Benigni scores 34 as Navy downs Harvard 85-80

AP
Nov 08, 2024

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) Austin Benigni's 34 points led Navy over Harvard 85-80 on Friday night.

Benigni added five rebounds and seven assists for the Midshipmen (1-1). Jordan Pennick scored 13 points while shooting 4 for 9, including 3 for 5 from beyond the arc. Aidan Kehoe shot 5 of 7 from the field and 1 for 3 from the line to finish with 11 points, while adding eight rebounds and five steals.

Robert Hinton led the way for the Crimson (1-1) with 26 points, eight rebounds and four assists. Thomas Batties II added 17 points and four blocks for Harvard. Chandler Pigge also recorded 16 points and eight rebounds.

Navy went into halftime ahead of Harvard 40-34. Benigni scored 13 points in the half. Benigni scored 21 points in the second half to help lead Navy to a five-point victory.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

1st Half
HARV
Crimson
34
NAVY
Midshipmen
40

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Luca Ace-Nasteski vs. Aidan Kehoe (Midshipmen gains possession)
19:42	+3	Lysander Rehnstrom makes three point jump shot (Aidan Kehoe assists)	0-3
19:35		Evan Nelson turnover (bad pass) (Aidan Kehoe steals)
19:28		Austin Benigni misses two point layup
19:26		Chandler Pigge defensive rebound
19:04	+3	Thomas Batties II makes three point jump shot	3-3
18:30		Aidan Kehoe misses two point layup
18:28		Donovan Draper offensive rebound
18:21	+3	Lysander Rehnstrom makes three point jump shot (Donovan Draper assists)	3-6
18:09		Luca Ace-Nasteski misses two point layup
18:07		Thomas Batties II offensive rebound
18:01	+2	Thomas Batties II makes two point dunk	5-6
17:44		Austin Benigni misses three point jump shot
17:42		Jordan Pennick offensive rebound
17:36		Lysander Rehnstrom misses three point jump shot
17:35		Evan Nelson defensive rebound
17:35		Jordan Pennick personal foul
17:16	+2	Robert Hinton makes two point jump shot	7-6
17:06		Austin Benigni misses two point layup
17:04		Luca Ace-Nasteski defensive rebound
16:46		Chandler Pigge turnover (lost ball) (Aidan Kehoe steals)
16:28		Luca Ace-Nasteski shooting foul (Austin Benigni draws the foul)
16:28	+1	Austin Benigni makes regular free throw 1 of 2	7-7
16:28	+1	Austin Benigni makes regular free throw 2 of 2	7-8
16:16	+2	Robert Hinton makes two point jump shot (Chandler Pigge assists)	9-8
15:54		Thomas Batties II blocks Austin Benigni's two point layup
15:52		Mitch Fischer offensive rebound
15:45	+3	Jinwoo Kim makes three point jump shot (Mitch Fischer assists)	9-11
15:45		Mitch Fischer shooting foul (Robert Hinton draws the foul)
15:45		TV timeout
15:45		Robert Hinton misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:45		Robert Hinton misses regular free throw 2 of 2
15:45		Donovan Draper defensive rebound
15:27		Donovan Draper misses three point jump shot
15:25		Sam Krist offensive rebound
15:17		Jinwoo Kim misses three point jump shot
15:15		Robert Hinton defensive rebound
15:06		Chandler Pigge misses three point jump shot
15:04		Mitch Fischer defensive rebound
14:56		Cam Cole misses three point jump shot
14:54		Donovan Draper offensive rebound
14:44		Donovan Draper turnover (bad pass) (Robert Hinton steals)
14:34	+2	Robert Hinton makes two point layup	11-11
14:24		Cam Cole turnover (bad pass)
14:13		Dutch Dowdell misses three point jump shot
14:11		Aidan Kehoe defensive rebound
14:01		Lysander Rehnstrom turnover (lost ball) (Luca Ace-Nasteski steals)
13:53		Chandler Pigge turnover (traveling)
13:36	+2	Aidan Kehoe makes two point layup (Austin Benigni assists)	11-13
13:21		Austin Hunt misses three point jump shot
13:19		Jordan Pennick defensive rebound
13:05		Jordan Pennick misses two point layup
13:03		Austin Hunt defensive rebound
12:58	+2	Dutch Dowdell makes two point jump shot (Austin Hunt assists)	13-13
12:35	+2	Aidan Kehoe makes two point layup (Austin Benigni assists)	13-15
12:18	+2	Dutch Dowdell makes two point layup (Austin Hunt assists)	15-15
11:49		Dutch Dowdell shooting foul (Aidan Kehoe draws the foul)
11:49		TV timeout
11:49		Aidan Kehoe misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:49	+1	Aidan Kehoe makes regular free throw 2 of 2	15-16
11:47		Crimson 30 second timeout
11:21		Evan Nelson misses three point jump shot
11:19		Robert Hinton offensive rebound
11:10		Austin Hunt misses three point jump shot
11:08		Chandler Pigge offensive rebound
10:57	+2	Chandler Pigge makes two point layup	17-16
