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Stephens scores 16 as American downs Colgate 72-62 in Patriot League Tournament semifinals

AP
Mar 09, 2025

WASHINGTON (AP) Elijah Stephens had 16 points in second-seeded American Eagles's 72-62 win against third-seeded Colgate Raiders on Sunday in the Patriot League Tournament semifinals.

The Eagles host fifth-seeded Navy for the championship on Wednesday night..

Stephens shot 5 for 9 (2 for 6 from 3-point range) and 4 of 4 from the free-throw line for the Eagles (21-12). Matt Rogers scored 15 points and added five rebounds. Colin Smalls went 5 of 10 from the field (2 for 3 from 3-point range) to finish with 12 points.

The Raiders (14-19) were led by Jeff Woodward, who recorded 16 points and 12 rebounds. Jalen Cox added 16 points and two steals for Colgate. Chandler Baker also put up 12 points and three steals.

Greg Jones scored eight points in the first half and American went into halftime trailing 29-26. Stephens led American with 12 points in the second half as their team outscored Colgate by 13 points over the final half.

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

1st Half
COLG
Raiders
29
AMER
Eagles
26

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Eagles gains possession)
19:46		Jeff Woodward misses two point layup
19:44		Jeff Woodward offensive rebound
19:30	+2	Jalen Cox makes two point layup	2-0
19:18		Matt Rogers turnover (bad pass) (Jalen Cox steals)
19:05	+3	Chandler Baker makes three point jump shot (Jalen Cox assists)	5-0
18:40		Lincoln Ball misses three point jump shot
18:38		Jeff Woodward defensive rebound
18:21	+2	Jeff Woodward makes two point hook shot	7-0
17:55	+2	Matt Rogers makes two point jump shot	7-2
17:33		Jeff Woodward turnover (lost ball) (Colin Smalls steals)
17:22		Colin Smalls misses two point layup
17:20		Lincoln Ball offensive rebound
17:07	+2	Elijah Stephens makes two point layup	7-4
16:58		Jeff Woodward turnover (lost ball) (Matt Rogers steals)
16:45		Matt Rogers misses two point layup
16:43		Jeff Woodward defensive rebound
16:32	+2	Jalen Cox makes two point jump shot	9-4
16:18		Greg Jones turnover (bad pass)
15:54	+3	Parker Jones makes three point jump shot (Jalen Cox assists)	12-4
15:23	+2	Lincoln Ball makes two point hook shot	12-6
15:09		Parker Jones misses two point layup
15:07		Geoff Sprouse defensive rebound
14:58		Jeff Woodward shooting foul (Eric Michaels draws the foul)
14:58		TV timeout
14:58		Eric Michaels misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:58	+1	Eric Michaels makes regular free throw 2 of 2	12-7
14:36		Nicolas Louis-Jacques misses two point jump shot
14:34		Matt Mayock defensive rebound
14:05	+2	Greg Jones makes two point jump shot	12-9
13:46		Jalen Cox turnover (out of bounds)
13:35		Matt Rogers misses two point layup
13:33		Sam Wright defensive rebound
13:14		Nicolas Louis-Jacques misses three point jump shot
13:12		Greg Jones defensive rebound
12:58		Matt Rogers misses two point layup
12:56		Jalen Cox defensive rebound
12:48		Sam Wright misses three point jump shot
12:46		Wyatt Nausadis defensive rebound
12:24		Matt Mayock turnover (bad pass) (Jalen Cox steals)
12:10		Josh Ahayere misses three point jump shot
12:08		Wyatt Nausadis defensive rebound
11:44		Greg Jones turnover (lost ball) (Sam Wright steals)
11:41		TV timeout
11:16		Josh Ahayere misses two point layup
