15 February, 2007
by Elliot Smilowitz
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1st |
2nd |
Final |
| Army (13-13, 3-8 Patriot) |
24 |
25 |
49 |
| American (13-13, 5-7 Patriot) |
26 |
38 |
64 |
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American took a stranglehold on fourth place in the Patriot League, and an accompanying home game in the league tournament, with a 64-49 win against Army. The Eagles used a 10-0 run in the second half to run away with the victory.
Andre Ingram led the Eagles with 15 points, one of three Eagles in double figures. Brayden Billbe had 13 points and 8 rebounds, and Derrick Mercer added 10 points. After trailing 11-4 at the start of the game, American caught up and took a slight lead into halftime as Ingram scored 10 of his points in the first half.
It was the second half, though, where the Eagles ran away with the game, outscoring Army 16-2 over a 4:24 span. American used stifling defense all game, holding the Black Knights to 34.1 percent shooting and just 1-for-11 shooting from the arc.
Doug Williams scored 13 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for the Knights, and Matt Bell added 10 points. Leading scorer Jarell Brown was held to 6 points on 2-for-12 shooting.
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| Keys to the Game |
| Key sequence |
With 14:17 left and the Eagles leading 37-32, American went on a 10-0 run, capped by a Billbe dunk, to take command of the game. Billbe and Linas Lekavicius scored 4 points each in the run. During the run, Army went 0-for-2 from the field with 4 turnovers.
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| Key sign it was over |
Paulius Joneliunas scored a put-back to put the Eagles up 56-36 with 8:07 left. Joneliunas’ contributions in a 2:12 span (4 points, 4 rebounds) helped ensure American wouldn’t slack off with the big lead.
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| Key performance |
Billbe, often the biggest man on the court tonight, played up to his 6-10 size, with 13 points and 8 rebounds. Billbe was 5-of-8 from the floor.
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| Key statistic |
Army shot 29.2 percent from the floor in the second half, including 0-of-6 from the arc.
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| Notes |
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American scored 20 points off 18 Army turnovers. The Knights only managed 6 points off 12 American turnovers.
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Garrison Carr got a bit of playing time, scoring 8 points, including 2 threes, in 21 minutes.
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The Eagles are now a full game up on the field for fourth place in the Patriot League. Army is in seventh place, a half game behind Colgate and Navy, and a half game up on Lafayette.
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Army stays in the area for their next game, facing rival Navy on Saturday afternoon. American is off until Tuesday, when they too travel to Navy.
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