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Stephens scores 17, leads American University over Loyola Maryland 66-52

AP
Jan 15, 2024

BALTIMORE (AP) Elijah Stephens scored 17 points to lead American University to a 66-52 victory over Loyola Maryland on Monday night.

Stephens shot 7 of 8 from the field and 3 for 4 from the line for the Eagles (10-8, 4-1 Patriot League). Geoff Sprouse scored 14 points while finishing 3 of 6 from 3-point range and 5 for 5 from the line. Matt Rogers shot 4 for 11, scoring 10.

The Greyhounds (3-15, 1-4) were led in scoring by Milos Ilic, who finished with 11 points and eight rebounds. D'Angelo Stines added 10 points, four assists and three steals. Dave Brown finished with eight points.

American carried a slim two-point lead into halftime. The Eagles took the lead with 12:04 left in the second half and did not relinquish it. Stephens had 15 second-half points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

1st Half
AMER
Eagles
29
L-MD
Greyhounds
27

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Eagles gains possession)
19:52		Matt Rogers misses three point jump shot
19:50		Milos Ilic defensive rebound
19:35	+2	Milos Ilic makes two point layup	0-2
19:16		Matt Mayock turnover (traveling)
18:40		Golden Dike misses two point layup
18:38		Greyhounds offensive rebound
18:22		Lincoln Ball personal foul
18:20	+2	D'Angelo Stines makes two point jump shot (Deon Perry assists)	0-4
17:50	+2	Elijah Stephens makes two point layup	2-4
17:50		Golden Dike shooting foul (Elijah Stephens draws the foul)
17:50		Elijah Stephens misses regular free throw 1 of 1
17:50		Milos Ilic defensive rebound
17:33	+2	Milos Ilic makes two point jump shot	2-6
17:09		Lorenzo Donadio misses three point jump shot
17:07		Milos Ilic defensive rebound
16:54		Deon Perry misses two point jump shot
16:52		Lincoln Ball defensive rebound
16:24		Geoff Sprouse misses three point jump shot
16:22		Golden Dike defensive rebound
15:56	+3	David Brown III makes three point jump shot (D'Angelo Stines assists)	2-9
15:39	+3	Geoff Sprouse makes three point jump shot (Colin Smalls assists)	5-9
15:20		D'Angelo Stines misses three point jump shot
15:18		Jermaine Ballisager Webb defensive rebound
15:05		Milos Ilic personal foul
15:05		TV timeout
14:58		Jermaine Ballisager Webb offensive foul
14:58		Jermaine Ballisager Webb turnover (offensive foul)
14:39		Tyson Commander misses three point jump shot
14:37		Colin Smalls defensive rebound
14:37		Deon Perry personal foul (Colin Smalls draws the foul)
14:12	+2	Colin Smalls makes two point layup	7-9
13:40		Golden Dike misses two point layup
13:38		Golden Dike offensive rebound
13:38		Golden Dike turnover (lost ball) (Greg Jones steals)
13:30	+3	Colin Smalls makes three point jump shot (Greg Jones assists)	10-9
12:55		Golden Dike turnover (traveling)
12:41		Lorenzo Donadio turnover (bad pass) (Garrett Brennan steals)
12:33	+2	Garrett Brennan makes two point layup	10-11
12:02		Eagles turnover (shot clock violation)
11:52		Matt Rogers blocks Alonso Faure's two point layup
11:50		Deon Perry offensive rebound
11:36		TV timeout
11:28		Tyson Commander turnover (traveling)
11:03		Matt Rogers misses two point jump shot
11:01		Milos Ilic defensive rebound
10:38		Alonso Faure misses three point jump shot
10:36		Garrett Brennan offensive rebound
10:35		Matt Mayock personal foul (Garrett Brennan draws the foul)
10:28		Deon Perry misses three point jump shot
10:26		Elijah Stephens defensive rebound
10:14	+2	Matt Rogers makes two point layup (Lorenzo Donadio assists)	12-11
9:55		Alonso Faure turnover (bad pass)
9:53		Matt Mayock misses three point jump shot
9:51		Deon Perry defensive rebound
