Lafayette Leopards at Army Black Knights
· NCAA Men's BasketballRucker scores 16, Army beats Lafayette 53-43
Rucker also contributed five rebounds for the Black Knights (15-14, 9-7 Patriot League). Ethan Roberts added seven points while shooting 1 for 6 (1 for 5 from 3-point range) and 4 of 4 from the free throw line, and they also had six rebounds. Chris Mann was 3 of 8 shooting (0 for 3 from distance) to finish with six points.
Justin Vander Baan finished with 13 points and two blocks for the Leopards (9-20, 7-9). Josh Rivera added 12 points and 13 rebounds for Lafayette. In addition, Leo O'Boyle had nine points.
Army took the lead with 14:24 remaining in the first half and did not give it up. Rucker led his team in scoring with six points in the first half to help put them ahead 27-15 at the break.
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Both teams next play Wednesday. Army hosts Boston University while Lafayette hosts Colgate.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 43 - 53 |
| 2nd 0:06 | T.J. Berger made Three Point Jumper. | 43 - 53 |
| 2nd 0:14 | Charlie Peterson made Jumper. Assisted by Ethan Roberts. | 40 - 53 |
| 2nd 0:42 | Ethan Roberts Defensive Rebound. | 40 - 51 |
| 2nd 0:42 | Josh Rivera missed Free Throw. | 40 - 51 |
Statistics
LAF |
ARMY |
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|---|---|---|
| 16-63 | FG | 20-52 |
| 25 | Field Goal % | 38 |
| 6-30 | 3PT | 5-24 |
| 20 | Three Point % | 21 |
| 5-9 | FT | 8-16 |
| 56 | Free Throw % | 50 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 17 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 30 |
| 12 | Assists | 10 |
| 2 | Steals | 2 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 5 | Points Off Turnovers | 12 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 7 |
| 16 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 15 | Fouls | 12 |
| 1 | Largest Lead | 17 |
Game Information
Location: West Point, NY
Attendance: 1,071 | Capacity:
2025-26 Patriot League Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Navy | 17-1 | - | 26-8 |
| Colgate | 11-7 | 6 | 18-15 |
| Lehigh | 11-7 | 6 | 18-17 |
| Boston University | 10-8 | 7 | 17-17 |
| American University | 9-9 | 8 | 16-16 |
| Loyola Maryland | 8-10 | 9 | 12-20 |
| Lafayette | 8-10 | 9 | 11-21 |
| Bucknell | 6-12 | 11 | 10-23 |
| Army | 5-13 | 12 | 11-21 |
| Holy Cross | 5-13 | 12 | 11-22 |


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