Lafayette Leopards at American University Eagles

· NCAA Men's Basketball

Lafayette Leopards

6-16, 1-11 Away

American University Eagles

13-9, 10-2 Home

Williams leads Lafayette against American after 28-point performance

Game Preview

Lafayette Leopards (6-16, 3-6 Patriot League) at American Eagles (13-9, 6-3 Patriot League)

Washington; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Lafayette visits American after Caleb Williams scored 28 points in Lafayette's 81-79 victory against the Bucknell Bison.

The Eagles have gone 10-2 in home games. American ranks fourth in the Patriot League with 7.9 offensive rebounds per game led by Madden Collins averaging 1.6.

The Leopards are 3-6 against Patriot League opponents. Lafayette is fourth in the Patriot League with 7.9 offensive rebounds per game led by Shareef Jackson averaging 1.9.

American is shooting 45.6% from the field this season, 0.4 percentage points lower than the 46.0% Lafayette allows to opponents. Lafayette's 42.1% shooting percentage from the field this season is 3.0 percentage points lower than American has allowed to its opponents (45.1%).

The matchup Saturday is the first meeting this season between the two teams in conference play.

TOP PERFORMERS: Collins is scoring 13.4 points per game with 5.1 rebounds and 1.9 assists for the Eagles. Greg Jones is averaging 13.5 points and 5.4 rebounds over the last 10 games.

Christian Humphrey is averaging 8.4 points and 6.4 rebounds for the Leopards. Williams is averaging 2.7 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Eagles: 6-4, averaging 69.1 points, 27.8 rebounds, 13.6 assists, 7.0 steals and 1.7 blocks per game while shooting 45.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 70.2 points per game.

Leopards: 3-7, averaging 71.0 points, 30.9 rebounds, 14.5 assists, 6.3 steals and 2.4 blocks per game while shooting 43.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 75.4 points.

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American University: 80.4%

Lafayette: 19.6%

*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Statistics

LAF		AMER
W1	Streak	L1
75.4	Points Against	71.9
70.1	Points Per Game	76.0
42	Field Goal %	46
34	Three Point %	34
33.5	Rebounds Per Game	32.3
13.4	Assists Per Game	14.0
2.4	Blocks Per Game	1.7
5.8	Steals Per Game	8.1
0.8	Team Turnovers Per Game	0.5
11.5	Total Turnovers Per Game	11.8
75.4	Points Against	71.9

Game Information

Venue: Bender Arena

Location: Washington, DC
Capacity:

2025-26 Patriot League Standings

TEAM	CONF	GB	OVER
Navy	8-1	-	16-6
Colgate	7-2	1	13-9
American University	6-3	2	13-9
Lehigh	5-4	3	9-13
Loyola Maryland	4-5	4	8-14
Army	3-6	5	9-13
Boston University	3-6	5	8-14
Holy Cross	3-6	5	8-14
Lafayette	3-6	5	6-16
Bucknell	3-6	5	6-16