Lafayette Leopards at American University Eagles
· NCAA Men's Basketball
84 - 79
Zalys scores 21, Lafayette battles past American 84-79 in OT
Zalys added seven rebounds and six assists for Lafayette (5-12, 2-4 Patriot League), which placed five in double-digit scoring for the first time this season and pulled even with American (8-9, 2-4) in conference.
Sam Iorio scored 17 points for the Eagles, making five 3-pointers. His trey with 33 seconds left in regulation forged a 69-69 tie and led to overtime after an answering Lafayette 3 was waved off after review.
Justin Jaworski appeared to nail the game-winning 3 from the corner with 2.8 seconds left in regulation, but officials ruled the Leopards had stepped out of bounds on the pass.
Iorio hit another 3 with 14 seconds left in OT, making it 83-79 but American's Jacob Boonyasith, who hadn't taken a shot all game, missed from 3 as did Iorio's putback.
Sa'eed Nelson scored 18 with five assists for American, Stacy Beckton, Jr. also scored 18.
Lafayette scored 22 points off 19 American turnovers and the Leopards bench contributed 33 points.
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Recent Plays
| 3rd 0:00 | End of Game | 84 - 79 |
| 3rd 0:00 | American Deadball Team Rebound. | 84 - 79 |
| 3rd 0:00 | Sam Iorio missed Jumper. | 84 - 79 |
| 3rd 0:02 | Sam Iorio Offensive Rebound. | 84 - 79 |
| 3rd 0:02 | Jacob Boonyasith missed Three Point Jumper. | 84 - 79 |
Statistics
 LAF |
 AMER |
|
|---|---|---|
| 26-56 | FG | 25-54 |
| 46 | Field Goal % | 46 |
| 6-17 | 3PT | 7-15 |
| 35 | Three Point % | 47 |
| 26-32 | FT | 22-31 |
| 81 | Free Throw % | 71 |
| 29 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 5 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 29 |
| 15 | Assists | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 19 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 22 | Points Off Turnovers | 7 |
| 16 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 34 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 22 | Fouls | 19 |
| 9 | Largest Lead | 5 |
Game Information
Location: Washington, DC
Attendance: 694 | 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 |