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Army Closes Out Non-League Slate With Binghamton
December 20, 2016 | Men's Basketball
WEST POINT, N.Y. – Army closes out its nonconference slate Wednesday when America East foe Binghamton comes to town.
That contest is scheduled for a 7 p.m. tip in Christl Arena and can be viewed live for free on the Patriot League Network.
Army is currently on a two-game slid after dropping road contests at Monmouth (L, 81-71) and St. Bonaventure (L, 92-83). Prior to that the Black Knights had strung together three-straight over Fairleigh Dickinson, St. Francis Brooklyn and Air Force. Heading into Wednesday's contest, Binghamton has won four of its last five, with its only loss at the hands of Loyola in overtime. The Bearcats are sitting in fourth place in their league with an overall mark of 8-5 but are tied for tops in the conference with eight wins.
HOW TO FOLLOW
VIDEO • Patriot League Network
RADIO • Army West Point Sports Network
WBNR (1260 AM, Beacon, N.Y.) • WLNA (1420 AM, Peekskill, N.Y.)
AUDIO • Knight Vision
LIVE STATISTICS • GoArmyWestPoint.com
TICKETS • GoArmyWestPoint.com
TWITTER • @ArmyWP_MBB
GAME NOTES • Army | Binghamton
ARMY VS. AMERICA EAST TEAMS
The Black Knights are 28-16 all-time against current members of the America East Conference. Of the nine schools in the league, Army has faced Binghamton (9 times), New Hampshire (9 times) and Albany (8 times) the most. Army leads four series against America East schools in Binghamton (7-2), Maine (5-0), New Hampshire (6-3), and Vermont (4-0). The Cadets have also competed against Albany (3-5), Hartford (1-1), and Stony Brook (2-5).
TWIN FIGURES
Sophomore Jordan Fox is riding a double digit scoring streak. He has currently reached twin figures in five straight games. During that span, Fox led the Black Knights in scoring on three different occasions. The Jackson County, Ky., native has posted double figures in eight of Army's 11 contests so far this season.
ABOUT THE BEARCATS
Leading Binghamton in scoring is sophomore J.C. Show, who is averaging 13.3 points per game. Junior Bobby Ahearn is chipping in solid numbers as well, averaging 10.8 points per contest to close out the Bearcats in double digits. Forward/center Dusan Perovic is adding 8.0 points per game, while Willie Rodriguez is earning 7.8 per outing. On the boards it's sophomore Thomas Bruce, who is averaging 4.8 rebounds per contest. Ahearn is a close second with 4.5 per game, while Timmy Rose is handing out a team-best 3.8 assists per outing.
LAST TIME OUT
The Army West Point men's basketball team dropped a hard-fought decision on Monday night at St. Bonaventure, 92-83. Throughout the course of the contest there were 14 lead changes and 10 tie scores. It was a one-possession game until there was 3:19 remaining. The Bonnies then saw Jaylen Adams drain his second 3-pointer of the night to hand St. Bonaventure the 81-75 edge. From that point on, key makes at the free throw line handed the home team the nine-point victory. Of the Bonnies final 13 points, 11 were from the charity stripe in the last two minutes and 30 seconds of play.
For Army, Jordan Fox and Matt Wilson both matched their career-highs with 22 and 20 points, respectively. Fox went 8-of-12 from the floor and 4-of-8 from downtown, while Wilson did the majority of his scoring from inside the paint, finishing 7-of-13. He added 6-of-7 makes from the free throw line as well. Luke Morrison also reached double digit for the third time this season, scoring all of his 12 points in the opening half of play. The junior drained 4-of-7 from behind-the-arc, which was one shy of matching his career-best effort. Wilson led the team on the boards with seven rebounds, while Tommy Funk handed out a team-best seven assists.
Freshman Fard Muhammad hit 5-of-7 three-pointers and keyed a big first-half run as Binghamton pulled away early from visiting Delaware State, 85-66, Saturday afternoon. The win was BU's fourth in the last five games and established the program record for most non-conference wins in a season. The team's eighth win also matched last season's entire win total before BU even begins conference play.
Muhammad, who tied his season high with 16 points, drilled four three-pointers in a 4:12 span to key a 26-6 BU run that turned a 7-7 deadlock into a 33-13 Bearcats cushion midway through the first half. In the second half, sophomore guard Everson Davis scored all 10 of his points and head coach Tommy Dempsey spread the minutes as 12 players wound up reaching the scoring column and 11 received double-digit minutes. Binghamton's bench produced 46 points in the game - the 10th time in 13 games that BU has had the edge in bench scoring. Binghamton led by as many as 29 points before settling on the 19-point cushion. The Bearcats shot a season-high 61 percent from the floor.
SOPHOMORE SWAG
Jordan Fox has really emerged as a leader for the Black Knights. He currently leads Army and is 10th in the Patriot League averaging 13.3 points per game. What's more impressive though is how he's scoring. The sophomore has converted on 55 of his 110 attempts from the floor. That's good enough for .500 percent shooting, which has him fourth in the league. Things don't stop there, as Fox is second in the conference with a .453 mark from behind-the-arc. He is averaging 2.2 treys per outing, which is also fourth in the league. Lastly, the Jackson County, Ky., native is tops in the conference with a 2.5 assists-to-turnover ratio, recording 45 assists to just a league-low 18 turnovers.
NEXT UP
Army has a little time off for the holiday season before kicking off Patriot League play on Dec. 30 against Lehigh. The Mountain Hawks and Black Knights are scheduled to tip at 7 p.m. in Christl Arena. That game will be carried live on the Patriot League Network with Rich DeMarco on the call. Lehigh is currently second in the league with an overall mark of 5-5.
