WASHINGTON — Sam Iorio led all scorers with 20 points but missed connections and foul trouble halted another Atlantic 10 victory as American fell to George Washington 71-67 in overtime at the Smith Center to conclude non-conference play. 

Postgame Notes

• American finishes nonleague play (6-5) with its best record since 2014-15 when the team went 7-5 before entering league play. 
• American played with a heavy reserve lineup for most of the game as Sa'eed Nelson picked up fouls early in the contest and was held to a season-low seven points in 26 minutes. 
• Mark Gasperini returned after missing two games and finished with his first double-double of the season with 12 points and 13 rebounds.  
• Stacy Beckton Jr. added 11 points off the bench and Josh Alexander had six points and seven rebounds. The Eagles bench accounted for 31 of 67 points. 
• American led 33-29 at the break but the Colonials answered back in the second half with a 43-37 advantage.
• With American trailing 57-54 late in the contest, Nelson tied the game with three points off a free throw and second-chance bucket. 
• In overtime, American led 64-61 but Terry Nolan Jr. scored five of seven straight Colonials points to put GW ahead the rest of the way. 
• Justin Mazzulla led the Colonials with 19 points. 

UP NEXT

• AU tips Patriot League play at Bender Arena on Wednesday, Jan. 2 against Boston University on NBC Sports Washington.
• The Eagles will hit the road for Colgate on Jan. 6. 

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