Lafayette Leopards @ Army Black Knights
Lafayette gets first Patriot win, beats Army 76-73
WEST POINT, N.Y. -- Paulius Zalys had 17 points and seven rebounds on Wednesday night and Lafayette got its first Patriot League win of the season 76-73 over Army.
Nick Lindner made 4 of 4 free throws in the final 16 seconds to seal the win for Lafayette (4-10, 1-2). He finished with 13 points along with Zach Rufer. Matt Klinewski added 10.
The Leopards led 63-50 with 6:48 left in the game after a 14-3 run capped by Zalys. Larry Toomey answered with a 3-pointer for Army (10-5, 1-2). Kyle Wilson followed quickly with back-to-back 3s and Dylan Cox's basket pulled the Black Knights within 65-61 at 4:28.
With 57 seconds remaining, Wilson's field goal cut the deficit to 70-68, but Klinewski pushed the Leopards' lead back to four.
Tanner Plomb converted a 3-point play to make it 72-71 with 24 seconds.
Wilson had 21 points, Plomb 20 and Cox 12 for Army.
Game Information
West Point, NY
Referee:Jeff Janosik
Referee:Gary Prager
Referee:Douglas Hopper
2025-26 Standings
| Patriot LeaguePatriot League | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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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