ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The American University men's basketball team got back in the win column with a 59-42 victory at Navy. Senior
Matt Rogers led all scorers with 25 points and senior
Lincoln Ball recorded his first career double-double.
American has held its opponents to an average of 48 points per game over its last three games.
Notable Numbers
- Rogers led all scorers with 25 points for the game, including 18 points in the second half.
- For a 17 minute, 29 second stretch from the first half to the second half, Rogers was the only player to score for American.
- Ball tallied 11 points and 10 rebounds for his first career double-double.
- American made 44 percent of its shots compared to just 28 percent from Navy.
- American made 15-of-17 free throws for the contest.
- Navy's leading scorer for the season, Austin Begnini, who was averaging 16 points per game entering the contest, scored just 11 points.
First Half
- Ball scored the first seven points of the game for American, including converting an and-one, as American trailed 8-7 early.
- Three-pointers from freshman Greg Jones and senior Chris Gleaton gave American a 13-9 lead with 13:04 left in the half.
- A pair of threes from sophomore Adrian Samuels and senior Lorenzo Donadio helped American extend its lead to 23-14 at the 7:20 mark.
- Matt Rogers converted an and-one as American continued on a 12-1 run. The Eagles led 28-15 with 4:03 left in the half.
- After a technical foul by Navy, freshman Matt Mayock converted on both free throws as American led 32-19 with 1:39 left in the first half.
- Ball led the Eagles with 11 points at the half. Donadio and Rogers each added seven points.
- American made 50 percent of its shots in the half, compared to 24 percent from Navy.
- The Eagles converted on 11-of-12 free throws in the half to take a 37-22 lead into the locker room.
Second Half
- Rogers scored the first nine points of the half for the Eagles as AU maintained a 46-29 lead with 14:10 to play.
- Midway through the second half, Rogers was still the only Eagle to score. At the time, his 13 second-half points had American leading 50-33 with 9:51 to play.
- An and-one for Rogers extended the American lead to 53-33 with 6:38 left in the game.
- With 3:33 to play in the game, Mayock became the first Eagle other than Rogers to score in the second half with a three-pointer to give AU a 58-39 lead.
- American held Navy to just 20 points in the second half.
Up Next
- American will return to Bender Arena for a home contest against Lafayette on Saturday, February 17, for American's Mental Health Awareness game. It'll be a 4:00 p.m. tip-off.
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