American University Eagles at Georgetown Hoyas
· NCAA Men's Basketball
American knocks off Georgetown for 1st time since 1982
American trailed by as many as 16 points in the first half and Georgetown led 40-30 at the break. Elijah Stephens gave the Eagles their first lead of the second half with 11:06 remaining.
Sprouse sank a wide open 3-pointer, during an 8-0 run. for a 59-55 lead and American stayed in front for the final 8:33. Sprouse made four free throws in the final 19 seconds to seal it.
Jaxon Knotek added 14 points for the Eagles (3-2), which had 18 of the game's 35 turnovers.
Primo Spears led the way for the Hoyas (3-3) with 15 points and six assists. Akok Akok added 14 points, six rebounds and two steals for Georgetown.
Georgetown was playing without its second-leading scorer Brandon Murray.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 74 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 74 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Denver Anglin made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Primo Spears. | 74 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Geoff Sprouse made Free Throw. | 73 - 67 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Foul on Wayne Bristol Jr.. | 72 - 67 |
Statistics
 AMER |
 GTWN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 29-56 | FG | 24-63 |
| 52 | Field Goal % | 38 |
| 7-23 | 3PT | 6-19 |
| 30 | Three Point % | 32 |
| 9-11 | FT | 16-24 |
| 82 | Free Throw % | 67 |
| 30 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 21 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 18 |
| 22 | Assists | 12 |
| 14 | Steals | 14 |
| 1 | Blocks | 5 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 18 | Total Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 22 | Points Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 23 | Fast Break Points | 18 |
| 34 | Points in Paint | 24 |
| 14 | Fouls | 12 |
| 7 | Largest Lead | 16 |
Game Information
Location: Washington, DC
Attendance: 3,267 | 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 |
2025-26 Big East Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. John's | 18-2 | - | 30-6 |
| UConn | 17-3 | 1 | 31-5 |
| Villanova | 15-5 | 3 | 24-9 |
| Seton Hall | 10-10 | 8 | 21-12 |
| Creighton | 9-11 | 9 | 15-17 |
| DePaul | 8-12 | 10 | 16-16 |
| Butler | 7-13 | 11 | 16-16 |
| Providence | 7-13 | 11 | 15-18 |
| Marquette | 7-13 | 11 | 12-20 |
| Georgetown | 6-14 | 12 | 16-18 |
| Xavier | 6-14 | 12 | 15-18 |