American University Eagles vs. Virginia Cavaliers

Dec 22, 2024

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
AMER	28	30	58
UVA	32	31	63

Game Recap

Elijah Saunders scores 21, makes clutch free throws in Virginia's 63-58 win over American. Elijah Saunders scored 21 points and made five of six free throws in the final half-minute to lead Virginia to a 63-58 victory over American University on Sunday.

Player Stats

AMERICAN UNIVERSITY	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
33Matt Mayock	30	6-8	4-5	0-0	5	1	1	0	1	1	16
23Greg Jones	32	2-5	1-3	4-4	4	3	0	0	0	4	9
15Matt Rogers	32	4-13	0-3	4-4	7	0	0	1	3	1	12
12Geoff Sprouse	26	2-7	2-7	0-0	1	2	0	0	1	1	6
3Colin Smalls	31	4-13	3-10	1-1	2	3	0	1	1	1	12
32Julen Iturbe	9	1-1	1-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3
7Wyatt Nausadis	12	0-2	0-1	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
10Adrian Samuels	3	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4Lincoln Ball	25	0-0	0-0	0-0	5	3	4	1	0	3	0
TOTAL	-	19-5038.0%	11-3135.5%	9-9100%	24	13	5	3	6	14	58

VIRGINIA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
5Jacob Cofie	25	3-6	0-0	0-2	7	4	2	0	1	2	6
2Elijah Saunders	36	7-9	0-1	7-8	8	2	0	0	2	1	21
4Andrew Rohde	28	2-9	1-3	0-0	3	4	1	0	0	3	5
7Dai Dai Ames	22	2-4	1-1	0-0	0	1	0	1	0	1	5
11Isaac McKneely	37	4-10	3-8	0-2	5	1	0	0	1	0	11
0Blake Buchanan	15	0-2	0-0	0-0	5	2	1	1	1	3	0
23TJ Power	4	1-3	0-1	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2
9Ishan Sharma	8	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0
10Taine Murray	25	4-6	3-4	2-2	0	2	0	0	0	0	13
TOTAL	-	23-5046.0%	8-1942.1%	9-1464.3%	30	17	4	3	6	10	63

