NEW YORK (AP) Tristin Smith made all five of his 3-point attempts and scored a game-high 26 points in his St. Francis, N.Y., debut to lead the Terriers to a 78-64 victory over Army on Saturday night.
Nick Jones, 5-for-6 from 3-point range, followed with 17 points for St. Francis (2-2). The Terriers, who were tied 34-34 at halftime, finished 15-for-29 on 3-pointers.
Matt Bell scored 22 points to top the Black Knights (1-5), and Cory Sinning added 14.
Bell had five points as Army took an 11-2 lead, and Luke Slater's basket pushed the advantage to 29-17 at 6:35 of the first half.
Devon Neckles scored four points in a 12-0 run that got the Terriers even 29-29 at 4:33.
Bell's layup at 16:50 of the second half pushed Army into a tie at 38, but the Terriers went on an 18-6 spurt - behind Smith's nine points - to take a 56-44 lead at 11:50.
Smith made quite an impact in his first game with the Terriers after transferring from St. John's.
Army got within 56-49 when Ryan Wallace made two free throws. After the teams exchanged baskets, Smith scored five points to lead a 15-0 run that made it 73-51 at 3:37.
