Feb. 1, 2010

Center Valley, Pa. - The race for the 2010 Patriot League regular-season title, and all important seeding in the League Tournament, has hit the midway point with five teams separated by just one game at the top of the standings. American's Vlad Moldoveanu and Lehigh's Gabe Knutson earn the Patriot League/Anaconda weekly honors after each posting a 30-point performance last week.

Patriot League Men's Basketball Release - 2.1.10

Patriot League/Anaconda Player of the Week (Jan. 25-31)

Vlad Moldoveanu, American Jr., F, 6'9, 215, Bucharest, Romania/St. John's College
Moldoveanu receives his second straight Patriot League/Anaconda Player of the Week award, and now leads all players with three honors this season, after leading the streaking Eagles to a pair of wins last week. He scored 37 points, the most in League play in exactly two seasons, to lead the Eagles past Navy, 69-59, on Wednesday. Moldoveanu made 10-of-17 shots and 14-of-15 free throws in the game, and also pulled down nine rebounds. It was the highest-scoring output in a Patriot League game since Greg Sprink totaled 37 for Navy in the same matchup on Jan. 30, 2008, and the most points for an American player since Andre Ingram scored 37 in a 93-87 overtime loss at Lafayette on February 19, 2005. Moldoveanu again led all scorers with 21 points while shooting 7-of-12 from the field and 5-of-6 at the line in a 76-66 win at first-place Lafayette on Saturday. He averaged 29.0 points and 7.5 rebounds in the two games while making 58.6% (17-of-29) from the field and 90.5% (19-of-21) from the line. He also hit 5-of-12 three-pointers. Moldoveanu is second in Patriot League play with 22.7 points and 8.3 rebounds per contest, and is making more than 50 percent of his shots in League action.

Patriot League/Anaconda Rookie of the Week (Jan. 25-31)

Gabe Knutson, Lehigh Fr., F, 6'9, 210, Urbandale, Iowa/Waukee
Knutson gives Lehigh the Patriot League/Anaconda Rookie of the Week award for the fifth consecutive time, and earns his second honor of the season, after averaging 22.0 points and 4.5 rebounds in two games last week. Knutson did most of the damage in a nationally-televised contest on CBS College Sports Network on Sunday at Holy Cross, scoring a career-high 31 points on 11-of-15 shooting from the field and 9-of-11 from the foul line in the 78-60 victory. He also pulled down five rebounds in the game. Knutson began the week by scoring 13 points on 4-of-7 from the field and 5-of-5 at the line in an 81-76 overtime loss to Bucknell on Wednesday. Knutson shot 68% (15-of-22) from the field and 88% (14-of-16) from the line to accumulate his 22.0 average. He is averaging 10.4 points and 6.1 rebounds per game for the season, with the rebounding mark placing fifth in the Patriot League. Knutson joined classmate C.J. McCollum as the first-ever pair of freshman teammates to post games of 30 points or more in school history. McCollum won the last three Rookie of the Week honors, and the duo has combined for seven Rookie of the Week awards this season.

Honorable Mention Performances Last Week (Jan. 25-31)

Jordan Sugars, Navy So., G, 6'3, 210, Winchester, Va./Millbrook
Sugars scored a career-high 34 points on 13-of-17 shooting and pulled down a team-high nine rebounds in a 100-91 win over Colgate on Saturday. He had 11 points and eight boards in a loss to American on Wednesday.

Kyle Roemer, Colgate Sr., G, 6'3, 214, Martinez, Calif./De La Salle
Roemer scored 31 points and pulled down a career-high 11 rebounds in a 100-91 loss at Navy on Saturday, after putting in 18 points in a win over Holy Cross on Wednesday.

Mike Muscala, Bucknell Fr., C, 6'10, 225, Roseville, Minn./Roseville
Muscala helped Bucknell to two wins last week, with his first-career double-double of 16 points and 10 rebounds in Wednesday's victory over Lehigh and a team-high 13 points in a win over Army on Saturday.

Jared Mintz, Lafayette Jr., F, 6'8, 240, Toronto, Canada/Vaughn Academy
Mintz averaged 19.5 points in Lafayette's two games last week, with 20 in a win over Army on Wednesday and 19 in a loss to American on Saturday. He made 11-of-18 shots and 17-of-21 free throws.