11:14		Eagles defensive rebound
10:46		Elijah Stephens misses three point jump shot
10:44		Eagles offensive rebound
10:35		Josh Ahayere personal foul (Greg Jones draws the foul)
10:23	+2	Lincoln Ball makes two point layup (Elijah Stephens assists)	12-11
9:52		Julian Scott misses two point jump shot
9:50		Josh Ahayere offensive rebound
9:47		Raiders turnover (shot clock violation)
9:30		Elijah Stephens misses three point jump shot
9:28		Jalen Cox defensive rebound
9:17		Kyle Carlesimo misses three point jump shot
9:15		Elijah Stephens defensive rebound
9:10		Brady Cummins personal foul (Colin Smalls draws the foul)
9:01	+2	Matt Rogers makes two point layup	12-13
8:44	+2	Jalen Cox makes two point jump shot	14-13
8:11		Jeff Woodward shooting foul (Matt Rogers draws the foul)
8:11		Matt Rogers misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:11	+1	Matt Rogers makes regular free throw 2 of 2	14-14
8:01		Raiders turnover (10-second violation)
7:28		Geoff Sprouse misses three point jump shot
7:26		Parker Jones defensive rebound
7:24		Matt Mayock personal foul (Parker Jones draws the foul)
7:24		TV timeout
7:18	+3	Kyle Carlesimo makes three point jump shot (Jalen Cox assists)	17-14
6:52		Jalen Cox blocks Elijah Stephens's three point jump shot
6:50		Kyle Carlesimo defensive rebound
6:32		Lincoln Ball personal foul
6:18	+2	Jalen Cox makes two point layup	19-14
6:04		Geoff Sprouse misses three point jump shot
6:02		Jeff Woodward defensive rebound
5:55		Jeff Woodward turnover (lost ball)
5:39		Matt Mayock misses three point jump shot
5:37		Raiders defensive rebound
5:28		Chandler Baker misses three point jump shot
5:26		Parker Jones offensive rebound
5:22	+3	Nicolas Louis-Jacques makes three point jump shot (Parker Jones assists)	22-14
5:21		Eagles 30 second timeout
5:02	+2	Lincoln Ball makes two point layup	22-16
4:45		Nicolas Louis-Jacques turnover (lost ball) (Greg Jones steals)
4:34	+3	Greg Jones makes three point jump shot (Colin Smalls assists)	22-19
4:03	+2	Nicolas Louis-Jacques makes two point jump shot	24-19
3:40	+3	Greg Jones makes three point jump shot (Wyatt Nausadis assists)	24-22
3:15		Chandler Baker misses two point jump shot
3:13		Colin Smalls defensive rebound
2:52		Matt Rogers misses two point hook shot
2:50		Sam Wright defensive rebound
2:39	+2	Jalen Cox makes two point jump shot	26-22
2:22		Nicolas Louis-Jacques personal foul
2:22		TV timeout
2:09		Eric Michaels misses two point hook shot
2:07		Eric Michaels offensive rebound
2:03		Eric Michaels misses two point layup
2:01		Sam Wright defensive rebound
1:56		Brady Cummins misses three point jump shot
1:54		Colin Smalls defensive rebound
1:44	+2	Colin Smalls makes two point jump shot	26-24
1:12		Brady Cummins misses three point jump shot
1:10		Greg Jones defensive rebound
0:44	+2	Elijah Stephens makes two point layup	26-26
0:30		Raiders 30 second timeout
0:07		Parker Jones misses two point jump shot
0:05		Matt Rogers defensive rebound
0:03		Matt Rogers turnover (bad pass) (Chandler Baker steals)
0:01	+3	Parker Jones makes three point jump shot (Chandler Baker assists)	29-26
0:01		Matt Rogers shooting foul (Parker Jones draws the foul)
0:01		Parker Jones misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:01		Greg Jones defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
COLG
Raiders
33
AMER
Eagles
46

