1 | 2 | T | |
---|---|---|---|
AMER | 32 | 38 | 70 |
ARMY | 40 | 42 | 82 |
Army beats American 82-70 behind Wilson's 14 points
WEST POINT, N.Y. -- Matthew Wilson scored 14 points and led five players in double-figure scoring and Army beat American University 82-70 on Saturday, snapping a three-game slide.
Luke Morrison added 12 points, Thomas Funk and Alex King had 11 and Lonnie Grayson chipped in 10 for the Black Knights (13-10, 6-6 Patriot).
Jordan Fox made a 3-pointer and Wilson a pair of layups as part of an 11-3 run midway through the first half to put Army ahead 20-12. Grayson drained a 3 and Funk hit a layup to stretch it to 27-14 with 7:24 to go and the Black Knights were up 40-32 at the break.
American closed to 59-54 on a pair of Larry Motuzis layups with 9:46 to go but Grayson answered for Army with a 3-pointer and Morrison, King and Tucker Blackwell followed with three more to help push it to 78-62 with 3:05 left.
Sa'eed Nelson scored 21 points with nine assists for the Eagles (5-18, 2-10) who have lost the last five.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Bruce Rothwell
- Chet Walker
- Matt Smith
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 |