Box Score

WEST POINT, N.Y.  – Head Coach Matt Langel's squad of 17 broke a program record here Wednesday night that had stood for exactly 20 years. But the Raiders couldn't get past Army as they dropped a 74-66 decision to the Black Knights.
 
Colgate surpassed its target of four made 3-pointers, which it needed heading into Wednesday's game to topple the record for 3-pointers made in a season. Colgate now has 228 field goals from behind the arc with at least four more games to play. The previous record of 225 was achieved during the 1993-94 season.
 
To beat the record the Raiders saw Ethan Jacobs drain 3-of-4 from 3-point range, while three other Colgate players added one each to finish the game with six from downtown. The Raiders shot 35 percent from behind the arc, hitting six of their 17 attempts.
 
In a game that was tied 35-all at the half, Colgate wasn't able to stop two big Army runs down the stretch and saw the Black Knights outscore the Raiders 39-31 in the second 20 minutes. Nine of those 39 points came from the charity stripe in the final minute and a half of action and six of those nine came from the hands of Kyle Wilson, who matched his career-high 29 points in the game.

"It was another hard-fought, back-and-forth league game," Langel said. "We turned it over a few more times than I would like but part of that is Army's style of play, so I credit them. Again, we played well enough overall but were not able to make the necessary plays at critical points of the game on either end to earn a road win.

"Kyle WIlson was terrific and I credit Coach (Zach) Spiker for putting his players in a great position to have success, especially late in the game."
 
Colgate (9-17, 3-12 PL) notched four players in double-figures for the first time since Jan. 18, when the Raiders defeated Navy 63-41. Austin Tillotson lead the way for the second time in as many games, posting 14 points from 6-of-8 shooting while also dishing out three assists.
 
Jacobs and Murphy Burnatowski added 11 points each, with Burnatowski tying for board honors with five rebounds. Luke Roh finished out the Raiders in double-digits with 10 points after going 5-of-6 from the floor. The junior also posted a team-high four assists, and needs just two more to move into 10th on the all-time Colgate assist chart.
 
Clayton Graham matched Burnatowski's five boards, while also earning seven points to push his scoring streak to 10 games.
 
The Raiders shot 52 percent overall from the floor and 57 percent from the free-throw line. Colgate converted 34 of its 66 points from inside the paint but saw the Black Knights record 11 points off of second-chance opportunities.
 
Both teams pulled down 25 rebounds, while Army had the slight edge on assists (15-13) and turnovers (14-13).
 
Army (13-13, 9-6 PL) shot 57 percent throughout the game and 47 percent from long. Wilson's career night lead all scorers after he went 8-of-10 from the floor, 3-of-3 from the 3-point line, and 10-of-11 from the charity stripe. He was also tied for the team lead with three assists.
 
Kevin Ferguson added 17 points and went 7-for-7 from the floor, while Dylan Cox drained two of his three from downtown for his 15 points. Cox led all players on the boards with seven rebounds followed by Ferguson's six.
 
Wilson, Ferguson and Cox accounted for 61 of Army's final 74 points.
 
Colgate started the game on a 12-4 run to grab the early lead at the 16:08 mark in the first half. Jacobs had two of his three treys during that stretch.
 
Army, however, would respond with a 13-0 run to take over the lead at 17-12. The Black Knights kept the Raiders scoreless for a little over six minutes until Graham ended the drought with a layup.
 
After the teams exchanges buckets over the next seven minutes, a Matt Gramling jumper made it a six-point edge for Army with 3:50 remaining in the half.
 
Colgate would answer, though, with a 10-4 run that was sparked by a late block from Damon Sherman-Newsome and a quick feed out to Tillotson. The Raiders guard was able to complete an and-1, knotting the score at 35-35 to close out the half.
 
Colgate once again started the half on a run, this time 8-2, with a pair of 3-pointers that gave the Raiders a 43-37 advantage with 15 minutes to play. 
 
Again the Black Knights had a response, as they countered with a 10-2 run to take over the lead by two midway through the second 20 minutes.
 
Both teams swapped baskets until a layup from Graham pulled the Raiders to within 56-55 with 5:32 remaining in the game.
 
But another big run for Army created a hole for the Raiders that they just couldn't seem to get out of. The Black Knights went on a 13-2 flurry over the course of four minutes, creating a 12-point margin between the teams.
 
Colgate would get the deficit down to six after a 3-pointer from Jacobs, but that would be the closest they would come as the Black Knights finished the game hitting 6-of-7 from the free throw line in the final 1:27 to ultimately secure the win.

"Basketball is a game of runs and momentum," Langel said. "Army plays a style that magnifies that aspect of the game. This game, like most every game we have lost, unfortunately, was really a one or two possession game, in which we couldn't get the critical stop or score at the opportune moment. There is not a magic formula to help us get there, or at least not one that I know of other than hard work and continued attention to the details.

"As cliche as it sounds, if we each did one thing better, the result would be much more favorable."
 
The Raiders are back on their home court Saturday when they welcome Loyola at 2 p.m. In conjunction with Saturday's game, Colgate will also host its Second Annual Alzheimer's Awareness Game. Fans are encouraged to wear purple and join the Raiders in creating awareness for Alzheimer's.