Time		Play	Score
19:40		Colin Smalls misses three point jump shot
19:38		Jeff Woodward defensive rebound
19:26		Jalen Cox turnover (bad pass) (Colin Smalls steals)
19:23	+2	Colin Smalls makes two point layup	29-28
18:53		Nicolas Louis-Jacques misses two point layup
18:51		Matt Rogers defensive rebound
18:29		Colin Smalls misses two point hook shot
18:27		Parker Jones defensive rebound
18:20		Jalen Cox turnover (bad pass) (Matt Rogers steals)
18:12	+3	Elijah Stephens makes three point jump shot (Lincoln Ball assists)	29-31
17:47		Chandler Baker misses three point jump shot
17:45		Jeff Woodward offensive rebound
17:44		Greg Jones personal foul
17:43		Jalen Cox turnover (bad pass) (Eric Michaels steals)
17:37		Lincoln Ball turnover (bad pass) (Nicolas Louis-Jacques steals)
17:26		Colin Smalls shooting foul (Jeff Woodward draws the foul)
17:26	+1	Jeff Woodward makes regular free throw 1 of 2	30-31
17:26	+1	Jeff Woodward makes regular free throw 2 of 2	31-31
17:11	+3	Elijah Stephens makes three point jump shot	31-34
16:48	+2	Jeff Woodward makes two point layup	33-34
16:18		Lincoln Ball misses two point layup
16:16		Eric Michaels offensive rebound
16:11		Colin Smalls misses two point jump shot
16:09		Jeff Woodward defensive rebound
15:58	+2	Chandler Baker makes two point jump shot	35-34
15:33		Greg Jones misses two point layup
15:31		Lincoln Ball offensive rebound
15:27	+2	Lincoln Ball makes two point layup	35-36
15:12		Jeff Woodward misses two point layup
15:10		Eric Michaels defensive rebound
15:00		Jeff Woodward blocks Greg Jones's two point layup
14:58		Jeff Woodward defensive rebound
14:57		Lincoln Ball shooting foul
14:57		TV timeout
14:57	+1	Jalen Cox makes regular free throw 1 of 2	36-36
14:57		Jalen Cox misses regular free throw 2 of 2
14:57		Greg Jones defensive rebound
14:43		Sam Wright shooting foul (Matt Mayock draws the foul)
14:43	+1	Matt Mayock makes regular free throw 1 of 2	36-37
14:43	+1	Matt Mayock makes regular free throw 2 of 2	36-38
14:17		Kyle Carlesimo misses three point jump shot
14:15		Geoff Sprouse defensive rebound
14:03	+2	Matt Rogers makes two point layup	36-40
13:41		Jalen Cox misses two point layup
13:39		Elijah Stephens defensive rebound
13:32	+2	Greg Jones makes two point layup (Matt Rogers assists)	36-42
13:32		Brady Cummins shooting foul (Greg Jones draws the foul)
13:32	+1	Greg Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 1	36-43
13:12		Sam Wright turnover (bad pass) (Geoff Sprouse steals)
13:04		Sam Wright personal foul
13:00		Elijah Stephens misses three point jump shot
12:58		Jalen Cox defensive rebound
12:50		Jeff Woodward misses two point layup
12:48		Jeff Woodward offensive rebound
12:46	+2	Jeff Woodward makes two point layup	38-43
12:22	+2	Lincoln Ball makes two point layup (Elijah Stephens assists)	38-45
12:08		Kyle Carlesimo misses three point jump shot
12:06		Matt Mayock defensive rebound
12:00	+3	Matt Mayock makes three point jump shot (Elijah Stephens assists)	38-48
11:58		Raiders 30 second timeout
11:58		TV timeout
11:46	+2	Jeff Woodward makes two point layup (Brady Cummins assists)	40-48
11:21		Colin Smalls misses two point jump shot
11:19		Jeff Woodward defensive rebound
11:07		Jeff Woodward misses two point layup
11:05		Colin Smalls defensive rebound
10:40	+2	Matt Mayock makes two point layup (Colin Smalls assists)	40-50
10:32		Kyle Carlesimo misses three point jump shot
10:30		Lincoln Ball defensive rebound
10:02		Wyatt Nausadis misses two point jump shot
10:00		Matt Mayock offensive rebound
9:41	+2	Colin Smalls makes two point layup	40-52
9:27	+2	Jeff Woodward makes two point layup (Chandler Baker assists)	42-52
9:05		TV timeout
9:02		Geoff Sprouse turnover (bad pass) (Jeff Woodward steals)
