Navy beats American 77-67 on Abdullah's career night
ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- Hasan Abdullah scored a career-high 23 points with six rebounds and six assists and Navy scored seven unanswered points in the final 1:17 to beat American 77-67 on Wednesday night.
George Kiernan added 17 points with four 3-pointers for the Midshipmen (8-14, 5-6 Patriot League), who were outscored 46-28 in the paint but made nine 3-pointers to the Eagles' four.
American tied it three times before taking a 49-48 lead on Larry Motuzis' layup with 12:31 to play and the lead traded hands until Kiernan's 3 and layup put Navy up 60-55 with 8:30 left. The Eagles closed to 66-65 on Sa'eed Nelson's layup but Abdullah's bucket sparked an 11-2 run and Navy won going away.
The Midshipmen scored eight straight in the first half and led 33-27 at halftime as neither team had a double-digit lead.
Nelson scored 24 points with nine rebounds and six assists for American (12-10, 6-5), which saw its four-game win streak end. Mark Gasperini added 13 points.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Dwayne Gladden
- Kenneth Clark
- Tim Comer
2023-24 Patriot League Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Colgate | 16-2 | - | 25-10 |
American University | 10-8 | 6 | 16-16 |
Boston University | 10-8 | 6 | 16-17 |
Bucknell | 10-8 | 6 | 14-19 |
Lafayette | 10-8 | 6 | 11-21 |
Lehigh | 9-9 | 7 | 14-18 |
Navy | 8-10 | 8 | 13-18 |
Army | 6-12 | 10 | 10-22 |
Holy Cross | 6-12 | 10 | 10-23 |
Loyola Maryland | 5-13 | 11 | 7-25 |