WEST POINT, N.Y. (Interstat) — Colgate used a balanced scoring attack to defeat Army 76-69 in a Patriot League men’s basketball game Saturday at Christl Arena.

The Raiders improved to 8-7 overall, while the Black Knights fell to 7-8. Colgate led 35-34 at halftime and maintained a narrow advantage throughout the second half. Army’s Ryan Curry scored a game-high 24 points, but Colgate countered with three players scoring 18 points each: Ben Tweedy, Kyle Carlesimo and Sam Wright. Andrew Alekseyenko added 11 rebounds and seven assists for the Raiders.

Colgate outscored Army 28-20 in the paint before an announced crowd of 1,073. The teams will meet again Feb. 4 in Hamilton, New York.