9:44		Deon Perry turnover (bad pass) (Matt Mayock steals)
9:36		Geoff Sprouse misses three point jump shot
9:34		Alonso Faure defensive rebound
9:23		Milos Ilic turnover (traveling)
9:03	+2	Matt Rogers makes two point jump shot (Elijah Stephens assists)	14-11
9:02		Matt Rogers technical foul
9:02	+1	Deon Perry makes technical free throw 1 of 2	14-12
9:02	+1	Deon Perry makes technical free throw 2 of 2	14-13
8:36	+3	Garrett Brennan makes three point jump shot (David Brown III assists)	14-16
8:07		Jermaine Ballisager Webb misses two point jump shot
8:05		David Brown III defensive rebound
7:55		Deon Perry misses two point layup
7:54		Eagles defensive rebound
7:54		TV timeout
7:44		Jermaine Ballisager Webb misses two point jump shot
7:42		Jermaine Ballisager Webb offensive rebound
7:39	+2	Jermaine Ballisager Webb makes two point jump shot	16-16
7:39		Alonso Faure shooting foul (Jermaine Ballisager Webb draws the foul)
7:39		Jermaine Ballisager Webb misses regular free throw 1 of 1
7:39		Alonso Faure defensive rebound
7:20		Deon Perry turnover (bad pass) (Geoff Sprouse steals)
7:14		Garrett Brennan shooting foul (Geoff Sprouse draws the foul)
7:14	+1	Geoff Sprouse makes regular free throw 1 of 3	17-16
7:14	+1	Geoff Sprouse makes regular free throw 2 of 3	18-16
7:14	+1	Geoff Sprouse makes regular free throw 3 of 3	19-16
6:54		Elijah Stephens blocks Deon Perry's two point jump shot
6:52		Lorenzo Donadio defensive rebound
6:40		Elijah Stephens misses two point jump shot
6:38		Alonso Faure defensive rebound
6:21	+2	D'Angelo Stines makes two point jump shot	19-18
5:57		Garrett Brennan personal foul (Jermaine Ballisager Webb draws the foul)
5:51		Matt Rogers turnover (lost ball) (Golden Dike steals)
5:32	+2	Golden Dike makes two point layup	19-20
5:17		Deon Perry personal foul (Geoff Sprouse draws the foul)
5:17	+1	Geoff Sprouse makes regular free throw 1 of 2	20-20
5:17	+1	Geoff Sprouse makes regular free throw 2 of 2	21-20
4:49	+3	David Brown III makes three point jump shot (D'Angelo Stines assists)	21-23
4:19		Matt Rogers misses two point jump shot
4:17		Lincoln Ball offensive rebound
4:17		Golden Dike personal foul (Lincoln Ball draws the foul)
4:17		Lincoln Ball misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:17		Alonso Faure defensive rebound
3:59		Tyson Commander misses three point jump shot
3:57		Matt Mayock defensive rebound
3:33	+2	Lorenzo Donadio makes two point jump shot	23-23
3:08		Alonso Faure misses three point jump shot
3:06		Matt Mayock defensive rebound
2:55	+2	Matt Mayock makes two point layup	25-23
2:37	+2	D'Angelo Stines makes two point jump shot	25-25
2:11		Matt Rogers misses three point jump shot
2:09		Milos Ilic defensive rebound
1:55		Lincoln Ball personal foul (Alonso Faure draws the foul)
1:55		TV timeout
1:41		Milos Ilic turnover (out of bounds)
1:25		Alonso Faure shooting foul (Jermaine Ballisager Webb draws the foul)
1:25	+1	Jermaine Ballisager Webb makes regular free throw 1 of 2	26-25
1:25	+1	Jermaine Ballisager Webb makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-25
1:06		D'Angelo Stines misses two point jump shot
1:04		David Brown III offensive rebound
0:54		Deon Perry misses three point jump shot
0:52		Greg Jones defensive rebound
0:43	+2	Jermaine Ballisager Webb makes two point jump shot (Elijah Stephens assists)	29-25
0:18	+2	Alonso Faure makes two point layup (Milos Ilic assists)	29-27
0:18		Greyhounds 30 second timeout
0:06		Elijah Stephens turnover (lost ball) (D'Angelo Stines steals)
0:06		Elijah Stephens personal foul
0:02		Deon Perry misses three point jump shot
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
AMER
Eagles
37
L-MD
Greyhounds
25

