American U beats Western Illinois for 1st win of season
WASHINGTON (AP) Delante Jones scored 19 points to help American beat Western Illinois 57-50 on Tuesday night for its first win of the season.
American trailed 26-17 in the first half but started the second half on a 15-4 run to take a 32-30 lead.
Leon Tolksdorf made two free throws with 25 seconds left to push American's lead to 53-50. Mike Miklusak missed a layup on the other end and Jones was fouled. He hit both free-throw attempts with 17 seconds remaining for a five-point lead.
Sa'eed Nelson added 12 points and Mark Gasperini had 10 points and eight rebounds for American (1-5), which shot just 39 percent from the field.
Garret Covington led Western Illinois (2-5) with 20 points. Miklusak finished with 10 points and Jabari Sandifer had three assists to move five away from the Top 3 in program history.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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Pts. Per Game | ||
Ast. Per Game | ||
Reb. Per Game | ||
Field Goal % | ||
Three Point % | ||
Free Throw % |
Team Stats | ||
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Points | 0 | 0 |
Field Goals | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) |
3-Pointers | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) |
Free Throws | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) |
Total Rebounds | 0 | 0 |
Offensive | 0 | 0 |
Defensive | 0 | 0 |
Team | 0 | 0 |
Assists | 0 | 0 |
Steals | 0 | 0 |
Blocks | 0 | 0 |
Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
Fouls | 0 | 0 |
Technicals | 0 | 0 |
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Team Stats | |||
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W. Illinois - | 71.9 PPG | 37.4 RPG | 13.4 APG |
American - | 61.5 PPG | 31.1 RPG | 11.3 APG |
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Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |