American University Eagles vs. Cincinnati Bearcats

Nov 2, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
AMER	33	20	53
CIN	35	44	79

Game Recap

Collins and Tejada each score 13, Cincinnati defeats American 79-53. MJ Collins Jr. and Tyler Tejada each scored 13 points to lead Cincinnati past American 79-53 on Monday night in a season opener for both teams.

Player Stats

AMERICAN UNIVERSITY	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
32Julen Iturbe	28	3-8	2-7	2-2	7	0	1	0	0	2	10
25Eric Michaels	20	2-4	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	2	4	2	4
33Matt Mayock	23	0-2	0-2	0-0	4	0	0	0	2	1	0
23Greg Jones	23	0-5	0-2	4-4	4	2	0	1	0	3	4
2Madden Collins	28	5-13	2-4	8-10	2	1	1	0	6	1	20
15Merrick Smith	12	1-1	0-0	1-2	1	0	0	1	0	0	3
35Chris Eagan	7	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
21Noah Jones	1	0-0	0-0	1-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
0DJ Sandi	12	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	2	0	0	1	2	0
4Kade Sebastian	9	0-2	0-2	0-0	3	0	0	0	2	1	0
3Dean Hogans	16	3-12	2-7	0-0	5	0	0	0	0	2	8
7Wyatt Nausadis	21	1-7	1-5	0-0	1	2	2	0	2	4	3


TOTAL	-	15-5427.8%	7-2924.1%	16-2080.0%	31	7	4	4	18	18	53

CINCINNATI	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
8Tyler Tejada	22	5-10	3-5	0-0	5	1	0	0	1	1	13
22Jayden Hastings	3	0-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	1	2	1	0
10Tylen Riley	23	3-10	0-2	3-4	1	5	1	0	2	1	9
2MJ Collins Jr.	25	4-8	1-5	4-4	2	0	4	0	0	0	13
6Myles Colvin	14	1-5	0-4	1-1	7	1	0	0	0	0	3
32Deshaun Vaden	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11David Iweze	16	3-5	1-1	1-2	7	1	4	2	2	3	8
9Adlan Elamin	17	2-3	0-1	1-1	2	1	1	0	1	1	5
7Amani Lyles	8	1-3	0-1	0-0	3	0	1	0	2	2	2
35Riley Allenspach	13	2-3	1-1	1-2	1	1	0	0	2	2	6
0Trevian Carson	14	2-5	1-2	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	3	5
1Elijah Perryman	15	0-3	0-1	0-0	0	5	1	0	1	2	0
20Eric Mahaffey	13	2-5	0-3	2-2	4	2	1	0	0	1	6
5Akai Fleming	16	4-8	1-1	0-2	6	3	2	1	0	2	9
TOTAL	-	29-6942.0%	8-2729.6%	13-1872.2%	43	20	15	4	13	19	79

