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Benigni scores 21, Navy beats Army 61-54

AP
Feb 15, 2025

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) Austin Benigni scored 21 points as Navy beat Army 61-54 on Saturday.

Benigni shot 8 of 19 from the field, including 2 for 4 from 3-point range, and went 3 for 4 from the line for the Midshipmen (10-17, 7-7 Patriot League). Jordan Pennick scored 17 points and added five rebounds. Donovan Draper shot 2 of 5 from the field and 4 for 4 from the line to finish with nine points, while adding eight rebounds.

Jalen Rucker led the way for the Black Knights (15-11, 9-5) with 18 points. Army also got 14 points and eight rebounds from AJ Allenspach. Ryan Curry finished with 10 points and seven rebounds.

Benigni scored 12 points in the first half and Navy went into the break trailing 28-26. Pennick scored Navy's last seven points as they closed out a seven-point victory.

These two teams both play Wednesday. Navy visits Colgate and Army hosts American.

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1st Half
ARMY
Black Knights
28
NAVY
Midshipmen
26

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Midshipmen gains possession)
19:41		Aidan Kehoe turnover (lost ball) (AJ Allenspach steals)
19:25		Josh Scovens turnover (bad pass)
19:12		Jordan Pennick misses three point jump shot
19:10		AJ Allenspach defensive rebound
19:09		Jump ball. (Black Knights gains possession)
18:52	+2	Josh Scovens makes two point layup	2-0
18:24	+3	Donovan Draper makes three point jump shot (Austin Benigni assists)	2-3
17:56		AJ Allenspach misses two point hook shot
17:54		Jordan Pennick defensive rebound
17:40		Jalen Rucker personal foul
17:27		Jordan Pennick misses two point jump shot
17:25		Ryan Curry defensive rebound
17:09	+2	Jalen Rucker makes two point jump shot	4-3
16:44		Donovan Draper misses two point jump shot
16:42		Blake Barker defensive rebound
16:24	+3	Jalen Rucker makes three point jump shot (Blake Barker assists)	7-3
16:00		Josh Scovens blocks Donovan Draper's two point layup
15:58		Blake Barker defensive rebound
15:53		Jalen Rucker misses three point jump shot
15:51		Black Knights offensive rebound
15:51		TV timeout
15:38		Kevin McCarthy turnover (bad pass) (Jordan Pennick steals)
15:38		Josh Scovens personal foul
15:15	+2	Austin Benigni makes two point layup	7-5
14:52	+3	Isaiah Caldwell makes three point jump shot (Josh Scovens assists)	10-5
14:43		Tate Laczkowski personal foul
14:31	+3	Jordan Pennick makes three point jump shot (Mike Woods assists)	10-8
14:10		Ryan Curry misses two point jump shot
14:08		Jordan Pennick defensive rebound
14:01		Jordan Pennick misses three point jump shot
13:59		Aidan Kehoe offensive rebound
13:52	+2	Mike Woods makes two point hook shot (Aidan Kehoe assists)	10-10
13:24		Mike Woods personal foul
13:17		Jacen Holloway offensive foul
13:17		Jacen Holloway turnover (offensive foul)
13:04		Lysander Rehnstrom turnover (bad pass)
12:55	+2	Jalen Rucker makes two point layup	12-10
12:32		Austin Benigni misses two point jump shot
12:30		Mike Woods offensive rebound
12:27	+2	Mike Woods makes two point layup	12-12
12:10		Jacen Holloway misses three point jump shot
12:08		Tate Laczkowski offensive rebound
12:03		Kevin McCarthy misses three point jump shot
12:01		Jacen Holloway offensive rebound
11:59		Aidan Kehoe personal foul
12:00		TV timeout
11:54		Mike Woods shooting foul (AJ Allenspach draws the foul)
11:54	+1	AJ Allenspach makes regular free throw 1 of 2	13-12
11:54		AJ Allenspach misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:54		Lysander Rehnstrom defensive rebound
11:35		Donovan Draper misses three point jump shot
11:33		Aidan Kehoe offensive rebound
11:26		Blake Barker blocks Lysander Rehnstrom's three point jump shot
11:24		Lysander Rehnstrom offensive rebound
11:16		Austin Benigni misses three point jump shot
11:14		AJ Allenspach defensive rebound
11:12		Jalen Rucker turnover (lost ball) (Aidan Kehoe steals)
11:05		Kendall Hailey blocks Carnegie Johnson's two point layup
11:03		Midshipmen offensive rebound
11:03		Midshipmen 30 second timeout
10:54	+2	Jordan Pennick makes two point jump shot	13-14
