Gamecenter: American 70, Colgate 48
13 January, 2007| 1st | 2nd | Final |
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| Colgate (6-10, 1-2 Patriot) | 18 | 30 | 48 |
| American (9-8, 1-2 Patriot) | 38 | 32 | 70 |
| Bender Arena – Washington, DC | Boxscore |
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| Postgame audio Colgate: Emmett Davis American: Jeff Jones | Andre Ingram |
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American won their first Patriot League game of the year, dismantling Colgate 70-48. Andre Ingram scored 24 points, 18 in the first half, to lead the Eagles.
Colgate stayed close briefly in the first half, but the Eagles quickly pulled away, using a 12-0 run midway through the half, and a 9-0 run later in the half with all 9 points scored by Ingram. The Raiders were ice cold all half, shooting 5-of-25 from the field. Meanwhile, American shot 41.7 percent on the half and only turned the ball over twice. Kendall Chones helped Colgate start the second half well, scoring 7 quick points in a 7-2 Raider run to start the half. However, coach Emmett Davis sat him, and Colgate proceeded to not score in their next 7 possessions, for an 8-0 Eagle run to go up by 23 and essentially ice the game. Kendall Chones continued to play well in the half, ending up with 14 second-half points, but it was not nearly enough to bring Colgate back into it. American travels to Army this week, while Colgate heads to Lehigh. |
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| Keys to the Game | |
| Key sequence | Willie Morse hit a jumper to cut Colgate’s deficit to 13-10 a few minutes into the game. Starting then, Colgate failed to score their next seven possessions, while American went 5-for-7 from the field in that span, scoring 12 points. |
| Key sign it was over |
The game was not really still in doubt, but with 5 minutes remaining, Jon Simon hit a three-pointer to pull within 21 points. Any hopes of a Raider run were extinguished when Brian Gilmore responded with a three of his own. |
| Key performance | Ingram had a vintage Andre Ingram performance, with 24 points on 9-of-15 shooting, including 3 threes. He also grabbed 6 rebounds. |
| Key statistic | Sometimes it’s as easy as shooting percentage. Colgate was 29.2 percent from the floor; American was 43.5 percent. |
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| Notes | |
| – | During halftime, American retired the #11 of Willie Jones, who played from 1957 to 1960. The only other Eagle basketball player to have his number retired is Kermit Washington. |
| – | American created their huge lead without much use of three-pointers. They were only 2-of-13 from the arc in the first half. |
| – | American won the battle of the boards 43-32. |
| – | Colgate shook up their starting line-up, with Trevaron Vinson, Willie Morse and freshman Ben Jonson joining Kendall Chones and Simon. |