Patriot League Notebook

We're Halfway There
The race for the 2010 Patriot League regular-season title, and all important seeding in the League Tournament, has hit the midway point with five teams separated by just one game at the top of the standings. Lehigh and Lafayette are tied for first at 5-2 in League action, with the Mountain Hawks pulling into the tie by beating Holy Cross, 78-60, on Sunday after Lafayette fell at home against American, 76-66, on Saturday. American improved to 4-3 with the win over Lafayette, and remains in a tie for third place with Bucknell and Navy after each of those teams won on Saturday as well. The Bison defeated Army, 55-48, while the Mids beat Colgate, 100-91. Colgate, Army and Holy Cross are all at 2-5 in League action.

Sweeps or Splits
Home teams held serve throughout the first half of League play, so most teams looking for sweeps of a season series will do so on the road. That's true of three of the four Patriot League games coming up this weekend. The first-place co-leaders go on the road looking for season sweeps of their opponents on Saturday, as Lehigh visits American and Lafayette goes to Holy Cross. Colgate goes for a sweep over Army when the two meet at West Point on Sunday at Noon in a CBS College Sports Network telecast. Navy is the one team with the chance for a sweep at home as the Mids take on Bucknell on Friday, a game moved up a night due to the weather forecast.

Hitting the Century Mark
Scoring has been up in Patriot League play all season, and that was no more evident than Navy's 100-91 win over Colgate on Saturday. It was the highest-scoring Patriot League game since Lafayette won at Navy, 103-99, in overtime on Jan. 19, 2008. The Mids became the first Patriot League team to score 100 points in any game since they did it in triple overtime at William & Mary last year, while Navy topped the century mark in a Patriot League game for the first time since 2000. There have now been five 90+ point outings in League play after just one was recorded last year, and 10 80+ point games after four were tallied all of the 2008-09 League season.

Three More Over 30
In addition to the team scoring success, individual stars continue to light up the scoreboard in Patriot League play, too. Three players scored 30 points over the weekend, with Navy's Jordan Sugars outdueling Colgate's Kyle Roemer, 34-31, in their shootout and Lehigh's Gabe Knutson also tallying 31. Patriot League players have scored 29 points or more 10 times in League action after nobody did it last year, and there have been seven 30-point efforts in League games. Eleven 30-point efforts have been put up for the season, including three by Roemer and Navy's Chris Harris, after just four were recorded all of last year.

Lafayette Hoping to Avoid a Repeat
Lafayette has started the first half of Patriot League play in the exact same fashion it did in 2008. The Leopards are at 5-2 against the exact same schedule, posting the same wins and losses in each of the games. Lafayette hopes the similiarity ends there, as the Leopards slumped to a 6-8 finish in the League in 2008 and lost in the quarterfinal round after the hot start.

Home-Court Advantage
The host schools held their own during the first half of the Patriot League schedule, as the home team has a 20-8 mark as the schedule hits the back end. While the four games were split between road and home squads over the weekend, home squads have still won 13 of the past 16 Patriot League games. Lehigh and American are a perfect 3-0 at home in League play, while Lafayette, Bucknell and Navy are all 3-1 and no team has a losing mark on its home court. On the other side, only co-leaders Lafayette (2-1) and Lehigh (2-2) are at or above .500 on the road in League action. The home success is consistent with the entire season to date. Lehigh leads the way at 9-1 at home, while Army is 8-1, Lafayette is 9-2 and Navy holds a 7-3 mark. Patriot League teams are 51-28 at home this season and 26-70 away.

Lehigh's Hall Starts a New Club
Lehigh senior guard Marquis Hall became the first player in League history with more than 1,300 points and 500 assists to his name on Wednesday. Last year, American's Derrick Mercer, the Patriot League Player of the Year, became the first with 1,200 points and 500 assists. Hall is now 31st with 1,379 points, fourth with 506 assists and 19th with 159 steals in the League career record book.

Navy's Harris Company Almost as Exclusive
While Hall holds a singular spot in League history, Navy senior Chris Harris has now accomplished a feat that only one other Patriot Leaguer had ever done before. With his 150th career steal on Wednesday, Harris entered the Patriot League record book in that category. It is his fourth spot in the League record book, as Harris is already in the charts as a 1,000-point scorer (1,459) and top 10 in three-pointers made (262) and free-throw percentage (85.1). The only other Patriot Leaguer to occupy a spot in those four categories was Bucknell's Kevin Bettencourt, who starred for the Bison from 2002-06.

