Men’s Basketballs Drops Road Content to Cornell

Tuesday, November 18

Ithaca, N.Y.

8:00 PM

Army West Point

1-4,0-0Patriot

Cornell

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Army West Point

Cornell

Credit: Cornell Athletics

Men’s Basketballs Drops Road Content to Cornell

November 19, 2025 | Men's Basketball

Box Score

ITHACA, N.Y. – The Army West Point men's basketball team battled tough for 40 minutes but came up short, falling 86-73 on the road against Cornell on Tuesday night at Newman Arena.

Army (1-4) was able to cut the Cornell lead to five with just over 12 minutes to play but the Big Red closed out strong to hand the Black Knights if fourth consecutive loss.

Jorn Everson and Jace Holloway each had huge games for Army, as both players recorded career-highs in points, as Everson led the way with 24 while Holloway was right behind him with 22. Both players were also efficient on Tuesday, as the duo went 17-29 from the field and 6-11 from three.

It was a high-scoring affair from the jump, as Army started out with a strong 5-0 lead but the two teams went into the opening media timeout tied at 10 apiece. The two teams traded a couple of baskets coming out of the break but Cornell went on a 13-4 run to break the game open and take a 11-point lead at the under-four media timeout. The Black Knights were unable to narrow the deficit going into the locker room, as Cornell led 39-28 after the opening 20 minutes.

Army turned it over eight times in the opening half, leading to 11 fastbreak points for Cornell. The Black Knights also struggled shooting the ball, knocking down just 9-33 shots – including 2-14 from distance. Everson had nine of his 24 points in the opening frame.

Much like it did to open the game, Army came out fast in the second half and used a 9-2 run to cut Cornell's advantage to just four. The Black Knights continued to play good basketball in the opening segment of the second half and trailed 46-42 at the first media timeout.

The Black Knights continued to battle through the half and kept it a five-point game with 8:36 to go. However, the Big Red caught fire after that and used an 11-4 run to push their lead back to double figures at 71-60. Over the course of the final 4:15, Cornell's lead never fell below 11.

Army shot it better in the final 20 minutes, sitting at 46.9 percent from the field but it was unable to slow down Cornell who knocked shots down at a 55.2 percent rate. Holloway and Everson each had 15 points in the half and were key reasons why Army was able to keep it close and have a shot late.
The Black Knights finished the night shooting 36.9 percent from the field, while Cornell was right at 50.0 percent. The difference in the game was three-point shooting, as Army was 6-29 from distance while Cornell was 12-25.

Cornell won the rebounding battle 41-36. Army led in turnover off points (14-10) and points in the paint (36-32).

Black Knight Bullet Points
• Jorn Everson led the way with a career-high 24 points on 8-15 shooting. His 24 points were also a game high.
• Jacen Holloway had a career-high 22 points. It marked the first 20-point game of his career.
• Ryan Curry was the third Black Knight in double-figures with 13 points, including going 7-8 from the charity stripe.
• Army had a season-low 10 turnovers on Tuesday night.
• Tate Laczkowski led Army with seven rebounds.
• Ryan Curry led the Black Knights with a team-high six assists.
• The Black Knights 19-made free-throws are the most in a game this season. Ryan Curry led the way, going 7-8 from the line.
• Army led for 3:34, while Cornell had the lead for 34:21.

Up Next
Army returns to action on Friday night, as it heads north to take on Marist in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. on ESPN+.