Men’s Hoops Drops Contest At LIU

Sunday, December 19

Brooklyn, NY

2:00 PM

Army West Point

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LIU

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Army West Point

LIU

Men’s Hoops Drops Contest At LIU

December 19, 2021 | Men's Basketball

Box Score

Game 11
SCORE	LIU Sharks 90, Army Black Knights 65
RECORDS	LIU (3-7) \| Army (6-5)
LEADING SCORERS	LIU – Eral Penn (23) \| Army – Josh Caldwell (11)
LOCATION	SWC

BROOKLYN, N.Y. – The Army West Point men's basketball team had its two-game win streak end in a 90-65 setback to the LIU Sharks on Sunday afternoon.

GAME SUMMARY
LIU used the 3-point ball to power its offense. The Sharks made 16 3-pointers, including 12 in the first half as part of a significant first-half run.

Jalen Rucker started the game connecting on his first three 3-pointers as part of fast-paced opening four minutes by both teams. Rucker's third 3-pointer gave the Black Knights an 11-10 lead. However, LIU outscored Army, 22-5, over the next five minutes. The Sharks went into halftime with a 56-33 lead and opened the second half with an 11-2 run to further extend their lead while maintaining a double-digit lead for the remainder of the game.

The Black Knights did receive a spark off the bench from Kwabena Davis, AJ Allenspach, and Abe Johnson as the bench outscored their counterparts, 38-14, for the game.

CADETS CAPSULES

Josh Caldwell scored a team-high 11 points to be in double figures for the second straight game.
Kwabena Davis scored a season-high 10 points and had career-highs in rebounds with four and in steals with two.
AJ Allenspach had career-highs with 10 rebounds and seven points.
Aaron Duhart had a team-high five assists.
Jalen Rucker scored nine points and grabbed six rebounds,
Abe Johnson netted nine points which are a career-best.

COACH'S CORNER
"Full credit to LIU. They played very well and shot the ball well. We didn't respond the way we needed to when we fell in a hole." – Jimmy Allen

UP NEXT

Army concludes its three-game road trip against South Carolina on Wednesday, September 22 at 3 p.m.
Coverage will be provided by the SECNetwork+ and by the Army Sports Network via the Varsity Sports Network and www.GoArmyWestPoint.com.

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