Colgate Raiders at American University Eagles
· NCAA Men's Basketball
70 - 65
Colgate scores 42 points in 2nd half to rally past American
It's the first time this season Colgate won a game it trailed at halftime.
After American's Sa'eed Nelson missed two free throws with 2:13 left and Will Rayman made a layup on the other end to give Colgate a 64-62 lead, Nelson made up for it by hitting a high-arching 3-pointer for a 65-64 lead. But O'Brien hit a long 3-pointer from the wing as Colgate retook the lead at 67-65 lead with 53.1 left.
American turned it over in the paint, Colgate broke the press and Jordan Swopshire hit 1 of 2 free throws for a 68-65 lead. Charlie Jones missed an open 3-pointer and Swopshire made it a five-point lead at the line.
Swopshire hit three 3-pointers and finished with 14 points for Colgate (7-16, 5-5 Patriot League). Rayman added 13 points.
American led 29-15 with 5:50 left in the first half but the Raiders closed on a 13-2 run to pull to 31-28. Swopshire drained a last-second 3-pointer to cap the first-half scoring.
Mark Gasperini led American (5-16, 2-8) with 18 points and Nelson added 15 with five assists. Gasperini scored 14 points, on 7-of-8 shooting, in the first half and finished 8 of 11.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 70 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Colgate Deadball Team Rebound. | 70 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Sa'eed Nelson missed Three Point Jumper. | 70 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Charlie Jones Offensive Rebound. | 70 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Delante Jones missed Three Point Jumper. | 70 - 65 |
Statistics
 COLG |
 AMER |
|
|---|---|---|
| 23-41 | FG | 24-42 |
| 56 | Field Goal % | 57 |
| 5-9 | 3PT | 5-14 |
| 56 | Three Point % | 36 |
| 19-28 | FT | 12-17 |
| 68 | Free Throw % | 71 |
| 19 | Rebounds | 21 |
| 4 | Offensive Rebounds | 3 |
| 15 | Defensive Rebounds | 18 |
| 10 | Assists | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 0 | Blocks | 4 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Off Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 17 | Fouls | 22 |
| 5 | Largest Lead | 7 |
Game Information
Location: Washington, DC
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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 |