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Rucker has 26, Army downs Loyola Maryland 74-72

AP
Jan 08, 2025

WEST POINT, N.Y. (AP) Jalen Rucker's 26 points helped Army defeat Loyola Maryland 74-72 on Wednesday night.

Rucker also had three steals for the Black Knights (7-8, 1-2 Patriot League). AJ Allenspach added 12 points and seven rebounds.

The Greyhounds (6-8, 1-2) were led by Jordan Stiemke, who posted 17 points and two blocks. Loyola also got 16 points from Tyson Commander. Milos Ilic finished with 12 points, 10 rebounds and three steals.

Army went into the half ahead of Loyola 47-30. Rucker scored 11 points in the half. Rucker's 15-point second half helped Army finish off the two-point victory.

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

1st Half
L-MD
Greyhounds
30
ARMY
Black Knights
47

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Milos Ilic vs. AJ Allenspach (Greyhounds gains possession)
19:38	+2	Milos Ilic makes two point layup (David Brown III assists)	2-0
19:13		AJ Allenspach misses two point layup
19:11		AJ Allenspach offensive rebound
19:03	+2	Josh Scovens makes two point layup	2-2
18:50		Jacob Theodosiou misses three point jump shot
18:48		AJ Allenspach defensive rebound
18:40	+3	Blake Barker makes three point jump shot (Ryan Curry assists)	2-5
18:10	+3	Tyson Commander makes three point jump shot (Braeden Speed assists)	5-5
17:43	+2	Josh Scovens makes two point jump shot	5-7
17:25	+2	Milos Ilic makes two point layup (Tyson Commander assists)	7-7
17:18	+2	AJ Allenspach makes two point layup (Ryan Curry assists)	7-9
16:50		Jalen Rucker personal foul (Braeden Speed draws the foul)
16:49		Veljko Ilic turnover (bad pass) (Josh Scovens steals)
16:31		AJ Allenspach misses two point hook shot
16:29		Kendall Hailey offensive rebound
16:26		Josh Scovens misses three point jump shot
16:24		Greyhounds defensive rebound
16:10	+2	Braeden Speed makes two point layup	9-9
15:52		Josh Scovens misses two point layup
15:50		AJ Allenspach offensive rebound
15:44	+2	Isaiah Caldwell makes two point layup (AJ Allenspach assists)	9-11
15:19		Jordan Stiemke misses three point jump shot
15:17		AJ Allenspach defensive rebound
14:58		Josh Scovens misses two point layup
14:56		AJ Allenspach offensive rebound
14:53	+3	Ryan Curry makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Caldwell assists)	9-14
14:34		Braeden Speed misses two point jump shot
14:31		Black Knights defensive rebound
14:31		TV timeout
14:08	+2	Jorn Everson makes two point layup (Kevin McCarthy assists)	9-16
13:49		Tyson Commander turnover (bad pass) (Kevin McCarthy steals)
13:38		Jorn Everson misses three point jump shot
13:36		Braeden Speed defensive rebound
13:29		Jalen Rucker blocks Braeden Speed's two point layup
13:27		Veljko Ilic offensive rebound
13:27		Josh Scovens shooting foul (Veljko Ilic draws the foul)
13:27		Veljko Ilic misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:27		Veljko Ilic misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:27		Isaiah Caldwell defensive rebound
13:11	+2	Kevin McCarthy makes two point layup (Jorn Everson assists)	9-18
12:53		Veljko Ilic misses two point hook shot
12:51		Jacen Holloway defensive rebound
12:35	+2	Jalen Rucker makes two point jump shot (Jorn Everson assists)	9-20
12:20		Kevin McCarthy personal foul (Jacob Theodosiou draws the foul)
12:10	+3	Tyson Commander makes three point jump shot (Milos Ilic assists)	12-20
12:07		Greyhounds 30 second timeout
12:07		TV timeout
11:49		Jacen Holloway misses two point layup
11:47		Milos Ilic defensive rebound
11:26	+2	Milos Ilic makes two point jump shot	14-20
