Jared Mintz and Nick Petkovich lead Lafayette College men's basketball team to 83-60 win over Army

FROM THE EXPRESS TIMES

Jared Mintz scored 20 points and Nick Petkovich added a career-high 18 tonight to lead the Lafayette College men's basketball team to an 83-60 victory over Army in a Patriot League game at Christl Arena.

Petkovich scored all his points on 3-pointers, going 6-for-8 from beyond the arc. Tony Johnson had 13 points and five rebounds and Jim Mower added 11 points for the Leopards (8-13 overall, 3-3 league).

Ella Ellis scored a game-high 28 points for Army (10-11, 2-4).

LAFAYETTE (83)

Benbow 3-7 0-0 6, Mintz 5-8 10-12 20, Johnson 6-10 0-0 13, Mower 5-9 0-0 11, Petkovich 6-9 0-0 18, Detmer 0-0 0-0 0, Wheeler 0-2 0-0 0, Willen 1-4 1-1 3, Smith 0-0 0-0 0, Giese 1-2 0-0 3, Delaney 3-7 2-2 9, Pelham 0-0 0-1 0, Kreuser 0-0 0-3 0. Totals 30-58 13-19 83.

ARMY (60)

Hedgecock 0-1 0-0 0, Ellis 10-16 3-4 28,Hence 6-13 0-0 12, Simmons 1-9 0-0 3, Pancoe 1-6 0-0 2, McDonald 2-3 2-2 6, Harris 0-0 0-0 0, McElrath 1-2 0-0 3, Herbeck 1-4 2-2 4, Welker 0-1 0-0 0, Springer 0-2 2-2 2, Johnson 0-0 0-0 0, Stire 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 22-57 9-10 60.

Lafayette (8-13, 3-3) 40 43—83
Army (10-11, 2-4) 34 26—60

3-point goals—Lafayette 10-23 (Petkovich 6-8, Johnson 1-2, Giese 1-2, Delaney 1-4, Mower 1-4, Willen 0-1, Wheeler 0-2), Army 7-23 (Ellis 5-7, McElrath 1-1, Simmons 1-6, Welker 0-1, Pancoe 0-2, Herbeck 0-2, Hence 0-4). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—Lafayette 40 (Mintz, Willen 6), Army 26 (Ellis 10). Assists—Lafayette 18 (Johnson 5), Army 16 (McDonald 6). Total fouls—Lafayette 16, Army 17. Officials—Jack Sweeney, John Dooley, John Gwynn. A—693.