WEST POINT, NY - A 20-2 run midway through the second half catapulted the Army West Point men's basketball team to a 65-45 victory over American on Sunday afternoon at Christl Arena. Army moved to 3-3 in the Patriot League and 12-5 overall with the result, while American fell to 2-15 on the season with its 10th consecutive loss. The Eagles dipped to 0-6 in conference play. "I thought we had a really solid effort on the defensive end in today's game," head coach Zach Spiker said. "To come out and have that kind of defensive performance and respond to Wednesday's game like we did was very encouraging and gives us confidence going forward." Click here to watch the video.
The Black Knights limited American to a season low in scoring for an opponent and outrebounded the Eagles 42-27. Kyle Wilson, Dylan Cox and Larry Toomey each scored in double figures with Toomey leading the way with 13 points. Wilson and Cox each scored 12 as Army connected on 40 percent of its attempts (22-for-55). The Black Knights were solid at the line as well, going 15-for-19. Cox hauled in a game-high nine rebounds. Delante Jones led the Eagles with 14 points while playing all 40 minutes and as a team, American shot 36.2 percent from the field (17-of-47). <a href="http://www.goarmywestpoint.com/news/2016/1/1