11:03	+2	Jacen Holloway makes two point layup	14-22
10:49		Jacob Theodosiou misses two point layup
10:47		Jacob Theodosiou offensive rebound
10:35	+2	Tyson Commander makes two point jump shot	16-22
10:11	+2	Jalen Rucker makes two point jump shot	16-24
9:53		Braeden Speed turnover (bad pass) (Jalen Rucker steals)
9:47		Isaiah Caldwell turnover (bad pass) (Braeden Speed steals)
9:29		Tyson Commander misses three point jump shot
9:27		Isaiah Caldwell defensive rebound
9:17		Ryan Curry misses three point jump shot
9:15		Veljko Ilic defensive rebound
8:59		Braeden Speed misses three point jump shot
8:57		Ryan Curry defensive rebound
8:30		AJ Allenspach misses two point jump shot
8:28		Veljko Ilic defensive rebound
8:15		AJ Allenspach personal foul (Veljko Ilic draws the foul)
8:06	+2	Jacob Theodosiou makes two point layup	18-24
7:51		TV timeout
7:40		Jacob Theodosiou personal foul (Ryan Curry draws the foul)
7:23		Tate Laczkowski misses two point jump shot
7:21		Greyhounds defensive rebound
7:08		Jordan Stiemke misses three point jump shot
7:06		Jalen Rucker defensive rebound
6:51	+3	Isaiah Caldwell makes three point jump shot (Josh Scovens assists)	18-27
6:21	+2	Milos Ilic makes two point layup (Jordan Stiemke assists)	20-27
5:55		Ryan Curry misses two point jump shot
5:53		Milos Ilic defensive rebound
5:42	+3	Jordan Stiemke makes three point jump shot (Jacob Theodosiou assists)	23-27
5:30	+2	Jalen Rucker makes two point layup	23-29
5:16		Josh Scovens shooting foul (Jacob Theodosiou draws the foul)
5:16		Jacob Theodosiou misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:16	+1	Jacob Theodosiou makes regular free throw 2 of 2	24-29
4:57	+3	Kevin McCarthy makes three point jump shot (Tate Laczkowski assists)	24-32
4:39		Troy Cicero Jr. misses two point jump shot
4:37		Jalen Rucker defensive rebound
4:23	+3	Jalen Rucker makes three point jump shot (Kevin McCarthy assists)	24-35
3:54		Tate Laczkowski blocks Jacob Theodosiou's two point layup
3:53		Greyhounds offensive rebound
3:53		TV timeout
3:51		Veljko Ilic turnover (out of bounds)
3:31	+2	AJ Allenspach makes two point layup (Kendall Hailey assists)	24-37
3:15		Braeden Speed turnover (traveling)
2:53		Blake Barker misses two point layup
2:51		AJ Allenspach offensive rebound
2:48		AJ Allenspach misses two point layup
2:46		David Brown III defensive rebound
2:32		Milos Ilic misses two point layup
2:30		Blake Barker defensive rebound
2:26		Jacob Theodosiou personal foul (Jacen Holloway draws the foul)
2:26		Jacen Holloway technical foul
2:26		Jacen Holloway turnover
2:26		Milos Ilic technical foul
2:26		Milos Ilic turnover
2:13	+2	AJ Allenspach makes two point layup	24-39
1:53	+2	Jordan Stiemke makes two point jump shot	26-39
1:45		Black Knights 30 second timeout
1:28	+2	Jalen Rucker makes two point jump shot	26-41
1:09	+2	David Brown III makes two point layup	28-41
0:58	+2	AJ Allenspach makes two point layup	28-43
0:58		Tyson Commander shooting foul (AJ Allenspach draws the foul)
0:58	+1	AJ Allenspach makes regular free throw 1 of 1	28-44
0:47		Ryan Curry shooting foul (Jordan Stiemke draws the foul)
0:47	+1	Jordan Stiemke makes regular free throw 1 of 2	29-44
0:47	+1	Jordan Stiemke makes regular free throw 2 of 2	30-44
0:38	+3	Jorn Everson makes three point jump shot (Jalen Rucker assists)	30-47
0:09		Braeden Speed turnover (bad pass) (Jalen Rucker steals)
0:04		Jalen Rucker turnover (lost ball) (Jordan Stiemke steals)
0:01		Troy Cicero Jr. misses three point jump shot
0:00		Black Knights defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
L-MD
Greyhounds
42
ARMY
Black Knights
27

