Iorio's late 3 lifts American over UMBC 73-69
BALTIMORE -- Sa'eed Nelson scored 18 points, Sam Iorio added 11, including a go-ahead 3 with 1.5 seconds left, and American University rallied to beat UMBC 73-69 on Saturday.
UMBC tied it on Max Curran's layup with 11 seconds left before Iorio hit his wide-open 3 from the wing. UMBC turned it over on its next possession, and Nelson sealed it at the line.
Stacy Beckton Jr. added 14 points with four 3-pointers for the Eagles (3-1), who made 13 of 30 3-pointers and shot 50 percent.
Curran's dunk put the Retrievers up by 10 points early in the second half, but the Eagles rallied on an 11-3 run and Beckton's 3 tied it at 46 with 12:35 to go. Nelson's 3 capped a 10-2 run for a 62-57 American lead with 5:27 to play.
Curran scored 20 points and Brandon Horvath had 14 for UMBC (4-3). K.J. Jackson made nine assists.
Game Information
- Referees:
- John Floyd
- Andy O'Brien
- Matt Dorn
2024-25 Patriot League Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
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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 |
2024-25 America East Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
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Bryant | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
UMBC | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
UMass Lowell | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Vermont | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Binghamton | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
Maine | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
NJIT | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
New Hampshire | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
UAlbany | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |