It certainly didn't have the atmosphere of a typical Army-Navy women's basketball game, being as it was held on a neutral court in front of a sparse crowd.
Host Bucknell had beaten American about 45 minutes earlier and the partisan fans that packed Sojka Pavilion for that semifinal had cleared out.
Navy didn't need the usual noise and raucous audience, bringing its own energy and intensity from the outset.
Senior guard Sarita Condie scored a career-high 26 points and made a miraculous game-winning shot as Navy held off Army, 54-53, in semifinals of the Patriot League Tournament on Friday night.