Army uses deep bench to rout John Jay in home opener, 92-43
WEST POINT, N.Y. -- Luke Morrison shot 4-for-4 from behind the three-point arc to tally 12 points and Army used an especially deep bench to rout Division III John Jay College of Criminal Justice, 92-43, to earn its first win of the season and its fourth straight win in a home opener Tuesday night.
The Black Knights needed to only play defense in the second half, taking a 51-20 advantage at intermission. Army played 15 players off its bench with 10 of them figuring in the scoring. Tucker Blackwell led the bench effort with 11 points on 4 of 5 shooting from the field.
Army came into the game after dropping a close, 77-74 decision in its season opener at Hofstra.
The Bloodhounds, from Midtown Manhattan, were held to 25 percent shooting from the floor (15 of 60), including 6 of 22 from behind the arc. Matt Hudzik paced the effort with nine points.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Ed Corbett
- Martin Herrick
- Sean Campbell
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 |