Army downs Lafayette 77-69 behind Edwards
WEST POINT, N.Y. -- Cayne Edwards scored 16 points, Tommy Funk had 11 points and 10 assists and Army pulled away early and held on to beat Lafayette 77-69 on Saturday to snap a three-game skid.
Alex King added 13 points and Matt Wilson 12 with eight rebounds for the Black Knights (6-9, 1-1), who outrebounded Lafayette 39-29 in the Leopards' third straight loss.
Trailing 42-25 at halftime, Paulius Zalys' jumper sparked a 9-2 run and Lafayette closed to within 10, but Army answered each bucket and led 69-57 on Edwards' layup with 4:38 to go. Isaac Suffren's layup cut it to five with 1:07 left, but Lonnie Grayson and King combined for six free throws in the final 58 seconds to seal it.
Lukas Jarrett scored 14 and Justin Jaworski added 13 for Lafayette (3-10, 0-2). E.J. Stephens and Myles Cherry scored 10 apiece.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Gary Pucino
- David Niven
- James Salamone
2023-24 Patriot League Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Colgate | 16-2 | - | 25-10 |
American University | 10-8 | 6 | 16-16 |
Boston University | 10-8 | 6 | 16-17 |
Bucknell | 10-8 | 6 | 14-19 |
Lafayette | 10-8 | 6 | 11-21 |
Lehigh | 9-9 | 7 | 14-18 |
Navy | 8-10 | 8 | 13-18 |
Army | 6-12 | 10 | 10-22 |
Holy Cross | 6-12 | 10 | 10-23 |
Loyola Maryland | 5-13 | 11 | 7-25 |