The American University men's basketball team earned their fourth consecutive win with a 65-63 victory over Cornell on Sunday. Charles Hinkle notched 20 points to lead the Eagles, the sixth straight time he has scored at least 20 points in a game, hitting 10-of-11 from the foul line.

Riley Grafft had seven rebounds to lead the Eagles and posted 12 points. Troy Brewer also recorded 12 points for the Eagles and led the team with four assists and three steals. American shot 41.7 percent from the field in the game and 81.5 percent from the foul line.

The Eagles (4-2) opened the game on a 13-2 run, with Hinkle hitting 11 straight points just 13:12 into the first half before Blake Jolivette added a three of his own to put American up 11. Cornell was able to bring it within eight after a Josh Figini jumper, but a pair of Brewer free throws and a Tony Wroblicky jumper gave American their biggest lead of the game, 22-10, at 8:55.

The Big Red (2-4) were able to cut American' lead to two, 30-28, going on a 14-4 run at the end of the first. Chris Wroblewski opened the run for Cornell, despite Hinkle answering with a lay-up to keep the Eagles up by 10 with 3:02 on the clock, 28-18. Wroblewski would add two more and Shonn Miller added four straight points for Cornell to end the half.

Hinkle led American with 13 points in the first half as Wroblicky added three boards. The Eagles shot 41.7 percent from the floor and 87.5 percent from the line. Wroblewski led the Big Red with seven first half points as Cornell shot 44.4 percent from the field. Galal Cancer had six rebounds to lead Cornell.

Brewer added the first four points of the second half, 34-28, before Wroblewski hit a three and Chemerinski made 1-of-2 from the line to cut the Eagles' lead to two, 34-32. A dunk from Figini at 16:01 would it tie it for the first time in the game, 34-34. Cornell took its first and only lead of the game with 12:24 left following a Miles Asafo-Adjei lay-up, 38-36.

American would go on a 16-3 run to take an 11 point lead, 52-41, following a pair of free throws from Grafft. Drew Ferry would hit a three for the Big Red to cut the lead to eight, 52-44, before a Simon McCormack lay-up would put the Eagles back up by 10, 54-44, with 3:50 remaining. Cornell would bring it within three off a Miller three with 20 seconds left in the game, but Hinkle was able to make four free throws to hold off a Big Red comeback. Wroblewski added a lay-up as time expired to mark a 65-63 final score.

The Eagles shot 41.7 percent from the field in the second half and 78.9 percent from the free throw line. Cornell shot 42.9 percent from the field in the second half and 43.6 percent for the game. The team was also 70.0 percent from the line for the game. American held the 32-30 advantage in rebounds.

American will return to Bender Arena on Tuesday, November 29 when they face Howard at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are still available for the game, and you can order them by clicking here or by calling (202) 885-TIXX. The game will also be broadcast live on Comcast SportsNet and Eagles Vision TV.