American University Eagles at UAlbany Great Danes
· Puerto Rico Clasico
Colin Smalls puts up 23 points as American tops UAlbany 81-77 at Puerto Rico Classico
Smalls went 8 of 11 from the field (5 for 7 from 3-point range) for the Eagles (3-4). Elijah Stephens scored 20 points while shooting 7 of 10 from the field and 6 for 9 from the line and added five rebounds and six assists. Matt Mayock shot 6 for 8, including 3 for 4 from beyond the arc to finish with 17 points.
Justin Neely led the Great Danes (5-2) in scoring, finishing with 20 points and seven rebounds. Byron Joshua added 17 points and six rebounds for Albany (NY). Kheni Briggs also recorded 14 points. The Great Danes ended a five-game winning streak with the loss.
American went into halftime ahead of Albany (NY) 39-30. Smalls put up 12 points in the half. American used an 8-0 run in the second half to build a 19-point lead at 65-46 with 10:27 left in the half before finishing off the win.
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American plays Saturday against UPR-Mayaguez, and Albany (NY) visits Georgetown on Saturday.
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Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 81 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Matt Rogers made Free Throw. | 81 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Matt Rogers made Free Throw. | 80 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Foul on Justin Neely. | 79 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:02 | American University Timeout | 79 - 77 |
Statistics
 AMER |
 ALB |
|
|---|---|---|
| 29-45 | FG | 27-60 |
| 64.4 | Field Goal % | 45.0 |
| 9-16 | 3PT | 4-13 |
| 56.3 | Three Point % | 30.8 |
| 14-24 | FT | 19-26 |
| 58.3 | Free Throw % | 73.1 |
| 24 | Rebounds | 25 |
| 4 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 17 |
| 13 | Assists | 8 |
| 3 | Steals | 4 |
| 7 | Blocks | 0 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Off Turnovers | 22 |
| 18 | Fast Break Points | 12 |
| 38 | Points in Paint | 44 |
| 25 | Fouls | 21 |
| 20 | Largest Lead | 0 |
Game Information
Location: Bayamon, Puerto Rico
Attendance: 100 | 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 America East Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bryant | 6-0 | - | 12-9 |
| Maine | 5-1 | 1 | 13-8 |
| Vermont | 4-2 | 2 | 11-10 |
| UMass Lowell | 3-3 | 3 | 14-7 |
| UMBC | 3-3 | 3 | 11-10 |
| UAlbany | 3-4 | 3.5 | 11-11 |
| New Hampshire | 2-5 | 4.5 | 4-18 |
| Binghamton | 1-5 | 5 | 9-12 |
| NJIT | 1-5 | 5 | 4-17 |