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Colin Smalls puts up 23 points as American tops UAlbany 81-77 at Puerto Rico Classico

AP
Nov 24, 2024

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) Colin Smalls scored 23 points as American held off the University of Albany 81-77 at the Puerto Rico Classico tournament on Sunday.

Smalls went 8 of 11 from the field (5 for 7 from 3-point range) for the Eagles (3-4). Elijah Stephens scored 20 points while shooting 7 of 10 from the field and 6 for 9 from the line and added five rebounds and six assists. Matt Mayock shot 6 for 8, including 3 for 4 from beyond the arc to finish with 17 points.

Justin Neely led the Great Danes (5-2) in scoring, finishing with 20 points and seven rebounds. Byron Joshua added 17 points and six rebounds for Albany (NY). Kheni Briggs also recorded 14 points. The Great Danes ended a five-game winning streak with the loss.

American went into halftime ahead of Albany (NY) 39-30. Smalls put up 12 points in the half. American used an 8-0 run in the second half to build a 19-point lead at 65-46 with 10:27 left in the half before finishing off the win.

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American plays Saturday against UPR-Mayaguez, and Albany (NY) visits Georgetown on Saturday.

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1st Half
AMER
Eagles
39
ALB
Great Danes
30

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Eagles gains possession)
19:52	+3	Colin Smalls makes three point jump shot (Matt Mayock assists)	3-0
19:35	+2	Sultan Adewale makes two point jump shot (Kacper Klaczek assists)	3-2
19:15	+3	Greg Jones makes three point jump shot (Elijah Stephens assists)	6-2
19:15		Kacper Klaczek misses two point layup
18:54		Elijah Stephens defensive rebound
18:21	+2	Eric Michaels makes two point layup	8-2
18:03		Amar'e Marshall misses two point layup
18:03		Greg Jones defensive rebound
17:53		Greg Jones misses two point layup
17:52		DeMarr Langford Jr. defensive rebound
17:44		Greg Jones personal foul
17:36		Eric Michaels blocks Byron Joshua's two point layup
17:36		Great Danes offensive rebound
17:28		Eric Michaels blocks Byron Joshua's two point layup
17:28		Great Danes offensive rebound
17:19		DeMarr Langford Jr. offensive foul
17:19		DeMarr Langford Jr. turnover (offensive foul)
16:59	+2	Matt Mayock makes two point jump shot	10-2
16:39	+2	Byron Joshua makes two point layup	10-4
16:19	+3	Colin Smalls makes three point jump shot (Matt Mayock assists)	13-4
15:58		Elijah Stephens personal foul
19:15		TV timeout
15:42		Amar'e Marshall misses two point layup
15:40		Elijah Stephens defensive rebound
15:31	+2	Lincoln Ball makes two point layup	15-4
15:14		Lincoln Ball blocks Byron Joshua's two point layup
15:12		Byron Joshua offensive rebound
15:04	+2	Kacper Klaczek makes two point jump shot (Amar'e Marshall assists)	15-6
14:37		Colin Smalls misses two point layup
14:35		Eric Michaels offensive rebound
14:32		Greg Jones misses three point jump shot
14:30		Byron Joshua defensive rebound
14:13		Sultan Adewale turnover (Elijah Stephens steals)
14:02	+2	Elijah Stephens makes two point layup	17-6
13:43	+2	Kacper Klaczek makes two point layup	17-8
13:19	+2	Elijah Stephens makes two point jump shot	19-8
12:53		Amar'e Marshall misses three point jump shot
12:51		Elijah Stephens defensive rebound
12:47		Elijah Stephens turnover
12:40	+2	Kheni Briggs makes two point layup	19-10
