Army Falls In High Octane Contest To Conference-Leading Colgate

Wednesday, February 16

West Point, NY

6:00 PM

Army West Point

13-14,7-8Patriot

100

Colgate University

16-11,12-2Patriot

Colgate

100

Army West Point

Army Falls In High Octane Contest To Conference-Leading Colgate

February 16, 2022 | Men's Basketball

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Game 27
SCORE	Colgate Raiders 100, Army Black Knights 90
RECORDS	Colgate (16-11, 12-2 Patriot) \| Army (13-14, 7-8 Patriot)
LEADING SCORERS	Colgate – Jack Ferguson (22) \| Army – Jalen Rucker (29)
LOCATION	Christl Arena

WEST POINT, N.Y. – All five starters scored in double figures, led by a game-high 29 points by Jalen Rucker, as the Army Black Knights fell to conference-leading Colgate, 100-90, on Wednesday night.

GAME SUMMARY
Army matched Colgate shot for shot in the highest combined scoring game of the season for the Black Knights; however, the Raiders eventually outlasted the Black Knights to win their eighth straight game.

The Black Knights stayed within striking distance throughout the contest despite only leading once, at 5-3 two minutes into the game. The Raiders, then, went on an 11-0 run in two minutes. Colgate built a 20-9 lead with 14 minutes left, making 7 of 11 shots from the field including six 3-pointers; the Raiders finished the first half with 11 3-pointers.

The Raiders had their largest lead of the game, 37-25, with 8:41 remaining before the Cadets reeled off nine straight points to face a five-point deficit with six minutes left in the first half. Colgate answered with five straight points and went into halftime a 52-43 lead.

Colgate scored the first points of the second half before Army followed with six straight points to cut the score to 54-49. Colgate connected on a triple on its next possession which was a common theme in the game whenever the Black Knights inched closer. Army faced a 10-point deficit heading into the final 10 minutes but quickly cut the lead to 76-71 on a 3-pointer by Aaron Duhart with 8:53 remaining. However, the Raiders responded with a 7-0 run.

The Black Knights answered with an 8-0 run to trail 83-79 with five minutes left. Colgate managed to push its lead to 92-81 over the next two minutes on its way to the win.

CADETS CAPSULES

Jalen Rucker tied a career-high in scoring with 29 points for a game-high total. He added three rebounds, three assists, and two steals.
Charlie Peterson scored a career-high 18 points on 6 of 9 shooting from the field and made a team-high six free throws. He chipped in five rebounds, three assists, two steals, and one block.
Josh Caldwell netted 12 points and grabbed four rebounds. He had a game-high three assists and is six steals away from setting the single-season steals record.
Aaron Duhart scored 11 points and dished out a game-high six assists.
Chris Mann scored 10 points and snagged a team-high six rebounds.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

Five Cadets – all starters – scored in double figures for the first time this season.
The 190 total points are the most in a game this season and Army's 90 points are its third-most points.
Army's 12 3-pointers are tied for the second-most and went 50 percent from 3-point range which ties a season-best.

COACH'S CORNER
"We e definitely scored enough to win, but the biggest thing is we had some breakdowns in simple closeout and they shot the ball really well." – Jimmy Allen

UP NEXT

Army West Point visits American University on Saturday, February 19 at 2 p.m.
Coverage will be provided by ESPN+ and by the Army Sports Network via the Varsity Sports Network and www.GoArmyWestPoint.com.

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