Presbyterian 71, Army 64

Presbyterian 71, Army 64

Published Dec. 28, 2011 10:30 p.m. ET

Al-Lonzo Coleman scored 19 points and Pierre Miller had 18 as Presbyterian rallied to beat Army 71-64 on Wednesday night for the Blue Hose's third win in a row.

Presbyterian (7-5) trailed by 11 with 18:42 to play, then held the Black Knights scoreless for nearly six minutes.

The Blue Hose went on a 17-0 run over that stretch, with Josh Johnson scoring seven points, to take a six-point lead.

The Black Knights (5-8) regained the advantage at 54-52 on a Milton Washington jumper, but Ryan McTavish's 3-pointer put Presbyterian back in front for good.

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Army got within one, at 63-62 with 1:35 to go, but the Blue Hose hit 5 of 6 free throws and Khalid Mutakabbir's three-point play capped the scoring.

Coleman hit 13 of 18 free throws while Presbyterian was 23 of 33 from the line.

Ella Ellis scored 22 points to lead the Black Knights.

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