Time		Play	Score
19:44		Ryan Curry misses three point jump shot
19:42		Jacob Theodosiou defensive rebound
19:33	+2	Tyson Commander makes two point layup (Milos Ilic assists)	32-47
19:13		Josh Scovens misses three point jump shot
19:11		Braeden Speed defensive rebound
18:54		Josh Scovens shooting foul (Jacob Theodosiou draws the foul)
18:54	+1	Jacob Theodosiou makes regular free throw 1 of 2	33-47
18:54	+1	Jacob Theodosiou makes regular free throw 2 of 2	34-47
18:24		Jalen Rucker misses two point layup
18:22		Milos Ilic defensive rebound
18:12		Jacob Theodosiou turnover (traveling)
17:45		David Brown III shooting foul (AJ Allenspach draws the foul)
17:45		AJ Allenspach misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:45	+1	AJ Allenspach makes regular free throw 2 of 2	34-48
17:29		Milos Ilic misses two point layup
17:27		Milos Ilic offensive rebound
17:15		Milos Ilic turnover (lost ball) (Josh Scovens steals)
17:08		Josh Scovens misses two point layup
17:07		Josh Scovens offensive rebound
17:06	+2	Josh Scovens makes two point layup	34-50
17:06		Jacob Theodosiou shooting foul (Josh Scovens draws the foul)
17:06	+1	Josh Scovens makes regular free throw 1 of 1	34-51
16:52	+2	Jordan Stiemke makes two point jump shot	36-51
16:41		Jordan Stiemke blocks Blake Barker's two point layup
16:40		Black Knights offensive rebound
16:39		Jordan Stiemke personal foul (Isaiah Caldwell draws the foul)
16:35		AJ Allenspach offensive foul (Tyson Commander draws the foul)
16:35		AJ Allenspach turnover (offensive foul)
16:19		Jordan Stiemke misses two point layup
16:17		Veljko Ilic offensive rebound
16:14		Veljko Ilic turnover (lost ball) (Josh Scovens steals)
16:11	+2	Jalen Rucker makes two point layup (Josh Scovens assists)	36-53
15:56		Veljko Ilic misses two point layup
15:54		Veljko Ilic offensive rebound
15:53		AJ Allenspach shooting foul (Veljko Ilic draws the foul)
15:53		TV timeout
15:53		Veljko Ilic misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:53	+1	Veljko Ilic makes regular free throw 2 of 2	37-53
15:45	+2	Jorn Everson makes two point dunk (Josh Scovens assists)	37-55
15:27	+2	Milos Ilic makes two point layup (Jordan Stiemke assists)	39-55
15:09		Jorn Everson misses three point jump shot
15:07		David Brown III defensive rebound
15:01		Braeden Speed misses two point layup
14:59		David Brown III offensive rebound
14:56	+2	David Brown III makes two point layup	41-55
14:56		Black Knights 30 second timeout
14:56		TV timeout
14:38	+2	Jalen Rucker makes two point jump shot	41-57
14:15		Milos Ilic turnover (lost ball) (Jorn Everson steals)
14:10	+2	Josh Scovens makes two point layup (Jalen Rucker assists)	41-59
13:53	+3	Jordan Stiemke makes three point jump shot (Troy Cicero Jr. assists)	44-59
13:28		Jump ball. Jalen Rucker vs. Milos Ilic (Milos Ilic gains possession)
13:28		Jalen Rucker turnover (lost ball) (Milos Ilic steals)
13:17		Kendall Hailey personal foul (Jordan Stiemke draws the foul)
12:58	+2	Braeden Speed makes two point jump shot (Jacob Theodosiou assists)	46-59
12:38		Kevin McCarthy misses three point jump shot
12:34		Greyhounds defensive rebound
12:34		Jacen Holloway personal foul (Jordan Stiemke draws the foul)
12:27	+2	Tyson Commander makes two point dunk (Troy Cicero Jr. assists)	48-59
12:10		Jalen Rucker misses two point jump shot
12:08		Tyson Commander defensive rebound
11:55		Jacob Theodosiou misses three point jump shot
11:53		Jacen Holloway defensive rebound
11:37	+2	Jacen Holloway makes two point layup (Tate Laczkowski assists)	48-61
11:13	+2	Veljko Ilic makes two point layup	50-61
10:56		Veljko Ilic blocks Kendall Hailey's three point jump shot
10:54		Jacob Theodosiou defensive rebound
10:45	+2	Tyson Commander makes two point layup	52-61
10:22	+3	Jalen Rucker makes three point jump shot	52-64
10:04		Jordan Stiemke turnover (lost ball) (Jalen Rucker steals)
10:00		Troy Cicero Jr. blocks Jalen Rucker's two point layup
9:59		Jacob Theodosiou defensive rebound
9:59		Jacen Holloway personal foul (Jacob Theodosiou draws the foul)
9:59		TV timeout