Time		Play	Score
19:48		Deon Perry offensive foul
19:48		Deon Perry turnover (offensive foul)
19:26		Lincoln Ball misses three point jump shot
19:24		Matt Rogers offensive rebound
19:18	+2	Lorenzo Donadio makes two point jump shot	31-27
18:57		Matt Rogers personal foul
18:56	+2	Milos Ilic makes two point layup (D'Angelo Stines assists)	31-29
18:27	+2	Elijah Stephens makes two point jump shot	33-29
18:00		D'Angelo Stines misses two point jump shot
17:58		Matt Rogers defensive rebound
17:48		Matt Rogers misses three point jump shot
17:46		David Brown III defensive rebound
17:27		D'Angelo Stines misses three point jump shot
17:25		Matt Mayock defensive rebound
17:15		Matt Rogers offensive foul (Golden Dike draws the foul)
17:15		Matt Rogers turnover (offensive foul)
16:49		David Brown III misses three point jump shot
16:46		Jermaine Ballisager Webb personal foul (Golden Dike draws the foul)
16:37	+3	Deon Perry makes three point jump shot	33-32
16:12		Jermaine Ballisager Webb turnover (lost ball) (Milos Ilic steals)
15:59		Deon Perry misses three point jump shot
15:57		Colin Smalls defensive rebound
15:49		Greg Jones turnover (bad pass) (Deon Perry steals)
15:43	+2	Deon Perry makes two point layup (Milos Ilic assists)	33-34
15:32	+2	Jermaine Ballisager Webb makes two point layup	35-34
15:10		Milos Ilic turnover (lost ball)
15:10		TV timeout
15:02		Deon Perry personal foul
14:55	+2	Colin Smalls makes two point layup	37-34
14:35		D'Angelo Stines turnover (bad pass) (Matt Rogers steals)
14:23		Matt Rogers misses two point layup
14:21		Milos Ilic defensive rebound
13:54		Alonso Faure turnover (lost ball) (Matt Mayock steals)
13:46	+3	Geoff Sprouse makes three point jump shot	40-34
13:45		Greyhounds 60 second timeout
13:45		TV timeout
13:20	+2	D'Angelo Stines makes two point jump shot	40-36
13:02		Geoff Sprouse turnover (lost ball) (D'Angelo Stines steals)
12:57	+2	David Brown III makes two point layup	40-38
12:37		Lorenzo Donadio turnover (bad pass) (D'Angelo Stines steals)
12:30	+2	Milos Ilic makes two point layup	40-40
12:04	+3	Geoff Sprouse makes three point jump shot	43-40
11:38		Jermaine Ballisager Webb shooting foul (D'Angelo Stines draws the foul)
11:38		TV timeout
11:38	+1	D'Angelo Stines makes regular free throw 1 of 2	43-41
11:38		D'Angelo Stines misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:38		Lincoln Ball defensive rebound
11:17		Milos Ilic personal foul (Matt Rogers draws the foul)
11:01	+2	Lorenzo Donadio makes two point layup (Matt Rogers assists)	45-41
10:30		Garrett Brennan misses two point layup
10:28		Eagles defensive rebound
10:15		Alonso Faure shooting foul (Matt Rogers draws the foul)
10:15	+1	Matt Rogers makes regular free throw 1 of 2	46-41
10:15	+1	Matt Rogers makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-41
10:04		Greyhounds turnover (10-second violation)
9:59		Lorenzo Donadio offensive foul
9:59		Lorenzo Donadio turnover (offensive foul)
9:51		Garrett Brennan turnover (bad pass)
9:40		Lincoln Ball offensive foul (Garrett Brennan draws the foul)
9:40		Lincoln Ball turnover (offensive foul)
9:13		D'Angelo Stines misses three point jump shot
9:11		Milos Ilic offensive rebound
9:11		Lincoln Ball personal foul (Milos Ilic draws the foul)
9:11		Milos Ilic misses regular free throw 1 of 1
9:11		Jermaine Ballisager Webb defensive rebound
8:49		D'Angelo Stines personal foul (Elijah Stephens draws the foul)
8:44	+2	Elijah Stephens makes two point layup	49-41
8:16	+2	Alonso Faure makes two point layup (D'Angelo Stines assists)	49-43
8:16		Greg Jones shooting foul (Alonso Faure draws the foul)
8:16	+1	Alonso Faure makes regular free throw 1 of 1	49-44
8:02		Milos Ilic personal foul (Elijah Stephens draws the foul)
7:52		Elijah Stephens turnover (traveling)
7:52		TV timeout
7:33		Deon Perry misses three point jump shot
7:31		Matt Mayock defensive rebound
7:18	+2	Matt Rogers makes two point layup	51-44
7:00		Matt Mayock shooting foul (Milos Ilic draws the foul)