12:40		Eric Michaels shooting foul (Kheni Briggs draws the foul)
12:40	+1	Kheni Briggs makes regular free throw 1 of 1	19-11
12:32		Wyatt Nausadis turnover (Byron Joshua steals)
12:24		Byron Joshua turnover
12:03		Matt Mayock misses three point jump shot
12:01		Justin Neely defensive rebound
11:52		Aaron Reddish turnover
19:07		TV timeout
11:25		Wyatt Nausadis turnover
11:16	+2	Justin Neely makes two point jump shot	19-13
10:57		Wyatt Nausadis misses two point jump shot
10:55		Justin Neely defensive rebound
10:38		Matt Rogers personal foul
10:30		Kheni Briggs misses two point layup
10:28		Kheni Briggs offensive rebound
10:28		Kheni Briggs misses two point jump shot
10:26		Kheni Briggs offensive rebound
10:25		Kheni Briggs misses two point jump shot
10:23		Matt Rogers defensive rebound
10:01	+2	Matt Rogers makes two point layup (Elijah Stephens assists)	21-13
9:37		Aaron Reddish misses three point jump shot
9:35		Colin Smalls defensive rebound
9:29	+2	Elijah Stephens makes two point layup (Greg Jones assists)	23-13
9:13		Matt Rogers blocks Byron Joshua's two point jump shot
9:11		Justin Neely offensive rebound
9:10		Justin Neely misses two point layup
9:08		Great Danes offensive rebound
9:00		Aaron Reddish misses two point jump shot
8:58		Eric Michaels defensive rebound
8:30		Colin Smalls turnover
8:13	+2	Justin Neely makes two point jump shot	23-15
7:47		Matt Mayock turnover (Justin Neely steals)
7:34		Justin Neely turnover (Colin Smalls steals)
18:59		TV timeout
7:22	+2	Lincoln Ball makes two point layup	25-15
7:02		Aaron Reddish offensive foul
7:02		Aaron Reddish turnover (offensive foul)
6:27		Eric Michaels misses two point jump shot
6:27		Justin Neely defensive rebound
6:27	+2	DeMarr Langford Jr. makes two point jump shot	25-17
6:11	+2	Colin Smalls makes two point layup (Lincoln Ball assists)	27-17
5:50	+2	Justin Neely makes two point layup (Byron Joshua assists)	27-19
5:30		Elijah Stephens turnover (Kacper Klaczek steals)
5:20	+2	Amar'e Marshall makes two point layup	27-21
4:50		Kacper Klaczek personal foul
4:30		Colin Smalls misses three point jump shot
4:28		Matt Rogers offensive rebound
4:23	+2	Matt Rogers makes two point jump shot	29-21
4:03	+2	DeMarr Langford Jr. makes two point layup (Justin Neely assists)	29-23
3:55		Byron Joshua personal foul
3:55		TV timeout
3:40	+2	Colin Smalls makes two point jump shot	31-23
3:09	+2	Amar'e Marshall makes two point jump shot	31-25
3:09		Amar'e Marshall technical foul
3:09	+1	Colin Smalls makes technical free throw 1 of 2	32-25
3:09		Colin Smalls misses technical free throw 2 of 2
2:40		Matt Mayock misses two point jump shot
2:38		Justin Neely defensive rebound
2:27	+2	Kacper Klaczek makes two point layup	32-27
2:03	+2	Elijah Stephens makes two point layup	34-27
1:42		Byron Joshua misses three point jump shot
1:40		Greg Jones defensive rebound
1:18	+3	Matt Mayock makes three point jump shot (Matt Rogers assists)	37-27
0:52	+2	Byron Joshua makes two point jump shot	37-29
0:39	+2	Lincoln Ball makes two point jump shot	39-29
0:30		Greg Jones personal foul
0:14		Great Danes 30 second timeout
0:14		Greg Jones personal foul (Aaron Reddish draws the foul)
0:11		Aaron Reddish misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:11	+1	Aaron Reddish makes regular free throw 2 of 2	39-30
0:11		Eagles 30 second timeout
0:01		Lincoln Ball turnover
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
AMER
Eagles
42
ALB
Great Danes
47

