Army West Point Athletics
Wednesday, January 17
West Point, NY
6:00 PM
Army West Point
5-13,1-4Patriot
56
vs
64
Colgate
10-8,4-1Patriot
1
2
F
Colgate
22
42
64
Army West Point
21
35
56
Men's Hoops Fall to Colgate
January 17, 2024 | Men's Basketball
WEST POINT, N.Y. – The Army West Point men's basketball team (5-13, 1-4 PL) fell to defending Patriot League champions Colgate (10-8, 4-1 PL) Wednesday night in Christl Arena by a score of 64-56.
The first half started strong for the Black Knights, they held Colgate scoreless for the first 5:48 of the game, jumping out to a 6-0 lead.
The first half was defined by a balanced Army scoring attack that saw eight Black Knights score points.
The Raiders would fight back and go on a 12-0 run to take a 16-14 lead with 5:04 left in the first half.
After a bucket with 15 seconds left, Colgate took a one point advantage into the locker room at half.
The Black Knights opened the second half with a huge punch, going on a 12-5 run to take a 33-29 lead. The Raiders responded with a 13-5 run to regain the lead with 4:16 left in the game.
Unfortunately, the Black Knights never regained the lead and fell 64-56.
Josh Scovens came out of his funk in the second half with 14 points to lead the team. He was the only Black Knight in double figures. Abe Johnson was a monster on the glass with 13 rebounds, tying a career high.
Army will be back in action on Saturday in Annapolis to take on Navy at 1:30 pm in Alumni Hall.
The first half started strong for the Black Knights, they held Colgate scoreless for the first 5:48 of the game, jumping out to a 6-0 lead.
The first half was defined by a balanced Army scoring attack that saw eight Black Knights score points.
The Raiders would fight back and go on a 12-0 run to take a 16-14 lead with 5:04 left in the first half.
After a bucket with 15 seconds left, Colgate took a one point advantage into the locker room at half.
The Black Knights opened the second half with a huge punch, going on a 12-5 run to take a 33-29 lead. The Raiders responded with a 13-5 run to regain the lead with 4:16 left in the game.
Unfortunately, the Black Knights never regained the lead and fell 64-56.
Josh Scovens came out of his funk in the second half with 14 points to lead the team. He was the only Black Knight in double figures. Abe Johnson was a monster on the glass with 13 rebounds, tying a career high.
Army will be back in action on Saturday in Annapolis to take on Navy at 1:30 pm in Alumni Hall.
Team Stats
Colg
ARM
FG%
.370
.344
3FG%
.286
.273
FT%
.842
.571
RB
41
38
TO
11
11
STL
10
9
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
14
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
5
Pts
8
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Pts
7
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Players Mentioned
F
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