Colgate's Roemer Goes Over 1,500
Colgate's Kyle Roemer became just the 19th player in Patriot League history to go over 1,500 career points. Roemer passed the mark during Saturday's 31-point effort against Navy, and now occupies 18th place in League annals with 1,505 points. He became just the seventh player in Colgate history with 1,500 points, and first since Adonal Foyle with 1,500 points and 400 rebounds. Roemer is also nearing the Patriot League record book for three-pointers made.

First-Year Success
While Hall, Harris and Roemer are three well-known veterans in the Patriot League, American's Vlad Moldoveanu and Lehigh's C.J. McCollum are becoming household names with huge first seasons. A transfer from George Mason, Moldoveanu is lighting up the League in his first go-round with the Eagles. His 22.7 points and 8.3 rebounds are both second in League action. Moldoveanu's 37-point effort against Navy on Wednesday was the highest in League play in almost exactly two years. McCollum is fourth in League action with 20.4 points per game, and third for the entire season at 16.1.

Some Blowouts, Some Close Ones
The first 28 games in Patriot League action featured a near-split between single-digit and double-digit differences, with 16 decided by more than 10 points and 12 by less than 10. Bucknell has provided by far the most drama, with six of its first seven League games decided by single digits and five of those by five points or less. Of the 12 League games decided by single digits, seven were within five points or less. Lehigh has had the most contests go the other way, as all five of its victories and six of its first seven games overall were decided by more than 10 points. The only close one for the Mountain Hawks: against Bucknell, of course, in an 81-76 overtime loss on Wednesday.

Super Sophomores
Six of the top 10 and eight of the top 13 scorers in the Patriot League are sophomores. Colgate's Yaw Gyawu, Navy's Jordan Sugars, Holy Cross' R.J. Evans, Lafayette's Jim Mower, Holy Cross' Devin Brown and Army's Julian Simmons are all in the top 10 in scoring on the League leaderboard. Sugars, despite standing just 6-foot-3, is second in the League with 8.2 rebounds per game, with American's Stephen Lumpkins third in rebounds (7.9) and second in blocked shots (1.6) per contest. Sophomores hold four of the top seven spots in three-point field goals per game and three-point field goal percentage.

Coaching Milestones
American's Jeff Jones earned his 300th career win on Jan. 23 against Holy Cross, after earlier recording his 150th win at the school. He's certainly not the only Patriot League coach with a milestone number this year. Lafayette Head Coach Fran O'Hanlon surpassed the 200-victory plateau and also became the Patriot League all-time leader in games coached. Colgate's Emmett Davis won his 150th career game and Navy' Billy Lange won his 75th at the school. Bucknell's Dave Paulsen recorded his 275th win.

Success Vs. NEC, Ivy League in Non-League Play
The Patriot League finished its non-League schedule with a 49-70 record, with 30 of the wins coming against rivals from the Northeast Conference and Ivy League. The Patriot League finished 17-7 against the NEC, and put up a 13-8 mark against the Ivy League.

Patriot League on CBS College Sports Network
The Patriot League schedule on CBS College Sports Network continues on Super Bowl Sunday when Colgate visits Army in a Noon tip-off. There are eight more games left on the slate, with one Patriot League quarterfinal and semifinal contest being shown. CBS College Sports Network is available through cable operators as well as on DIRECTV Channel 613 and Dish Network Channel 152. The Patriot League Championship remains on ESPN2 and will be played on March 12 at 4:45 p.m.

Patriot League Games

Lehigh (14-8, 5-2) at American (7-15, 4-3)
Bender Arena; Washington, D.C. - Saturday, 2 p.m.

Series American, 19-13
Streak Lehigh, One Win Last Meeting Lehigh, 78-67 (1.9.2010)
Last American Win 66-58 (2.7.2009) Last Five Games American, 4-1

Top spots in the Patriot League standings are on the line when Lehigh visits American on Saturday afternoon...The Mountain Hawks are trying to stay in at least a tie for first place with a win, while the Eagles will be in no worse than a three-way tie for second place with a victory over League-leading Lehigh...The Mountain Hawks ended a four-game American series winning streak with a 78-67 triumph at home to start the League season on Jan. 9...American won all of the meetings in 2008 and 2009, including a 76-66 overtime triumph in the teams' matchup in Washington, D.C. last season...Lehigh had won the previous four games before that streak...American holds a slim edge over the Mountain Hawks in regular-season League games (9-8) and overall contests as Patriot League members (10-9)...A 6-2 mark would be Lehigh's best through eight games since 2006, while American tries to go at least 5-3 for the third straight year...The Eagles are trying to extend their home winning streak against Patriot League foes to 21 games.

