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American University Eagles at Virginia Cavaliers

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Final
58 - 63
7-5, 6-1 Home

Elijah Saunders scores 21, makes clutch free throws in Virginia's 63-58 win over American

American Eagles vs. Virginia Cavaliers: Game Highlights

Virginia led 32-28 at halftime and struggled to hold the lead in the second half. American hit five 3-pointers in the first 12 minutes of the second half and went ahead 47-42.

Virginia allowed only one made field goal in the next 7 minutes while building a 56-51 lead on Taine Murray's 3-pointer with 1:48 remaining.

Saunders made two free throws with 24 seconds left and one of two with 16 seconds to go for a 59-53 lead.

Matt Mayock finally hit a 3-pointer to snap the Eagles' 0-for-6 shooting skid and American was within 59-56. Saunders made two more free throws for a five-point margin with nine seconds remaining.

Saunders was 7-for-9 from the floor and 7-for-8 from the line. He grabbed eight rebounds. Murray had 13 points and made 3 of 4 3-pointers. Isaac McKneely added 11 points for the Cavaliers (7-5).

Mayock scored 16 points and made 4 of 5 3-pointers for American (6-6). Matt Rogers and Colin Smalls each scored 12.

How can I watch American University vs. Virginia?

  • TV Channel: American University at Virginia 2021 College Basketball, week 7, is broadcasted on ACC Network.
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Matchup Prediction

Virginia: 91.1%
American University: 8.9%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 58 - 63
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 58 - 63
2nd 0:00 Taine Murray made Free Throw. 58 - 63
2nd 0:00 Taine Murray made Free Throw. 58 - 62
2nd 0:01 Foul on Matt Mayock. 58 - 61

Statistics

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19-50 FG 23-50
38.0 Field Goal % 46.0
11-31 3PT 8-19
35.5 Three Point % 42.1
9-9 FT 9-14
100.0 Free Throw % 64.3
26 Rebounds 33
3 Offensive Rebounds 6
23 Defensive Rebounds 27
13 Assists 17
5 Steals 4
3 Blocks 3
7 Turnovers 8
1 Team Turnovers 2
7 Total Turnovers 8
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
7 Points Off Turnovers 10
15 Fast Break Points 3
12 Points in Paint 26
14 Fouls 10
5 Largest Lead 7

Game Information

John Paul Jones Arena

Location: Charlottesville, VA
Attendance: 12,384 | Capacity:

2024-25 Patriot League Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
American University 6-2 - 12-9
Colgate 6-2 - 9-12
Army 5-3 1 11-9
Boston University 5-4 1.5 11-11
Bucknell 4-4 2 8-13
Navy 4-4 2 7-14
Loyola Maryland 3-5 3 8-11
Lafayette 3-5 3 8-13
Holy Cross 3-6 3.5 11-11
Lehigh 2-6 4 7-12

2024-25 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Duke 10-0 - 18-2
Clemson 9-1 1 17-4
Louisville 9-1 1 16-5
Wake Forest 7-3 3 15-6
SMU 6-3 3.5 15-5
Stanford 6-3 3.5 14-6
North Carolina 6-4 4 13-9
Pittsburgh 5-4 4.5 14-6
Florida State 4-5 5.5 13-7
California 4-5 5.5 11-9
Notre Dame 4-5 5.5 10-10
Syracuse 3-6 6.5 9-11
Virginia Tech 3-6 6.5 8-12
Georgia Tech 3-7 7 9-12
Virginia 2-7 7.5 9-11
NC State 2-7 7.5 9-11
Boston College 1-8 8.5 9-11
Miami 0-9 9.5 4-16
Full Standings