7:00	+1	Milos Ilic makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-45
7:00		Milos Ilic misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:00		Colin Smalls defensive rebound
6:49		Geoff Sprouse misses three point jump shot
6:47		Milos Ilic defensive rebound
6:26		Matt Mayock blocks Milos Ilic's two point dunk
6:24		Geoff Sprouse defensive rebound
6:17	+2	Matt Rogers makes two point dunk	53-45
5:55		David Brown III misses three point jump shot
5:53		Golden Dike offensive rebound
5:37		Matt Mayock shooting foul (Milos Ilic draws the foul)
5:37	+1	Milos Ilic makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-46
5:37		Milos Ilic misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:35		Eagles defensive rebound
5:16		Matt Rogers misses two point layup
5:14		D'Angelo Stines defensive rebound
4:59		Deon Perry misses two point layup
4:57		Colin Smalls defensive rebound
4:51		Elijah Stephens turnover (traveling)
4:27		Golden Dike misses two point layup
4:25		Golden Dike offensive rebound
4:21	+2	Golden Dike makes two point layup	53-48
3:59	+2	Elijah Stephens makes two point layup	55-48
3:32		Matt Rogers personal foul (Golden Dike draws the foul)
3:32		TV timeout
3:32	+1	Golden Dike makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-49
3:32		Golden Dike misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:32		Colin Smalls defensive rebound
3:14		Golden Dike blocks Jermaine Ballisager Webb's two point layup
3:12		Eagles offensive rebound
3:06		D'Angelo Stines shooting foul (Colin Smalls draws the foul)
3:06		Colin Smalls misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:06	+1	Colin Smalls makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-49
3:01		D'Angelo Stines turnover (lost ball) (Colin Smalls steals)
2:55		Colin Smalls turnover (lost ball) (Deon Perry steals)
2:54		Lorenzo Donadio personal foul (Golden Dike draws the foul)
2:54		Golden Dike misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:54		Golden Dike misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:54		Elijah Stephens defensive rebound
2:44		Elijah Stephens turnover (bad pass) (David Brown III steals)
2:35		David Brown III misses three point jump shot
2:33		Matt Mayock defensive rebound
2:15		Eagles 30 second timeout
2:00	+2	Elijah Stephens makes two point layup	58-49
2:00		Deon Perry shooting foul (Elijah Stephens draws the foul)
2:00	+1	Elijah Stephens makes regular free throw 1 of 1	59-49
1:50		Greyhounds 30 second timeout
1:49		Matt Rogers personal foul (Alonso Faure draws the foul)
1:49		Alonso Faure misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:49	+1	Alonso Faure makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-50
1:23	+2	Elijah Stephens makes two point layup	61-50
1:08		D'Angelo Stines misses three point jump shot
1:06		Eagles defensive rebound
0:59		D'Angelo Stines personal foul (Elijah Stephens draws the foul)
0:59	+1	Elijah Stephens makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-50
0:59	+1	Elijah Stephens makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-50
0:49		Jermaine Ballisager Webb shooting foul (D'Angelo Stines draws the foul)
0:49	+1	D'Angelo Stines makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-51
0:49		D'Angelo Stines misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:49		Lorenzo Donadio defensive rebound
0:48		D'Angelo Stines personal foul (Lorenzo Donadio draws the foul)
0:48		Lorenzo Donadio misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:48	+1	Lorenzo Donadio makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-51
0:35		Greg Jones personal foul (Milos Ilic draws the foul)
0:35		Milos Ilic misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:35	+1	Milos Ilic makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-52
0:17	+2	Elijah Stephens makes two point layup	66-52
0:00		End of period

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Elijah Stephens makes two point layup