The Army West Point men's basketball team got back in the win column here Wednesday night with an 80-73 triumph over Lafayette. The Black Knights earned their third Patriot League victory of the season and ended a four-game slide, shifting their overall record to 9-14. The Leopards fall to 2-9 in the conference and 6-16 overall. Lafayette jumped out to a quick 6-2 edge at the 17:15 mark of the opening period but the Cadets wasted little time trailing. Click here for the video recap: https://youtu.be/SQxUTE9wSmE. The Black Knights used a 14-3 run to take over the lead at 16-9 with just under 12 minutes to play in the half. Army then extended its advantage to double digits following a good 3-pointer from Scott Mammel with 9:43 left before the break. The Cadets followed that up by using another 13-4 rally to create the game's largest lead at 36-15 with just under six minutes to play. The Black Knights hit that game-high 21-point edge one more time before taking a 46-26 advantage into the break. Read More
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