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American University Eagles at Lafayette Leopards

· NCAA Men's Basketball
American University Eagles
13-13, 5-8 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
68 - 70
Lafayette Leopards
10-16, 4-8 Home

Petrie scores last 7 points; Lafayette beats American 70-68

Sa'eed Nelson's half-court shot for American hit the back of the rim at the buzzer.

Paulius Zalys scored 19 points to lead the Leopards (10-16, 7-8 Patriot League), who have won five straight for the first time since the 2012-13 season. Petrie finished with 14 points. Justin Jaworski added 13 points and Lukas Jarrett had 11 points.

Nelson had 22 to points and seven rebounds for the Eagles (13-13, 7-8). Stacy Beckton Jr. added 13 points and seven rebounds. Sam Iorio had 12 points.

The Leopards improve to 2-0 against the Eagles on the season. Lafayette defeated American 84-79 on Jan. 19. Lafayette takes on Bucknell on the road on Sunday. American plays Army on the road on Sunday.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 71 - 68
2nd 0:00 Lafayette Defensive Rebound. 68 - 70
2nd 0:00 Sa'eed Nelson missed Three Point Jumper. 68 - 70
2nd 0:03 Alex Petrie made Layup. 68 - 70
2nd 0:24 Lukas Jarrett Defensive Rebound. 68 - 68

Statistics

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27-53 FG 26-58
51 Field Goal % 45
4-11 3PT 5-18
36 Three Point % 28
10-13 FT 13-15
77 Free Throw % 87
29 Rebounds 30
4 Offensive Rebounds 7
25 Defensive Rebounds 23
10 Assists 10
7 Steals 4
3 Blocks 4
12 Turnovers 12
0 Team Turnovers 0
12 Total Turnovers 12
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
16 Points Off Turnovers 12
2 Fast Break Points 2
44 Points in Paint 40
16 Fouls 13
10 Largest Lead 3
0 Lead Changes 0
0 Percent Led 0

Game Information

Venue: Kirby Sports Center

Location: Easton, PA
Attendance: 899 | 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