Play-by-Play

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1st halfAMERUVA

(19:30) Dai Dai Ames missed Jumper.
(19:30) Colin Smalls Block.
(19:28) Virginia Offensive Rebound.
(19:28) Virginia Turnover.
(18:58) Geoff Sprouse missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:55) Elijah Saunders Defensive Rebound.
(18:49) Isaac McKneely missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:46) Colin Smalls Defensive Rebound.
+3 (18:42) Matt Mayock made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Colin Smalls.
30
(18:14) Jacob Cofie Turnover.
(17:53) Matt Rogers missed Jumper.
(17:50) Elijah Saunders Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:32) Jacob Cofie made Jumper.
32
(17:15) Matt Mayock missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:12) Jacob Cofie Defensive Rebound.
(16:57) Andrew Rohde missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:54) Geoff Sprouse Defensive Rebound.
+3 (16:36) Greg Jones made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Geoff Sprouse.
62
+3 (16:14) Isaac McKneely made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Andrew Rohde.
65
(15:41) Matt Rogers missed Jumper.
(15:37) Elijah Saunders Defensive Rebound.
+3 (15:06) Taine Murray made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Blake Buchanan.
68
(14:38) Matt Rogers Turnover.
(14:38) Blake Buchanan Steal.
+2 (14:07) Dai Dai Ames made Layup. Assisted by Taine Murray.
610
(13:38) Wyatt Nausadis missed Jumper.
(13:36) Virginia Defensive Rebound.
(13:16) Ishan Sharma Turnover.
(13:16) Lincoln Ball Steal.
(12:52) Foul on Blake Buchanan.
+1 (12:52) Matt Rogers made Free Throw.
710
+1 (12:52) Matt Rogers made Free Throw.
810
(12:34) Ishan Sharma missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:31) Lincoln Ball Defensive Rebound.
+3 (12:26) Geoff Sprouse made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lincoln Ball.
1110
+2 (12:08) TJ Power made Layup. Assisted by Taine Murray.
1112
(11:36) Colin Smalls missed Jumper.
(11:36) Ishan Sharma Block.
(11:36) American University Offensive Rebound.
(11:36) American University Turnover.
(11:06) Virginia Turnover.
(10:49) Colin Smalls missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:47) Virginia Defensive Rebound.
(10:25) TJ Power missed Layup.
(10:22) Matt Rogers Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:07) Matt Rogers made Jumper.
1312
(9:51) Andrew Rohde missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:48) TJ Power Offensive Rebound.
+3 (9:32) Taine Murray made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by TJ Power.
1315
(9:17) Matt Rogers Turnover.
(9:17) Jacob Cofie Steal.
(9:12) Taine Murray missed Layup.
(9:09) Matt Rogers Defensive Rebound.
(9:05) Colin Smalls Turnover.
(9:05) Andrew Rohde Steal.
(8:54) TJ Power missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:51) Matt Rogers Defensive Rebound.
(8:26) Geoff Sprouse missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:25) Virginia Defensive Rebound.
(8:01) Isaac McKneely missed Three Point Jumper.
(7:58) Blake Buchanan Offensive Rebound.
+2 (7:40) Elijah Saunders made Jumper. Assisted by Isaac McKneely.
1317
(7:15) Wyatt Nausadis missed Three Point Jumper.
(7:12) Blake Buchanan Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:55) Elijah Saunders made Jumper.
1319
(6:55) Foul on Julen Iturbe.
+1 (6:55) Elijah Saunders made Free Throw.
1320
+2 (6:38) Colin Smalls made Layup.
1520
(6:38) Foul on Dai Dai Ames.
+1 (6:38) Colin Smalls made Free Throw.
1620
+2 (6:07) Elijah Saunders made Layup. Assisted by Blake Buchanan.
1622
(6:07) Foul on Julen Iturbe.
+1 (6:07) Elijah Saunders made Free Throw.
1623
(5:37) Matt Rogers missed Jumper.
(5:34) Isaac McKneely Defensive Rebound.
(5:22) Blake Buchanan Turnover.
(5:22) Matt Mayock Steal.
(5:01) Matt Rogers missed Jumper.
(4:57) Isaac McKneely Defensive Rebound.
(4:38) Blake Buchanan missed Jumper.
(4:35) Matt Rogers Defensive Rebound.
+2 (4:21) Matt Rogers made Jumper. Assisted by Greg Jones.
1823
(4:02) Isaac McKneely missed Layup.
(4:00) Matt Mayock Defensive Rebound.
(3:56) Greg Jones missed Layup.
(3:56) Blake Buchanan Block.
(3:56) Greg Jones Offensive Rebound.
(3:56) Foul on Blake Buchanan.
+1 (3:56) Greg Jones made Free Throw.
1923
+1 (3:56) Greg Jones made Free Throw.
2023
(3:34) Andrew Rohde missed Layup.
(3:29) Jacob Cofie Offensive Rebound.
+2 (3:29) Jacob Cofie made Jumper.
2025
(3:14) Matt Rogers missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:11) Elijah Saunders Defensive Rebound.
(2:56) Elijah Saunders missed Layup.
(2:53) Lincoln Ball Defensive Rebound.
+3 (2:37) Matt Mayock made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Greg Jones.
2325
+2 (2:16) Isaac McKneely made Jumper. Assisted by Andrew Rohde.
2327
+2 (1:50) Matt Rogers made Jumper.
2527
(1:28) Foul on Greg Jones.
+3 (1:21) Dai Dai Ames made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Andrew Rohde.
2530
+3 (0:59) Julen Iturbe made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Geoff Sprouse.
2830
(0:34) Isaac McKneely missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:32) Blake Buchanan Offensive Rebound.
(0:32) Foul on Lincoln Ball.
+2 (0:20) Elijah Saunders made Jumper.
2832
(0:10) Foul on Andrew Rohde.
(0:02) Colin Smalls missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:00) Andrew Rohde Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

AMER

UVA

58Points63

19-50(38.0%)Field Goal(%)23-50(46.0%)

11-31(35.5%)3-Point(%)8-19(42.1%)

9-9(100.0%)Free Throw(%)9-14(64.3%)

26(3)Rebounds(Offensive)33(6)

13Assists17

5Steals4

3Blocks3

7Turnovers8

14(0)Fouls(Technical)10(0)

5Largest Lead7

Game Details

Sunday, December 22, 2024 · 2:00 PM

John Paul Jones Arena · Charlottesville, VA

attendance: 12,384 (84.7%)

tv: ACC Network