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Men's Basketball Scores Overtime Win Over Binghamton to Close Non-Conference Play
December 23, 2025 | Men's Basketball
WEST POINT, N.Y. — Army West Point men's basketball (6-7) finished its non-conference slate with an overtime win inside Christl Arena against the Binghamton University Bearcats (3-11), 95-85.
With the win, the Black Knights improve their record to 10-6 in the series history between the two teams. They also snapped the three-game losing streak against Binghamton. Army has also won three straight games and five of its last six matchups.
After a back-and-forth game, the Black Knights sealed the game in overtime, outscoring the Bearcats 19-9 to help earn their sixth win in non-conference play, tying the most wins in non-conference play the Black Knights have earned under head coach Kevin Kuwik.
Jaxson Bell led the way scoring-wise for Army with a career-high 24 points, while shooting 66.7 percent from the floor and 71.4 percent from the three-point line. Bell also added six rebounds.
Not to be outdone, Ryan Curry neared a triple-double, finishing the game with 23 points, a career-high nine rebounds and seven assists. Curry hit those numbers while shooting 55.5 percent from the field and 57.1 percent from behind the arc.
Jackson Furman rounded out Army's double-digit scorers, finishing with 13 points and added four rebounds plus two assists.
How It Happened.
The Black Knights got out to a quick start in the first four minutes, taking an early 8-4 lead.
Jacen Holloway got the scoring started with a layup. Then Tate Laczkowski scored four points on back-to-back possessions, one assisted by Kevin McCarthy and the other assisted by Ryan Curry. Kevin McCarthy added a floater to cap the scoring.
Over the next four minutes, Binghamton outscored Army, but the Black Knights still held onto a 13-11 lead with 11:49 left in the first half. Joshua Eli added a layup from a cross-court pass from Ryan Curry, and Jaxson Bell hit his first three-pointer of the day.
Army added to its lead, making it an 18-14 game with 7:36 left in the first half. Jaxson Bell added a made free throw, Ryan Curry hit a circus shot for two points and Jacen Holloway used a second-chance opportunity to add another two.
Over the next three minutes, the Bearcats went on a 7-2 run to take a brief 21-20 lead with 4:02 left in the first half. Kevin McCarthy was the only scorer, scoring on a backdoor cut after getting a pass from Jacen Holloway.
In the final four minutes of the first frame, Binghamton outscored Army 11-10, allowing Binghamton to take a 32-30 lead into the locker room.
Jaxson Bell and Ryan Curry each added three-pointers, then Tate Laczkowski and Jorn Everson each added layups to close the first 20 minutes.
Army came out firing in the second half, starting on a 9-0 run that extended to an 11-4 run over the first four minutes, giving Army a 41-36 lead with 17:06 left to play.
The 9-0 run was led by Ryan Curry, who scored deep three-pointers in back-to-back possessions. Then, lightning struck twice when Curry passed another cross-court dime, this time to Tate Laczkowski, who converted the three-point play. Kevin McCarthy added a jumper on a second-chance opportunity to add to the run.
After the two teams stayed scoreless for two minutes, the two teams combined for 15 points over two minutes, with Army scoring eight points to build a 49-43 lead with 12:06 left to play. Jaxson Bell scored five points in that stretch while Furman added a three-pointer.
Over the next four minutes, both teams scored in bursts, but Army still held onto its lead. Jackson Furman hit his second three-pointer, then Jorn Everson added a three-pointer, and Joshua Eli added a jumper to build a 57-47 lead.
But the Bearcats came storming back, going a quick 8-0 run to make it a 57-55 game with 7:29 left to play.
Binghamton continued to narrow the lead, outscoring Army 9-7 to make it a 64-64 game with 4:15 left to play in the game. Jackson Furman added a three-pointer, Jorn Everson added a layup and Ryan Curry added two points.
Then Army went on a 10-2 run in under two minutes to make it a 66-74 game with 2:31 left to play.
