Army Clipped In Final Second At Boston U.

Wednesday, February 9

Boston, MA

7:00 PM

Army West Point

13-12,7-6Patriot

Boston University

17-9,8-5Patriot

Army West Point

Boston U.

University of S. Carolina Men's Basketball defeats West Point 105-75 in their Military Appreciation game featuring troops from Ft Jackson, SC

Photo by: © David Jensen Media

Army Clipped In Final Second At Boston U.

February 09, 2022 | Men's Basketball

Box Score

Game 25
SCORE	Boston U. Terriers 75, Army Black Knights 74
RECORDS	Boston U. (17-9, 8-5 Patriot) \| Army (13-12, 7-6 Patriot)
LEADING SCORERS	Boston U. – Walter Whyte (21) \| Army – Josh Caldwell/Jalen Rucker (19)
LOCATION	Case Gym

BOSTON – Four Black Knights scored in double figures as the Army West Point men's basketball team was edged in the final second by the Boston University Terriers on Wednesday night.

GAME SUMMARY
Sukhmail Mathon's layup and free throw with one second on the clock lifted the Terriers to the win as the host scored the game's final six points.

Army, which trailed by nine points in the second half, led 74-69 with 2:20 remaining after a 3-pointer by Jalen Rucker. However, the Black Knights went scoreless for the rest of the game including missing the front-end of a 1-and-1 free throw with eight seconds left. Boston U's Daman Tate connected on a 3-pointer with 1:19 to cut Army's lead to 74-72. Army's empty possessions set up a chance for the Terriers and they capitalized with Mathon's 3-point play.

Three consecutive layups – Chris Mann, Charlie Peterson, and Josh Caldwell – gave Army an 18-12 lead. BU regained the lead at 27-26 before Peterson put Army in front on the next possession. BU's Miles Brewster hit a 3-pointer with seven seconds left in the half for a 36-33 lead, but Josh Caldwell scored a layup as time expired.

The scoring pace picked up in the early stages of the second half. The Terriers used an 8-0 run to create the game's largest lead at 52-43 with 14:26 left. However, the Black Knights chipped away at the deficit, eventually retaking the lead as part of a 7-0 run to lead 65-63 with 7:21 remaining. Army either led or the score was tied until the last second of the game.

CADETS CAPSULES

Josh Caldwell scored 19 points on 9 of 14 shooting to share team-high honors and added five rebounds. He became the program's career leader in steals with his first steal of the game. He finished with a game-high five steals.
Jalen Rucker netted 19 points with 15 points coming in the second half. He added five assists, four rebounds, and two steals.
Chris Mann notched his first career double-double with 17 points and a game-high 10 rebounds.
Chris Peterson chipped in 11 points and four rebounds.
Aaron Duhart dished out a game-high seven assists which ties a career and season-high by a Black Knight.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

Army outscored Boston U. in points in the paint (36-30), points off turnovers (13-7), second-chance points (12-6), and fast-break points (16-8).
The Black Knights shot a season-high percentage (.833) at the free-throw line.
Army had a season-low seven turnovers.
The game featured 13 ties and 12 lead changes

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COACH'S CORNER
"It's a gut punch on how the game ended. We weren't happy with how we played the last two games. We didn't play freely or with intensity. What we saw tonight made me as proud as I have been this year. We played a solid game against a team that has been around for a while and has won championships. We didn't finish the game the way we needed to. A few defensive and offensive breakdowns but I'm proud of this team." – Jimmy Allen

UP NEXT

Army West Point hosts rival Navy on Saturday, February 12 at 1:30 p.m.
Coverage will be provided by CBS Sports Network and by the Army Sports Network via the Varsity Sports Network and www.GoArmyWestPoint.com.
For ticket information, call 1-877-TIX-ARMY or visit www.goarmywestpoint.com/tickets.

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