WEST POINT, N.Y. – The American University men's basketball team completed a season sweep of Army West Point, 73-51. Seven different Eagles made a three-pointer, and 23 of the team's 27 field goals were assisted.
 
Notable Numbers

• Senior Matt Rogers led the Eagles in scoring with 19 points, adding five rebounds.
• Junior Elijah Stephens tallied 13 points and eight assists.
• Four Eagles reached double-figures scoring (Rogers, Stephens, Ball, Greg Jones).
• Greg Jones scored a career-high 10 points in his fifth career start.
• Senior Lincoln Ball reached double-figures scoring for the fourth time in five games.
• American made 56 percent of its shots from the field, 48 percent of its shots from three and 88 percent of its free throws for the game.

First Half

• Both teams came out firing, but three different Eagles made a three-pointer in the first five minutes of the game to give American a 13-8 lead at the 14:18 mark.
• American made 5-of-6 shots, including five straight from Stephens, as American led 29-16 with 7:13 to play in the half.
• A 9-2 run for Army over a four-minute stretch trimmed American's lead to 31-23 with 3:42 left in the first half.
• Both teams connected on six three-pointers in the first half, but the Eagles made 52 percent of their shots in the half to propel AU to a 36-31 lead at the break.
• Stephens and Ball led American in scoring at the half with eight points apiece.
• After Army scored on its opening possession, American led for the rest of the half. The Eagles were in control for a total of 19 minutes and 26 seconds.
• American led by as many as 15 points before the Black Knights got hot from beyond the arc and cut the deficit to five.

Second Half

• After missing his first four attempts from deep, sophomore Geoff Sprouse knocked down a three-pointer as American led 44-37 at the 16:16 mark.
• After a layup from Stephens, American went scoreless for more than three minutes, but the Eagles held Army to just two points during the stretch. American led 46-39 with 12 minutes to play.
• American made two consecutive three-pointers (Ball and Stephens) to help American jump out to a 55-42 lead with just under eight minutes left in the game.
• Rogers made a floater in the paint to extend American's lead to 15 with 4:43 to play.
• Sophomore Noah Jones entered the game with under two minutes to play, making the first three-pointer of his career to reach a career high of three points.
• American outscored Army 37-20 in the second half.

Up Next

• The Eagles will return to Bender Arena for Cassell "Hall of Fame Day" Induction and Senior Day, as American hosts Navy on Saturday, March 2, at 2 p.m., in the final game of the regular season.

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