Late Rally Lifts Colgate Past Army

Wednesday, February 8

Hamilton, N.Y.

7 p.m.

Army West Point

9-16, 3-10PL

Colgate

9-17, 7-6PL

ARMY

Colgate

Late Rally Lifts Colgate Past Army

February 08, 2017 | Men's Basketball

Box Score

HAMILTON, N.Y. – The Army West Point men's basketball team saw Colgate rally in the final five minutes to take a 70-58 victory here Wednesday night.

The Black Knights had battled back to within 55-54 with 4:34 remaining after being down 13 just five minutes into the second half.

But Colgate answered with seven straight before eventually pulling away down the stretch for the 12-point victory.

Tommy Funk led the way for Army with 13 points on 6-of-12 shooting from the floor. He also converted on one of his two attempts from 3-point range.

Matt Wilson was the only other Cadet in double digits, finishing with 12 points after going 4-of-6 from the floor. The rookie went 4-for-4 at the free throw line as well.

Wilson closed out his night with a team-best seven rebounds, including four on the offensive glass. Jacob Kessler chipped in five boards, while John Emezie matched his career-high with four assists. 124335

ARMY HIGHLIGHTS AND GAME NOTES

The Black Knights finished shooting 42 percent (21-of-50) from the floor and 35.3 percent (6-of-17) from long range. The Cadets also converted on 10 of their 13 attempts at the charity stripe for 76.9 percent shooting.
Colgate shot 43.2 percent (19-of-44), 47.6 percent (10-of-21), and 78.6 percent (22-of-28), respectively.
The Raiders outrebounded Army 30-27 with both teams pulling down seven offensive boards.
Army scored 30 points from inside the paint to Colgate's 16 but the Raiders' held the 23-11 edge on points off turnovers.
The Raiders also tallied nine second-chance points to the Black Knights' four, while having a 6-0 edge on fast break points as well.
Army's bench outscored its host though 27-2.
Jordan Fox and Emezie added nine and eight points, respectively. Fox went 3-of-7 from the floor, 2-of-4 from downtown and 1-for-1 at the line. Emezie finished 3-of-9 from the floor, 1-of-4 from behind-the-arc and 1-of-4 at the charity stripe.
Gunther Klimes earned a career-high 20 minutes and scoring his first collegiate bucket at the 14:10 mark of the opening period. The rookie also pulled down a career-best three rebounds, while chipping in two assists, one block and one steal.
Army led for 24 seconds. Colgate was in front for 38:41. The game was tied for 55 seconds.
Colgate found three in twin figures with Will Rayman's game-high 28 points leading the way. The rookie finished 9-of-14 from the floor, an impressive 4-of-5 from long range and 6-for-9 at the free throw line. He also added seven rebounds and three steals.

TURNING POINT

Colgate extended its lead to a game-high 13 points at 40-27 with 15:08 remaining in the contest. Army wouldn't go away though, cutting the deficit down to 55-54 after using a 27-15 run over a little more than 10 minutes. Unfortunately, the Raiders responded with seven straight to ultimately secure the win.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The hosts started the game on a 10-0 run, forcing Army to call a timeout early.
The Black Knights rallied though using a 14-3 run to pull in front at 14-13 with 9:05 remaining in the game.
Colgate responded with nine-straight points to break the game back open at 22-14 with six minutes left before halftime. Seven of those nine points came from the hands of Jordan Swopshire.
Army whittled the deficit back down to 28-25 a few minutes later but a late 3-pointer from Rayman with 26 seconds left handed the home team a 31-25 lead at the break.
The Raiders continue that pressure and extended their edge to a game-high 40-27 after starting the second half on a 9-2 run.
The Cadets would not go away though chipping away at the margin and pulling within 55-54 with 4:34 left on the clock.
But that's when Colgate used a 7-0 run to increase its lead back to eight points before converting on all six of their attempts at the free throw line late down the stretch.

UP NEXT

The Cadets welcome American to Christl Arena on Saturday at 3 p.m. That game will be streamed live on the Patriot League Network with Rich DeMarco on the call. The Eagles are coming off a 67-64 home loss to Boston University on Wednesday. American sits with a 5-19 overall record to go along with its 2-11 conference mark.