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American University Eagles at Bucknell Bison

· NCAA Men's Basketball
American University Eagles
8-7, 3-5 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
54 - 55
Bucknell Bison
9-7, 3-3 Home

Sestina's late 3 lifts Bucknell over American 55-54

Bucknell led 55-52 on Sestina's back-to-back 3s with 1:18 left. Jimmy Sotos missed a free throw and Sam Iorio's rebound gave the Eagles the ball with 18 seconds to go but they turned it over. Bucknell missed a free throw before Sa'eed Nelson missed a shot in the lane and his 3 at the buzzer went in and out.

American led by as many as 10 in the first half but Bucknell closed on a 10-2 run and trailed 30-28 at halftime after shooting 40 percent but making just 1 of 10 from 3-point range.

The Bison (9-7, 3-1 Patriot League) finished shooting 39 percent.

Nelson scored 18 with seven assists and Iorio had 12 boards and two blocks for the Eagles (8-7, 2-2), who shot 37 percent.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 54 - 55
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 54 - 55
2nd 0:00 American Deadball Team Rebound. 54 - 55
2nd 0:02 Sa'eed Nelson missed Three Point Jumper. 54 - 55
2nd 0:05 Larry Motuzis Defensive Rebound. 54 - 55

Statistics

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21-59 FG 20-51
36 Field Goal % 39
4-17 3PT 5-19
24 Three Point % 26
8-14 FT 10-18
57 Free Throw % 56
35 Rebounds 37
7 Offensive Rebounds 6
28 Defensive Rebounds 31
11 Assists 12
9 Steals 3
7 Blocks 5
11 Turnovers 13
0 Team Turnovers 0
11 Total Turnovers 13
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
17 Points Off Turnovers 7
0 Fast Break Points 0
0 Points in Paint 0
16 Fouls 16
10 Largest Lead 3

Game Information

Venue: Sojka Pavilion

Location: Lewisburg, PA
Attendance: 3,092 | 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
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