Men's Basketball Cruises To Win On Senior Day

Wednesday, February 23

West Point, NY

6:00 PM

Army West Point

14-15,8-9Patriot

Bucknell University

7-22,4-13Patriot

Bucknell

Army West Point

Men's Basketball Cruises To Win On Senior Day

February 23, 2022 | Men's Basketball

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Game 29
SCORE	Army Black Knights 73, Bucknell Bison 60
RECORDS	Army (14-15, 8-9 Patriot) \| Bucknell (7-22, 4-13 Patriot)
LEADING SCORERS	Army – Jalen Rucker (21) \| Bucknell – Xander Rice (25)
LOCATION	Christl Arena

WEST POINT, N.Y. – Jalen Rucker, Josh Caldwell, and Aaron Duhart combined to score 52 points to help pace the Black Knights to a 73-60 win over the Bucknell Bison on senior day on Wednesday night.

GAME SUMMARY

The Black Knights led by as much as 24 points in the second half and for 91.6 percent of the game.

Trailing 9-7 with 16:34 left in the first half, Army went on a 9-0 run over the next three minutes for the sixth and final lead change of the game. Freshman TJ Small tied the game with a layup before the senior backcourt tandem of Josh Caldwell and Aaron Duhart combined for the next seven points.

Bucknell cut Army's lead to 20-18 with eight minutes left in the first half, but a 3-pointer by Duhart and a layup by Caldwell pushed the lead to 25-18. Rucker, then, followed with a pair of triples as the Black Knights led 31-22 heading into the final five minutes of the half. Army closed out the final two minutes on an 8-0 run for a 39-26 advantage at the break.

The Black Knights continued their dominance in the second half. Army pushed its lead to 57-36 with 12 minutes remaining after a 9-0 run. TJ Small once again started the run, drilling a 3-pointer. Rucker, Matt Dove and Josh Caldwell also contributed to the run. A free throw by Charlie Peterson at the 7:44 mark gave the Black Knights their largest lead of the game at 64-40.

"We play for every single person in this room." - @ArmyCoachAllen #GoArmy pic.twitter.com/zQhoxRGhRi
— Army M.Basketball (@ArmyWP_MBB) February 24, 2022

CADETS CAPSULES

Jalen Rucker had his ninth 20-point game of the season after scoring a team-high 21 points. He also led the team in assists with five.
Josh Caldwell scored 19 points, grabbed three, had two steals, and one block. He is now tied with Tanner Omlid for the single-season record in steals (63).
Aaron Duhart added 12 points.
Matt Dove grabbed a team-high nine rebounds.
Five of the six seniors started – Jordan Coleman, Aaron Duhart, Ben Kinker, John Scully, and Brendan Thiele.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

Army improved to 10-4 at home. The 10 home wins are tied for the most at Christl Arena in program history.
The Black Knights swept the Bison for the first time since 2008-09 season and have won three straight in the series for the first time since winning four straight from 2007-09.
Army had a season-high 61 bench points – with Josh Caldwell and Jalen Rucker coming off the bench to score a combined 40 points.

Seniors and Co-captains Aaron Duhart and Josh Caldwell on the win on senior day.#GoArmy pic.twitter.com/W1VCIoaJnC
— Army M.Basketball (@ArmyWP_MBB) February 24, 2022

UP NEXT

Army West Point wraps up its regular-season schedule at Holy Cross on Saturday, February 26 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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