9:29	+2	Braeden Speed makes two point layup (Veljko Ilic assists)	54-64
9:01		Jorn Everson misses three point jump shot
8:59		Jacob Theodosiou defensive rebound
8:46		Josh Scovens personal foul (Veljko Ilic draws the foul)
8:46		Veljko Ilic misses regular free throw 1 of 1
8:46		Veljko Ilic offensive rebound
8:40		Jordan Stiemke misses three point jump shot
8:38		Black Knights defensive rebound
8:35		Braeden Speed personal foul (Jalen Rucker draws the foul)
8:15		Ryan Curry turnover (bad pass) (Milos Ilic steals)
8:03		Tyson Commander misses two point jump shot
8:01		Jacen Holloway defensive rebound
7:42		AJ Allenspach turnover (lost ball) (Milos Ilic steals)
7:38		Jordan Stiemke misses two point layup
7:36		Jacob Theodosiou offensive rebound
7:32	+2	Jacob Theodosiou makes two point layup	56-64
7:06	+2	Jalen Rucker makes two point layup	56-66
6:53		Tyson Commander misses three point jump shot
6:49		Milos Ilic offensive rebound
6:49		Jalen Rucker personal foul (Milos Ilic draws the foul)
6:49		TV timeout
6:49		Milos Ilic misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:49		Black Knights defensive rebound
6:45		Ryan Curry turnover (out of bounds)
6:33	+2	Jacob Theodosiou makes two point layup	58-66
6:01	+2	Jalen Rucker makes two point layup	58-68
5:38		Jacob Theodosiou turnover (lost ball) (Ryan Curry steals)
5:30	+2	Jalen Rucker makes two point jump shot	58-70
5:28		Greyhounds 30 second timeout
5:06	+2	Tyson Commander makes two point layup (Milos Ilic assists)	60-70
4:35		Ryan Curry misses two point layup
4:33		Milos Ilic defensive rebound
4:17		Jordan Stiemke misses three point jump shot
4:15		Jalen Rucker defensive rebound
3:52		Ryan Curry misses three point jump shot
3:50		Milos Ilic defensive rebound
3:35	+2	Milos Ilic makes two point layup (Braeden Speed assists)	62-70
3:12	+2	Jalen Rucker makes two point layup	62-72
2:53	+2	Jordan Stiemke makes two point jump shot	64-72
2:51		Greyhounds 30 second timeout
2:51		TV timeout
2:21	+2	AJ Allenspach makes two point jump shot (Ryan Curry assists)	64-74
2:21		Milos Ilic shooting foul (AJ Allenspach draws the foul)
2:21		AJ Allenspach misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:21		Milos Ilic defensive rebound
2:09	+3	Jordan Stiemke makes three point jump shot (Braeden Speed assists)	67-74
1:48		Jordan Stiemke personal foul (Ryan Curry draws the foul)
1:29		Jalen Rucker misses three point jump shot
1:26		Greyhounds defensive rebound
1:26		Josh Scovens personal foul (Jacob Theodosiou draws the foul)
1:26	+1	Jacob Theodosiou makes regular free throw 1 of 2	68-74
1:26	+1	Jacob Theodosiou makes regular free throw 2 of 2	69-74
1:02		Jordan Stiemke blocks Jalen Rucker's two point layup
1:01		Black Knights offensive rebound
1:01		Black Knights 30 second timeout
0:58		AJ Allenspach misses two point layup
0:56		Jacob Theodosiou defensive rebound
0:48		Jordan Stiemke misses three point jump shot
0:46		Braeden Speed offensive rebound
0:43		AJ Allenspach personal foul (Braeden Speed draws the foul)
0:43	+1	Braeden Speed makes regular free throw 1 of 2	70-74
0:43		Braeden Speed misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:43		AJ Allenspach defensive rebound
0:38		Jordan Stiemke personal foul (AJ Allenspach draws the foul)
0:38		AJ Allenspach misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:38		Milos Ilic defensive rebound
0:25		Isaiah Caldwell blocks Jordan Stiemke's three point jump shot
0:23		Kendall Hailey defensive rebound
0:22		Milos Ilic personal foul
0:22		Jalen Rucker misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:22		Jordan Stiemke defensive rebound
0:10	+2	Braeden Speed makes two point jump shot	72-74
0:08		Greyhounds 60 second timeout
0:07		Jacob Theodosiou personal foul (Jorn Everson draws the foul)
0:07		Jorn Everson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:07		Milos Ilic defensive rebound
0:01		Braeden Speed misses three point jump shot
0:00		Black Knights defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Black Knights defensive rebound