Play-by-Play

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1st halfAMERCIN

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Cincinnati.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by American University.
(19:28) Jayden Hastings misses layup.
(19:24) Julen Iturbe Defensive Rebound.
(19:04) Madden Collins misses 16-foot jumper.
(18:59) Greg Jones Offensive Rebound.
+2 (18:56) Eric Michaels makes 2-foot dunk (Greg Jones assists).
20
+3 (18:46) Riley Allenspach makes 26-foot three point jumper (Tylen Riley assists).
23
(18:32) Greg Jones misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(18:28) Myles Colvin Defensive Rebound.
(18:22) Tylen Riley misses 30-foot three point jumper.
(18:17) Julen Iturbe Defensive Rebound.
(17:52) Madden Collins misses 17-foot pullup jump shot.
(17:48) Greg Jones Offensive Rebound.
(17:46) Matt Mayock misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(17:42) Myles Colvin Defensive Rebound.
(17:37) Myles Colvin misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(17:34) Madden Collins Defensive Rebound.
(17:24) Greg Jones misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(17:19) Tyler Tejada Defensive Rebound.
(17:05) Tylen Riley misses layup.
(17:04) Riley Allenspach Offensive Rebound.
(17:04) Foul on Greg Jones.
(17:00) MJ Collins Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(16:56) American University Defensive Rebound.
(16:28) Madden Collins misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(16:25) Cincinnati Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:09) Riley Allenspach makes layup (Tylen Riley assists).
25
(15:56) Madden Collins misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(15:52) Cincinnati Defensive Rebound.
(15:40) Foul on DJ Sandi.
(15:34) Adlan Elamin bad pass turnover.
(15:34) Wyatt Nausadis Steal.
+3 (15:19) Dean Hogans makes 23-foot three point jumper.
55
+2 (15:00) Adlan Elamin makes driving layup.
57
(14:44) Dean Hogans misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(14:38) Adlan Elamin Defensive Rebound.
(14:35) Trevian Carson misses driving layup.
(14:33) Julen Iturbe Defensive Rebound.
+3 (14:21) Julen Iturbe makes 27-foot three point jumper (DJ Sandi assists).
87
(14:01) Trevian Carson misses 9-foot floating jump shot.
(13:57) DJ Sandi Defensive Rebound.
(13:41) Eric Michaels bad pass turnover.
(13:41) David Iweze Steal.
+3 (13:31) Akai Fleming makes 23-foot three point jumper (Elijah Perryman assists).
810
+3 (13:02) Wyatt Nausadis makes 28-foot three point jumper.
1110
+2 (12:52) Akai Fleming makes 3-foot dunk (David Iweze assists).
1112
+3 (12:37) Dean Hogans makes 23-foot three point jumper (Madden Collins assists).
1412
+3 (12:18) Trevian Carson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Elijah Perryman assists).
1415
(11:48) Madden Collins misses driving layup.
(11:44) David Iweze Defensive Rebound.
+2 (11:31) Adlan Elamin makes driving layup (Akai Fleming assists).
1417
(11:30) Foul on Dean Hogans.
+1 (11:30) Adlan Elamin makes free throw 1 of 1.
1418
(11:21) Greg Jones misses layup.
(11:19) Akai Fleming Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:56) David Iweze makes 2-foot dunk (Akai Fleming assists).
1420
(10:30) Foul on Elijah Perryman.
(10:13) Matt Mayock misses 29-foot three point jumper.
(10:05) Matt Mayock Offensive Rebound.
(10:01) Kade Sebastian misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(9:57) Trevian Carson Defensive Rebound.
(9:42) Foul on David Iweze.
(9:42) David Iweze turnover.
+2 (9:18) Merrick Smith makes layup.
1620
+2 (9:03) Tyler Tejada makes 17-foot pullup jump shot.
1622
(8:43) Foul on David Iweze.
(8:41) Julen Iturbe misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(8:38) Tyler Tejada Defensive Rebound.
(8:34) Tyler Tejada misses driving layup.
(8:31) Jayden Hastings Offensive Rebound.
(8:27) Jayden Hastings bad pass turnover.
(8:17) Foul on Eric Michaels.
(8:17) Eric Michaels turnover.
(7:57) Tylen Riley misses driving layup.
(7:54) Matt Mayock Defensive Rebound.
(7:35) Wyatt Nausadis misses 15-foot pullup jump shot.
(7:31) Jayden Hastings Defensive Rebound.
