Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers at American University Eagles
· NCAA Men's Basketball
56 - 55
Mount St. Mary's holds on for 2nd win, beats American 56-55
Jefferson's jumper gave the Mountaineers a 56-53 lead. American's Josh Alexander made two free throws to close to the final score with 41 seconds left. Marvin Bragg stole the ball with six seconds left to give the Eagles a chance to take the win, but Sa'eed Nelson missed a layup. Omar Habwe grabbed the rebound to seal the win for Mount St. Mary's (2-9) which has won two straight after opening 0-9.
Jefferson finished with 12 points and a Division I program-record 20 rebounds. He had 12 offensive boards.
Mount St. Mary's took a 29-22 lead into the break and remained out front until a Nelson jump shot tied it at 35-35 with 13:37 remaining. Jefferson answered with a jumper, Nana Opoku followed with a jump shot and Vado Morse drove for a layup for a 41-35 advantage. The Eagles fought back to tie but could never take the lead.
Nelson had 23 points for American (5-4).
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 56 - 55 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Omar Habwe Defensive Rebound. | 56 - 55 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Sa'eed Nelson missed Layup. | 56 - 55 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Marvin Bragg Steal. | 56 - 55 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Malik Jefferson Turnover. | 56 - 55 |
Statistics
 MSM |
 AMER |
|
|---|---|---|
| 21-59 | FG | 23-53 |
| 36 | Field Goal % | 43 |
| 4-18 | 3PT | 3-23 |
| 22 | Three Point % | 13 |
| 10-14 | FT | 6-9 |
| 71 | Free Throw % | 67 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 28 |
| 19 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 7 | Assists | 7 |
| 3 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 7 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 8 | Points Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 16 | Fouls | 12 |
| 13 | Largest Lead | 3 |
Game Information
Location: Washington, DC
Attendance: 477 | Capacity:
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|---|---|---|---|
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|---|---|---|---|
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