Time		Play	Score
19:51		DeMarr Langford Jr. misses two point jump shot
19:48		Matt Mayock defensive rebound
19:47		Colin Smalls misses three point jump shot
19:45		Amar'e Marshall defensive rebound
19:32		Greg Jones personal foul
19:28		Colin Smalls personal foul
19:22		Amar'e Marshall misses two point jump shot
19:20		Lincoln Ball defensive rebound
18:58	+2	Matt Rogers makes two point jump shot	41-30
18:45		Sultan Adewale personal foul (Matt Rogers draws the foul)
18:33		Matt Rogers misses regular free throw 1 of 1
18:33		DeMarr Langford Jr. defensive rebound
18:29	+2	Byron Joshua makes two point layup	41-32
18:11		Matt Rogers misses three point jump shot
17:59		Sultan Adewale shooting foul (Lincoln Ball draws the foul)
17:59		Lincoln Ball misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:59	+1	Lincoln Ball makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-32
17:46		Matt Rogers shooting foul (Byron Joshua draws the foul)
17:46	+1	Byron Joshua makes regular free throw 1 of 2	42-33
17:46	+1	Byron Joshua makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-34
17:29	+2	Elijah Stephens makes two point layup	44-34
17:13	+2	Justin Neely makes two point jump shot	44-36
16:46	+3	Colin Smalls makes three point jump shot (Elijah Stephens assists)	47-36
16:34		Colin Smalls personal foul
16:28		DeMarr Langford Jr. misses three point jump shot
16:26		Eric Michaels defensive rebound
16:17	+2	Elijah Stephens makes two point layup	49-36
15:57		Matt Rogers personal foul
15:57		TV timeout
15:56		Byron Joshua turnover
15:51		Eric Michaels misses two point layup
15:49		Kacper Klaczek defensive rebound
15:41	+2	Justin Neely makes two point jump shot	49-38
15:38		Wyatt Nausadis shooting foul (Justin Neely draws the foul)
15:38	+1	Justin Neely makes regular free throw 1 of 1	49-39
15:27		Julen Iturbe offensive foul
15:27		Julen Iturbe turnover (offensive foul)
15:21		Kheni Briggs misses three point jump shot
15:19		Lincoln Ball defensive rebound
15:10		Byron Joshua personal foul
14:54		Julen Iturbe turnover
14:50		Lincoln Ball shooting foul (Kheni Briggs draws the foul)
14:50	+1	Kheni Briggs makes regular free throw 1 of 2	49-40
14:50	+1	Kheni Briggs makes regular free throw 2 of 2	49-41
14:35		Matt Rogers misses three point jump shot
14:33		Kheni Briggs defensive rebound
14:19		Lincoln Ball blocks Justin Neely's two point layup
13:54	+2	Colin Smalls makes two point layup (Elijah Stephens assists)	51-41
13:41		Kacper Klaczek misses three point jump shot
13:39		Eric Michaels defensive rebound
13:34	+3	Colin Smalls makes three point jump shot (Elijah Stephens assists)	54-41
13:12		Kheni Briggs misses two point jump shot
13:10		Aaron Reddish offensive rebound
13:08		Kheni Briggs turnover (Matt Rogers steals)
12:44	+3	Colin Smalls makes three point jump shot (Matt Mayock assists)	57-41
12:18	+3	Aaron Reddish makes three point jump shot (Amar'e Marshall assists)	57-44
12:15		Great Danes 30 second timeout
12:15		TV timeout
12:02		Matt Rogers turnover
11:33	+2	Aaron Reddish makes two point layup	57-46
11:18	+2	Elijah Stephens makes two point layup	59-46
11:15		Byron Joshua personal foul (Elijah Stephens draws the foul)
11:15		TV timeout
11:15		Elijah Stephens misses regular free throw 1 of 1
11:15		Kheni Briggs defensive rebound
11:10		Byron Joshua misses two point layup
11:08		Matt Mayock defensive rebound
11:06	+3	Matt Mayock makes three point jump shot	62-46
10:27	+3	Matt Mayock makes three point jump shot (Elijah Stephens assists)	65-46
10:14		Elijah Stephens shooting foul (Justin Neely draws the foul)
10:14	+1	Justin Neely makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-47
10:14		Justin Neely misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:14		Lincoln Ball defensive rebound
9:59	+2	Matt Mayock makes two point layup (Lincoln Ball assists)	67-47
9:59		Amar'e Marshall misses two point jump shot
9:57		Great Danes offensive rebound
9:41		Kacper Klaczek offensive foul
9:41		Kacper Klaczek turnover (offensive foul)
9:22		Matt Mayock turnover
9:13	+2	Justin Neely makes two point jump shot (Zach Matulu assists)	67-49
8:51		Zach Matulu personal foul
8:39		Elijah Stephens turnover
8:27		Eric Michaels blocks DeMarr Langford Jr.'s two point jump shot
8:25		Great Danes offensive rebound
8:03		Zach Matulu misses two point jump shot
8:01		Great Danes offensive rebound
8:01		Matt Mayock personal foul (Justin Neely draws the foul)
8:01		TV timeout
8:01	+1	Justin Neely makes regular free throw 1 of 2	67-50
8:01	+1	Justin Neely makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-51
7:32		Elijah Stephens misses two point layup
7:30		Byron Joshua defensive rebound
7:27	+3	Kheni Briggs makes three point jump shot	67-54
7:21		Eagles 30 second timeout
7:13		Kheni Briggs personal foul (Matt Mayock draws the foul)
7:12	+1	Matt Mayock makes regular free throw 1 of 2	68-54
7:12	+1	Matt Mayock makes regular free throw 2 of 2	69-54
7:00		Kheni Briggs misses three point jump shot
