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American University Eagles at Virginia Cavaliers

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Final
58 - 63
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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 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
Full Standings