A career night from Troy Brewer led the American University men's basketball team to a 66-54 win over Howard Tuesday night at Burr Gymnasium. American's victory improves the team to 5-0, its best start since 1985-86.

Brewer scored a career-high 24 points on 7-of-13 shooting from three-point range, tying him for the fourth most three-point field goals in school history. His 12 rebounds also marked a career-high as he recorded his first double-double.

Vlad Moldoveanu chipped in 21 points, his fourth 20-plus point performance of the season. Stephen Lumpkins added 14 points and nine rebounds.

Brewer began the game 2-of-2 from beyond the arc, giving American (5-0) a quick 6-0 lead. The Eagles held a 13-2 advantage following a pair of Lumpkins lay-ins and pushed the margin to 16-4 on Brewer's third trey.  Brewer later added two more triples, putting the score at 28-12 with 8:00 to play.

The Bison made a run to pull within 11 but seven straight points from Moldoveanu helped the Eagles close out the half with a 37-23 lead. Brewer finished the first half with 15 points on five three-pointers. Moldoveanu added 14 points as American outshot Howard 45.5 percent (15-33) to 27.6 (8-29).

The Eagles struggled to find their mark through the early portion of the second half as Howard (1-4) cut its deficit to seven with a 10-3 stretch. Leading 42-35, Brewer hit yet another three and added a pair of free throws during a 6-1 American run to extend the lead back to 12, 48-36. The junior's seventh three-pointer of the night made it a 51-38 game.

The Bison kept within reach by hitting 15 free throws in the second half, and with 4:14 remaining trailed 55-45. American was able to hold on for the victory, however, hitting six free throws in the final 1:17 for the 66-54 win.

The Eagles finished the night shooting 36.7 percent (22-60) from the floor and 31.3 percent (10-32) from three. Howard shot 34.0 percent (16-47) overall while hitting 19-of-27 free throws. American outrebounded the Bison 49-31, their largest margin of the season, and dished out 17 assists.

American will be back in action at Bender Arena on Sunday, November 28 against Columbia for a 2:00 p.m. tip. Tickets are still available for the game and can be purchased online by clicking here. Fans unable to attend the game can catch all of the action live through AUeagles.com via a subscription to Eagles Vision TV.