1 | 2 | T | |
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COLG | 31 | 41 | 72 |
AMER | 25 | 38 | 63 |
Swopshire, Burns lead Colgate to 72-63 win over American
WASHINGTON -- Jordan Swopshire had 18 points and freshman Jordan Burns scored 10 of his 14 points in the final five minutes to help Colgate beat American 72-63 on Tuesday night for its fourth win in a row.
Will Rayman hit 5 of 6 from the field, made 5 of 7 from the free-throw line and finished with 15 points for Colgate (7-6, 2-0 Patriot League). Sean O'Brien added six points, a career-high tying eight rebounds, six assists and three steals with no turnovers.
Burns scored seven points during a 9-3 spurt that gave the Raiders a 67-60 lead with 1:54 to play. American's Larry Motuzis hit a 3-pointer 20 seconds later, but the Eagles committed a turnover on each of their next three possessions and Colgate hit 5 of 6 free throws in the final 47 seconds to seal it.
Sa'eed Nelson led American (3-10, 0-2) with 21 points and five assists.
Colgate shot 51 percent (27 of 53) from the field and scored 25 points off 18 Eagles turnovers.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Dennis Allocco
- Clarence Armstrong
- Tony Meeks
2024-25 Patriot League Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Army | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Bucknell | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Colgate | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
American University | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
Boston University | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
Holy Cross | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
Lafayette | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
Lehigh | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
Loyola Maryland | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
Navy | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |