Army Topped by Holy Cross in Road Tilt

Wednesday, February 6

Worcester, MA

7 PM

Army West Point

11-13, 6-5

Holy Cross

13-11, 4-7

ARMY

Holy Cross

Army Topped by Holy Cross in Road Tilt

February 06, 2019 | Men's Basketball

Box Score

WORCESTER, Mass. – The Army West Point men's basketball team fell to Holy Cross, 56-42, in a low-scoring Patriot League road game on Wednesday night at the Hart Center.

Jordan Fox was the lone Black Knights' (11-13, 6-5 Patriot League) player to reach double-digit points on the night after finishing with 18 in the scoring column. The senior guard knocked down five treys, while recording six rebounds and three assists against the Crusaders (13-11, 4-7 Patriot League).

Matt Wilson came one-point shy of a double-double after he notched 11 rebounds and nine points. Tommy Funk added seven points with a season-high eight rebounds and five assists.

ARMY HIGHLIGHTS AND GAME NOTES

Fox has buried five or more 3-pointers in a game on three occasions this season.
The Jackson County, Ky., native took sole possession of 23rd in all-time scoring with 1,144 points.
He tied his season-high in rebounds with six.
Funk's five assists catapulted him to fourth in single-season helpers at the Academy with 148.
He has now tallied five or more assists in 18 games this season.
Wilson recorded double-digit rebounds for the eighth time this year.
Army assisted on 79 percent of its makes from the field.
It was the 60th-straight outing that the Black Knights made at least five 3-pointers.
The Cadets reeled in 12 offensive rebounds.
It was the ninth time this season that Army recorded double-digit rebounds on the offensive glass.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Turnovers plagued the Black Knights from the start and prevented Army from getting into a rhythm offensively. Holy Cross capitalized off Army's first-half miscues and took a 25-19 lead into the break.
A 10-2 run to open the second half, that was sparked by a pair of 3-pointers by Fox, gave the Black Knights their first lead of the night, 29-27. However, it turned into a back-and-forth affair as the Crusaders battled back to capture a 34-32 advantage.
Both sides continued to trade baskets until the Cadets began to cool off and went a five-minute stretch without a make from the field. During that span, the Crusaders went on a 15-2 run and extended their lead to double-digits, 49-37 with 4:55 left to play. After five unanswered Army points, the Black Knights were held scoreless over the final four minutes before ultimately falling, 56-42.

UP NEXT
Army will trek to our nation's capital for a Patriot League matchup with American slated on Saturday slated to start at 2 p.m.