Fox Catches Fire in Road Win over Boston U.

Wednesday, January 9

Boston, MA

7 PM

Army West Point

7-9, 2-1PL

Boston U.

8-8, 1-2PL

ARMY

Boston University

Fox Catches Fire in Road Win over Boston U.

January 09, 2019 | Men's Basketball

Box Score

BOSTON – Senior guard Jordan Fox knocked down six treys and finished with a game-high 24 points to lead the Army West Point men's basketball team to an 86-82 Patriot League road victory over Boston U. on Wednesday night at Case Gym.

The Black Knights (7-9, 2-1 Patriot League) shot 50 percent from the field and knocked down 11 shots from deep in the victory over the Terriers (8-8, 1-2 Patriot League), led by a season-best performance from Fox. The Jackson County, Ky., native went 8-of-11 from the field and 6-of-8 from long range to lead all scorers.

Juniors Tommy Funk and Matt Wilson aided the Black Knights' scoring efforts with 16 and 12 points, respectively. Funk handed out a team-high six assists, while Wilson crashed the glass and finished the night by leading the team with seven boards.

ARMY HIGHLIGHTS AND GAME NOTES

Fox moved to 26th in all-time scoring at the Academy with 1,077 career points.
His 24-point performance marked the 11th time he eclipsed the 20-point threshold in his career.
Funk's six assists put him past Army Hall of Famer Randy Cozzens for second all-time with 432.
Wilson moved into the top-24 in all-time rebounds with 457, passing Jim Klosek.
The Black Knights shot at least 50 percent from the field for the third time this season.
It was the sixth time this season that Army made double-digit 3-pointers in a game.
The 42-percent shooting performance from long range was the second-best this season.
Army claimed its 10th win all-time versus Boston U.
It was the fifth straight meeting between the two squads decided by 10 points or less.
The Black Knights recorded less than 10 turnovers for the fifth time this season.
Army captured its first league road win of the year.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Army and Boston U. both struggled to get into a rhythm offensively at the start of the contest as the two sides committed several turnovers and could not find the bottom of the basket. With 9:45 on the clock in the opening half, the Terriers held a one-point edge, 12-11, but back-to-back treys by John Emezie and Tucker Blackwell gave the Cadets their first lead of the night.
The Black Knights could not gain much separation from the Terriers as Boston U. found its stroke and made five of its next seven shots, including a pair of 3-pointers to pull within three, 27-24, with less than four minutes to go in the frame.
Army took a 33-28 lead into the second half and the advantage grew to as large as nine, 37-28, following two quick layups by Wilson in the opening minute. However, the Terriers came clawing back and a 9-2 Boston U. run with 13:47 remaining, evened the score up at 47 apiece.
The score remained close as the two teams traded baskets, but the Black Knights went on a 14-6 run that was capped by two consecutive 3-pointers by Fox to put Army ahead 64-57 with 8:22 left to play.
It once again turned into a back-and-forth battle down the stretch and the Terriers stayed well within striking distance. However, despite the Terriers' ability to knock down shots late, the Cadets were able to counter and eventually ice the game at the charity stripe to secure the league win.

UP NEXT
The Black Knights will look to make it three-straight Patriot League wins when they trek to Baltimore on Saturday for a matchup with Loyola slated for 2 p.m.