Ryan Curry once again served as a spark plug in the run, starting the run by converting a four-point play. Jaxson Bell then hit a three-pointer with an assist from Jackson Furman. Jacen Holloway also added a three-pointer courtesy of a pass from Tate Laczkowski.
Then, the Bearcats outscored Army 10-2 in the final two minutes to make it a tied game at 76-76 with 11 seconds left to play. Jorn Everson and Jaxson Bell each had a made free throw during that stretch. The Black Knights ran one play, but came up short, sending the game to overtime.
In overtime, the Black Knights got the edge over the Bearcats from the jump, with Jackson Furman getting a layup after recovering the jump ball. Then Jaxson Bell hit a three-pointer courtesy of a pass from Jackson Furman to help make it 81-79 lead for Army with 3:56 left in overtime.
Then over the next two-and-a-half minutes, the Black Knights went on a 10-2 to make it a 91-81 game with less than a minute left to play.
Ryan Curry led all scorers with four points in the stretch. Jaxson Bell hit a clutch three-pointer off an inbounds play, giving Ryan Curry his final assist of the afternoon. Jackson Furman added a layup and Joshua Eli added one point in the run.
In the final minute, the Black Knights sealed the game from the free-throw line, with Ryan Curry and Jaxson Bell each adding two more points to seal the game for Army at 95-85.
Black Knight Bullet Points
- Ryan Curry scored 23 points, shooting 5 of 9 from the field, 4 of 7 from 3-point range and 9 of 10 from the free-throw line, while adding nine rebounds, seven assists and one steal.
- Jaxson Bell came off the bench to score 24 points on 6-of-9 shooting, including 5 of 7 from beyond the arc, and went 7 of 10 at the free-throw line while grabbing six rebounds.
- Jackson Furman finished with 13 points on 5-of-11 shooting, knocking down 3 of 6 3-pointers and adding four rebounds and two assists.
- Tate Laczkowski scored nine points on 4-of-6 shooting and 1 of 2 at the line, while leading the team with six rebounds and four assists.
- Jorn Everson totaled eight points on 3-of-6 shooting, including a perfect 1-for-1 from 3-point range, and added four rebounds and two assists.
- Jacen Holloway scored seven points on 3-of-8 shooting and contributed five rebounds, two assists and one block.
- Kevin McCarthy added six points on 3-of-9 shooting and finished with two rebounds, two assists and one steal.
- Joshua Eli scored five points on 2-of-3 shooting and recorded two rebounds and one assist.
- Team rebounds accounted for two total rebounds, including one offensive and one defensive rebound.
- Army West Point scored 95 points in an overtime victory, shooting 31-of-61 from the field (50.8 percent).
- The Black Knights were highly efficient from three-point range, connecting on 14-of-28 attempts (50.0 percent).
- Army shot 19-of-30 from the free-throw line (63.3 percent) for the game.
- The Black Knights outrebounded Binghamton 40–31, including nine offensive rebounds.
- Army recorded 20 assists on 31 made field goals, highlighting strong ball movement.
- The Black Knights finished with 12 turnovers, compared to 19 points scored off Binghamton turnovers.
- Army totaled 12 second-chance points, 30 points in the paint, and eight fast-break points.
- The Black Knights' bench contributed 42 points, providing a major scoring advantage.
- Army shot 100 percent from the field (4-of-4) and 100 percent from three-point range (2-of-2) during the overtime period.
Up Next
The Black Knights move to the second half of their season, starting Patriot League play on Dec. 31 on the road against the Lehigh University Mountain Hawks.
Last season, the Black Knights split the season series with the Mountain Hawks, with Army first earning a win at Stabler Arena on Jan. 11, 2025. Lehigh got revenge on March 1, 2025, getting an 89-67 victory over Army to close the regular season.
The game against the Mountain Hawks is set for a 12 p.m. ET first tip on New Year's Eve inside Stabler Arena, with the game streaming live on ESPN+.
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