Cadets Fall to Binghamton in Non-League Road Tilt

Saturday, November 23

Vestal, NY

4 PM

Army West Point

2-3,0-0Patriot

Binghamton

3-3,0-0America East

Army West Point

Binghamton

Tommy Funk dribbles the ball up the court

Cadets Fall to Binghamton in Non-League Road Tilt

November 23, 2019 | Men's Basketball

Box Score

VESTAL, N.Y. – Despite a late second-half surge by Tommy Funk, the Army West Point men's basketball team was unable to overcome a double-digit deficit and ultimately fell, 88-73, to Binghamton on Saturday afternoon.

Funk was a catalyst in the Black Knights' (2-3) comeback efforts in the second half, scoring 18 of his season-high 20 points in the final stanza. The senior point guard added six assists and three boards to his stat line for the night against the Bearcats (3-3).

Matt Wilson also played a major role for Army opposite Binghamton, finishing with 22 points on 10-of-15 shooting to pair with a team-high nine boards. Lonnie Grayson was the third cadet in double-digit scoring, putting up 11 points, while fellow starters Tucker Blackwell and Alex King added eight and seven, respectively.

ARMY HIGHLIGHTS AND GAME NOTES

Funk recorded his first 20-point performance of the season and the ninth of his career.
He passed Kevin Ferguson '16, Darryle Kouns '59 and Derrick Canada '90 to move into 28th in all-time points with 1,077.
The Warrington, Pa., native recorded five or more assists in a game for the fourth time this season.
Wilson notched his first 20-point outing of the season and the 10th of his career.
It was just the third time in his career that he knocked down double-digit shots in a game.
He is now tied with Mike Silliman '66 for 10th in program history in career field goals made with 492.
The senior passed Jason Wands '97 for eighth in all-time rebounds with 645.
He extended his double-digit scoring streak to three games.
Army assisted on 54 percent of its made shots.
It's the fifth time this year that the Black Knights assisted on over 50 percent of their makes from the field.
The Cadets scored 47 percent of their points from inside the paint.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Army and Binghamton battled back and forth for much of the opening half. The Bearcats led for majority of the stanza but could not build a lead larger than six until they went an 11-3 run over the course of the final four minutes.
The struggles for the Bearcats came from deep as they made just 7-of-20 shots from long range. However, three of those 3-pointers came during the late run that gave Binghamton a, 42-31, advantage at the break.
The Bearcats lead continued to grow and got as large as 15, 63-48, with 11:14 remaining. That was when Funk put his foot on the pedal and began to attack for Army. The senior dropped 11 points and helped sparked a 13-5 run to bring the Black Knights within seven, 66-59, with 7:45 on the clock.
Binghamton then turned to their top scoring guard, Sam Sessoms. He delivered four consecutive baskets to bring the lead back into double-digits, which the team held for the remainder of play to secure the home win.

UP NEXT
Army will head back to the Hudson Valley to take on local rival Marist next Saturday for a 7 p.m. road contest.