Army West Point Athletics
Saturday, February 4
Lewisburg, PA
7:00 PM
Army West Point
13-12,7-5Patriot
67
at
73
Bucknell University
10-15,3-9Patriot
1st half1
2nd half2
FinalF
Army West Point
30
37
67
Bucknell
35
38
73
Men's Basketball Fall On Road To Bucknell
February 04, 2023 | Men's Basketball
WEST POINT, NY – Army West Point (13-12, 7-5) fell on the road to the Bucknell Bison (10-15, 3-9) on Saturday night, 73-67.
Army's Ethan Roberts did all he could in efforts to will the Black Knights to victory but his attempt came up just short. The freshman scored a career-high 32 points on 11-19 shooting from the field, shooting a lights out 6-8 from three-point. Roberts scored 21 of his 32 in the second half, including 12 by virtue of splashing four three-pointers in the games final minute, trying to keep Army in the game.
Bucknell's Xander Rice splashed an early three-pointer as the Bison raced out to an early 9-4 lead.
Ethan Roberts got his night started making a three-pointer as he scored seven out of Army's first nine points, as the Black Knights trailed 15-9.
Rice would make a jumper to give Bucknell a 10-point lead, 21-11 just over halfway through the first half.
Army trailed 26-15 before Coleton Benson made a three-pointer in which he was fouled and converted on a four-point play. Benson would make baskets on Army's next two possessions cutting Bucknell's lead to six, 29-23. With under a minute in the half, Benson was good from deep again, pulling Army within three-points, 33-30.
The electric freshman duo of Ethan Roberts and Coleton Benson combined to score 22 of Army's 30 first half points.
In the second half, Army took its first lead of the game on a Roberts three-pointer, 41-40 at the 14:11 mark. The Bison responded with threes of their own when Ruot Bijiek and Ian Motta connected on a pair to give Bucknell a 48-41 lead around the 10-minute mark.
Army would get within one-point again, 50-49 following free throw makes by Roberts.
However, Bucknell would go on a 15-2 scoring run to push its lead to 65-51 with 2:31 to play.
Trailing by 12 with one-minute to play, Ethan Roberts caught fire to keep the Black Knights fighting. The freshman made three-pointers at the :57, :32, :23, and :15-second marks. Despite the impressive shooting it was not enough to mount the comeback.
Bucknell was led by Xavier Rice's 17 points and six assists. Andre Screen (15), Ruot Bijiek (12), and Alex Timmerman (10) were also in double figures for the Bison.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
Army's Ethan Roberts did all he could in efforts to will the Black Knights to victory but his attempt came up just short. The freshman scored a career-high 32 points on 11-19 shooting from the field, shooting a lights out 6-8 from three-point. Roberts scored 21 of his 32 in the second half, including 12 by virtue of splashing four three-pointers in the games final minute, trying to keep Army in the game.
Bucknell's Xander Rice splashed an early three-pointer as the Bison raced out to an early 9-4 lead.
Ethan Roberts got his night started making a three-pointer as he scored seven out of Army's first nine points, as the Black Knights trailed 15-9.
Rice would make a jumper to give Bucknell a 10-point lead, 21-11 just over halfway through the first half.
Army trailed 26-15 before Coleton Benson made a three-pointer in which he was fouled and converted on a four-point play. Benson would make baskets on Army's next two possessions cutting Bucknell's lead to six, 29-23. With under a minute in the half, Benson was good from deep again, pulling Army within three-points, 33-30.
The electric freshman duo of Ethan Roberts and Coleton Benson combined to score 22 of Army's 30 first half points.
In the second half, Army took its first lead of the game on a Roberts three-pointer, 41-40 at the 14:11 mark. The Bison responded with threes of their own when Ruot Bijiek and Ian Motta connected on a pair to give Bucknell a 48-41 lead around the 10-minute mark.
Army would get within one-point again, 50-49 following free throw makes by Roberts.
However, Bucknell would go on a 15-2 scoring run to push its lead to 65-51 with 2:31 to play.
Trailing by 12 with one-minute to play, Ethan Roberts caught fire to keep the Black Knights fighting. The freshman made three-pointers at the :57, :32, :23, and :15-second marks. Despite the impressive shooting it was not enough to mount the comeback.
Bucknell was led by Xavier Rice's 17 points and six assists. Andre Screen (15), Ruot Bijiek (12), and Alex Timmerman (10) were also in double figures for the Bison.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Ethan Roberts scored a career-high 32 points.
- His six three-pointers was also a career-best. Six three-point makes is tied for fourth best in the Patriot League this season.
- Rice would make a jumper to give Bucknell a 10-point lead, 21-11 just over halfway through the first half.
- Coleton Benson scored 15 points. Roberts and Benson combined to score 47 of Army's 67 points.
- Army shot 8-19 (42.1%) from three-point distance.
Up Next
Army will return home to face Loyola Md. on Wednesday night at 7PM at Christl Arena.
Army will return home to face Loyola Md. on Wednesday night at 7PM at Christl Arena.
Team Stats
ARM
Buck
FG%
.409
.471
3FG%
.421
.333
FT%
.455
.792
RB
37
29
TO
11
10
STL
3
5
Game Leaders
Pts
32
FGM
11
3FGM
6
FTM
4
Pts
15
FGM
6
3FGM
2
FTM
1
Pts
8
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Pts
4
FGM
2
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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