WASHINGTON – After remaining competitive for most of the game against Boston University on Monday night, American University men's basketball surrendered a late surge to the Terriers and fell 79-53.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Boston U. raced out to an 18-5 lead in the first six minutes of the game.
• The Terriers pushed their lead to as many as 17 in the first half.
• Marvin Bragg splashed a 3-pointer to put the Eagles within 10 with 3:44 to go but Boston U. went into the locker room with a 42-29 lead.
• Elijah Stephens had a steal and an impressive layup in transition to cut Boston's lead to 46-38 with 16:53 to play.
• That was as close as AU would get as its six-man rotation grew tired down the stretch.
• Boston U. closed the game on a 25-8 run to take the victory.

BY THE NUMBERS

• In 18 minutes off the bench, Josh Alexander scored 12 points, his first double-figure performance since scoring 14 in the season-opener on Nov. 9. He also went 6-for-6 from the charity stripe.
• Elijah Stephens matched his career-high with three steals and added six points.
• Boston U. managed 15 fast break points compared to zero for American.

UP NEXT

• American is scheduled to travel north to face Holy Cross on Thursday at 7 pm.
• The Eagles are scheduled to return to Bender Arena on Sunday, Jan. 16 to take on Bucknell at 2 pm.  
• Tickets to this game and all remaining AU Men's Basketball home games are on sale now and can be purchased by clicking here.

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