Army Black Knights at American University Eagles
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
58 - 54
58 - 54
Army holds American scoreless down the stretch for 58-54 win
John Emezie's 3-pointer pulled Army within 54-53 with 5:33 left and then, after a scoreless 3 1/2 minutes, Babacar Thiombane's jumper gave Army the lead with the final field goal of the game. The Black Knights (9-6, 2-2 Patriot League) added 3 of 4 free throws in the final 16 seconds to cap the scoring.
Sa'eed Nelson had 15 points and Larry Motuzis added 13 for the Eagles (3-12, 0-4), who missed their final eight field-goal attempts and went scoreless over the final six-plus minutes.
American had a 10-2 run to close the first half and continued with a 5-0 start to the second to build the largest lead of the game at 35-25. Army answered with a 12-1 run to erase that deficit and it was closely contested the rest of the way.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 58 - 54 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Tucker Blackwell made Free Throw. | 58 - 54 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Tucker Blackwell made Free Throw. | 57 - 54 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Foul on Larry Motuzis. | 56 - 54 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Babacar Thiombane Defensive Rebound. | 56 - 54 |
Statistics
 ARMY |
 AMER |
|
|---|---|---|
| 21-47 | FG | 20-55 |
| 45 | Field Goal % | 36 |
| 5-15 | 3PT | 6-16 |
| 33 | Three Point % | 38 |
| 11-18 | FT | 8-16 |
| 61 | Free Throw % | 50 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 29 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 33 | Defensive Rebounds | 21 |
| 12 | Assists | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 15 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
| 25 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 25 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 19 | Points Off Turnovers | 22 |
| 5 | Fast Break Points | 10 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 24 |
| 15 | Fouls | 15 |
| 4 | Largest Lead | 10 |
Game Information
Venue: Bender Arena
Location: Washington, DC
Attendance: 303 | Capacity:
Location: Washington, DC
Attendance: 303 | Capacity:
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 |