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Bucknell Bison at American University Eagles

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Bucknell Bison
12-8, 5-4 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
68 - 76
American University Eagles
10-9, 6-3 Home

Nelson with 20, American holds on to beat Bucknell 76-68

Nelson was 6 of 11 from the field for the Eagles (10-9, 4-4 Patriot League). Sam Iorio scored 17 points with seven rebounds before fouling out and Stacy Beckton Jr. had 12 points and led the team with 10 rebounds.

American led 36-25 at the break and a Larry Motuzis 3-pointer made it 51-37 in the second half with 12:02 to play. Bucknell rallied over the next 8 minutes, closing to 60-55 with 3:49 remaining, and again in the final two minutes to cut it to 72-68 with 29 seconds left. Nelson and Motuzis sank two free throws each after that to seal the win for the Eagles.

Nate Sestina scored 13 points and grabbed eight rebounds for the Bison (12-8, 6-2) who snapped a five-game win streak. Bruce Moore added 11 points and 11 rebounds.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 68 - 76
2nd 0:04 Stacy Beckton Jr. Defensive Rebound. 68 - 76
2nd 0:04 Andrew Funk missed Three Point Jumper. 68 - 76
2nd 0:08 Bruce Moore Defensive Rebound. 68 - 76
2nd 0:08 Larry Motuzis missed Free Throw. 68 - 76

Statistics

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21-63 FG 20-41
33 Field Goal % 49
8-27 3PT 4-14
30 Three Point % 29
18-25 FT 32-45
72 Free Throw % 71
36 Rebounds 38
12 Offensive Rebounds 5
24 Defensive Rebounds 33
14 Assists 10
2 Steals 4
2 Blocks 4
8 Turnovers 13
0 Team Turnovers 1
8 Total Turnovers 13
3 Technical Fouls 1
3 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
15 Points Off Turnovers 15
10 Fast Break Points 2
26 Points in Paint 26
28 Fouls 23
0 Largest Lead 15

Game Information

Venue: Bender Arena

Location: Washington, DC
Attendance: 1,172 | 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
Full Standings