
Lafayette Leopards at American University Eagles
· Patriot League Championship - QuarterfinalAmerican defeats Lafayette in Patriot League Tournament 71-69

Colin Smalls gave American a 71-67 lead at the free-throw line with 10 seconds left.
Jones added five rebounds for the Eagles (20-12). Lincoln Ball added 13 points while shooting 5 of 8 from the field and 2 for 4 from the line while he also had six rebounds. Matt Mayock went 4 of 5 from the field to finish with 10 points.
Alex Chaikin led the way for the Leopards (13-20) with 29 points and six rebounds. Justin Vander Baan added 14 points, six rebounds, five assists and five blocks for Lafayette. Andrew Phillips finished with 12 points and six rebounds.
Jones scored seven points in the first half and American went into the break trailing 34-23. American went on a 14-0 second-half run to give them the lead at 56-51 with 9:11 remaining in the half. Jones scored 10 second-half points.
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2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 69 - 71 |
2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 69 - 71 |
2nd 0:00 | Justin Vander Baan made Layup. | 69 - 71 |
2nd 0:01 | Justin Vander Baan Offensive Rebound. | 67 - 71 |
2nd 0:03 | Luka Savicevic missed Three Point Jumper. | 67 - 71 |
Statistics
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27-53 | FG | 25-54 |
50.9 | Field Goal % | 46.3 |
11-26 | 3PT | 10-23 |
42.3 | Three Point % | 43.5 |
4-5 | FT | 11-16 |
80.0 | Free Throw % | 68.8 |
28 | Rebounds | 27 |
4 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
24 | Defensive Rebounds | 21 |
19 | Assists | 13 |
5 | Steals | 10 |
5 | Blocks | 1 |
14 | Turnovers | 11 |
2 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
14 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
12 | Points Off Turnovers | 18 |
6 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
26 | Points in Paint | 28 |
14 | Fouls | 10 |
11 | Largest Lead | 6 |
Game Information
Location: Washington, DC
Attendance: 1,870 | Capacity:
2024-25 Patriot League Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
---|---|---|---|
American University | 13-5 | - | 22-13 |
Bucknell | 13-5 | - | 18-15 |
Army | 10-8 | 3 | 17-16 |
Boston University | 10-8 | 3 | 16-16 |
Navy | 10-8 | 3 | 15-19 |
Colgate | 10-8 | 3 | 14-19 |
Lafayette | 7-11 | 6 | 13-20 |
Loyola Maryland | 6-12 | 7 | 12-19 |
Lehigh | 6-12 | 7 | 11-19 |
Holy Cross | 5-13 | 8 | 13-19 |