10:26		Kendall Hailey misses two point jump shot
10:24		Aidan Kehoe defensive rebound
9:52		Kendall Hailey shooting foul (Austin Benigni draws the foul)
9:52	+1	Austin Benigni makes regular free throw 1 of 2	13-15
9:52		Austin Benigni misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:52		AJ Allenspach defensive rebound
9:36		AJ Allenspach turnover (lost ball) (Mitch Fischer steals)
9:18		Jinwoo Kim turnover (bad pass)
9:08		Donovan Draper shooting foul (AJ Allenspach draws the foul)
9:08	+1	AJ Allenspach makes regular free throw 1 of 2	14-15
9:08	+1	AJ Allenspach makes regular free throw 2 of 2	15-15
8:50		Mitch Fischer turnover (lost ball) (Josh Scovens steals)
8:37	+2	Jalen Rucker makes two point jump shot	17-15
8:14	+3	Austin Benigni makes three point jump shot (Mitch Fischer assists)	17-18
7:57		Lysander Rehnstrom shooting foul (AJ Allenspach draws the foul)
7:57		TV timeout
7:57	+1	AJ Allenspach makes regular free throw 1 of 2	18-18
7:57		AJ Allenspach misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:57		Aidan Kehoe defensive rebound
7:45	+2	Austin Benigni makes two point jump shot	18-20
7:24		Jalen Rucker misses two point jump shot
7:22		Aidan Kehoe defensive rebound
7:22		AJ Allenspach personal foul
7:10		Jorn Everson personal foul (Aidan Kehoe draws the foul)
7:10		Aidan Kehoe misses regular free throw 1 of 1
7:10		Ryan Curry defensive rebound
6:53		Josh Scovens misses two point jump shot
6:51		Donovan Draper defensive rebound
6:34		Austin Benigni misses two point jump shot
6:32		Aidan Kehoe offensive rebound
6:32		Jorn Everson personal foul (Aidan Kehoe draws the foul)
6:32	+1	Aidan Kehoe makes regular free throw 1 of 2	18-21
6:32		Aidan Kehoe misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:32		Josh Scovens defensive rebound
6:16		Josh Scovens turnover (traveling)
6:04		Jordan Pennick misses three point jump shot
6:02		Josh Scovens defensive rebound
5:45		Jump ball. Jalen Rucker vs. Donovan Draper (Midshipmen gains possession)
5:45		Jalen Rucker turnover (lost ball) (Donovan Draper steals)
5:27		Austin Benigni misses two point jump shot
5:25		AJ Allenspach defensive rebound
5:19		Austin Benigni personal foul
5:12		Austin Benigni blocks Jalen Rucker's two point layup
5:10		Lysander Rehnstrom defensive rebound
5:06		Jordan Pennick turnover (lost ball)
4:49	+2	AJ Allenspach makes two point layup (Jalen Rucker assists)	20-21
4:37		Kevin McCarthy personal foul (Aidan Kehoe draws the foul)
4:37		Aidan Kehoe misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:37		Ryan Curry defensive rebound
4:25	+3	Josh Scovens makes three point jump shot	23-21
4:09		Lysander Rehnstrom misses three point jump shot
4:07		Jalen Rucker defensive rebound
3:54		Josh Scovens misses two point layup
3:52		AJ Allenspach offensive rebound
3:49	+2	AJ Allenspach makes two point layup	25-21
3:29	+2	Austin Benigni makes two point jump shot (Aidan Kehoe assists)	25-23
3:11		Jalen Rucker misses two point jump shot
3:09		Carnegie Johnson defensive rebound
2:56		Lysander Rehnstrom misses two point jump shot
2:54		Mike Woods offensive rebound
2:47		Josh Scovens personal foul (Aidan Kehoe draws the foul)
2:47		TV timeout
2:47		Aidan Kehoe misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:47	+1	Aidan Kehoe makes regular free throw 2 of 2	25-24
2:30		Kevin McCarthy misses three point jump shot
2:28		Jordan Pennick defensive rebound
2:01		Austin Benigni turnover (out of bounds)
1:34	+2	Jalen Rucker makes two point jump shot	27-24
1:18		Austin Benigni turnover (lost ball) (Jalen Rucker steals)
1:16		Jordan Pennick personal foul (Jalen Rucker draws the foul)
1:16	+1	Jalen Rucker makes regular free throw 1 of 2	28-24
1:16		Jalen Rucker misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:16		Aidan Kehoe defensive rebound
0:49	+2	Austin Benigni makes two point layup	28-26
0:36		Ryan Curry misses two point jump shot
0:34		Midshipmen defensive rebound
0:06		Austin Benigni offensive foul
0:06		Austin Benigni turnover (offensive foul)
0:06		Black Knights 30 second timeout
0:01		Jalen Rucker turnover (lost ball) (Aidan Kehoe steals)
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
ARMY
Black Knights
26
NAVY
Midshipmen
35

