Army Black Knights take on the Navy Midshipmen on 3-game losing streak

Published Feb. 12, 2022 1:22 a.m. ET

Associated Press

Navy Midshipmen (16-8, 9-4 Patriot) at Army Black Knights (13-12, 7-6 Patriot)

West Point, New York; Saturday, 1:30 p.m. EST

LINE: Army -3.5; over/under is 127.5

BOTTOM LINE: Army enters the matchup with Navy after losing three in a row.

The Black Knights have gone 9-2 in home games. Army is 7-8 in games decided by at least 10 points.

The Midshipmen have gone 9-4 against Patriot opponents. Navy is seventh in the Patriot with 12.5 assists per game led by Greg Summers averaging 2.6.

The teams square off for the 17th time in conference play this season. The Black Knights won the last matchup 74-73 on Jan. 22. Chris Mann scored 20 points points to help lead the Black Knights to the win.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jalen Rucker is shooting 38.7% from beyond the arc with 2.8 made 3-pointers per game for the Black Knights, while averaging 16 points. Mann is shooting 56.4% and averaging 9.7 points over the last 10 games for Army.

Summers is averaging 10.1 points and 5.1 rebounds for the Midshipmen. John Carter Jr. is averaging 9.3 points over the last 10 games for Navy.

LAST 10 GAMES: Black Knights: 4-6, averaging 66.1 points, 31.4 rebounds, 12.8 assists, 7.2 steals and 1.5 blocks per game while shooting 42.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 69.1 points per game.

Midshipmen: 6-4, averaging 63.9 points, 33.0 rebounds, 12.4 assists, 6.1 steals and 3.9 blocks per game while shooting 43.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 60.2 points.

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