6 December, 2006
by Elliot Smilowitz
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1st |
2nd |
Final |
| American (7-2) |
45 |
40 |
85 |
| Howard (4-5) |
24 |
51 |
75 |
| Burr Gymnasium – Washington, DC |
Boxscore |
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In a battle of Washington D.C. schools, American vanquished Howard 85-75. Arvydas Eitutavicius led the Eagles with 23 points off the bench.
Howard battled back from a 15-7 deficit to come within 20-19. However, Eitutavicius hit three free throws to key a 25-3 run to close out the first half. In that span, Eitutavicius had 2 three-pointers, a conventional three-point play, and the aforementioned three-foul shot possession.
The Eagles maintained control into the second half, leading by 19 with 6:12 left. Howard used a late run to make the final score respectable. The Bison hit 5 three-pointers in the final 5 and a half minutes.
Andre Ingram had 21 points for American, and Derrick Mercer had 9 points and 8 assists in 40 minutes. Darryl Hudson led Howard with 20 points, the only Bison in double figures.
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| Keys to the Game |
| Key sequence |
American led 32-22 heading into a media timeout late in the first half, and had scored 5 straight. Howard’s next three possessions led to two missed shots and a turnover, while American had an Ingram trey, Travis Lay lay-up, and another Ingram three to go from in control of a close game to blowing out the Bison.
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| Key sign it was over |
Starting with 5:30 left, Curtis White and Darek Mitchell combined for three treys in consecutive possessions, but American responded to each with a two-point basket. When this run was over, Howard had cut its deficit from 17 to 14, still to much to overcome in the final minutes.
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| Key performance |
Ingram had a very efficient scoring night, getting 21 points on 7-of-9 field goal shooting (including 3-of-4 from the arc). He added 9 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals.
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| Key statistic |
American was 5-for-10 in the first half from the three-point line. Eitutavicius had 3 of them, Ingram 2.
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| Notes |
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Brian Gilmore scored 6 points and grabbed 4 rebounds off the bench, spelling the foul trouble-plagued Brayden Billbe.
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American dominated on the boards 42-23 over the Bison.
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Paulius Joneliunas had a big game for the Eagles, with 13 points and 3 blocked shots.
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Despite leading all game, American actually had more personal fouls than Howard. Most of them were non-shooting fouls, though, as the Bison shot 20 free throws on 21 American fouls.
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The Eagles travel to Yale Saturday afternoon for their last game before final exams begin.
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