1 | 2 | T | |
---|---|---|---|
MSM | 29 | 27 | 56 |
AMER | 22 | 33 | 55 |
Mount St. Mary's holds on for 2nd win, beats American 56-55
WASHINGTON -- Malik Jefferson hit a jump shot in the final minutes to give Mount St. Mary's enough cushion to hold off American 56-55 on Tuesday night for its second win this season.
Jefferson's jumper gave the Mountaineers a 56-53 lead. American's Josh Alexander made two free throws to close to the final score with 41 seconds left. Marvin Bragg stole the ball with six seconds left to give the Eagles a chance to take the win, but Sa'eed Nelson missed a layup. Omar Habwe grabbed the rebound to seal the win for Mount St. Mary's (2-9) which has won two straight after opening 0-9.
Jefferson finished with 12 points and a Division I program-record 20 rebounds. He had 12 offensive boards.
Mount St. Mary's took a 29-22 lead into the break and remained out front until a Nelson jump shot tied it at 35-35 with 13:37 remaining. Jefferson answered with a jumper, Nana Opoku followed with a jump shot and Vado Morse drove for a layup for a 41-35 advantage. The Eagles fought back to tie but could never take the lead.
Nelson had 23 points for American (5-4).
Game Information
- Referees:
- Dwayne Gladden
- Andrew Seward
- Ryan Sassano
2024-25 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Marist | 2-0 | - | 8-2 |
Quinnipiac | 2-0 | - | 5-7 |
Merrimack | 2-0 | - | 5-8 |
Mount St. Mary's | 1-1 | 1 | 8-4 |
Manhattan | 1-1 | 1 | 6-5 |
Niagara | 1-1 | 1 | 5-7 |
Fairfield | 1-1 | 1 | 5-7 |
Siena | 1-1 | 1 | 5-7 |
Sacred Heart | 1-1 | 1 | 4-8 |
Iona | 1-1 | 1 | 4-8 |
Saint Peter's | 0-2 | 2 | 5-5 |
Rider | 0-2 | 2 | 4-9 |
Canisius | 0-2 | 2 | 0-13 |
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 |