behind the Bison with three games remaining ... Navy is currently third at 10-5.
• Prior to tip-off, BU will recognize seniors Justin Alston, Cameron Curry, Eric Fanning and Dylan Haines.