1 | 2 | T | |
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SFPA | 30 | 52 | 82 |
AMER | 50 | 45 | 95 |
Iorio's career night, American tops St. Francis (Pa.) 95-82
WASHINGTON -- Sam Iorio hit seven 3-pointers, scored 33 points, both career highs, leading five into double-figure scoring and American held off St. Francis (Pa.) 95-82 Tuesday night, its highest-scoring game this season.
Sa'eed Nelson added 17 points with 12 assists and Mark Gasperini scored 14 with seven assists. Larry Motzius added 15 points.
American (5-2) started quickly, Marvin Bragg scoring after St. Francis missed the first shot of the game, and jumped out 7-0 lead on a Nelson drive and the first of Iorio's 3s. The Eagles led by as many as 23 in the first half, 50-30 at the break.
St. Francis cut the lead down to five points, 66-61 with a 27-12 run over 10 minutes of the second half. Bragg nailed a 3-pointer to blunt the run and spark a 12-0 surge for American.
The Red Flash (3-4) got as close as nine by the two-minute mark but Iorio blocked a 3-point attempt from Keith Braxton, Nelson grabbed the board and kicked it to Iorio at the other end for his seventh and final 3 with 30 seconds left.
Isaiah Blackmon led St. Francis with 22 points, Braxton and Jamaal King scored 16 each. Braxton had 14 rebounds.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Patrick Rock
- Greg Evans
- Jamahl Ralls
2024-25 Northeast Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
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Central Connecticut | 0-0 | - | 8-4 |
Wagner | 0-0 | - | 8-5 |
Stonehill | 0-0 | - | 7-7 |
Mercyhurst | 0-0 | - | 6-9 |
Le Moyne | 0-0 | - | 5-9 |
St. Francis (PA) | 0-0 | - | 5-9 |
Fairleigh Dickinson | 0-0 | - | 4-10 |
Long Island University | 0-0 | - | 4-11 |
Chicago State | 0-0 | - | 0-14 |
2024-25 Patriot League Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Holy Cross | 0-0 | - | 7-5 |
American University | 0-0 | - | 6-6 |
Loyola Maryland | 0-0 | - | 5-5 |
Army | 0-0 | - | 5-6 |
Boston University | 0-0 | - | 5-7 |
Lafayette | 0-0 | - | 5-7 |
Lehigh | 0-0 | - | 4-6 |
Bucknell | 0-0 | - | 4-8 |
Navy | 0-0 | - | 3-9 |
Colgate | 0-0 | - | 3-10 |