ANNAPOLIS — Shawn Anderson scored a game-high 24 points and grabbed eight rebounds, but it wasn’t enough for Navy, which shot just 32.2 percent (19-for-59) and 18.2 percent from deep (4-for-22) in the 64-62 loss to rival Army on Sunday at Alumni Hall.
According to the Navy Athletics Twitter account, Anderson received four stitches to his nose right before halftime. It didn’t hamper the senior guard, however, as he poured in 20 points on 4-for-6 shooting (10-for-10 from the free throw line) in the second half.
Navy Athletics on Twitter
Final | Army defeats #NavyMBB, 64-62. Navy is now 12-7 overall and 3-3 in the Patriot League. Mids will next play at Lafayette on Wednesday. Shawn Anderson finishes with game-high 24 points. He received four stitches to his nose during the game.
CBS Sports Network on Twitter
TAKE IT TO THE PAINT @NavyAthletics closes the gap on @GoArmyWestPoint https://t.co/CAl3YOHdfe
CBS Sports Network on Twitter
@GoArmyWestPoint holds on to a 35-23 lead over @NavyAthletics at the end of the first half https://t.co/O5vnkBfMU6
CBS Sports Network on Twitter
@NavyAthletics coming out strong at the start of the second half https://t.co/Bgf9z0rkMc
Navy (12-7, 3-3 Patriot) trailed by 15 with 1:15 left in the first half and used a 10-2 run over the final 29 seconds of regulation to pull within two. But after Cam Davis’s 3-pointer made the game 64-62, two seconds remained and Army locked up its third straight win at the Naval Academy.
CBS Sports Network on Twitter
COMEBACK ALERT! Two seconds left on the clock and @NavyAthletics brings it within two https://t.co/zFXn6xgqvj
CBS Sports Network on Twitter
@NavyAthletics not going away that easily catch the final seconds now! https://t.co/FJo9lrIf5v
The Black Knights (11-6, 4-2) led from start to finish, shooting 52.3 percent overall (23-for-44) and 38.9 percent from 3-point territory (7-for-18).
George Kiernan added 13 points and nine rebounds, and Tom Lacey contributed nine points and nine rebounds, both for Navy. Freshman forward Alex King led Army with 17 points and four rebounds.
CBS Sports Network on Twitter
@GoArmyWestPoint takes us back to the fundamentals!! https://t.co/hOl4yip1RX
Navy is now in a three-way tie for fifth in the Patriot League at 3-3, two games behind Boston University at 5-1, and will travel to reeling Lafayette on Wednesday night.