6:58		Matt Rogers defensive rebound
6:58		Justin Neely personal foul (Matt Rogers draws the foul)
6:58		Matt Rogers misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:58		Byron Joshua defensive rebound
6:47		Kacper Klaczek misses three point jump shot
6:45		Justin Neely offensive rebound
6:43	+2	Justin Neely makes two point jump shot	69-56
6:43		Eric Michaels personal foul (Justin Neely draws the foul)
6:43	+1	Justin Neely makes regular free throw 1 of 1	69-57
6:13		Eric Michaels turnover
5:56		Byron Joshua misses two point jump shot
5:54		Lincoln Ball defensive rebound
5:54		Justin Neely personal foul (Lincoln Ball draws the foul)
5:54		Lincoln Ball misses regular free throw 1 of 1
5:54		Elijah Stephens offensive rebound
5:48		Byron Joshua personal foul (Elijah Stephens draws the foul)
5:48	+1	Elijah Stephens makes regular free throw 1 of 2	70-57
5:48	+1	Elijah Stephens makes regular free throw 2 of 2	71-57
5:33	+3	Kheni Briggs makes three point jump shot (Justin Neely assists)	71-60
5:01		Matt Rogers turnover (Kheni Briggs steals)
4:48		Aaron Reddish misses three point jump shot
4:46		Elijah Stephens defensive rebound
4:32		Aaron Reddish personal foul (Elijah Stephens draws the foul)
4:32	+1	Elijah Stephens makes regular free throw 1 of 2	72-60
4:32	+1	Elijah Stephens makes regular free throw 2 of 2	73-60
4:21		Elijah Stephens personal foul (Byron Joshua draws the foul)
4:21	+1	Byron Joshua makes regular free throw 1 of 2	73-61
4:21	+1	Byron Joshua makes regular free throw 2 of 2	73-62
4:20		Elijah Stephens turnover
4:12	+2	Byron Joshua makes two point layup	73-64
3:55		Greg Jones offensive foul
3:55		Greg Jones turnover (offensive foul)
3:55		TV timeout
3:45	+2	Kheni Briggs makes two point layup	73-66
3:42		Eric Michaels shooting foul (Kheni Briggs draws the foul)
3:42	+1	Kheni Briggs makes regular free throw 1 of 1	73-67
3:11		Elijah Stephens misses two point layup
3:09		Byron Joshua defensive rebound
3:05	+2	Kacper Klaczek makes two point layup	73-69
2:29		Elijah Stephens misses three point jump shot
2:27		Great Danes defensive rebound
2:23		Lincoln Ball personal foul (Aaron Reddish draws the foul)
2:23	+1	Aaron Reddish makes regular free throw 1 of 2	73-70
2:23		Aaron Reddish misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:23		Kacper Klaczek offensive rebound
2:23		Matt Rogers personal foul (Kacper Klaczek draws the foul)
2:23		Kacper Klaczek misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:23		Kacper Klaczek misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:20		Aaron Reddish turnover
1:57	+2	Matt Mayock makes two point layup	75-70
1:36		Justin Neely misses two point layup
1:34		Eric Michaels defensive rebound
1:34		Justin Neely personal foul (Eric Michaels draws the foul)
1:34		Eric Michaels misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:34		Eric Michaels misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:34		Byron Joshua defensive rebound
1:25		Eric Michaels personal foul (Aaron Reddish draws the foul)
1:25		Aaron Reddish misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:25	+1	Aaron Reddish makes regular free throw 2 of 2	75-71
0:56		Matt Rogers misses two point jump shot
0:54		Matt Rogers offensive rebound
0:50		Kheni Briggs personal foul (Elijah Stephens draws the foul)
0:50	+1	Elijah Stephens makes regular free throw 1 of 2	76-71
0:50		Elijah Stephens misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:50		Justin Neely defensive rebound
0:35		Justin Neely misses two point layup
0:33		Kacper Klaczek offensive rebound
0:31	+3	Byron Joshua makes three point jump shot (Kheni Briggs assists)	76-74
0:30		Great Danes 30 second timeout
0:26		Aaron Reddish personal foul (Matt Rogers draws the foul)
0:26	+1	Matt Rogers makes regular free throw 1 of 2	77-74
0:26	+1	Matt Rogers makes regular free throw 2 of 2	78-74
0:16		Elijah Stephens personal foul (Byron Joshua draws the foul)
0:16	+1	Byron Joshua makes regular free throw 1 of 2	78-75
0:16	+1	Byron Joshua makes regular free throw 2 of 2	78-76
0:15		Justin Neely personal foul (Elijah Stephens draws the foul)
0:15	+1	Elijah Stephens makes regular free throw 1 of 2	79-76
0:15		Elijah Stephens misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:15		Kacper Klaczek defensive rebound
0:10		Eric Michaels blocks Byron Joshua's two point layup
0:08		Great Danes offensive rebound
0:05		Great Danes 60 second timeout
0:02		Matt Mayock personal foul (Justin Neely draws the foul)
0:02	+1	Justin Neely makes regular free throw 1 of 2	79-77
0:02		Eagles 30 second timeout
0:02		Justin Neely misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:02		Eric Michaels defensive rebound
0:02		Eagles 60 second timeout
0:01		Justin Neely personal foul (Matt Rogers draws the foul)
0:01	+1	Matt Rogers makes regular free throw 1 of 2	80-77
0:01	+1	Matt Rogers makes regular free throw 2 of 2	81-77
0:00		End of period

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Matt Rogers makes regular free throw 2 of 2