
American University Eagles at Virginia Cavaliers
· NCAA Men's BasketballElijah Saunders scores 21, makes clutch free throws in Virginia's 63-58 win over American

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.
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Matchup Prediction
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

Location: Charlottesville, VA
Attendance: 12,384 | Capacity:
2024-25 Patriot League Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
---|---|---|---|
American University | 12-5 | - | 18-12 |
Bucknell | 12-5 | - | 16-14 |
Army | 10-7 | 2 | 16-13 |
Colgate | 10-7 | 2 | 13-17 |
Boston University | 9-8 | 3 | 15-15 |
Navy | 9-8 | 3 | 12-18 |
Lafayette | 7-10 | 5 | 12-18 |
Loyola Maryland | 6-11 | 6 | 11-17 |
Holy Cross | 5-12 | 7 | 13-17 |
Lehigh | 5-12 | 7 | 10-18 |
2024-25 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
---|---|---|---|
Duke | 16-1 | - | 25-3 |
Clemson | 15-2 | 1 | 23-5 |
Louisville | 15-2 | 1 | 22-6 |
SMU | 12-5 | 4 | 21-7 |
Wake Forest | 11-6 | 5 | 19-9 |
North Carolina | 11-6 | 5 | 18-11 |
Stanford | 10-7 | 6 | 18-10 |
Georgia Tech | 8-9 | 8 | 14-14 |
Florida State | 7-10 | 9 | 16-12 |
Pittsburgh | 7-10 | 9 | 16-12 |
Virginia | 7-10 | 9 | 14-14 |
Virginia Tech | 7-10 | 9 | 12-16 |
Notre Dame | 6-11 | 10 | 12-16 |
Syracuse | 6-11 | 10 | 12-16 |
California | 5-12 | 11 | 12-16 |
Boston College | 4-13 | 12 | 12-16 |
NC State | 4-13 | 12 | 11-17 |
Miami | 2-15 | 14 | 6-22 |