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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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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

2nd Half
HARV
Crimson
46
NAVY
Midshipmen
45

Time		Play	Score
19:43		Luca Ace-Nasteski offensive foul
19:43		Luca Ace-Nasteski turnover (offensive foul)
19:19	+2	Austin Benigni makes two point layup	34-42
19:19		Luca Ace-Nasteski shooting foul (Austin Benigni draws the foul)
19:19	+1	Austin Benigni makes regular free throw 1 of 1	34-43
19:09	+3	Robert Hinton makes three point jump shot (Evan Nelson assists)	37-43
18:41		Lysander Rehnstrom misses three point jump shot
18:39		Chandler Pigge defensive rebound
18:29	+2	Evan Nelson makes two point jump shot	39-43
18:05	+2	Lysander Rehnstrom makes two point layup	39-45
17:36		Robert Hinton misses three point jump shot
17:34		Aidan Kehoe defensive rebound
17:14	+2	Austin Benigni makes two point jump shot	39-47
17:12	+2	Robert Hinton makes two point layup (Austin Hunt assists)	41-47
17:12		Aidan Kehoe shooting foul (Robert Hinton draws the foul)
17:12	+1	Robert Hinton makes regular free throw 1 of 1	42-47
17:00		Jinwoo Kim misses two point layup
16:58		Mitch Fischer offensive rebound
16:53		Mitch Fischer misses two point layup
16:51		Robert Hinton defensive rebound
16:26	+3	Chandler Pigge makes three point jump shot (Evan Nelson assists)	45-47
15:58		Jordan Pennick turnover (lost ball)
15:48		Robert Hinton turnover (lost ball) (Donovan Draper steals)
15:48		Chandler Pigge shooting foul (Austin Benigni draws the foul)
15:48		TV timeout
15:48	+1	Austin Benigni makes regular free throw 1 of 2	45-48
15:48	+1	Austin Benigni makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-49
15:29		Evan Nelson turnover (bad pass) (Jinwoo Kim steals)
15:16	+2	Jinwoo Kim makes two point jump shot (Carnegie Johnson assists)	45-51
14:56		Robert Hinton misses two point jump shot
14:54		Crimson offensive rebound
14:43		Thomas Batties II misses three point jump shot
14:41		Crimson offensive rebound
14:41		Crimson turnover (shot clock violation)
14:19		Donovan Draper misses two point layup
14:17		Thomas Batties II defensive rebound
14:13	+3	Tey Barbour makes three point jump shot (Austin Hunt assists)	48-51
13:46		Sam Krist misses three point jump shot
13:44		Austin Hunt defensive rebound
13:34	+3	Tey Barbour makes three point jump shot (Evan Nelson assists)	51-51
13:15		Lysander Rehnstrom misses three point jump shot
13:13		Evan Nelson defensive rebound
12:46		Donovan Draper shooting foul (Austin Hunt draws the foul)
12:46		Austin Hunt misses regular free throw 1 of 3
12:46		Austin Hunt misses regular free throw 2 of 3
12:46	+1	Austin Hunt makes regular free throw 3 of 3	52-51
12:22	+2	Jordan Pennick makes two point jump shot (Mike Woods assists)	52-53
12:10		Evan Nelson turnover (bad pass) (Aidan Kehoe steals)
11:59	+2	Mike Woods makes two point dunk (Austin Benigni assists)	52-55
11:52		Tey Barbour misses three point jump shot
11:50		Evan Nelson offensive rebound
11:45		Chandler Pigge turnover (bad pass) (Aidan Kehoe steals)
11:39	+3	Jordan Pennick makes three point jump shot (Sam Krist assists)	52-58
11:39		Crimson 30 second timeout
11:26		TV timeout
11:26	+2	Dutch Dowdell makes two point layup (Austin Hunt assists)	54-58
11:08		Evan Nelson personal foul
11:39		TV timeout
10:58		Austin Benigni misses two point jump shot
10:55		Austin Hunt defensive rebound
10:31		Robert Hinton misses two point jump shot
10:29		Chandler Pigge offensive rebound
10:25		Chandler Pigge misses two point layup
10:23		Thomas Batties II offensive rebound
10:17	+2	Chandler Pigge makes two point layup (Austin Hunt assists)	56-58
10:17		Donovan Draper shooting foul (Chandler Pigge draws the foul)
10:17	+1	Chandler Pigge makes regular free throw 1 of 1	57-58
10:04		Jinwoo Kim misses three point jump shot
10:02		Robert Hinton defensive rebound
9:52	+3	Thomas Batties II makes three point jump shot (Robert Hinton assists)	60-58
9:26		Austin Hunt blocks Mike Woods's three point jump shot
9:24		Crimson defensive rebound
9:07		Mike Woods shooting foul (Austin Hunt draws the foul)
9:07	+1	Austin Hunt makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-58
9:07	+1	Austin Hunt makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-58
8:59		Tey Barbour personal foul
8:43		Tey Barbour personal foul
8:32	+3	Jordan Pennick makes three point jump shot (Austin Benigni assists)	62-61
8:09		Dutch Dowdell misses three point jump shot
8:07		Aidan Kehoe defensive rebound
8:00	+2	Austin Benigni makes two point layup	62-63
7:42	+2	Robert Hinton makes two point layup	64-63
