LAVAL, QC (Interstat) — Colgate defeated Fordham 72-62 in a men’s NCAA basketball game Sunday at Place Bell. The Raiders built a 30-17 halftime lead and withstood a much-improved second half from the Rams, who scored 45 points after the break. Andrew Alekseyenko led Colgate with 16 points, while Josh Ahayere added 15 and Sam Wright had 10. DeJour Reaves scored 11 points for Fordham. Colgate improved to 5-4 with the win, while Fordham fell to 6-3. An announced crowd of 1,767 attended the non-conference matchup.