Army Survives Last Seconds, Squeezes By Navy, 50-48
Christl Arena
West Point, NY
First Half
Stanton makes two free throws then after Jacobson puts in a layup, Teague hits a 3-pter. Ferris cans 1 of 2 free throws then after Topercer sinks a hook shot, Jacobson and Colbert trade jumpers and Navy leads 9-5 with 15:00 remaining. Teague slams in a dunk and Stanton puts in a layup then after Ferris banks in a jumper, Colbert makes two free throws to give the Midshipmen an eight point lead, 15-7, halfway through the first half. Zastoupil puts in a layup and Koszuta sinks a turnaround jumper then after Goodman drains a runner, Topercer tips in a rebound. Zastoupil drops in a hook shot and later two free throws to tie the game then after Ireland puts in a layup, Montgomery makes 1 of 2 free throws. Brigham drills a 3-pter then Zastoupil banks in a layup to put Army to within a basket, 22-20, with 5:00 left. Brigham sinks a jumper then after Ferris makes 1 of 2 free throws, Brigham and Montgomery trade jumpers. Jacobson buries a jumper with ten seconds to go to pull the Black Knights to with a point at the half. Army's Zastoupil leads all scorers with 8 points and Brigham leads Navy with 7.
Navy 26, Army 25
Second Half
Colbert hits a 3-pter then Norwood drains a short runner and Jacobson puts in a layup on a fast break to tie the game. After Topercer drops in a layup, Norwood cans a hook short to retie the game, 31-31, with just under 15:00 remaining. Army takes the lead thanks to a couple of layups by Jacobson then Stanton sinks a short jumper and a layup to tie the game. Jacobson banks in a jumper then after Goodman makes 1 of 2 free throws, Young puts in a layup to pull Navy to within one, 38-37, midway through the second half. Zastoupil puts in a layup then after Harris hits a 3-pter to tie the game, Norwood sinks a hook shot to give the Black Knights the lead 42-40, with 5:00 left. Brooks and Jacobson trade jumpers then Brooks puts in a layup to tie the game. Jacobson makes two free throws then drops in layups on two fast breaks before the Midshipmen get layups from Teague and Kina to pull within a bucket. With only fifteen seconds to go in regulation, Navy plays for the last shot but Kina misfires on a 3-pter and Topercer blows the layup on the rebound as Army survives to win the game.
1 2 F Navy 26 22 48 Army 25 25 50 Navy Midshipmen min fgm-a ftm-a off reb ast pf pts T.Stanton 32 8-9 2-2 0 5 0 2 8 C.Colbert 28 2-8 2-2 1 1 4 1 7 A.Teague 27 3-5 0-0 1 7 2 0 7 B.Brigham 6 3-3 0-0 0 0 1 1 7 T.Topercer 26 3-7 0-2 3 11 0 3 6 S.Brooks 15 2-3 0-0 0 5 0 0 4 C.Harris 14 1-6 0-0 2 2 3 0 3 K.Kina 33 1-6 0-0 2 6 4 1 2 D.Young 15 1-7 0-2 0 0 0 0 2 R.Ireland 8 1-3 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 B.Fenske 2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 [b]Totals 20-58 4-8 9 37 14 8 48 .345 .500 Turnovers[/b]: 18 (K.Kina 7, A.Teague 4, Colbert 2, C.Harris 2, T.Stanton 1, T.Topercer 1, D.Young 1) [b]Blocked Shots[/b]: 1 (T.Topercer 1) [b]3-PT FGS[/b]: 4-14, .286 (C.Colbert 1-5, C.Harris 1-3, A.Teague 1-1, B.Brigham 1-1, K.Kina 0-2, D.Young 0-2) Army Black Knights min fgm-a ftm-a off reb ast pf pts G.Jacobson 33 10-21 2-2 1 6 1 1 22 E.Zastoupil 33 4-10 2-2 0 7 0 2 10 S.Norwood 31 3-8 0-0 2 4 0 0 6 A.Ferris 34 1-7 2-4 0 4 2 1 4 E.Goodman 36 1-2 1-2 0 1 6 1 3 D.Montgomery 6 1-2 1-2 0 0 0 0 3 C.Koszuta 8 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 C.Richard 8 0-0 0-0 0 2 3 1 0 K.Brewer 11 0-2 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 P.McCormick 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 D.Williams 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 R.Sinville 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 [b]Totals 21-54 8-12 3 25 12 6 50 .389 .667 Turnovers[/b]: 12 (G.Jacobson 4, A.Ferris 3, S.Norwood 2, E.Goodman 1, D.Montgomery 1, C.Richard 1) [b]Blocked Shots[/b]: 6 (S.Norwood 4, D.Montgomery 1, C.Richard 1) [b]3-PT FGS[/b]: 0-7, .000 (G.Jacobson 0-3, A.Ferris 0-3, E.Goodman 0-1)
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