American University Eagles at Virginia Cavaliers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Elijah 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
 AMER |
 UVA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colgate | 3-1 | - | 6-11 |
| Holy Cross | 2-2 | 1 | 10-7 |
| Army | 2-2 | 1 | 8-8 |
| Boston University | 2-2 | 1 | 8-9 |
| American University | 2-2 | 1 | 8-9 |
| Loyola Maryland | 2-2 | 1 | 7-8 |
| Lafayette | 2-2 | 1 | 7-10 |
| Bucknell | 2-2 | 1 | 6-11 |
| Navy | 2-2 | 1 | 5-12 |
| Lehigh | 1-3 | 2 | 6-9 |
2024-25 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 6-0 | - | 14-2 |
| Clemson | 5-1 | 1 | 13-4 |
| Louisville | 5-1 | 1 | 12-5 |
| Wake Forest | 4-1 | 1.5 | 12-4 |
| North Carolina | 4-1 | 1.5 | 11-6 |
| Pittsburgh | 3-2 | 2.5 | 12-4 |
| SMU | 3-2 | 2.5 | 12-4 |
| Stanford | 3-2 | 2.5 | 11-5 |
| Florida State | 2-3 | 3.5 | 11-5 |
| NC State | 2-3 | 3.5 | 9-7 |
| Syracuse | 2-3 | 3.5 | 8-8 |
| Virginia Tech | 2-3 | 3.5 | 7-9 |
| Georgia Tech | 2-4 | 4 | 8-9 |
| Boston College | 1-4 | 4.5 | 9-7 |
| California | 1-4 | 4.5 | 8-8 |
| Virginia | 1-4 | 4.5 | 8-8 |
| Notre Dame | 1-4 | 4.5 | 7-9 |
| Miami | 0-5 | 5.5 | 4-12 |