American University Eagles at Virginia Cavaliers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Elijah Saunders scores 21, makes clutch free throws in Virginia's 63-58 win over American
Virginia led 32-28 at halftime and struggled to hold the lead in the second half. American hit five 3-pointers in the first 12 minutes of the second half and went ahead 47-42.
Virginia allowed only one made field goal in the next 7 minutes while building a 56-51 lead on Taine Murray's 3-pointer with 1:48 remaining.
Saunders made two free throws with 24 seconds left and one of two with 16 seconds to go for a 59-53 lead.
Matt Mayock finally hit a 3-pointer to snap the Eagles' 0-for-6 shooting skid and American was within 59-56. Saunders made two more free throws for a five-point margin with nine seconds remaining.
Saunders was 7-for-9 from the floor and 7-for-8 from the line. He grabbed eight rebounds. Murray had 13 points and made 3 of 4 3-pointers. Isaac McKneely added 11 points for the Cavaliers (7-5).
Mayock scored 16 points and made 4 of 5 3-pointers for American (6-6). Matt Rogers and Colin Smalls each scored 12.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 58 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 58 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Taine Murray made Free Throw. | 58 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Taine Murray made Free Throw. | 58 - 62 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Foul on Matt Mayock. | 58 - 61 |
Statistics
 AMER |
 UVA |
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|---|---|---|
| 19-50 | FG | 23-50 |
| 38 | Field Goal % | 46 |
| 11-31 | 3PT | 8-19 |
| 35 | Three Point % | 42 |
| 9-9 | FT | 9-14 |
| 100 | Free Throw % | 64 |
| 26 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 3 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 13 | Assists | 17 |
| 5 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 7 | Total Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 7 | Points Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 15 | Fast Break Points | 3 |
| 12 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 14 | Fouls | 10 |
| 5 | Largest Lead | 7 |
Game Information
Location: Charlottesville, VA
Attendance: 12,384 | Capacity:
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|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 17-1 | - | 35-3 |
| Virginia | 15-3 | 2 | 30-6 |
| Miami | 13-5 | 4 | 26-9 |
| North Carolina | 12-6 | 5 | 24-9 |
| Clemson | 12-6 | 5 | 24-11 |
| Louisville | 11-7 | 6 | 24-11 |
| NC State | 10-8 | 7 | 20-14 |
| Florida State | 10-8 | 7 | 18-15 |
| California | 9-9 | 8 | 22-12 |
| Stanford | 9-9 | 8 | 20-12 |
| Virginia Tech | 8-10 | 9 | 19-13 |
| SMU | 8-10 | 9 | 20-14 |
| Wake Forest | 7-11 | 10 | 18-17 |
| Syracuse | 6-12 | 11 | 15-17 |
| Pittsburgh | 5-13 | 12 | 13-20 |
| Notre Dame | 4-14 | 13 | 13-18 |
| Boston College | 4-14 | 13 | 11-20 |
| Georgia Tech | 2-16 | 15 | 11-20 |