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Patriot Tournament - American Falls 60-56 to Navy - Recap

Evan Wieck scored 18 points leading Navy to a 60-56 victory over American at Bender Arena on Thursday.

John Carter Jr. had 9 points for Navy and George Kiernan chipped in with 8 points. Hasan Abdullah had 5 assists for them, while George Kiernan was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 9 boards.

American got 29 points from Sa'eed Nelson in a losing cause and another 8 points from Mark Gasperini. Sam Iorio contributed 3 assists for them, while Stacy Beckton Jr. had 9 rebounds.

First-half bettors who backed Navy were victorious, as the score was 27-24 at the break.

Navy had a 33-30 advantage in the rebounding department as they won the battle in the paint.