Men’s Basketball Earns Fourth Straight Win

Tuesday, December 8

Smithfield, RI

7 PM

Army West Point

7-2

Bryant

2-8

Army West Point

Bryant

Men’s Basketball Earns Fourth Straight Win

December 08, 2015 | Men's Basketball

Box Score

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Army West Point men's basketball team used a 19-1 first-half run to secure a lead it never relinquished in a 77-55 win over Bryant on Tuesday night at Chace Athletic Center.

The Black Knights captured their fourth straight win and moved to 7-2 on the year. Bryant dipped to 2-8 with the loss.

Tanner Plomb led the Black Knights with 26 points on a 10-for-20 shooting performance, including six three pointers, and Kyle Wilson added 14 points. Dylan Cox handed out seven assists and Larry Toomey pulled in a team-best eight rebounds. Army connected on 14-of-38 three-pointers (36.8 percent), while limiting Bryant to 1-of-8 from downtown.

Overall, Bryant shot 34.5 percent from the floor (19-of-55) and Army held the advantage in rebounding (43-37) and turnovers (14-9).

Army looked sharp out of the gate, hitting its first three shots, and after a three-pointer by Plomb the Black Knights held a 7-0 lead. Bryant clawed back in the game with the next eight points when Army's offense went cold. The defense, however, held Bryant to a 2-for-12 start with five turnovers.

Trailing 8-7, Wilson and the Black Knights scored 19 of the next 20 points over a five-minute stretch. Army hit five of seven three-point attempts, two by Wilson, two by Toomey and one by Plomb that forced a Bryant timeout with Army ahead 26-9 at the 8:42 mark.

The Army lead was 17 following consecutive jumpers by Cox, but the Bulldogs scored nine straight points to close the gap to 32-24 and trailed 38-29 at intermission. Wilson knocked down his third three of the period after an offensive rebound by Travis Rollo to give him 11 before the break.

Bryant closed the gap to five early in the second half, but every time the Bulldogs threatened, Army had a response. Kevin Ferguson and Plomb each scored inside to push the lead close to double digits.

Leading 52-44 with 11 minutes to play, Army put the game out of reach with a 12-1 run. Plomb scored 10 points in less than four minutes during the spurt, including two more triples, and Army led 64-45 with 7:34 to play.

Army's largest lead was the final margin of 22 points.

The Black Knights conclude their road trip on Saturday when they take on Air Force at 4 p.m. ET. The game can be seen live on WatchESPN or ESPN3.com

Game Notes: Army improved to 6-2 all-time against Bryant … Army moved to 7-2 for the second consecutive season … head coach Zach Spiker wore a sweater on the sidelines in honor of the 50th anniversary of Bob Knight's first-career coaching victory (71-62 over Worcester Tech, Dec. 8, 1965) … Plomb increased his career point total to 993 … Plomb registered his 15th career 20-point game … Army made a season-high 14 three-pointers … It was the most three-pointers against a Division I opponent since the Black Knights made 15 threes against Marist on Dec. 4, 2012 … Army has made at least 10 three-point field goals in eight straight games … Army has led at halftime in all seven of its victories … Army improved to 40-12 when holding opponents to 60 points or less during the Spiker era.