Although this year’s Army team is much improved, they once again could not stop a balanced attack from Lafayette and an incredible onslaught of points. Only Notre Dame scored more points (88) on the stingy Army defense this season than the Leopards. Army was ranked first in the Patriot League holding opponents to and average field goal percentage of 38.9 percent. But Lafayette blew that wide open with 56.1 percent shooting from the floor. Andrew Brown, coming off a career high 30-point performance at Lehigh netted 17 and Everest Schmidt added 11.

Lafayette had their way inside and outside offensively, as they did not have a shot blocked all night from an Army team that in second in the Patriot League with 3.2 blocks per game. Also, Lafayette was all over the boards out rebounding Army 31-23. Keeping pace with their league-leading 14.4 assists per game, the Leopards notched 14 assists on 23 made baskets.

For Army, the only bright spot was guard Matt Bell’s 23 points on clutch shooting and tough shots. With all the attention given to star Jarell Brown, Bell was able to shake free and try to keep Army close on 8-for-11 shooting. Four of those eight were three-pointers. Brown had a tough night from the floor, although he still managed to chalk up 18 points which keeps him on track with Holy’s Cross’s Keith Simmons as they battle for the Patriot League’s leading scorer title. What was amazing was Brown’s season high in field goal attempts, taking many ill-advised shots going only 8-of-24 from the field. To put that in perspective, Brown attempted almost as many shots as the whole Army team made (28).