Army West Point Athletics
Wednesday, February 28
West Point, NY
4:00 PM
Army West Point
10-20,6-11Patriot
51
vs
73
American
16-14,10-7Patriot
1
2
F
American
36
37
73
Army West Point
31
20
51
Men’s Basketball Suffers Home Loss to American
February 28, 2024 | Men's Basketball
WEST POINT, N.Y. – The Army West Point men's basketball (10-20, 6-11) fell on Wednesday afternoon to American University (16-14, 10-7), 73-51 at Christl Arena in what was the final regular season home game for Army this season.
Freshman Ryan Curry scored a career-high 21 points, making four three-pointers.
How It Happened
American had four players in double figures, led by Matt Rogers who scored 19 points, making three three-pointers. American made 12 threes, shooting .48% from behind the arc.
Army trailed by as many as 15 in the first half but used a 13-5 to cut into the American lead and go into the locker room trailing by five. During the scoring run, TJ Small and Josh Scovens, two connected on threes.
In the second half, American outscored Army by 17 in what became a convincing win for the Eagles.
Army struggled mightily in the second from the floor, shooting just 22.2% (6-27 shooting).
A bright spot of the night was Curry who led Army with a career-best 21 points and also matched his best with four three-point makes.
Inside the Box
Freshman Ryan Curry scored a career-high 21 points, making four three-pointers.
How It Happened
American had four players in double figures, led by Matt Rogers who scored 19 points, making three three-pointers. American made 12 threes, shooting .48% from behind the arc.
Army trailed by as many as 15 in the first half but used a 13-5 to cut into the American lead and go into the locker room trailing by five. During the scoring run, TJ Small and Josh Scovens, two connected on threes.
In the second half, American outscored Army by 17 in what became a convincing win for the Eagles.
Army struggled mightily in the second from the floor, shooting just 22.2% (6-27 shooting).
A bright spot of the night was Curry who led Army with a career-best 21 points and also matched his best with four three-point makes.
Inside the Box
- American shot 56.3% from the field.
- Curry has scored in double digits in 16 games this season.
- Curry was one off his season-high in assists, finishing with six tonight.
Up Next
The Black Knights will conclude the 2023-24 regular season on the road at Loyola MD on Saturday, March 2 with tip-off at 5pm.
The Black Knights will conclude the 2023-24 regular season on the road at Loyola MD on Saturday, March 2 with tip-off at 5pm.
Team Stats
Americ
ARM
FG%
.563
.346
3FG%
.480
.400
FT%
.875
.714
RB
32
24
TO
10
9
STL
6
7
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
21
FGM
7
3FGM
4
FTM
3
Pts
8
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Pts
6
FGM
2
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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