Time		Play	Score
19:41		Jalen Rucker turnover (lost ball) (Aidan Kehoe steals)
19:30		Austin Benigni misses two point layup
19:28		Ryan Curry defensive rebound
19:22		Aidan Kehoe shooting foul (Josh Scovens draws the foul)
19:22	+1	Josh Scovens makes regular free throw 1 of 2	29-26
19:22	+1	Josh Scovens makes regular free throw 2 of 2	30-26
19:07		Jalen Rucker shooting foul (Jordan Pennick draws the foul)
19:07		Jordan Pennick misses regular free throw 1 of 2
19:07	+1	Jordan Pennick makes regular free throw 2 of 2	30-27
18:54		Ryan Curry misses three point jump shot
18:52		Ryan Curry offensive rebound
18:45		Josh Scovens misses two point jump shot
18:43		Donovan Draper defensive rebound
18:28		Austin Benigni misses two point layup
18:26		Aidan Kehoe offensive rebound
18:21		Jordan Pennick misses two point layup
18:19		Midshipmen offensive rebound
18:17	+3	Jordan Pennick makes three point jump shot (Austin Benigni assists)	30-30
17:51	+2	Jalen Rucker makes two point layup	32-30
17:51		Donovan Draper shooting foul (Jalen Rucker draws the foul)
17:51	+1	Jalen Rucker makes regular free throw 1 of 1	33-30
17:29	+3	Austin Benigni makes three point jump shot (Aidan Kehoe assists)	33-33
17:03	+3	Jalen Rucker makes three point jump shot (Blake Barker assists)	36-33
16:46		Josh Scovens personal foul
16:41		Jordan Pennick misses three point jump shot
16:39		AJ Allenspach defensive rebound
16:24	+2	Josh Scovens makes two point layup (AJ Allenspach assists)	38-33
16:02		Blake Barker shooting foul (Jinwoo Kim draws the foul)
16:02	+1	Jinwoo Kim makes regular free throw 1 of 2	38-34
16:02		Jinwoo Kim misses regular free throw 2 of 2
16:02		AJ Allenspach defensive rebound
15:44	+3	Ryan Curry makes three point jump shot (Jalen Rucker assists)	41-34
15:19		Austin Benigni misses two point jump shot
15:17		Jalen Rucker defensive rebound
15:10		Josh Scovens misses two point layup
15:08		Austin Benigni defensive rebound
14:54		Blake Barker shooting foul (Aidan Kehoe draws the foul)
14:54		TV timeout
14:54		Aidan Kehoe misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:54	+1	Aidan Kehoe makes regular free throw 2 of 2	41-35
14:35		Josh Scovens turnover (lost ball) (Aidan Kehoe steals)
14:18		Mike Woods misses three point jump shot
14:16		Ryan Curry defensive rebound
13:48		Lysander Rehnstrom personal foul
13:37		Mike Woods blocks Tate Laczkowski's two point layup
13:35		Tate Laczkowski offensive rebound
13:28		Tate Laczkowski misses two point layup
13:26		Aidan Kehoe defensive rebound
13:06	+2	Austin Benigni makes two point jump shot	41-37
12:56		Isaiah Caldwell misses three point jump shot
12:54		Jordan Pennick defensive rebound
12:44		Austin Benigni misses two point layup
12:42		Tate Laczkowski defensive rebound
12:33		Isaiah Caldwell misses three point jump shot
12:31		Aidan Kehoe defensive rebound
12:05		Mike Woods misses two point layup
12:03		Aidan Kehoe offensive rebound
12:00	+2	Aidan Kehoe makes two point layup	41-39
11:47		Josh Scovens misses three point jump shot
11:45		Mike Woods defensive rebound
11:27	+2	Jordan Pennick makes two point layup (Austin Benigni assists)	41-41
11:05		Jalen Rucker misses two point jump shot
11:03		Mike Woods defensive rebound
10:54		TV timeout
10:36		Carnegie Johnson misses two point jump shot
10:34		Kendall Hailey defensive rebound
10:19		Kendall Hailey misses two point layup
10:17		Donovan Draper defensive rebound
10:04		Ryan Curry shooting foul (Jordan Pennick draws the foul)
10:04	+1	Jordan Pennick makes regular free throw 1 of 2	41-42
10:04	+1	Jordan Pennick makes regular free throw 2 of 2	41-43
9:40		Kendall Hailey turnover (traveling)
9:28	+2	Jordan Pennick makes two point layup (Carnegie Johnson assists)	41-45
