Balanced Attack Pushes Army Past Maritime

Wednesday, November 21

West Point, NY

7:30 PM

Army West Point

2-4

Maritime

1-4 (exhib.)

Maritime

Army

Balanced Attack Pushes Army Past Maritime

November 21, 2018 | Men's Basketball

Box Score

WEST POINT, N.Y. – On a night that 13 different Cadets found their way into the scoring column, the Army West Point men's basketball team put up a season-high in points to defeat Maritime, 91-40, on Wednesday at Christl Arena.

Four Black Knights (2-4) reached double-figure scoring led by a pair of 11-point performances from the freshmen backcourt duo of Josh Caldwell and Aaron Duhart. Sophomores Tucker Blackwell and Alex King both tallied 10 apiece against the Privateers (1-4), while Jordan Fox and Ben Kinker each added eight.

In 13 minutes of action, Matt Wilson totaled six points and reeled in a season-best 10 rebounds. Tommy Funk saw limited action as well, but found his open teammates during his time on the court and tallied a game-high five assists.

ARMY HIGHLIGHTS AND GAME NOTES

Army improved to 6-0 all-time versus Maritime.
The 91 points by the Black Knights was the most by an Army squad since putting up 93 against Lehigh on Jan. 20, 2018.
Duhart reached double-digit scoring for the third consecutive game.
Caldwell's 11 points was a career high.
Funk recorded five or more assists for the seventh straight contest.
The Black Knights assisted on 68 percent of their makes from the field.
Army had four Cadets score in double-digits for the first time this season.
The Black Knights scored 46 percent of their points from inside the paint.
The Cadets forced Maritime to turn the ball over 21 times, resulting in 32 points scored off the Privateers' miscues.
Army's bench accounted for 51 of the team's 91 points.
After reeling in a season-best 16 offensive boards, the Black Knights totaled 17 second-chance points.
Wilson reached double-digit rebounds for the first time this season.
The Cadets recorded 20 fast break points.
The Black Knights held the Privateers to 15 points in the second half, tying the fewest by an Army opponent in the second stanza at Christl Arena since New York Tech on Nov. 29, 2002.

HOW IT HAPPENED

With a balanced scoring attack, Army shot 65 percent from the field in the opening 9:52 and began the game on a 26-2 run. During that stretch, the Black Knights kept the Privateers out of the paint and forced them to settle for jumpers, resulting in a 1-for-11 shooting start for the visitors.
Maritime broke out of the scoring funk and began to settle in by making seven shots from long range. However, Army kept its large lead by continuing to shoot with efficiency and went into the half up, 49-25. Eleven different Cadets entered the scoring column in the first stanza, paced by Kinker's eight points on 4-of-5 shooting in seven minutes.
The Army defense strengthened back up and kept the Maritime offense in check for the remainder of the game. The Privateers were held to two makes on 13 attempts over an 11-minute span, while the Black Knights went on 25-6 run to go ahead 74-31.
Army limited Maritime to nine points the rest of the way en route to picking up its second home win of the year.

UP NEXT
The Black Knights will trek to Oxford, Ohio to take on Miami (OH) on Saturday for a 2 p.m. tip.