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Lafayette Leopards at American University Eagles

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Lafayette Leopards
17-11, 9-6 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
59 - 79
American University Eagles
15-13, 10-3 Home

Efficient shooting Nelson leads American past Lafayette

Nelson entered the game needing two points to become the school's all-time scoring leader. He now stands at 2,085 for his career. Nelson now is the third-leading scorer in Patriot League history.

Connor Nelson scored 16 points, Jamir Harris 11 and Stacy Beckton Jr. 10 for American, which shot 33 of 57 (57.9%). The Eagles (14-13, 10-6) distributed 14 assists and committed just seven turnovers.

Off the bench, Lukas Jarrett led Lafayette with 17 points and Myles Cherry 13 with 10 rebounds. Leo O'Boyle was the only starter in double figures with 11 points.

The Eagles took control with a 15-0 run in a little under six minutes of the first half with Nelson scoring eight. A 12-6 deficit turned into a 30-16 lead with 4:25 before halftime. The Eagles led 38-25 at intermission and led by double digits for all the second half.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 59 - 79
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 59 - 79
2nd 0:10 Ben Lubarsky Defensive Rebound. 59 - 79
2nd 0:14 Jay Vaughan missed Three Point Jumper. 59 - 79
2nd 0:21 Dylan Hastings Defensive Rebound. 59 - 79

Statistics

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20-49 FG 33-57
41 Field Goal % 58
8-25 3PT 6-18
32 Three Point % 33
11-18 FT 7-10
61 Free Throw % 70
31 Rebounds 25
12 Offensive Rebounds 5
19 Defensive Rebounds 20
12 Assists 14
1 Steals 7
6 Blocks 1
18 Turnovers 9
2 Team Turnovers 2
18 Total Turnovers 9
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
6 Points Off Turnovers 27
0 Fast Break Points 0
0 Points in Paint 0
14 Fouls 15
6 Largest Lead 22

Game Information

Venue: Bender Arena

Location: Washington, DC
Attendance: 1,017 | 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