8:54		Nicolas Louis-Jacques misses three point jump shot
8:52		Matt Rogers defensive rebound
8:37	+2	Matt Rogers makes two point layup (Geoff Sprouse assists)	42-54
8:08		Nicolas Louis-Jacques turnover (bad pass) (Elijah Stephens steals)
7:58	+2	Elijah Stephens makes two point layup	42-56
7:37		Elijah Stephens shooting foul (Jeff Woodward draws the foul)
7:37		TV timeout
7:37	+1	Jeff Woodward makes regular free throw 1 of 2	43-56
7:37	+1	Jeff Woodward makes regular free throw 2 of 2	44-56
7:17		Jeff Woodward personal foul
7:02	+2	Matt Rogers makes two point hook shot	44-58
6:43	+2	Parker Jones makes two point jump shot	46-58
6:17	+2	Matt Rogers makes two point hook shot	46-60
5:59	+2	Jeff Woodward makes two point layup	48-60
5:39		Geoff Sprouse misses three point jump shot
5:37		Chandler Baker defensive rebound
5:18		Elijah Stephens personal foul
5:16		Parker Jones misses three point jump shot
5:14		Matt Rogers defensive rebound
4:54		Matt Rogers misses two point hook shot
4:52		Chandler Baker defensive rebound
4:46	+2	Chandler Baker makes two point hook shot	50-60
4:23	+3	Colin Smalls makes three point jump shot (Matt Rogers assists)	50-63
4:20		Eagles 30 second timeout
4:20		TV timeout
4:07		Matt Rogers personal foul
3:58	+2	Jalen Cox makes two point layup (Jeff Woodward assists)	52-63
3:33		Matt Mayock misses two point jump shot
3:31		Elijah Stephens offensive rebound
3:13		Lincoln Ball misses two point jump shot
3:11		Jeff Woodward defensive rebound
3:02		Chandler Baker misses two point layup
3:00		Jeff Woodward offensive rebound
2:58		Jalen Cox misses three point jump shot
2:56		Matt Rogers defensive rebound
2:52		Nicolas Louis-Jacques personal foul
2:34	+3	Colin Smalls makes three point jump shot (Elijah Stephens assists)	52-66
2:22	+3	Jalen Cox makes three point jump shot (Nicolas Louis-Jacques assists)	55-66
2:20		Raiders 30 second timeout
2:15		Elijah Stephens turnover (bad pass)
2:04		Jalen Cox turnover (bad pass)
1:54		Lincoln Ball turnover (bad pass) (Chandler Baker steals)
1:50		Lincoln Ball blocks Chandler Baker's two point layup
1:48		Raiders offensive rebound
1:45		Nicolas Louis-Jacques misses three point jump shot
1:43		Jalen Cox offensive rebound
1:40		Parker Jones misses three point jump shot
1:38		Matt Mayock defensive rebound
1:33		Eagles 30 second timeout
1:26		Nicolas Louis-Jacques personal foul
1:25		Parker Jones shooting foul (Matt Rogers draws the foul)
1:25	+1	Matt Rogers makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-67
1:25	+1	Matt Rogers makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-68
1:10	+2	Chandler Baker makes two point jump shot	57-68
1:10		Raiders 30 second timeout
0:48		Jump ball. Greg Jones vs. Brady Cummins (Brady Cummins gains possession)
0:48		Greg Jones turnover (lost ball) (Brady Cummins steals)
0:41		Parker Jones misses two point jump shot
0:39		Colin Smalls defensive rebound
0:34		Elijah Stephens turnover (lost ball) (Chandler Baker steals)
0:30		Chandler Baker misses two point layup
0:28		Nicolas Louis-Jacques offensive rebound
0:28	+2	Nicolas Louis-Jacques makes two point layup	59-68
0:23		Jalen Cox personal foul
0:23	+1	Elijah Stephens makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-69
0:23	+1	Elijah Stephens makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-70
0:15	+3	Chandler Baker makes three point jump shot	62-70
0:08		Chandler Baker personal foul
0:08	+1	Elijah Stephens makes regular free throw 1 of 1	62-71
0:08	+1	Elijah Stephens makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-72
0:00		End of period

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Elijah Stephens makes regular free throw 2 of 2