Men’s Basketball Upended By Siena

Tuesday, November 30

West Point, NY

7:00 PM

Army West Point

4-3,0-0Patriot

Siena College

2-5,0-0MAAC

Siena

Army West Point

Men’s Basketball Upended By Siena

November 30, 2021 | Men's Basketball

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Game 7
SCORE	Siena Saints 83 Army Black Knights 67
RECORDS	Siena (2-5) \| Army (4-3)
LEADING SCORERS	Siena – Colby Rogers (18) \| Army – Josh Caldwell (19)
LOCATION	Christl Arena

WEST POINT, N.Y. – Josh Caldwell scored a game-high 19 points as the Army Black Knights fell to regional rival the Siena Saints, 83-67, on Tuesday night.

GAME SUMMARY
Army and Siena renewed acquaintances after 31 years and the game was a tale of two halves dictated by two extended runs. The Black Knights were the beneficiary of a significant run in the first half, but the Saints turned the game in their favor with a run in the second frame en route to the victory.

In the first half, Army surged ahead behind a 19-3 run in seven minutes. The catalyst to the run was the defense which forced five turnovers during the run. Trailing 10-4, the Black Knights scored 14 straight points for an 18-10 lead. A layup by Charlie Peterson gave Army a 23-13 lead with eight minutes remaining in the first half. Siena trimmed the deficit to 28-24 heading the final three minutes of the half, but the Black Knights took a 33-28 lead into halftime.

Aaron Duhart connected on a triple for a 36-30 lead before Siena regained the lead by going on a 12-5 run. A 3-pointer by Chris Mann put Army back in front at 44-42 with 13:34 remaining. However, the Saints followed with a 23-2 run over the next seven minutes to seize control of the contest.

The Black Knights scored nine straight to cut the lead to 65-55 with four minutes left, though it was the closest they would get.

CADETS CAPSULES

Josh Caldwell led all scorers with 19 points, tied a season-high in rebounds with seven, and had three steals to share game-high honors.
Jalen Rucker netted 16 points and dished out a team-high three assists.
Charlie Peterson grabbed a career-high 10 rebounds to be the first Cadet to have double-digit rebounds this season. He added eight points and three steals.
Isaiah Caldwell scored a career-high seven points.

COACH'S CORNER
"We didn't do a very good job defensively. They were able to spread us out and we got away from our principles. They got momentum (in the second half) and we didn't shoot the ball well when that happened." – Jimmy Allen

UP NEXT

The Black Knights head to Colorado to face service academy rival Air Force on Saturday, December 4 at 4 p.m. ET/2 p.m. MT.
Coverage will be provided by the Mountain West Network via Stadium and by the Army Sports Network via the Varsity Sports Network, www.GoArmyWestPoint.com.

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