9:12		Kevin McCarthy misses three point jump shot
9:10		Mike Woods defensive rebound
8:52	+2	Carnegie Johnson makes two point layup (Mike Woods assists)	41-47
8:47		Black Knights 30 second timeout
8:47		TV timeout
8:24		Ryan Curry misses three point jump shot
8:22		Donovan Draper defensive rebound
8:02		Lysander Rehnstrom misses three point jump shot
8:00		Mike Woods offensive rebound
7:46		Austin Benigni misses two point jump shot
7:44		Donovan Draper offensive rebound
7:41	+2	Donovan Draper makes two point layup	41-49
7:31	+3	Ryan Curry makes three point jump shot	44-49
7:10		Jordan Pennick misses two point jump shot
7:08		Blake Barker defensive rebound
6:58	+2	Ryan Curry makes two point layup	46-49
6:44		Midshipmen 30 second timeout
6:44		TV timeout
6:24		Austin Benigni turnover (traveling)
6:10	+2	AJ Allenspach makes two point layup (Ryan Curry assists)	48-49
5:41	+2	Austin Benigni makes two point layup (Mike Woods assists)	48-51
5:20	+2	Ryan Curry makes two point jump shot	50-51
4:48		Austin Benigni misses three point jump shot
4:46		Midshipmen offensive rebound
4:46		Midshipmen turnover (shot clock violation)
4:27	+2	AJ Allenspach makes two point layup	52-51
4:00		Austin Benigni misses two point jump shot
3:58		Ryan Curry defensive rebound
3:46		AJ Allenspach offensive foul
3:46		AJ Allenspach turnover (offensive foul)
3:46		TV timeout
3:29	+2	Aidan Kehoe makes two point hook shot (Lysander Rehnstrom assists)	52-53
3:07		Jalen Rucker misses three point jump shot
3:05		Donovan Draper defensive rebound
2:37		Jordan Pennick misses three point jump shot
2:35		Donovan Draper offensive rebound
2:34		Josh Scovens personal foul (Donovan Draper draws the foul)
2:34	+1	Donovan Draper makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-54
2:34	+1	Donovan Draper makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-55
2:10		Ryan Curry misses three point jump shot
2:08		Josh Scovens offensive rebound
2:05		Jalen Rucker misses three point jump shot
2:03		AJ Allenspach offensive rebound
1:44		Lysander Rehnstrom personal foul
1:36		AJ Allenspach offensive foul
1:36		AJ Allenspach turnover (offensive foul)
1:06		Jinwoo Kim misses three point jump shot
1:04		Blake Barker defensive rebound
1:01		Donovan Draper shooting foul (AJ Allenspach draws the foul)
1:01	+1	AJ Allenspach makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-55
1:01	+1	AJ Allenspach makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-55
0:50		AJ Allenspach personal foul (Aidan Kehoe draws the foul)
0:50		Aidan Kehoe misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:50		Donovan Draper offensive rebound
0:48		Jalen Rucker personal foul (Donovan Draper draws the foul)
0:48	+1	Donovan Draper makes regular free throw 1 of 2	54-56
0:48	+1	Donovan Draper makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-57
0:32		Austin Benigni personal foul
0:32		Black Knights 30 second timeout
0:19		Josh Scovens misses two point layup
0:17		Austin Benigni defensive rebound
0:14		Ryan Curry personal foul (Austin Benigni draws the foul)
0:14	+1	Austin Benigni makes regular free throw 1 of 2	54-58
0:14	+1	Austin Benigni makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-59
0:14		Midshipmen 30 second timeout
0:07		Josh Scovens misses three point jump shot
0:05		Jalen Rucker offensive rebound
0:03		Jalen Rucker misses three point jump shot
0:01		Jordan Pennick defensive rebound
0:01		Blake Barker personal foul (Jordan Pennick draws the foul)
0:01	+1	Jordan Pennick makes regular free throw 1 of 2	54-60
0:01	+1	Jordan Pennick makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-61
0:00		End of period

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Jordan Pennick makes regular free throw 2 of 2