American University Eagles vs. Rutgers Scarlet Knights

Nov 18, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
AMER	33	38	71
RUTG	33	47	80

Game Recap

Grant's double-double helps Rutgers beat American 80-71 to start 4-0 for first time since 2020-21. Dylan Grant had 22 points and 11 rebounds, Tariq Francis added 19 points and Rutgers held off American University 80-71 on Tuesday night to begin a season with a 4-0 record for the first time since 2020-21.

Player Stats

AMERICAN UNIVERSITY	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
32Julen Iturbe	26	2-12	1-6	2-2	2	2	2	0	1	5	7
33Matt Mayock	15	2-4	2-4	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	5	6
23Greg Jones	35	5-14	0-1	1-1	1	4	1	0	2	1	11
7Wyatt Nausadis	31	3-9	2-5	3-3	3	2	0	0	1	1	11
12Geoff Sprouse	26	3-8	2-6	0-1	5	2	1	0	1	1	8
35Chris Eagan	14	2-6	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	1	1	0	4
4Kade Sebastian	22	2-3	2-3	2-2	1	2	0	0	0	3	8
3Dean Hogans	10	0-3	0-2	0-0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0
2Madden Collins	21	5-9	3-5	3-5	5	0	1	0	0	4	16


TOTAL	-	24-6835.3%	12-3237.5%	11-1478.6%	21	13	5	1	7	21	71

RUTGERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
27Denis Badalau	25	4-8	2-3	0-0	1	1	0	1	1	1	10
9Dylan Grant	30	7-12	1-1	7-9	11	0	0	1	3	1	22
21Emmanuel Ogbole	16	2-2	0-0	0-0	4	0	0	3	1	4	4
0Tariq Francis	24	6-13	2-7	5-5	5	4	0	0	1	2	19
1Jamichael Davis	35	1-5	0-1	3-3	3	5	0	0	3	3	5
4Bryce Dortch	14	0-0	0-0	0-0	5	0	1	0	0	1	0
11Chris Nwuli	9	0-1	0-0	2-2	0	0	0	0	1	3	2
32Baye Fall	9	1-1	0-0	0-0	5	0	0	1	0	1	2
13Harun Zrno	7	1-2	1-2	1-2	0	1	0	0	0	0	4
2Lino Mark	11	1-3	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
5Darren Buchanan Jr.	20	2-6	0-1	6-9	2	1	0	0	1	2	10
TOTAL	-	25-5347.2%	6-1540.0%	24-3080.0%	36	12	1	6	11	18	80

