Army Drops League Home Opener to Colgate

Monday, January 6

West Point, NY

7 PM

Army West Point

5-8,0-2Patriot

Colgate

11-4,2-0Patriot

Colgate

Army West Point

Tommy Funk defended by Tucker Richardson on the baseline

Army Drops League Home Opener to Colgate

January 06, 2020 | Men's Basketball

Box Score

WEST POINT, N.Y. – For the second consecutive outing, the Army West Point men's basketball team found itself within single digits in the final seconds against one of the top teams in the Patriot League.

Unfortunately for the Black Knights (5-8, 0-2 Patriot League), their late comeback bid fell short versus the defending league champs, Colgate (11-4, 2-0 Patriot League), on Monday night at Christl Arena in a 70-65 loss.

Majority of Army's scoring came from its two senior captains. Matt Wilson recorded a double-double with 18 points on 8-of-12 shooting to pair with 11 boards, while going up against the league's reigning player of the year in the low block.

Funk had 17 on the night and was a catalyst in the late surge by the Cadets. The Warrington, Pa., native had 10 points in the closing six minutes of play, which included a 3-pointer that brought the deficit within two with eight seconds left.

Army also had solid showings from Alex King and Tucker Blackwell as the junior duo combined for 18 points after putting in nine apiece. King also tallied a career-high seven assists and four boards.

ARMY HIGHLIGHTS AND GAME NOTES

Wilson notched his fourth double-double of the season and the 14th of his career.
Funk extended his double-digit scoring streak to nine games.
The senior point guard has now scored in double-figures in all seven career meetings against the Raiders.
King bested his career-high assist total by four helpers.
Army logged 15 assists on 25 made shots as a team.
The Cadets scored 52 percent of their points from inside the paint.
The Army starters accounted for 86 percent of the team's points.
The Black Knights outrebounded the Raiders, 41-35.
Monday's contest marked the 126th all-time between Army and Colgate.

HOW IT HAPPENED

With 12:59 on the clock in the opening stanza, Wilson scored in the low post to make it a 14-9 game. The Wilson bucket was the beginning of a 10-3 run that pushed Army's advantage to double-digits, 22-12, and forced Colgate to call timeout.
Following the break, the Raiders regrouped and went on a 13-2 to grab the lead with 4:21 left to play in the frame. Army closed out the final 3:20 on a 9-3 run and went into the half up by five, 33-28.
The two sides traded baskets for the opening portion of the new half, but the Raiders used a 16-6 spurt to notch their first double-digit advantage of the night, 55-44. Behind a late spark from Funk, Army was able to fight back into the game get within two points, 66-64, with eight seconds to go.
The 13-4 run that started with 2:01 remaining began with a Funk layup and was capped by a 3-pointer from the senior guard. That was as close as the Cadets could get though as Colgate iced the game at the charity stripe en route to securing the road win.

UP NEXT
It will be a quick turnaround for the Black Knights as they will welcome American to Christl Arena on Wednesday night with tipoff slated for 7 p.m.