Lorenzo Donadio goes up for a basket in a men's basketball game at Bender Arena
Sam Jaffe
65
Mount St. Mary's MSM 1-3,0-0 MAAC
68
Winner American Americ 3-3,0-0 Patriot
Mount St. Mary's MSM
1-3,0-0 MAAC
65
Final
68
American Americ
3-3,0-0 Patriot
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Mount St. Mary's MSM 39 26 65
American Americ 33 35 68

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Lorenzo Donadio Leads Men's Basketball Past Mount St. Mary's, 68-65

WASHINGTON - Behind a career-high 22 points from senior guard Lorenzo Donadio, the American University men's basketball team edged Mount St. Mary's, 68-65, to remain undefeated on its home court in Bender Arena so far this season. The Eagles trailed by as many as 12 in the first half but used a 16-1 second-half run to take the lead for good.

Notable Numbers
  • Donadio went 5-for-7 from long range in breaking his previous career high by 12 points, and hit 8-of-11 from the field overall.
  • Sophomore Geoff Sprouse scored 11 points and senior Matt Rogers also finished in double figures with 10.
  • Five Eagles totaled at least four rebounds in a balanced effort on the boards, led by freshman Greg Jones with six. 
  • Five of Jones' boards came on the offensive glass, leading to five second-chance points of his own and five scored by others.
  • With 11 three-pointers made, the Eagles now average 9.3 made threes per game which is 1.3 more than the second-place team in the Patriot League and three more than AU averaged a season ago.
First Half
  • The game got off to a tough start for the Eagles, who quickly fell into a 9-0 hole after the Mount hit four of its first five shots from the field.
  • Mount St. Mary's matched its nine-point lead four more times before AU finally got going, following up two three-pointers with a layup and free throw from Jones.
  • The 9-0 AU run put the Eagles within three, 18-15 at the 12-minute mark, but the Mount pushed the pace again and built an 11-point, 32-21 lead just past the five-minute mark.
  • Still down 10 with 2:24 left in the half, AU found some success in the closing minutes with a pair of threes from Donadio and senior Lincoln Ball.
  • The final bucket of the half came from the Mountaineers, who took a 39-33 lead into the break.
Second Half
  • Donadio hit a three-pointer in the first minute of the second half, setting the tone for what would be a career performance the rest of the way.
  • The Eagles would still have work to do after the Mount went back up by eight, 47-39 at 15:39, but the run ended there.
  • Back-to-back Donadio treys, his fourth and fifth of the game, started what became 16-1 run that put AU on top by seven, 55-48 near the 10-minute mark.
  • Sprouse also caught fire from long range, hitting a pair of threes in the run that got him to double digits for the game.
  • Mount St. Mary's tied the score once at 55-55 after a 7-0 run, but never took the lead.
  • The Eagles' lead was never more than four in the final six minutes, but they did enough to hold off the Mountaineers.
  • An offensive rebound by Jones that led to a layup by Ball off a Jones assist at 1:45 proved to be a crucial play as it put AU up by four.
  • The Eagles held the Mount without a field goal the rest of the way, and 3-of-4 free throws were not enough for Mount St. Mary's to catch up despite AU hitting just 2-for-4.


Next Up
  • American will play another game at home this week, hosting Hood College at 4 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 26.

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