Lehigh The Mountain Hawks notched their first win at Holy Cross since 1998 by taking down the Crusaders, 78-60, at the Hart Center on Sunday...It was Lehigh's largest margin of victory in the series, and snapped a 13-game losing streak in Worcester...The Mountain Hawks moved back into a tie for first place in the Patriot League with a 5-2 record, and improved to 14-8 overall with their 10th win in the past 12 games...The victory came in large part because of a career-high 31 points for freshman Gabe Knutson, who made 11-of-15 shots and 9-of-11 free throws...He was one of three Mountain Hawks in double figures, as classmate C.J. McCollum scored 17 points and Dave Buchberger tallied 11... The Mountain Hawks forced 17 Holy Cross turnovers while committing only 10 of their own, and outshot the Crusaders, 47.5 percent to 32.0 percent...The game was tied at 25 late in the first half when Lehigh went on a 9-1 run to gain an eight-point halftime lead...The Mountain Hawks were up by 10 when they put together an 8-0 run to take a 55-37 lead with 9:46 left...They went up by as many as 22 points before taking the 18-point win...Lehigh has scored 70 or more points in 11 consecutive games for the first time since 1993...Lehigh closes with four of the last six League contests in Bethlehem.

American The Eagles continued their ascent by earning their third straight victory with a 76-66 triumph at League-leading Lafayette...American has won three straight games and four of its last five to improve to 7-15 overall and a third-place tie at 4-3 in the Patriot League...The Eagles earned their first road victory in League play...They also beat Lafayette for the 11th consecutive meeting...American has scored 70 points or more in all 11 of the victories, and in its last 17 meetings against Lafayette overall...American also denied the Leopards a 6-1 Patriot League start in 2008...Vlad Moldoveanu scored 21 points to lead four players in double figures...It was his fourth consecutive 20+ point outing, and he averaged 29.0 points in American's two wins last week...The Eagles led most of the way, but Lafayette did come back to tie the score at 53 with 7:51 to go...American went ahead for good on its next possession, as Joe Hill hit a three-pointer to ignite a 10-4 run that he also capped with a trey for a 63-57 lead with 4:43 to play...Moldoveanu put the game away with a three for a 70-61 advantage with 1:09 left, and the Eagles iced the win by making all six of their free throws in the final minute...Stephen Lumpkins tallied 13 points, Nick Hendra scored 12 and Daniel Munoz tallied 10 in the game...Hendra and Lumpkins also did strong work on the floor, with eight rebounds apiece and six assists for Hendra and a career-high five for Lumpkins...The Eagles held a 34-25 advantage on the boards and had 22 assists with only 11 turnovers...The Eagles have recorded more than 20 assists in each of their three consecutive wins after not doing it at all in the past two years...They also made made 28-of-53 (52.8%) shots from the field, 10-of-23 from beyond the arc and 10-of-13 at the line...American completes a two-game homestand vs. Bucknell on Thursday on the CBS College Sports Network.

Bucknell (9-14, 4-3) at Navy (10-12, 4-3)
Annapolis, Md.; Alumni Hall - Friday, 7 p.m.

Series Navy, 33-25
Streak Navy, Three Wins Last Meeting Navy, 69-67 (1.9.2010)
Last Bucknell Win 87-86 (3OT) (3.5.2008) Last Five Games Navy, 4-1

Bucknell and Navy will each try to stay in the top half of the Patriot League standings when they meet in Annapolis on Friday evening...The teams are tied for third place at 4-3 in the League, and the winner of the contest will be no worse than tied for third and could even be in a four-way tie for first place...Navy has won the last three meetings against the Bison, including a 69-67 victory in Lewisburg to open the 2010 Patriot League schedule on Jan. 9...The Mids swept last year's series with wins of 71-67 at home and 62-60 in overtime on the road...Bucknell's last victory was a memorable 87-86 win at Navy in triple overtime in the 2008 Patriot League quarterfinals...The last four meetings have been decided by four points or less and the last six were within single digits...Bucknell has a slim 19-18 lead in regular-season League games, while the teams are tied, 21-21, in overall contests as Patriot League members...Bucknell attempts to get to 5-3 or better in the League for the sixth time in the past seven years, while Navy tries for the mark for a second straight year.

