Army West Point Athletics
Army On The Road Saturday at Fairfield
November 25, 2016 | Men's Basketball
WEST POINT, N.Y. – The Army West Point men's basketball team heads to Fairfield for the backend of a two-game road swing Saturday.
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The Black Knights are coming off an 88-83 thrilling victory over Columbia in New York City on Wednesday night. The Stags dropped their first contest of the season, 81-66, during their last outing at Loyola on Wednesday.
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Fairfield still sits at 3-1 with victories over Sacred Heart, Dartmouth and Wagner, while the Black Knights are 2-3 with wins over Mount Saint Mary (N.Y.) and Columbia.
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HOW TO FOLLOWÂ
ONLINE • FairfieldStagsTV
RADIO • Army West Point Sports Network
       WBNR (1260 AM, Beacon, N.Y.) • WLNA (1420 AM, Peekskill, N.Y.)
AUDIO • Knight VisionÂ
LIVE STATISTICS • FairfieldStags.com
TICKETS • FairfieldStags.com
TWITTER • @ArmyWP_MBB
GAME NOTES • Army | Fairfield
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ABOUT THE STAGS
   Leading the team is Tyler Nelson, who is averaging 19.0 points per game. Three other players are averaging twin figures in Curtis Cobb (16.0 ppg), Matija Milin (11.8 ppg) and Jerome Segura (10.3 ppg). Amadou Sidibe is tops on the team, averaging 8.0 rebounds per game, while Segura is handing out a team-best 6.2 assists per game.
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LAST TIME OUT
   Army rallied to overcome a late 11-point second-half deficit to earn a huge road victory over Columbia, 88-83, on Wednesday night. Following a back-and-forth affair, Columbia led 75-64 with a little less than eight minutes remaining on the clock. Army would not waiver though using a 20-6 run to pull in front 84-81 with 50 seconds left to play. The Lions tried to answer and even pulled within 84-83 following two made free throws from Nate Hickman, but the Black Knights held strong. After being fouled John Emezie stepped up and drained two from the charity stripe to make it a three-point ballgame. Army forced Columbia into a rushed shot from the top of the 3-point line that rattled off the rim for Mac Hoffman to collect. The Lions immediately fouled the senior and the Pleasanton, Calif., native stepped calmly up to the line and converted on both of his free throw attempts to seal the win.
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   The Stags dropped their first game of the season following a 81-66 decision at Loyola, the team's third straight road game. Amadou Sidibe received his first start of the year and made the most of it by registering a double-double with 13 points and 13 rebounds. The Stags led throughout the first half and settled for a 41-39 halftime edge after leading by as many as 12 points. Trailing 47-43, Loyola scored 10 of the next 12 points, which not only erased the deficit but gave the home team its own four-point edge at 53-49. Loyola did not stop there as the team continued to build on that slight advantage, using a 19-6 run to take command at 72-55 with seven minutes remaining, the team's biggest lead of the game.
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A WIN OVER FAIRFIELD WOULD...
Hand Army its third win of the season and pull the Cadets to .500 on the year. It would also be the Black Knights' second road victory in as many outings.
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ARMY VS. MAAC TEAMS
The Black Knights are 100-124 all-time against current members of the MAAC. Of the 11 schools in the league, Army has faced Manhattan (71 times), Iona (35 times) and Saint Peter's (30 times) the most. Army leads two series against MAAC schools in Rider (4-1), and Manhattan (44-27). The Cadets have also competed against Canisius (2-2), Fairfield (7-17), Iona (14-21), Marist (6-10, Monmouth (3-6), Niagara (7-7), Quinnipiac (1-5), Saint Peter's (8-22) and Siena (4-6).
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LEADING FROM THE FRONT
   Senior Mac Hoffman leads the team with 6.6 rebounds per game, which has him fourth in the Patriot League. He is also averaging 7.8 points per game and has been Army's most consistent scorer, hitting 12-of-24 from the floor for 50 percent shooting. The Pleasanton, Calif., native has converted on 15 of his 19 attempts from the free throw line as well, which has him currently sixth in the league.
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CAREER NIGHT
   There have been numerous career nights so far for the Black Knights with the most recent coming Wednesday against Columbia. Jordan Fox posted a career-best 22 points on 8-of-14 shooting from the floor in that game. He also drained 4-of-7 from behind-the-arc for his best career night from long range. 13 of his final points came in the opening period alone to lead all scorers. Three other Cadets joined Fox in double figures with John Emezie earning a career-best 16 points, and Matt Wilson and Adam Roe matching their career highs with 13 and 11 points, respectively.
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ROOKIE DUO
   Two first-years have filled into their new home nicely as both Tommy Funk and Matt Wilson are slowly starting to make a name for themselves. Funk leads the team in assists with 21, while Wilson is a close second in rebounding to Mac Hoffman with 27 boards. The two can do their fair share of scoring as well with Wilson matching his career high (13 pts.) during the Black Knights' last outing, and Funk registering his career-best 10 points in Army's contest with Mount Saint Mary on Nov. 15.
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NEXT UP
   After Saturday's contest, Army is back home in the comfy confines of Christl Arena for three straight home games against Fairleigh Dickinson (Nov. 30), St. Francis Brooklyn (Dec. 3) and academy rival Air Force (Dec. 7). Wednesday's match against the Knights is slated for a 7 p.m. tip, while the other two contests are scheduled for 4 and 7 p.m., respectively.
