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Western Illinois Leathernecks at American University Eagles

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Western Illinois Leathernecks
2-5, 0-4 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
50 - 57
American University Eagles
1-5, 1-2 Home

American U beats Western Illinois for 1st win of season

American trailed 26-17 in the first half but started the second half on a 15-4 run to take a 32-30 lead.

Leon Tolksdorf made two free throws with 25 seconds left to push American's lead to 53-50. Mike Miklusak missed a layup on the other end and Jones was fouled. He hit both free-throw attempts with 17 seconds remaining for a five-point lead.

Sa'eed Nelson added 12 points and Mark Gasperini had 10 points and eight rebounds for American (1-5), which shot just 39 percent from the field.

Garret Covington led Western Illinois (2-5) with 20 points. Miklusak finished with 10 points and Jabari Sandifer had three assists to move five away from the Top 3 in program history.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:02 Charlie Jones made Free Throw. 50 - 57
2nd 0:02 American Deadball Team Rebound. 50 - 56
2nd 0:02 Charlie Jones missed Free Throw. 50 - 56
2nd 0:02 Foul on Brandon Gilbeck. 50 - 56
2nd 0:05 Charlie Jones Defensive Rebound. 50 - 56

Statistics

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17-41 FG 21-54
41 Field Goal % 39
2-10 3PT 3-14
20 Three Point % 21
14-23 FT 12-23
61 Free Throw % 52
29 Rebounds 38
2 Offensive Rebounds 11
27 Defensive Rebounds 27
7 Assists 7
6 Steals 9
4 Blocks 3
13 Turnovers 10
0 Team Turnovers 0
13 Total Turnovers 10
1 Technical Fouls 0
1 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
10 Points Off Turnovers 15
0 Fast Break Points 8
22 Points in Paint 36
16 Fouls 17
10 Largest Lead 8

Game Information

Venue: Bender Arena

Location: Washington, DC
Capacity:

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UT Martin 13-7 2 22-11
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Lindenwood 11-9 4 18-15
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Eastern Illinois 8-12 7 13-20
Southern Indiana 4-16 11 7-23
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Lehigh 11-7 6 18-17
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American University 9-9 8 16-16
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Lafayette 8-10 9 11-21
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