WEST POINT, N.Y. -- It was tied with 3:11 left to play inside Christl Arena on Wednesday night, but American University men's basketball dug deep to hold Army scoreless down the stretch and pulled out a second consecutive Patriot League win. 

QUICK NOTABLES

• No stranger to the record books, Sa'eed Nelson moved up a few different lists on Wednesday night. He moved up two spots on the Patriot League's career scoring list to No. 9 with his 12-point performance, passing Adonal Foyle from Colgate and Greg Sprink from Lehigh as he now has 1,786 career points. 
• With two steals, Nelson moved to No. 3 on AU's career steals list. He passed Mark Nickens, who had 231 steals from 1980-83.
• Mark Gasperini had a season-high 19 points, including two huge buckets down the stretch.
• With the win, the Eagles have their first winning streak of the season and move to 2-1 in Patriot League play. 
• American has now taken three straight games over Army, their longest streak in the series since winning six straight from Feb. 17, 2010 to Feb. 29, 2012. 

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Both teams were a little sluggish out of the gate in the first four minutes of play. 
• After Jamir Harris came up with an offensive rebound, Connor Nelson hit a three-pointer to put the Eagles ahead, 9-8, with 14:32 left in the first half.
• Army responded with a 6-0 run from their big man Matt Harris to take their largest lead of the game, 14-9, with 11:58 remaining. 
• S. Nelson hit three-pointers on the front and back end of a 15-4 American run that put the Eagles in control in the middle portion of the half. 
• Jacob Boonyasith gave AU their biggest lead of the first 20 minutes with a three-pointer to put the Eagles up 30-21 with 5:30 left. 
• The first half was swift with only eight fouls called and five free-throw attempts en route to a 38-30 American advantage at the intermission. 
• Out of the gate in the second half, both teams exchanged baskets with AU maintaining a slim lead. 
• Army first cut the deficit to two at 47-45 with 12:29 to play. On the ensuing possession, Harris drained a corner three to get the lead back to five. 
• Although the Black Knights never held a second-half lead, they did tie the game at 57-57 and then 60-60 in the final five minutes of play.
• C. Nelson drove the lane and found a trailing Gasperini for an open layup to put American up for good, 62-60, with 2:46 remaining. 
• Army was held scoreless in the final 3:11 and two made free throws from Harris with 14.4 seconds left iced the game for AU.

BY THE NUMBERS

• Four Eagles reached double-figures in scoring, led by Gasperini's season-high 19 points. Gasperini also tied for the team-high with five rebounds. 
• S. Nelson and Harris both had 12 points, while Boonyasith had 11 points. 
• Stacy Beckton Jr. and Harris also had five boards to tie for the team-high mark. Beckton Jr. led the team with three steals and also had a block. 
• American shot an impressive 81.3% from the free-throw line which played a big part in their victory. 
• AU led the game for 30:08 while only trailing for 7:07. 

UP NEXT

• American will wrap up a stretch of four road trips in their last five games with a trip to Bethlehem, Pa., on Saturday night to take on Lehigh.
• Tip-off inside Stabler Arena is set for 7 p.m. 

INDIVIDUAL GAME TICKET INFO

• The next home men's basketball game in Bender Arena will be Wednesday, Jan. 15 at 7 p.m. vs. Bucknell. Great seats are available for this and all remaining Patriot League basketball home games. 
• Secure your seats today by visiting AUeagles.com/Tickets or by calling (202) 885-TIXX (8499). 
• Group Tickets are available starting at just $5 each. 
• AU students are admitted free of charge to home basketball games with a valid AU ID.

"BENDER WEEKENDER" TICKET MINI-PLAN NOW ON SALE THROUGH JAN. 17

• Ring in the new year by purchasing AU Men's Basketball's "Bender Weekender" Ticket Mini-Plan! 
• For just $50 you get a sideline ticket in Sections 102 or 105 to three exciting Saturday afternoon home match-ups this January and February: Jan. 18 vs. Holy Cross, Jan. 25 vs. Colgate and Feb. 8 vs. Army. 
• Purchase this special limited time offer at AUeagles.com/Tickets now through Jan. 17!

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