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01/23 03:43 CST Kehoe and Navy host Army
Kehoe and Navy host Army
By The Associated Press
Army Black Knights (8-12, 2-5 Patriot League) at Navy Midshipmen (14-6, 6-1
Patriot League)
Annapolis, Maryland; Saturday, 1:30 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Navy faces Army after Aidan Kehoe scored 29 points in Navy's 85-68
victory against the Holy Cross Crusaders.
The Midshipmen are 9-1 on their home court. Navy has a 4-5 record against
opponents over .500.
The Black Knights are 2-5 against Patriot League opponents. Army ranks second
in the Patriot League with 15.2 assists per game led by Ryan Curry averaging
5.0.
Navy scores 73.4 points per game, 5.7 fewer points than the 79.1 Army gives up.
Army has shot at a 42.4% rate from the field this season, 1.7 percentage points
above the 40.7% shooting opponents of Navy have averaged.
The Midshipmen and Black Knights meet Saturday for the first time in Patriot
League play this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Austin Benigni averages 1.7 made 3-pointers per game for the
Midshipmen, scoring 18.7 points while shooting 48.6% from beyond the arc. Kehoe
is averaging 15.1 points and 10.6 rebounds over the last 10 games.
Curry is shooting 39.6% and averaging 14.9 points for the Black Knights.
Jackson Furman is averaging 2.4 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Midshipmen: 9-1, averaging 73.6 points, 36.9 rebounds, 16.1
assists, 6.7 steals and 3.1 blocks per game while shooting 46.4% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 58.6 points per game.
Black Knights: 5-5, averaging 81.9 points, 35.5 rebounds, 16.6 assists, 4.9
steals and 1.7 blocks per game while shooting 44.9% from the field. Their
opponents have averaged 78.0 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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