American University Eagles at Western Illinois Leathernecks
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
56 - 69
56 - 69
Western Illinois drubs American 69-56
Kobe Webster added 15 points with six assists and C.J. Duff had 10 points. Western Illinois averaged 56.5 percent shooting from the floor compared to 36 percent for American and had a 37-25 rebounding edge.
The Leathernecks (6-2) led 32-26 at the break but American opened the second half on a 10-5 run to pull to 37-36 with 15:42 to play. A Gilbeck dunk and seven points by Dalan Ancrum helped stretch the Western Illinois lead to 48-38 with 11:19 left.
American tied it 54-all with five minutes remaining but scored only once after that while Webster sank a jumper and all six of his free throws as part of a 15-2 run to finish.
Sam Iorio scored 18 points for the Eagles (2-6) who are on a three-game skid.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:14 | Brandon Gilbeck Defensive Rebound. | 56 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:14 | Sa'eed Nelson missed Three Point Jumper. | 56 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:23 | Jesse Little Defensive Rebound. | 56 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:23 | Kobe Webster missed Layup. | 56 - 69 |
| 2nd 1:01 | Kobe Webster made Free Throw. | 56 - 69 |
Statistics
 AMER |
 WIU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 21-59 | FG | 26-46 |
| 36 | Field Goal % | 57 |
| 6-26 | 3PT | 6-17 |
| 23 | Three Point % | 35 |
| 8-11 | FT | 11-14 |
| 73 | Free Throw % | 79 |
| 25 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 3 |
| 19 | Defensive Rebounds | 34 |
| 12 | Assists | 13 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 1 | Blocks | 8 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 19 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 17 | Points Off Turnovers | 8 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 5 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 15 | Fouls | 12 |
| 1 | Largest Lead | 13 |
Game Information
Venue: Western Hall
Location: Macomb, IL
Attendance: 616 | Capacity:
Location: Macomb, IL
Attendance: 616 | Capacity:
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| Boston University | 10-8 | 7 | 17-17 |
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| Army | 5-13 | 12 | 11-21 |
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|---|---|---|---|
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