Army defeats Colgate 63-49

AP News | 2010-02-07 19:01:54

<div id="subtitle">Richard scores 17 points as Army defeats Colgate 63-49, snaps 3-game losing streak</div><div><p>Cleveland Richard scored 17 points to lead Army to a 63-49 victory over Colgate on Sunday.</p><p>Julian Simmons added 14 points as the Black Knights (13-9, 3-5 Patriot League) broke a three-game losing streak and gained a split in the season series with Colgate (6-16, 2-6).</p><p>Army pulled away by outscoring Colgate 19-5 to open the second half. The score was tied at 29 at halftime, but the Black Knights took a 37-30 lead on Chris Walker's layup with 15:06 to play and extended the margin to 42-32 on Richard's 3-pointer with 13:37 left.</p><p>Richard's two free throws gave Army a 48-34 advantage with 9:50 remaining and he hit another 3 for a 53-38 lead with 6:37 to play.</p><p>Fifteen players saw action for Army.</p><p>Kyle Roemer scored 17 points, Yaw Gyawu added 13 and Ben Jonson had 10 for Colgate, which shot 32 percent from the field (8-for-25) in the second half.</p><img src="http://admatch-syndication.mochila.com/images/ad.gif?aid=68643691&bid=informcom" /></div><div id="copyright"><div>


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