Black Knights Fall to Colgate in Regular Season Finale

Saturday, February 29

Hamilton, NY

12 PM

Army West Point

15-14,10-8Patriot

Colgate

23-8,14-4Patriot

Army West Point

Colgate

Black Knights Fall to Colgate in Regular Season Finale

February 29, 2020 | Men's Basketball

Box Score

HAMILTON, N.Y. – The Army West Point men's basketball team fell in its regular season finale to Colgate, 91-65, on Saturday afternoon.

The Raiders (23-8, 14-4 Patriot League) used a pair of lengthy runs coming at the end of the first half and the beginning of the second half to build a lead that the Black Knights (15-14, 10-8 Patriot League) were ultimately unable to overcome.

Matt Wilson had the most success for Army on the day, finishing with a team-best 18 points on 9-of-13 shooting to pair with 10 boards for a double-double. Fellow senior captain Tommy Funk finished the contest with a double-double as well after he scored 13 points and dished out a game-high 10 assists.

Josh Caldwell was the third cadet in double-digit scoring. The second-year guard went 6-of-8 from the floor and logged 14 points and four rebounds.

ARMY HIGHLIGHTS AND GAME NOTES

The Cadets finished the regular season with 15 wins, the most during the Jimmy Allen era. It is also the most since the 2015-16 squad secured 18 regular-season victories.
Funk extended his double-digit scoring streak to 25 games and moved past Matt Brown '79 for ninth in career points at Army with 1,523.
The senior point guard has handed out five or more assists in 14 consecutive contests.
He recorded his fourth double-double of the season and the eighth of his career.
Funk played and started in his 123rd consecutive game.
Wilson put up double figures in the scoring column for the 17th straight outing.
He notched his ninth double-double of the season and the 18th of his career.
Army had 17 assists on 26 made shots.
The Cadets shot 45 percent from the field as a team.
Forty-nine percent of the Black Knights' points came from inside the paint.
The Army starters accounted for 94 percent of the team's scoring.
The Black Knights and Raiders faced off on the hardwood for the 127th all-time meeting.

HOW IT HAPPENED

It was a slow start for the Black Knights as they were held off the board for the first 4:06 of the game while the Raiders jumped out to a 9-0 advantage. The scoreless drought ended once Funk found Wilson under the basket for an easy lay in. However, Colgate knocked down a pair of 3-pointers and pushed the lead to double digits, 17-6, for the first time of the contest.
Army worked its way back into the game and went on a 15-4 run on the backs of Funk and Wilson. Funk knocked down back-to-back 3-pointers to tie the game at 23-23 before Colgate called timeout with 7:31 on the clock. The senior duo was responsible for 12 of the 15 Army points during that run that lasted just under four minutes.
Despite the Cadets eventually taking a two-point lead, the Raiders responded by closing out the half on a 19-5 run to not only regain the advantage, but also go into the break leading by 12, 42-30.
Colgate opened the second half on a 15-5 run over a five-minute stretch, building the advantage to 22, 57-35, with 14:07 on the clock. Army was able to trim the deficit to 17 on several occasions, but the Raiders maintained their double-digit lead en route to securing the 91-65 home win.

UP NEXT
The Black Knights will return to the banks of the Hudson and prep for the quarterfinal round of the Patriot League Tournament against Lafayette slated for 7 p.m. on Thursday.