Key sequence: Navy hit its first six shots from the field, while Brown misfired on its first five, as the Midshipmen ran out to a 14-3 lead. Midshipmen Trey Stanton and Greg Sprink both showed their versatility in that stretch with a dunk and a three-pointer by each of them.

Key sequence: Army held a slim 18-14 advantage with 8:52 left in the first half, when its defense clamped down on North Carolina A&T, holding the Aggies without a field goal atetmpt and allowing just one free throw the rest of the first half. Meanwhile, Jarell Brown was dominating offensively for the Cadets, scoring eight of their final 10 points of the half as Army opened up a 32-19 lead at intermission.

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Jack Eggleston of St. Thomas Aquinas in Fort Lauderdale, FL, has committed to Penn. Eggleston had narrowed his list to Penn, Lafayette, and American and had taken official visits to all three schools in addition to a visit to Lehigh. He also attended prospect camps at Princeton and Columbia over the summer. Last year the 6-8 forward averaged 8.0 points and 8.7 rebounds per game for a team that went 20-8 and advanced to the Florida 5A regional semifinals.

Basketball U. is proud to announce the arrival of Elliot Smilowitz as Patriot League Editor. In that role, Elliot is responsible for overseeing our Patriot League site, including original content and the Wire. He is assembling a team of beat writers to cover all eight programs in the league, with a goal of covering every home game.