7:20	+3	Jordan Pennick makes three point jump shot (Aidan Kehoe assists)	64-66
7:19		Crimson 60 second timeout
7:02		Donovan Draper blocks Chandler Pigge's two point layup
7:00		Donovan Draper defensive rebound
6:52		Thomas Batties II blocks Austin Benigni's two point layup
6:50		Donovan Draper offensive rebound
6:32		Austin Benigni misses two point jump shot
6:30		Tey Barbour defensive rebound
6:23		Tey Barbour misses three point jump shot
6:21		Aidan Kehoe defensive rebound
6:03		Jordan Pennick misses three point jump shot
6:01		Midshipmen offensive rebound
5:54	+2	Jinwoo Kim makes two point jump shot	64-68
5:38	+2	Chandler Pigge makes two point layup	66-68
5:38		Mitch Fischer shooting foul (Chandler Pigge draws the foul)
5:38		Chandler Pigge misses regular free throw 1 of 1
5:38		Mike Woods defensive rebound
5:28		Austin Benigni misses three point jump shot
5:26		Robert Hinton defensive rebound
5:11		Thomas Batties II misses two point jump shot
5:09		Austin Benigni defensive rebound
5:05		Tey Barbour shooting foul (Austin Benigni draws the foul)
5:05	+1	Austin Benigni makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-69
5:05	+1	Austin Benigni makes regular free throw 2 of 2	66-70
4:52		Robert Hinton misses three point jump shot
4:50		Austin Benigni defensive rebound
4:44		Sam Krist misses three point jump shot
4:42		Robert Hinton defensive rebound
4:34		Robert Hinton misses two point layup
4:32		Mike Woods defensive rebound
4:12		Austin Benigni misses two point jump shot
4:10		Dutch Dowdell defensive rebound
3:55	+2	Robert Hinton makes two point jump shot (Thomas Batties II assists)	68-70
3:52		Crimson 30 second timeout
3:52		TV timeout
3:38		Evan Nelson personal foul (Austin Benigni draws the foul)
3:38	+1	Austin Benigni makes regular free throw 1 of 2	68-71
3:38	+1	Austin Benigni makes regular free throw 2 of 2	68-72
3:17		Robert Hinton misses three point jump shot
3:15		Aidan Kehoe defensive rebound
2:50	+2	Jinwoo Kim makes two point layup (Jordan Pennick assists)	68-74
2:31		Aidan Kehoe blocks Dutch Dowdell's two point layup
2:29		Jordan Pennick defensive rebound
2:00		Thomas Batties II blocks Aidan Kehoe's two point layup
1:58		Aidan Kehoe offensive rebound
1:58		Midshipmen turnover (shot clock violation)
1:45		Tey Barbour misses three point jump shot
1:43		Aidan Kehoe defensive rebound
1:19		Austin Benigni misses two point layup
1:17		Aidan Kehoe offensive rebound
1:06		Thomas Batties II blocks Jordan Pennick's two point layup
1:04		Midshipmen offensive rebound
0:58		Austin Benigni misses two point jump shot
0:56		Jinwoo Kim offensive rebound
0:53		Jinwoo Kim misses two point layup
0:51		Tey Barbour defensive rebound
0:50		Jinwoo Kim shooting foul (Evan Nelson draws the foul)
0:50	+1	Evan Nelson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	69-74
0:50	+1	Evan Nelson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	70-74
0:50		Robert Hinton personal foul (Jordan Pennick draws the foul)
0:50	+1	Jordan Pennick makes regular free throw 1 of 2	70-75
0:50	+1	Jordan Pennick makes regular free throw 2 of 2	70-76
0:46	+2	Robert Hinton makes two point layup	72-76
0:46		Jinwoo Kim shooting foul (Robert Hinton draws the foul)
0:46	+1	Robert Hinton makes regular free throw 1 of 1	73-76
0:42		Jordan Pennick misses two point layup
0:40		Austin Benigni offensive rebound
0:35	+2	Austin Benigni makes two point layup	73-78
0:35		Chandler Pigge turnover (lost ball)
0:35		Midshipmen 60 second timeout
0:29		Robert Hinton personal foul (Austin Benigni draws the foul)
0:29	+1	Austin Benigni makes regular free throw 1 of 2	73-79
0:29	+1	Austin Benigni makes regular free throw 2 of 2	73-80
0:23	+3	Thomas Batties II makes three point jump shot (Evan Nelson assists)	76-80
0:22		Evan Nelson personal foul (Austin Benigni draws the foul)
0:22	+1	Austin Benigni makes regular free throw 1 of 2	76-81
0:22	+1	Austin Benigni makes regular free throw 2 of 2	76-82
0:14		Tey Barbour misses three point jump shot
0:12		Donovan Draper defensive rebound
0:12		Chandler Pigge personal foul (Donovan Draper draws the foul)
0:12	+1	Donovan Draper makes regular free throw 1 of 2	76-83
0:12		Donovan Draper misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:12		Thomas Batties II defensive rebound
0:06	+2	Robert Hinton makes two point layup	78-83
0:04		Thomas Batties II personal foul (Austin Benigni draws the foul)
0:04	+1	Austin Benigni makes regular free throw 1 of 2	78-84
0:04	+1	Austin Benigni makes regular free throw 2 of 2	78-85
0:01	+2	Evan Nelson makes two point jump shot (Robert Hinton assists)	80-85
0:00		End of period

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Evan Nelson makes two point jump shot (Robert Hinton assists)