Reality set in last night for the Black Knights of the Hudson, who saw their six-game win streak crash to a halt at Notre Dame.
After fattening up on the likes of SUNY Purchase and SUNY Maritime in the past week, Army jumped into the deep end against No. 20 Notre Dame and found out it still needs a few swimming lessons, falling 88-47.
The quickie version of the game story goes like this: Army could not make shots all night; Notre Dame hardly missed, and when they did, often they got their own rebound. The Black Knights shot under 40 percent each half, finishing the night 16 for 46 (34.8 percent) from the field. Army made just 3 of 14 three-pointers it tried. Notre Dame, on the other hand, was over 50 percent each half, finishing 31 of 59 (52.5 percent) even though only two of the Irish starters played as many as 25 minutes. The Fighting Irish nailed 15 threes (out of 28 tries) and outrebounded Army 45-22, including a 15-5 margin on the offensive glass.
Indiana native Matt Bell was the only Black Knight to reach double figures, finishing with 15 in his homecoming. Army's leading scorer, Jarrell brown, was 2 for 10 from the field with 5 points, well below his 16.6 ppg average.
Most telling stat: the halftime score was 46-20. Those 46 points were more than Army had allowed in its past three entire games. | | | |