In the first half, Navy got out to an early eight-point lead following a made jumper by Austin Benigni. With under ten minutes to play in the half, Army freshman Ryan Curry banged two consecutive threes to cut into the Midshipman lead, 24-21. Down the stretch of the half, Abe Johnson scored six straight points for Army and went into the locker room trailing by one point, 31-30.
In the second half, Army used an 8-0 run which was highlighted by an Isaiah Caldwell dunk for Army to take its biggest lead of the game to that point, 41-37. Halfway through the half, Scovens connected from three-point territory to put the Black Knights up seven, 48-41. Several minutes later, sophomore Jaden Ellis connected on a three of his own to put Army up nine, with 6:36 to go in the game, 54-45.
From that point on, Navy rallied and went on a 9-2 run with all nine points scored by Benigni and Donovan Draper to pull within two points, 56-54 with 1:22 to go in the game. During this stretch run, Army's last made field goal came at the 3:44 mark on an Johnson layup as the Mids continued to fight away.
With four seconds to go, Navy's Mitch Fischer was fouled and knocked down both free throws to tie things up at 56 a piece force overtime following a missed three-point attempt by Curry
In overtime, Army and Navy battled back and forth as Army clung to a two-point lead, 63-61 lead after a TJ Small made free throw. In the final minute, Navy took the lead, 67-66 on two made foul shots by Mac MacDonald with only two seconds to remain. With a second left, Scovens hoisted a desperation three-point attempt but was fouled, giving Army an opportunity to win the game. At the line, the freshman was money, sinking all three to give Head Coach Kevin Kuwik his first win over its service academy rivals.
