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Monday, December 10, 2007
Army rally falls short
A cold-shooting first half put the Black Knights in a hole they could not dig out of against Quinnipiac.

Karl Anderson hit a pair of free throws with 10 seconds left for what proved to be the game-winning points in Quinnipiac's 58-54 win at Army. Anderson's free throws were part of an 8-0 Quinnipiac run at the end of the game that negated Army's second half comeback effort.

Army trailed 28-21 after shooting 7 for 24 (29.2 percent) from the field, 1 of 7 from three-point range, in the first half. But with Jarell Brown heating up after the break, the Black Knights not only got back in the game, but actually took the lead late.

Brown, who scored 15 of his 22 points after the break, hit 4 of his 5 threes in the second half, the last one, which came with 2:47 to go, put Army up by 4.

It also proved to be the last points Army would score. Quinnipiac tied it with buckets by Karl Anderson and DeMario Anderson (no relation). DeMario's tying bucket, with 1:29 to go, gave him 12 points for the game, over 8 below his average.

The two Andersons combined on what proved to be the game-winning play, with Karl grabbing the rebound of a DeMario miss and getting fouled with 10 seconds to go.

Anderson, a Hudson Valley native, also provided the defensive heroics that sealed Army's fate, blocking a Josh Miller runner in the lane with time running out. Evann Baker grabbed the rebound for Quinnipiac and made two free throws to account for the final margin.

Army finished the game 19 for 48 (39.6 percent) from the field, 5 of 14 from three-point range, all five made treys coming from Brown, who posted his sixth 20-point game in a row.
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