American University men's basketball team huddles on the court.
Damian Searchwell
51
American Americ 15-11,7-8 Patriot
73
Winner Bucknell Buck 11-17,4-11 Patriot
American Americ
15-11,7-8 Patriot
51
Final
73
Bucknell Buck
11-17,4-11 Patriot
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
American Americ 23 28 51
Bucknell Buck 33 40 73

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Men’s Basketball Drops Monday Night Game to Bucknell

LEWISBURG, Pa. – American University men's basketball (15-11, 7-8 PL) had two score in double figures Monday night in Sojka Pavilion but the Eagles could not overcome the Bucknell's (11-17, 4-11 PL) hot three-point shooting as the Eagles dropped their third-straight game, 73-51, in Lewisburg.
 
QUICK NOTABLE
  • With his two blocks in Monday's game, junior Johnny O'Neil now has 82 career blocks and 37 blocks this season. He is just nine blocks away from moving into a tie for ninth all-time on the AU career blocks list in the record books with Patrick Doctor. His 39 blocks this season puts him in sole possession of ninth all-time for single season blocks.
  • Junior Matt Rogers led the Eagles with 20 points, tying his season high. 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Bucknell won tip and the two sides traded baskets to start the game. Sophomore Elijah Stephens broke the tie for American with a shot from beyond the arc to put the Eagles up 5-2.
  • The Bison pulled within one, 5-4, before American jumped out to a 10-8 lead. The Bison then quickly evened the score 10-10 and went on to jump out to a 16-12 lead.
  • It was all Bison for the rest of the first half as hot shooting kept them out in front and gave them a 33-23 lead heading into halftime.
  • American opened up the second half with a 6-0 scoring run to pull within four of Bucknell, 33-29, but a few minutes later the home team went on a 12-0 run to take a 48-31 lead with just over 13 minutes to play in the half. The Bison eventually took a 56-39 lead with 9:19 left to play.
  • A layup from Rogers and an extra shot from freshman Jermaine Ballisager Webb helped American start to chip away at Bucknell's lead, but the Bison could not be stopped as they claimed the 73-51 Monday night victory and season sweep of the Eagles. 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
  • Rogers led the Eagles with 20 points while O'Neil also scored in double figures with 13 points. O'Neil led the team in rebounds with eight.
  • Stephens led the Eagles in assists with three.
  • Junior Colin Smalls led the team with three steals, marking a season high for the junior.
  • American held the 9-6 steals advantage in the game. 
UP NEXT
  • The Eagles will return to Bender Arena on Saturday, Feb. 18 for a 2 p.m. game against Lehigh. Saturday is the program's senior day and American University Athletics Hall of Fame Day.  The program will honor graduate student Connor Nelson and seniors Jaxon Knotek and Ben Lubarsky for their hard work and dedication to the program over the years. 
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