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The Black Knights are coming off an 88-83 thrilling victory over Columbia in New York City on Wednesday night. The Stags dropped their first contest of the season, 81-66, during their last outing at Loyola on Wednesday.
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Fairfield still sits at 3-1 with victories over Sacred Heart, Dartmouth and Wagner, while the Black Knights are 2-3 with wins over Mount Saint Mary (N.Y.) and Columbia.
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ONLINE • FairfieldStagsTV
RADIO • Army West Point Sports Network
       WBNR (1260 AM, Beacon, N.Y.) • WLNA (1420 AM, Peekskill, N.Y.)
AUDIO • Knight VisionÂ
LIVE STATISTICS • FairfieldStags.com
TICKETS • FairfieldStags.com
TWITTER • @ArmyWP_MBB
GAME NOTES • Army | Fairfield
ABOUT THE STAGS
   Leading the team is Tyler Nelson, who is averaging 19.0 points per game. Three other players are averaging twin figures in Curtis Cobb (16.0 ppg), Matija Milin (11.8 ppg) and Jerome Segura (10.3 ppg). Amadou Sidibe is tops on the team, averaging 8.0 rebounds per game, while Segura is handing out a team-best 6.2 assists per game.
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LAST TIME OUT
   Army rallied to overcome a late 11-point second-half deficit to earn a huge road victory over Columbia, 88-83, on Wednesday night. Following a back-and-forth affair, Columbia led 75-64 with a little less than eight minutes remaining on the clock. Army would not waiver though using a 20-6 run to pull in front 84-81 with 50 seconds left to play. The Lions tried to answer and even pulled within 84-83 following two made free throws from Nate Hickman, but the Black Knights held strong. After being fouled John Emezie stepped up and drained two from the charity stripe to make it a three-point ballgame. Army forced Columbia into a rushed shot from the top of the 3-point line that rattled off the rim for Mac Hoffman to collect. The Lions immediately fouled the senior and the Pleasanton, Calif., native stepped calmly up to the line and converted on both of his free throw attempts to seal the win.
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   The Stags dropped their first game of the season following a 81-66 decision at Loyola, the team's third straight road game. Amadou Sidibe received his first start of the year and made the most of it by registering a double-double with 13 points and 13 rebounds. The Stags led throughout the first half and settled for a 41-39 halftime edge after leading by as many as 12 points. Trailing 47-43, Loyola scored 10 of the next 12 points, which not only erased the deficit but gave the home team its own four-point edge at 53-49. Loyola did not stop there as the team continued to build on that slight advantage, using a 19-6 run to take command at 72-55 with seven minutes remaining, the team's biggest lead of the game.
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A WIN OVER FAIRFIELD WOULD...
Hand Army its third win of the season and pull the Cadets to .500 on the year. It would also be the Black Knights' second road victory in as many outings.
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ARMY VS. MAAC TEAMS
The Black Knights are 100-124 all-time against current members of the MAAC. Of the 11 schools in the league, Army has faced Manhattan (71 times), Iona (35 times) and Saint Peter's (30 times) the most. Army leads two series against MAAC schools in Rider (4-1), and Manhattan (44-27). The Cadets have also competed against Canisius (2-2), Fairfield (7-17), Iona (14-21), Marist (6-10, Monmouth (3-6), Niagara (7-7), Quinnipiac (1-5), Saint Peter's (8-22) and Siena (4-6).
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LEADING FROM THE FRONT
   Senior Mac Hoffman leads the team with 6.6 rebounds per game, which has him fourth in the Patriot League. He is also averaging 7.8 points per game and has been Army's most consistent scorer, hitting 12-of-24 from the floor for 50 percent shooting. The Pleasanton, Calif., native has converted on 15 of his 19 attempts from the free throw line as well, which has him currently sixth in the league.
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CAREER NIGHT
   There have been numerous career nights so far for the Black Knights with the most recent coming Wednesday against Columbia. Jordan Fox posted a career-best 22 points on 8-of-14 shooting from the floor in that game. He also drained 4-of-7 from behind-the-arc for his best career night from long range. 13 of his final points came in the opening period alone to lead all scorers. Three other Cadets joined Fox in double figures with John Emezie earning a career-best 16 points, and Matt Wilson and Adam Roe matching their career highs with 13 and 11 points, respectively.
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ROOKIE DUO
   Two first-years have filled into their new home nicely as both Tommy Funk and Matt Wilson are slowly starting to make a name for themselves. Funk leads the team in assists with 21, while Wilson is a close second in rebounding to Mac Hoffman with 27 boards. The two can do their fair share of scoring as well with Wilson matching his career high (13 pts.) during the Black Knights' last outing, and Funk registering his career-best 10 points in Army's contest with Mount Saint Mary on Nov. 15.
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NEXT UP
   After Saturday's contest, Army is back home in the comfy confines of Christl Arena for three straight home games against Fairleigh Dickinson (Nov. 30), St. Francis Brooklyn (Dec. 3) and academy rival Air Force (Dec. 7). Wednesday's match against the Knights is slated for a 7 p.m. tip, while the other two contests are scheduled for 4 and 7 p.m., respectively.
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