Bucknell The Bison continued to excel on the defensive end, holding Army to 31 percent shooting in a 55-48 victory over the Black Knights in Lewisburg on Saturday...Bucknell has won three consecutive Patriot League games for the first time since starting 3-0 in 2008, and three straight overall for the first time since mid-November...The Bison are 9-14 overall and tied for third place at 4-3 in the Patriot League...Bucknell pulled away late in the second half...It took the lead for good with 13:16 to play, then used a 6-0 run to grab a 47-40 advantage with 4:12 to go...Army never got closer than six points down the stretch...Bucknell's defense kept the Black Knights at bay, as Army did not hit a field goal for nearly the final 10 minutes of the game...Bucknell held Army to 6-of-26 shooting from the field and 0-of-7 from three-point range after halftime...Mike Muscala had 13 points to lead the Bison, while G.W. Boon had eight points and a team-high eight rebounds as all eight players that saw action scored...Bucknell held a 38-34 rebounding edge, and once again took care of the ball with only seven turnovers...The Bison overcame 19-of-58 shooting from the floor, and won despite making just 1-of-18 three-pointers...They won both their games last week while making 5-of-39 three-pointers (4-of-21 vs. Lehigh)...The Bison next visit American on the CBS College Sports Network on Thursday.

Navy The Mids moved back over .500 in the Patriot League by winning a shootout at Alumni Hall against Colgate on Saturday night...Navy scored a 100-91 victory over the Raiders, hitting the century mark in a League game for the first time since 2000...The Mids improved to 10-12 overall and 4-3 in League action...Navy has won the last three regular-season games against the Raiders, though they did fall in the League quarterfinals to Colgate last year...Navy is at 4-3 in the League for the second straight year...Jordan Sugars scored a career-high 34 points in the game, making 13-of-17 shots and 6-of-8 three-pointers... He also pulled down a team-high nine rebounds...Chris Harris tallied 25 points on 4-of-7 three-point shooting, and the Mids hit 15-of-25 three-pointers in the game...The 15 treys were the second-highest total in Navy history...They hit 9-of-11 from long range in the second half alone, including two big ones by Sugars after Colgate had closed Navy's lead to three with 4:19 remaining...The Mids had led by as many as 21 early in the second half...After Sugars' threes pushed the lead to seven, Navy iced it at the line by making 7-of-8 free throws in the final minute...Navy shot over 50 percent overall, and made 21-of-27 free throws...O.J. Avworo tallied a double-double with 14 points and 10 of Navy's 19 assists... Harris has scored in double figures in all 22 games this season, tied for the fifth-longest streak in school history...It was the first time that a team scored 100 points in a Patriot League game since Lafayette won at Navy, 103-99, in overtime on Jan. 19, 2008...Navy was the last Patriot League team to score 100 in any game when it did so in triple overtime at William & Mary last season...Navy will play four of its last six Patriot League games on the road after Saturday.

Lafayette (14-8, 5-2) at Holy Cross (5-17, 2-5)
Hart Center; Worcester, Mass. - Saturday, 3:30 p.m.

Series Holy Cross, 30-15
Streak Lafayette, One Win Last Meeting Lafayette, 84-74 (1.9.2010)
Last Holy Cross Win 64-50 (2.7.2009) Last Five Games Holy Cross, 3-2

Lafayette puts its share of first place in the Patriot League on the line at struggling Holy Cross...The Leopards are at 5-2 in the League, trying to avoid a repeat of the 2008 season which saw Lafayette lose six of its last seven League games after the same start...The Leopards knocked off the Crusaders, 84-74, in Easton, to open the League schedule on Jan. 9...That snapped a three-game Holy Cross series win streak that included a sweep of the 2009 season series...Holy Cross has won the last six meetings at the Hart Center, and has not fallen to the Leopards in Worcester since 2004...Lafayette attempts to go 6-2 for the first time since a 7-1 League record in 2004, while the Crusaders need a win to avoid a 2-6 League mark for the second time in the past three years.

