MBB
Mitchell Layton
56
American Americ 2-7,0-0 Patriot
90
Winner Howard HOW 5-4,0-0 MEAC
American Americ
2-7,0-0 Patriot
56
Final
90
Howard HOW
5-4,0-0 MEAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
American Americ 22 34 56
Howard HOW 43 47 90

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Men’s Basketball Stifled by Howard

WASHINGTON – The early-season struggles continued for American University men's basketball on Saturday evening as the Eagles dropped a non-conference matchup with DC rival Howard, 90-56.

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • American missed its first seven field goals, allowing Howard to race out to a 9-0 lead.
  • The Eagles got themselves back into it with a 7-0 run of their own to cut the deficit to 14-9 with 14:01 remaining in the first half.
  • The momentum shifted back to the Bison after that, as they used a 19-4 run to jump ahead 33-13 with 8:21 to go.
  • American's defense stifled Howard, holding them without a basket for 4:41 late in the first half. But AU struggled to break the Howard press and went into the locker room trailing, 43-22.
  • The Eagles started the second half pretty well, cutting the deficit to 17 on a Matt Rogers jumper with 16:56 remaining.
  • But Howard's pace was tough for AU to keep up with as they ultimately won by 34 points.
BY THE NUMBERS
  • Matt Rogers continued his impressive offensive stretch, setting a new career-high with 30 points. That's the most points scored by an AU player this season. It's also the fourth time in five games that he has scored in double figures.
  • American only managed six bench points, compared to 24 for Howard.
  • Howard had a 22-4 advantage in second chance points.
UP NEXT
  • The Eagles are finally set to return to Bender Arena on Wednesday, Dec. 8 against Saint Francis (PA).
  • Tip-off in Tenleytown is set for 7 PM.
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