Fox Goes Off For Career High In 94-73 Victory

Saturday, November 18

Poughkeepsie, N.Y.

7 p.m.

Army West Point

2-1

Marist

0-3

Army West Point

Marist

Fox Goes Off For Career High In 94-73 Victory

November 18, 2017 | Men's Basketball

Box Score

POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. – Junior Jordan Fox led four cadet-athletes in double-digits for the Army West Point men's basketball team as the Black Knights earned a 94-73 road victory at Marist.

Fox finished at 11-of-16 from the floor, 9-of-11 from behind-the-arc and 2-of-2 from the free throw line to register a game and career-high 33 points. Both his field-goals made and 3-point field goals made were career bests. His nine treys also matched the program record, which has now been achieved on four different occasions. It was the first time a Black Knight drained nine since Jarell Brown '08 did so on Jan. 2, 2008 in a game against Brown. Fox closed out his night with five rebounds, five assists and one steal.

Fox's 30-point performance was Army's first since Tanner Plomb '16 tallied 31 in a 103-98 overtime victory against Gardner-Webb on Nov. 28, 2015

Also reaching twin figures was Tommy Funk, Luke Morrison and Matt Wilson. Funk matched his career-best effort with 16 points in the game, while Morrison and Wilson chipped in 14 and 12 points, respectively.

Wilson led the team in rebounds with nine, while Jacob Kessler pulled down eight, which was one shy of his career best. Rookie Alex King added seven boards and eight points as well in the victory.

Funk dished out a season-high 10 assists to go along with his team-best two steals.

Marist tied the ballgame at 31-31 with 4:35 remaining in the opening frame following a jumper by Brian Parker. Army answer though with a small 10-4 run to close the half to take a 41-35 edge into the break. The Black Knights scored eight straight during that rally.

The home team cut the deficit to 43-40 two minutes into the second half but another 14-6 run over a little less than a three-minute span handed the Cadets a double digit lead at 57-46.

It was back to a four point ballgame at 66-62 with a little under 10 minutes to play when Marist's Isaiah Lamb converted on a three-point play after being fouled. Unfortunately, that would be as close as the Red Foxes would come. Army then sparked an impressive 28-6 run that lasted seven-and-a-half minutes to ultimately put the game out of reach. Fox hit three of his nine treys during that stretch.

ARMY HIGHLIGHTS AND GAME NOTES

Army has won back-to-back contests for the first time this season.
The Cadets posted a season-best 94 points and outscored their host 53-38 in the second half.
The Black Knights shot a season-high 52.9 percent (36-of-68) from the floor and 60.9 percent (14-of-23) from long range. They added 8-of-11 makes at the free throw line for 72.7 percent shooting.
Marist finished the night shooting 45.0 percent (27-of-60), 28.6 percent (8-of-28) and 64.7 percent (11-of-17), respectively.
Fox extended his double-digit scoring streak to nine straight, dating back to last season.
Funk recorded twin figures for the first time this season.
This was the first time this season Army finished with four cadet-athletes in double figures.
The Cadets won at Marist for only the second time in the series. The Red Foxes still hold the all-time lead at 10-7.
Army scored 42 points in the paint compared to 36 for the Red Foxes.
The Black Knights also held the edge on points off turnovers at 31-17 and second-chance points at 12-3.
Marist converted eight fast break points to just four from the Cadets.
The Cadets posted the advantage on rebounds at 43-26, including a 13-6 edge on the offensive glass.
Army matched its season-high in 3-pointers (14) and assists (22) in the contest.
The Red Foxes registered four in double figures as well with David Knudsen's team-high 16 points leading the way.
There were five tie scores and two lead changes and they all came in the opening half.
Army largest lead of the game came on its final bucket when King converted on a layup with 1:18 remaining to make it a 94-68 ballgame.
The Black Knights led for 24:14, while Marist was in front for 11:51. The game was tied for 3:55.

TURNING POINT

After being down by double digits just five minutes into the second half, Marist slowly started to chip away at the deficit and pulled within 66-62 with 9:39 remaining in the contest. Army responded though with a 28-6 run over seven-and-a-half minutes to create a 94-68 gap between the teams with 1:18 left to play. The Red Foxes were never able to recover.

UP NEXT

Army is back in the comfy confines of Christl Arena on Tuesday when it welcomes Ivy League foe Columbia for a 7 p.m. contest. That game will be streamed live on the Patriot League Network with Rich DeMarco on the call.
The Lions are coming off a 79-65 loss at Penn State on Saturday.