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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
Holy Cross 0-0 - 7-5
American University 0-0 - 6-6
Loyola Maryland 0-0 - 5-5
Army 0-0 - 5-6
Boston University 0-0 - 5-7
Lafayette 0-0 - 5-7
Lehigh 0-0 - 4-6
Bucknell 0-0 - 4-8
Navy 0-0 - 3-9
Colgate 0-0 - 3-10

2024-25 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Duke 2-0 - 10-2
SMU 2-0 - 10-2
Clemson 2-0 - 10-3
Pittsburgh 1-0 0.5 10-2
Stanford 1-0 0.5 9-3
NC State 1-0 0.5 8-4
North Carolina 1-0 0.5 7-5
Notre Dame 1-0 0.5 7-5
Wake Forest 1-1 1 9-4
Louisville 1-1 1 7-5
California 0-1 1.5 7-5
Virginia 0-1 1.5 7-5
Syracuse 0-1 1.5 5-6
Virginia Tech 0-1 1.5 5-7
Miami 0-1 1.5 4-8
Florida State 0-2 2 9-4
Boston College 0-2 2 7-5
Georgia Tech 0-2 2 5-7
Full Standings