Play-by-Play

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1st halfAMERRUTG

(20:00) Start game.
(20:00) Jump Ball won by Rutgers.
(20:00) Jump Ball lost by American University.
(19:36) Tariq Francis missed Three Point Jumper.
(19:33) Wyatt Nausadis Defensive Rebound.
+2 (19:17) Greg Jones made Jumper.
20
(19:01) Dylan Grant missed Jumper.
(18:59) Geoff Sprouse Defensive Rebound.
+3 (18:54) Matt Mayock made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Greg Jones.
50
+2 (18:25) Denis Badalau made Jumper. Assisted by Tariq Francis.
52
(17:57) Geoff Sprouse missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:54) Emmanuel Ogbole Defensive Rebound.
(17:30) Denis Badalau missed Jumper.
(17:25) Matt Mayock Defensive Rebound.
(16:59) Wyatt Nausadis missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:57) Baye Fall Defensive Rebound.
(16:57) Foul on Julen Iturbe.
+2 (16:48) Baye Fall made Dunk.
54
+2 (16:19) Wyatt Nausadis made Jumper.
74
+2 (15:59) Tariq Francis made Layup.
76
(15:59) Foul on Matt Mayock.
+1 (15:59) Tariq Francis made Free Throw.
77
(15:38) Greg Jones missed Layup.
(15:35) Baye Fall Defensive Rebound.
(15:28) Tariq Francis missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:26) Madden Collins Defensive Rebound.
(15:22) Madden Collins missed Layup.
(15:22) American University Offensive Rebound.
(15:22) Foul on Tariq Francis.
+3 (15:18) Kade Sebastian made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Wyatt Nausadis.
107
(14:56) Foul on Madden Collins.
+1 (14:56) Tariq Francis made Free Throw.
108
+1 (14:56) Tariq Francis made Free Throw.
109
(14:37) Greg Jones missed Layup.
(14:34) Baye Fall Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:25) Darren Buchanan Jr. made Jumper. Assisted by Jamichael Davis.
1011
(14:09) Wyatt Nausadis missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:06) Baye Fall Defensive Rebound.
(13:55) Dylan Grant missed Jumper.
(13:53) Wyatt Nausadis Defensive Rebound.
+3 (13:45) Madden Collins made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kade Sebastian.
1311
(13:29) Tariq Francis missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:26) Madden Collins Defensive Rebound.
(13:20) Foul on Baye Fall.
+3 (13:16) Matt Mayock made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Geoff Sprouse.
1611
(12:54) Chris Nwuli missed Jumper.
(12:52) Geoff Sprouse Defensive Rebound.
+3 (12:44) Madden Collins made Three Point Jumper.
1911
(12:23) Jamichael Davis missed Jumper.
(12:23) American University Defensive Rebound.
(12:23) Foul on Emmanuel Ogbole.
+3 (12:04) Madden Collins made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dean Hogans.
2211
+2 (11:43) Lino Mark made Jumper.
2213
(11:21) Julen Iturbe missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:21) American University Offensive Rebound.
(11:21) Foul on Jamichael Davis.
(11:11) Wyatt Nausadis missed Layup.
(11:11) Emmanuel Ogbole Block.
(11:11) American University Offensive Rebound.
(11:00) Dean Hogans missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:00) American University Deadball Team Rebound.
(11:00) American University Turnover.
(10:46) Darren Buchanan Jr. missed Layup.
(10:44) Greg Jones Defensive Rebound.
(10:25) Matt Mayock missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:22) Jamichael Davis Defensive Rebound.
(10:12) Lino Mark missed Layup.
(10:09) Emmanuel Ogbole Offensive Rebound.
+2 (10:08) Emmanuel Ogbole made Layup.
2215
(10:02) Chris Eagan missed Layup.
(10:02) Emmanuel Ogbole Block.
(9:59) Darren Buchanan Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(9:53) Jamichael Davis Turnover.
(9:38) Greg Jones missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:35) Emmanuel Ogbole Defensive Rebound.
(9:26) Foul on Wyatt Nausadis.
(9:26) Darren Buchanan Jr. missed Free Throw.
(9:26) Rutgers Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (9:26) Darren Buchanan Jr. made Free Throw.
2216
(9:03) Chris Eagan Turnover.
(8:56) Dylan Grant missed Jumper.
(8:52) Chris Eagan Defensive Rebound.
+2 (8:31) Geoff Sprouse made Layup.
2416
(8:31) Foul on Tariq Francis.
(8:31) Geoff Sprouse missed Free Throw.
(8:29) Dylan Grant Defensive Rebound.
(8:18) Denis Badalau Turnover.
(8:01) Greg Jones Turnover.
+3 (7:49) Denis Badalau made Three Point Jumper.
2419
(7:38) Julen Iturbe missed Three Point Jumper.
(7:38) Rutgers Defensive Rebound.
(7:15) Lino Mark missed Layup.
(7:13) Dylan Grant Offensive Rebound.
(7:13) Dylan Grant missed Two Point Tip Shot.
(7:13) American University Defensive Rebound.
(6:53) Madden Collins missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:50) Dylan Grant Defensive Rebound.
(6:43) Dylan Grant Turnover.
(6:43) Julen Iturbe Steal.
(6:33) Julen Iturbe missed Jumper.
(6:31) Bryce Dortch Defensive Rebound.
(6:15) Jamichael Davis missed Jumper.
(6:13) Madden Collins Defensive Rebound.
(6:05) Greg Jones missed Jumper.
(6:03) Dylan Grant Defensive Rebound.
(5:46) Denis Badalau missed Jumper.
(5:46) Dylan Grant Offensive Rebound.
+2 (5:46) Dylan Grant made Layup.
2421
(5:46) Foul on Matt Mayock.
+1 (5:46) Dylan Grant made Free Throw.
2422
(5:20) Geoff Sprouse missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:18) Kade Sebastian Offensive Rebound.
+3 (5:01) Kade Sebastian made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Wyatt Nausadis.
2722
(4:41) Jamichael Davis missed Three Point Jumper.
(4:38) Geoff Sprouse Defensive Rebound.
(4:11) Chris Eagan missed Jumper.
(4:08) Rutgers Defensive Rebound.
(3:48) Harun Zrno missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:46) Geoff Sprouse Defensive Rebound.
(3:25) Chris Eagan missed Layup.
(3:23) Denis Badalau Defensive Rebound.
(3:00) Darren Buchanan Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:59) Rutgers Offensive Rebound.
+3 (2:55) Harun Zrno made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Darren Buchanan Jr..
2725
(2:29) Julen Iturbe missed Jumper.
(2:26) Bryce Dortch Defensive Rebound.
(2:14) Jamichael Davis missed Layup.
(2:14) Rutgers Offensive Rebound.
(2:12) Foul on Madden Collins.
+1 (2:12) Harun Zrno made Free Throw.
2726
(2:11) Harun Zrno missed Free Throw.
(2:10) Matt Mayock Defensive Rebound.
+3 (1:57) Geoff Sprouse made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Greg Jones.
3026
+2 (1:40) Dylan Grant made Jumper. Assisted by Harun Zrno.
3028
(1:23) Matt Mayock missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:21) Dylan Grant Defensive Rebound.
(1:08) Foul on Matt Mayock.
+1 (1:08) Dylan Grant made Free Throw.
3029
+1 (1:08) Dylan Grant made Free Throw.
3030
+3 (0:53) Geoff Sprouse made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Julen Iturbe.
3330
(0:35) Foul on Darren Buchanan Jr..
(0:35) Darren Buchanan Jr. Turnover.
(0:08) Geoff Sprouse missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:07) Rutgers Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:01) Jamichael Davis made Layup.
3332
(0:01) Foul on Kade Sebastian.
+1 (0:01) Jamichael Davis made Free Throw.
3333
(0:01) Greg Jones missed Layup.
(0:01) Rutgers Deadball Team Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

AMER

RUTG

71Points80

24-68(35.3%)Field Goal(%)25-53(47.2%)

12-32(37.5%)3-Point(%)6-15(40.0%)

11-14(78.6%)Free Throw(%)24-30(80.0%)

32(11)Rebounds(Offensive)42(9)

13Assists12

5Steals1

1Blocks6

8Turnovers11

21(0)Fouls(Technical)18(0)

11Largest Lead13

Game Details

Tuesday, November 18, 2025 · 6:30 PM

Jersey Mike’s Arena · Piscataway, NJ

attendance: 8,000 (100%)

tv: BTN