10:39		Mike Woods misses two point layup
10:37		Austin Hunt defensive rebound
10:28		Thomas Batties II turnover (bad pass) (Aidan Kehoe steals)
10:22	+2	Mike Woods makes two point layup (Austin Benigni assists)	17-18
10:03		Evan Nelson misses three point jump shot
10:01		Austin Hunt offensive rebound
9:56	+3	Thomas Batties II makes three point jump shot (Austin Hunt assists)	20-18
9:36		Jinwoo Kim misses three point jump shot
9:34		Robert Hinton defensive rebound
9:29		Austin Benigni personal foul
9:27		Robert Hinton turnover (bad pass) (Donovan Draper steals)
9:16		Austin Benigni misses two point jump shot
9:14		Jinwoo Kim offensive rebound
9:09		Lysander Rehnstrom misses three point jump shot
9:07		Tey Barbour defensive rebound
9:00	+3	Chandler Pigge makes three point jump shot (Robert Hinton assists)	23-18
8:36		Austin Hunt personal foul
8:32		Lysander Rehnstrom misses three point jump shot
8:30		Robert Hinton defensive rebound
8:20		Tey Barbour misses three point jump shot
8:18		Crimson offensive rebound
8:12	+2	Robert Hinton makes two point layup	25-18
7:45		Evan Nelson personal foul
7:45		TV timeout
7:43		Thomas Batties II shooting foul (Donovan Draper draws the foul)
7:43		Donovan Draper misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:43	+1	Donovan Draper makes regular free throw 2 of 2	25-19
7:22	+3	Chandler Pigge makes three point jump shot (Evan Nelson assists)	28-19
7:02	+2	Donovan Draper makes two point layup	28-21
6:48	+3	Thomas Batties II makes three point jump shot (Robert Hinton assists)	31-21
6:25	+2	Aidan Kehoe makes two point layup (Jordan Pennick assists)	31-23
6:11		Tey Barbour misses three point jump shot
6:09		Donovan Draper defensive rebound
5:51	+2	Aidan Kehoe makes two point layup (Jordan Pennick assists)	31-25
5:41		Thomas Batties II turnover (bad pass) (Donovan Draper steals)
5:36		Donovan Draper offensive foul
5:36		Donovan Draper turnover (offensive foul)
5:25		Dutch Dowdell misses three point jump shot
5:23		Chandler Pigge offensive rebound
5:03		Thomas Batties II misses three point jump shot
5:01		Austin Benigni defensive rebound
4:47	+3	Austin Benigni makes three point jump shot	31-28
4:35		Mitch Fischer shooting foul (Robert Hinton draws the foul)
4:35		Robert Hinton misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:35		Robert Hinton misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:35		Midshipmen defensive rebound
4:33		Robert Hinton personal foul
4:23	+2	Mike Woods makes two point dunk (Austin Benigni assists)	31-30
4:04		Luca Ace-Nasteski offensive foul
4:04		Luca Ace-Nasteski turnover (offensive foul)
3:48		Jordan Pennick misses three point jump shot
3:46		Chandler Pigge defensive rebound
3:32	+3	Robert Hinton makes three point jump shot (Chandler Pigge assists)	34-30
3:12		Mike Woods misses two point jump shot
3:10		Chandler Pigge defensive rebound
2:52		Luca Ace-Nasteski turnover (traveling)
2:52		TV timeout
2:40	+2	Aidan Kehoe makes two point layup (Austin Benigni assists)	34-32
2:24		Dutch Dowdell misses three point jump shot
2:22		Lysander Rehnstrom defensive rebound
2:15		Dutch Dowdell personal foul (Aidan Kehoe draws the foul)
2:15		Aidan Kehoe misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:15		Chandler Pigge defensive rebound
1:59		Austin Hunt turnover (bad pass)
1:40	+2	Austin Benigni makes two point jump shot	34-34
1:13		Chandler Pigge turnover (bad pass) (Donovan Draper steals)
1:09	+2	Austin Benigni makes two point layup (Donovan Draper assists)	34-36
1:09		Crimson 30 second timeout
1:05		Austin Hunt turnover (bad pass) (Austin Benigni steals)
1:05		Thomas Batties II personal foul (Austin Benigni draws the foul)
1:05	+1	Austin Benigni makes regular free throw 1 of 2	34-37
1:05	+1	Austin Benigni makes regular free throw 2 of 2	34-38
0:56		Robert Hinton misses two point jump shot
0:54		Donovan Draper defensive rebound
0:47	+2	Austin Benigni makes two point layup	34-40
0:14		Crimson turnover (shot clock violation)
0:14		Midshipmen 30 second timeout
0:08		Austin Benigni turnover (traveling)
0:01		Robert Hinton misses two point jump shot
0:00		Austin Benigni defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

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Benigni scores 34 as Navy downs Harvard 85-80

1st Half
HARV
Crimson
34
NAVY
Midshipmen
40

Benigni scores 34 as Navy downs Harvard 85-80

1st Half HARVCrimson34NAVYMidshipmen40

1st Half
HARV
Crimson
34
NAVY
Midshipmen
40