Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers at American University Eagles
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
45 - 46
45 - 46
Gardner hits winner; American beats Mount St. Mary's 46-45
Gardner's basket with 2:53 remaining gave American a 44-42 lead, but Mount St. Mary's Khalid Nwandu answered with a 3-pointer for a one-point lead with 2:23 left. Neither team would score again until Gardner's heroics.
Mount St. Mary's Junior Robinson missed the front end of a 1-and-1 with 15 seconds to go.
Gardner was 8 of 13 from the field and finished with 17 points for American (7-4). Jesse Reed added 10 points.
Andrew Smeathers and Gregory Graves had eight points apiece for Mount St. Mary's (3-6). Taylor Danaher grabbed 12 rebounds, five on the offensive end, as the Mountaineers held a 35-27 advantage on the glass. Mount St. Mary's only made 17 of their 50 field goals (34 percent).
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 45 - 46 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Mt. St. Mary's Timeout | 45 - 46 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Pee Wee Gardner made Layup. | 45 - 46 |
| 2nd 0:09 | American Timeout | 45 - 44 |
| 2nd 0:15 | Charlie Jones Defensive Rebound. | 45 - 44 |
Statistics
 MSM |
 AMER |
|
|---|---|---|
| 17-50 | FG | 21-46 |
| 34 | Field Goal % | 46 |
| 7-20 | 3PT | 3-16 |
| 35 | Three Point % | 19 |
| 4-6 | FT | 1-4 |
| 67 | Free Throw % | 25 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 27 |
| 14 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 21 |
| 8 | Assists | 9 |
| 3 | Steals | 6 |
| 1 | Blocks | 1 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 4 | Points Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 14 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 14 | Fouls | 10 |
Game Information
Venue: Bender Arena
Location: Washington, DC
Attendance: 1,932 | Capacity:
Location: Washington, DC
Attendance: 1,932 | Capacity:
2025-26 Metro Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merrimack | 17-3 | - | 23-11 |
| Saint Peter's | 14-6 | 3 | 17-12 |
| Siena | 13-7 | 4 | 23-12 |
| Marist | 12-8 | 5 | 19-12 |
| Quinnipiac | 12-8 | 5 | 19-13 |
| Fairfield | 11-9 | 6 | 21-13 |
| Mount St. Mary's | 11-9 | 6 | 15-17 |
| Iona | 10-10 | 7 | 18-14 |
| Sacred Heart | 9-11 | 8 | 14-19 |
| Manhattan | 8-12 | 9 | 12-20 |
| Canisius | 5-15 | 12 | 10-21 |
| Niagara | 5-15 | 12 | 8-22 |
| Rider | 3-17 | 14 | 4-25 |
2025-26 Patriot League Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Navy | 17-1 | - | 26-8 |
| Colgate | 11-7 | 6 | 18-15 |
| Lehigh | 11-7 | 6 | 18-17 |
| Boston University | 10-8 | 7 | 17-17 |
| American University | 9-9 | 8 | 16-16 |
| Loyola Maryland | 8-10 | 9 | 12-20 |
| Lafayette | 8-10 | 9 | 11-21 |
| Bucknell | 6-12 | 11 | 10-23 |
| Army | 5-13 | 12 | 11-21 |
| Holy Cross | 5-13 | 12 | 11-22 |