There were many times during Saturday afternoon's showdown when it appeared Army would suffer its sixth straight loss to archrival Navy.
The Black Knights have five senior starters and together they refused to allow Army to get swept for a second straight season by the Midshipmen.
Senior center Kevin Ferguson had 22 points and 19 rebounds as Army rallied from multiple deficits to defeat Navy, 80-78, in double overtime before a raucous crowd of 5,510 at Alumni Hall.
Ferguson, who notched his sixth straight double-double, scored the game-winning basket on a put-back with seven-tenths of a second left on the clock.