Army downs Lafayette 77-69 behind Edwards
WEST POINT, N.Y. (AP) Cayne Edwards scored 16 points, Tommy Funk had 11 points and 10 assists and Army pulled away early and held on to beat Lafayette Leopards 77-69 on Saturday to snap a three-game skid.
Alex King added 13 points and Matt Wilson 12 with eight rebounds for the Black Knights (6-9, 1-1), who outrebounded Lafayette 39-29 in the Leopards' third straight loss.
Trailing 42-25 at halftime, Paulius Zalys' jumper sparked a 9-2 run and Lafayette closed to within 10, but Army answered each bucket and led 69-57 on Edwards' layup with 4:38 to go. Isaac Suffren's layup cut it to five with 1:07 left, but Lonnie Grayson and King combined for six free throws in the final 58 seconds to seal it.
Lukas Jarrett scored 14 and Justin Jaworski added 13 for Lafayette (3-10, 0-2). E.J. Stephens and Myles Cherry scored 10 apiece.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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| Pts. Per Game | ||
| Ast. Per Game | ||
| Reb. Per Game | ||
| Field Goal % | ||
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| Free Throw % |
| Team Stats | ||
|---|---|---|
| Points | 0 | 0 |
| Field Goals | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) |
| 3-Pointers | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) |
| Free Throws | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) |
| Total Rebounds | 0 | 0 |
| Offensive | 0 | 0 |
| Defensive | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 0 | 0 |
| Assists | 0 | 0 |
| Steals | 0 | 0 |
| Blocks | 0 | 0 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
| Fouls | 0 | 0 |
| Technicals | 0 | 0 |
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| Team Stats | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Lafayette 3-10 | 73.6 PPG | 36.1 RPG | 14.0 APG |
| Army West Point 6-9 | 70.9 PPG | 38.3 RPG | 15.6 APG |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |