Army's Late Comeback Falls Short, 58-55
Hart Center
Worcester, MA
First Half
Jacobson nails a couple of 3pters then after Walcott and Lucas sink jumpers, Freedman buries a 3pter to give Holy Cross the lead, 7-6, with less than 15:00 remaining. van de Laar makes 1 of 2 free throws and after Bey cans a couple of free throws, Lucas banks in a layup. After Jacobson hits a 3pter, Lewis puts in a layup on a fast break to pull the Crusaders to within one, 12-11, halfway through the first half. Wyatt drops in a layup to give Holy Cross the lead then after Alloway makes two free throws, Samuels and Lewis both bank in layups on fast breaks. Viegas sinks a short turnaround jumper then Samuels drains 1 of 2 free throws to give the Crusaders a six point lead, 20-14, with less than 5:00 left. Lewis makes two free throws and after Norwood sinks a hook, Ford and Smallwood bury jumpers. With a few seconds to go, Lucas cans a hook to give Holy Cross a 12-point lead at the half. Army's Jacobson leads all scorers with 9 points and both Lewis and Lucas lead Holy Cross with 6 points each.
Second Half
Lucas sinks a jumper and a layup then after Freedman buries a jumper, Jacobson and van de Laar hit 3pters. Jacobson nails another 3pter then Lucas makes a pair of free throws to give Holy Cross an 11-point lead, 36-25, with 15:00 remaining. Bey tips in a rebound and after Freedman buries a turnaround jumper, Goodman and Ford trade layups. After Walcott makes 1 of 2 free throws and Samuels tips in the missed free throw, Wyatt puts in a couple of layups on fast breaks then Jacobson banks in a jumper to pull Army to within 16, 47-31, midway through the second half. Bird drops in a layup and Jacobson buries a 3pter then Freedman converts a 3-point play. Bird drills a jumper from inside the lane then after Freedman and Bird trade layups, Bird hits a 3pter to pull the Black Knights to within nine, 52-43, with less than 5:00 left. van de Laar and Walcott trade layups and after Norwood knocks down a jumper, van de Laar puts in a layup. van de Laar and Ford trade making 1 of 2 free throws then van de Laar drops in a layup and Army begins fouling. Samuels misses the front end of a 1-and-1 but Ford tips in the rebound with 40.1 seconds to go. The Black Knights bring the ball upcourt and Jacobson buries a 3pter to pull Army to within a basket with 8.2 seconds to play. Walcott makes 1 of 2 free throws then Goodman misses a jumper at the buzzer to end the game.
1 2 F Army 16 39 55 Holy Cross 28 30 58 Army Holy Cross Score: 55 58 Field Goals: 21-57, .368 23-51, .451 Free Throws: 4-7, .571 11-19, .579 Off. Rebounds: 4 11 Total Rebounds: 26 40 Assists: 13 12 Team Fouls: 15 7 Army Black Knights min fgm-a ftm-a off reb ast pf pts G.Jacobson 30 8-23 0-0 0 3 0 2 23 R.van de Laar 25 4-9 2-4 0 1 2 3 11 A.Bird 13 4-5 0-0 0 0 1 0 9 J.Bey 30 1-3 2-2 3 7 3 1 4 S.Norwood 11 2-4 0-0 0 2 0 1 4 E.Goodman 38 1-3 0-0 0 3 7 3 2 A.Viegas 33 1-6 0-0 1 3 0 4 2 D.George 10 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 D.Montgomery 7 0-2 0-1 0 1 0 0 0 F.Doyle 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 P.McCormick 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 A.Anderer 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 Turnovers: 11 (J.Bey 3, E.Goodman 3, G.Jacobson 2, A.Bird 2, S.Norwood 1) Blocked Shots: 2 (J.Bey 1, A.Viegas 1) 3-PT FGS: 9-14, .643 (G.Jacobson 7-9, R.van de Laar 1-2, A.Bird 1-1, A.Viegas 0-1, P.McCormick 0-1) Holy Cross Crusaders min fgm-a ftm-a off reb ast pf pts W.Lucas 32 5-8 2-2 1 4 3 3 12 K.Freedman 26 5-10 1-1 3 7 0 2 12 C.Ford 31 3-14 1-2 2 5 0 0 7 H.Walcott 33 2-3 2-6 0 4 5 0 6 T.Wyatt 16 3-4 0-1 0 2 0 0 6 R.Samuels 29 2-6 1-3 5 14 0 0 5 C.Lewis 5 2-2 0-0 0 0 2 0 4 W.Alloway 6 0-0 2-2 0 0 0 0 2 G.Smallwood 7 0-0 2-2 0 2 0 1 2 L.Patterson 4 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 N.Bain 9 0-2 0-0 0 2 2 1 0 G.Garcia 3 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 Turnovers: 15 (K.Freedman 4, T.Wyatt 4, H.Walcott 3, W.Lucas 1, C.Ford 1, R.Samuels 1, G.Garcia 1) Blocked Shots: 2 (K.Freedman 1, C.Ford 1) 3-PT FGS: 1-2, .500 (K.Freedman 1-1, H.Walcott 0-1)
Next Game: 1/19/11 -- Army (14-4, 2-1) @ Bucknell (6-8, 2-1)
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