Lafayette The Leopards have started the 2010 season in the exact same way they opened the first half of the 2008 campaign after losing at home against American, 76-66, on Saturday...Lafayette posted a 5-2 record in each of the years, with the same wins and losses against the exact same schedule...The Leopards fell to 14-8 overall, and still share first place in the Patriot League despite two losses in the last three games...Lafayette trailed most of the game, but did use an 11-2 run to tie the score up at 53 with under eight minutes to play...American answered with a 10-4 surge to re-claim the lead for good...Jared Mintz led Lafayette with 19 points, while Jeff Kari had 17 and Jim Mower scored 10...The Leopards usually proficient three-point shooting was off at a 5-for-21 clip, and they also made just 15-of-22 free throws...Lafayette did handle the ball well with only eight turnovers...The Leopards had a seven-game home winning streak come to an end, and fell to 9-2 in home contests this season and 3-1 in League action in Easton...The Leopards are home for two straight games beginning Feb. 10 vs. Colgate.

Holy Cross The Crusaders have dropped three consecutive games after falling at home to Lehigh, 78-60, on Sunday at the Hart Center...It was Holy Cross' first home loss to Lehigh since 1998, snapping a 13-game home streak over the Mountain Hawks...The game was tied late in the first half when Lehigh pulled away to open up an eight-point lead at the break, and the Mountain Hawks continued to widen the gap in the second half...Freshman Dee Goens led Holy Cross with 13 points, while Andrew Keister recorded his eighth double-double of the year with 12 points and 14 rebounds...Leading scorer R.J. Evans missed the game due to injury...Holy Cross closes the League season with four of six games on the road after hosting Lafayette.

Colgate (6-15, 2-5) at Army (12-9, 2-5)
Christl Arena; West Point, N.Y. - Sunday, Noon

Series Colgate, 54-51 TV CBS College Sports Network
Streak Colgate, Three Wins Last Meeting Colgate, 68-58 (OT) (1.9.2010)
Last Army Win 59-57 (OT) (2.9.2008) Last Five Games Colgate, 4-1

Two teams trying to move out of the basement in the League standings meet on Super Bowl Sunday when Colgate visits Army in a CBS College Sports Network telecast...Colgate has won the last three contests, including a 68-58 triumph in overtime when the teams met in Hamilton on Jan. 9...The Raiders have won 10 of the last 11 meetings overall, with Army's only win in that stretch coming at home in a 59-57 overtime game on Feb. 9, 2008...Six of the last seven games have been decided by six points or less or in overtime...Colgate has a 35-6 lead in the series since Patriot League play began, and 33-6 in regular-season League contests.

Colgate The Raiders had an outstanding offensive effort, but could not do enough to stop Navy and fell, 100-91, in Annapolis on Saturday night...Colgate has dropped five of its last six games and is 2-5 in League play and 6-15 overall...The Raiders trailed for almost the entire contest, but did make a game of it late with a 10-0 run to come all the way to within 83-80 with 4:19 left...Colgate would get no closer down the stretch...Kyle Roemer tallied 31 points and a career-high 11 rebonds, while freshman Mitch Rolls set career highs with 15 points and seven assists...Roemer became just the seventh player in Colgate history and 19th Patriot Leaguer to go over 1,500 career points...He is the first Raiders since Adonal Foyle with more than 1,500 points and 400 rebounds...Yaw Gyawu also scored 15 points, while Ben Jonson and Sterling Melville totaled 12 each...The Raiders held a 41-35 rebounding advantage and dished out 20 assists...After visiting Army, Colgate completes its three-game road trip at Lafayette on Feb. 10.

Army The Black Knights lost for the third consecutive time as they did not hit a field goal for over 10 minutes down the stretch of a 55-48 defeat at Bucknell on Saturday...Army fell to 12-9 overall and 2-5 in the Patriot League with its first three-game losing skid of the year...Army saw its four-game win streak over Bucknell come to an end...There were 11 ties in the game until Bucknell went ahead for good midway through the first half...Army was still within one at 41-40 with 8:33 left when Bucknell gained distance with a 6-0 run to take control...The Black Knights did not score a field goal from 10:22 remaining in the second half until a layup by Julian Simmons with 10 seconds left...Army shot just 14-of-45 in the game, making 6-of-26 shots and 0-of-7 three-pointers in the second half...That negated a strong defensive effort of holding Bucknell to 19-of-58 shooting and a paltry 1-of-18 from three-point range...Army lost for the first time this season when holding an opponent under 60 points, falling to 11-1 in those contests....Cleveland Richard had a team-high 15 points, while Simmons scored 11...Army now plays five of its final seven League games at home.