That contest is scheduled for a 7 p.m. tip in Christl Arena and can be viewed live for free on the Patriot League Network.
Army is currently on a two-game slid after dropping road contests at Monmouth (L, 81-71) and St. Bonaventure (L, 92-83). Prior to that the Black Knights had strung together three-straight over Fairleigh Dickinson, St. Francis Brooklyn and Air Force. Heading into Wednesday's contest, Binghamton has won four of its last five, with its only loss at the hands of Loyola in overtime. The Bearcats are sitting in fourth place in their league with an overall mark of 8-5 but are tied for tops in the conference with eight wins.
VIDEO • Patriot League Network
RADIO • Army West Point Sports Network
WBNR (1260 AM, Beacon, N.Y.) • WLNA (1420 AM, Peekskill, N.Y.)
AUDIO • Knight Vision
LIVE STATISTICS • GoArmyWestPoint.com
TICKETS • GoArmyWestPoint.com
TWITTER • @ArmyWP_MBB
GAME NOTES • Army | Binghamton
ARMY VS. AMERICA EAST TEAMS
The Black Knights are 28-16 all-time against current members of the America East Conference. Of the nine schools in the league, Army has faced Binghamton (9 times), New Hampshire (9 times) and Albany (8 times) the most. Army leads four series against America East schools in Binghamton (7-2), Maine (5-0), New Hampshire (6-3), and Vermont (4-0). The Cadets have also competed against Albany (3-5), Hartford (1-1), and Stony Brook (2-5).
TWIN FIGURES
Sophomore Jordan Fox is riding a double digit scoring streak. He has currently reached twin figures in five straight games. During that span, Fox led the Black Knights in scoring on three different occasions. The Jackson County, Ky., native has posted double figures in eight of Army's 11 contests so far this season.
ABOUT THE BEARCATS
Leading Binghamton in scoring is sophomore J.C. Show, who is averaging 13.3 points per game. Junior Bobby Ahearn is chipping in solid numbers as well, averaging 10.8 points per contest to close out the Bearcats in double digits. Forward/center Dusan Perovic is adding 8.0 points per game, while Willie Rodriguez is earning 7.8 per outing. On the boards it's sophomore Thomas Bruce, who is averaging 4.8 rebounds per contest. Ahearn is a close second with 4.5 per game, while Timmy Rose is handing out a team-best 3.8 assists per outing.
LAST TIME OUT
The Army West Point men's basketball team dropped a hard-fought decision on Monday night at St. Bonaventure, 92-83. Throughout the course of the contest there were 14 lead changes and 10 tie scores. It was a one-possession game until there was 3:19 remaining. The Bonnies then saw Jaylen Adams drain his second 3-pointer of the night to hand St. Bonaventure the 81-75 edge. From that point on, key makes at the free throw line handed the home team the nine-point victory. Of the Bonnies final 13 points, 11 were from the charity stripe in the last two minutes and 30 seconds of play.
For Army, Jordan Fox and Matt Wilson both matched their career-highs with 22 and 20 points, respectively. Fox went 8-of-12 from the floor and 4-of-8 from downtown, while Wilson did the majority of his scoring from inside the paint, finishing 7-of-13. He added 6-of-7 makes from the free throw line as well. Luke Morrison also reached double digit for the third time this season, scoring all of his 12 points in the opening half of play. The junior drained 4-of-7 from behind-the-arc, which was one shy of matching his career-best effort. Wilson led the team on the boards with seven rebounds, while Tommy Funk handed out a team-best seven assists.
Freshman Fard Muhammad hit 5-of-7 three-pointers and keyed a big first-half run as Binghamton pulled away early from visiting Delaware State, 85-66, Saturday afternoon. The win was BU's fourth in the last five games and established the program record for most non-conference wins in a season. The team's eighth win also matched last season's entire win total before BU even begins conference play.
Muhammad, who tied his season high with 16 points, drilled four three-pointers in a 4:12 span to key a 26-6 BU run that turned a 7-7 deadlock into a 33-13 Bearcats cushion midway through the first half. In the second half, sophomore guard Everson Davis scored all 10 of his points and head coach Tommy Dempsey spread the minutes as 12 players wound up reaching the scoring column and 11 received double-digit minutes. Binghamton's bench produced 46 points in the game - the 10th time in 13 games that BU has had the edge in bench scoring. Binghamton led by as many as 29 points before settling on the 19-point cushion. The Bearcats shot a season-high 61 percent from the floor.
SOPHOMORE SWAG
Jordan Fox has really emerged as a leader for the Black Knights. He currently leads Army and is 10th in the Patriot League averaging 13.3 points per game. What's more impressive though is how he's scoring. The sophomore has converted on 55 of his 110 attempts from the floor. That's good enough for .500 percent shooting, which has him fourth in the league. Things don't stop there, as Fox is second in the conference with a .453 mark from behind-the-arc. He is averaging 2.2 treys per outing, which is also fourth in the league. Lastly, the Jackson County, Ky., native is tops in the conference with a 2.5 assists-to-turnover ratio, recording 45 assists to just a league-low 18 turnovers.
NEXT UP
Army has a little time off for the holiday season before kicking off Patriot League play on Dec. 30 against Lehigh. The Mountain Hawks and Black Knights are scheduled to tip at 7 p.m. in Christl Arena. That game will be carried live on the Patriot League Network with Rich DeMarco on the call. Lehigh is currently second in the league with an overall mark of 5-5.
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