GoBlackKnights.com - Columbia scores 64-52 win at Army

January 5, 2013

Courtesy: Army Athletic Communications
Special to GoBlackKnights.com

WEST POINT, N.Y.? - Columbia (8-5) used a 19-3 run in the early portion of the second half to overcome an eight-point deficit and went on to a 64-52 victory over Army (7-7) Saturday afternoon at Christl Arena. The loss was Army's first at home this season, snapping an eight-game winning streak in non-conference games at Christl Arena.
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Senior Ella Ellis and freshman Kyle Wilson led the Black Knights with 11 points each. Wilson was 3-for-3 from three-point range. Rookie Kyle Toth scored nine points on three three-pointers and grabbed a team-high seven rebounds. Plebe Larry Toomey had a team best three assists.
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Army shot 32.7 percent (18-55) overall, including a 7-for-28 effort in the second half. The Black Knights did hit eight of their 14 (.571) three-point tries.
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Columbia's Steve Frankoski scored a game-high 13 points of 5-of-6 shooting. Brian Barbour was also in double figures with 11 points. Mark Cisco snared a game-high 13 rebounds, helping the Lions to a 40-30 rebounding advantage. The Lions shot 46.0 percent for the game, including 57.1 percent after halftime.
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Army led by five at halftime and extended their lead to eight points in the opening moments of the second half on a three-pointer by Toth. John Daniels answered to start the Lions' decisive run. Columbia scored eight straight points before an Army free throw. The Black Knights were just 1-for-12 during the run, including a stretch of eight straight misses.
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Both teams struggled at the start, going a combined 1-for-11 from the floor to begin the game. Columbia led 3-0 when Toth drilled Army's first triple to tie the game and start a 7-2 run. Larry Toomey gave Army its first lead when he converted a backdoor layup off a feed from Maxwell Lenox with 13:00 showing on the clock.
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The Lions tied the game at 7-7, but Ellis stroked his first three-pointer to give Army back the lead. The teams exchanged three-pointers on the next three possessions, tying the score at 13-13 with 7:44 left in the half. A jumper by Ellis put the Black Knights back on top and started a 7-0 run. Wilson's three-pointer capped the spurt with 3:36 remaining.
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Army led 24-16 when Lo buried his second triple, ending a six-minute, seven-second stretch without a Columbia field goal. Barbour scored an old-fashioned three-point play with just 9.9 seconds left to cut the Lions' deficit to 26-24, but Toth was true from the right corner as time expired, sending Army into the locker room with a 29-24 edge.
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Ellis led all players with 11 first-half points. Army shot 11-for-27 overall (.407), including a 5-for-7 showing from long range. The Black Knights' defense limited the Lions to 31.8 percent shooting (7-22) overall. Columbia made four of its 13 three-point tries in the first half.
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After the Lions' second-half spurt made it 43-35 with 12:11 left, Cox converted a three-point play to make it a five-point game with 11:45 showing on the clock. Army pulled within two points on a three-pointer by Wilson, but the Lions scored the next seven points to regain a nine-point lead with 8:22 left. Columbia led by as many as 13 in the closing minutes before taking the 64-52 win.
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Army will play its final pre-conference game of the season on Tuesday, Jan. 8 at Dartmouth. The Black Knights have won six of the last seven meetings with the Big Green.
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Game Notes: Army used the starting five of Dylan Cox, Kyle Toth, Ella Ellis, Larry Toomey and Jordan Springer for the eighth consecutive game … Army has led at halftime in nine of its 14 games this season … Kyle Wilson scored in double figures for the third straight game, matching his career high … Army committed a season-low 10 turnovers … Army's bench was outscored for the first time in the first 14 games … the Black Knights' reserved had been averaging nearly 34 points per game entering the contest … Army can clinch its third .500-or-better pre-conference record in the last four seasons with a win at Dartmouth on Tuesday.

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