(7:25) Foul on Jayden Hastings.
(7:25) Jayden Hastings turnover.
(7:04) Eric Michaels misses layup.
(7:04) Jayden Hastings Block.
(7:01) Dean Hogans Offensive Rebound.
(6:59) Dean Hogans misses 10-foot pullup jump shot.
(6:57) Tyler Tejada Defensive Rebound.
(6:50) Foul on Amani Lyles.
(6:50) Amani Lyles turnover.
(6:29) Eric Michaels bad pass turnover.
(6:29) MJ Collins Jr. Steal.
+2 (6:23) MJ Collins Jr. makes 3-foot dunk.
1624
(5:59) Madden Collins bad pass turnover.
(5:59) Tylen Riley Steal.
+2 (5:52) Myles Colvin makes layup (Tylen Riley assists).
1626
(5:52) Foul on Madden Collins.
+1 (5:52) Myles Colvin makes free throw 1 of 1.
1627
+3 (5:27) Madden Collins makes 25-foot three pointer.
1927
(5:18) Tyler Tejada misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(5:15) Julen Iturbe Defensive Rebound.
(5:07) Wyatt Nausadis bad pass turnover.
(5:07) Amani Lyles Steal.
(5:04) Foul on Wyatt Nausadis.
(4:58) MJ Collins Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(4:54) Eric Mahaffey Offensive Rebound.
(4:50) Tylen Riley misses driving layup.
(4:48) Kade Sebastian Defensive Rebound.
(4:39) Madden Collins bad pass turnover.
(4:26) Tyler Tejada misses layup.
(4:22) Matt Mayock Defensive Rebound.
(4:19) Wyatt Nausadis misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(4:15) Eric Mahaffey Defensive Rebound.
(4:08) Amani Lyles misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(4:01) Cincinnati Deadball Team Rebound.
(4:01) Foul on Matt Mayock.
+1 (4:01) Eric Mahaffey makes free throw 1 of 2.
1928
+1 (4:01) Eric Mahaffey makes free throw 2 of 2.
1929
(3:53) Foul on Elijah Perryman.
+1 (3:53) Madden Collins makes free throw 1 of 2.
2029
+1 (3:53) Madden Collins makes free throw 2 of 2.
2129
+3 (3:37) Tyler Tejada makes 22-foot three point jumper (Eric Mahaffey assists).
2132
(3:18) Matt Mayock bad pass turnover.
(3:18) Eric Mahaffey Steal.
(3:17) Cincinnati Coach's Challenge (Overturned) Cincinnati retains its timeout.
(3:02) Elijah Perryman misses driving layup.
(3:02) Eric Michaels Block.
(2:56) Kade Sebastian Defensive Rebound.
(2:56) Foul on Akai Fleming.
+1 (2:56) Madden Collins makes free throw 1 of 2.
2232
+1 (2:56) Madden Collins makes free throw 2 of 2.
2332
(2:46) Tyler Tejada bad pass turnover.
(2:46) Julen Iturbe Steal.
+3 (2:29) Madden Collins makes 24-foot three point jumper (Wyatt Nausadis assists).
2632
(2:06) Riley Allenspach bad pass turnover.
(1:59) Matt Mayock bad pass turnover.
(1:59) Adlan Elamin Steal.
(1:49) Tylen Riley bad pass turnover.
(1:49) Wyatt Nausadis Steal.
+2 (1:45) Madden Collins makes layup.
2832
(1:45) Foul on Trevian Carson.
(1:44) Madden Collins misses free throw 1 of 1.
(1:43) Akai Fleming Defensive Rebound.
(1:34) Foul on Wyatt Nausadis.
(1:34) Riley Allenspach misses free throw 1 of 2.
(1:34) Cincinnati Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (1:34) Riley Allenspach makes free throw 2 of 2.
2833
+3 (1:17) Julen Iturbe makes 28-foot three point jumper (DJ Sandi assists).
3133
(0:58) Foul on Riley Allenspach.
(0:58) Riley Allenspach turnover.
(0:42) Foul on Trevian Carson.
+1 (0:42) Madden Collins makes free throw 1 of 2.
3233
+1 (0:42) Madden Collins makes free throw 2 of 2.
3333
(0:23) Riley Allenspach misses layup.
(0:23) Eric Michaels Block.
(0:23) Cincinnati Offensive Rebound.
(0:19) Foul on Dean Hogans.
+1 (0:19) MJ Collins Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2.
3334
+1 (0:19) MJ Collins Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2.
3335
(0:05) Madden Collins misses 18-foot step back jumpshot.
(0:01) Cincinnati Defensive Rebound.
(0:00) Eric Mahaffey misses 29-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(0:00) Cincinnati Deadball Team Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

AMER

CIN

53Points79

15-54(27.8%)Field Goal(%)29-69(42.0%)

7-29(24.1%)3-Point(%)8-27(29.6%)

16-20(80.0%)Free Throw(%)13-18(72.2%)

32(9)Rebounds(Offensive)48(16)

7Assists20

4Steals15

4Blocks4

18Turnovers13

18(0)Fouls(Technical)19(0)

2Largest Lead27

Game Details

Monday, November 2, 2026 · 7:00 PM

Fifth Third Arena · Cincinnati, OH

attendance: 9,420 (78.4%)

spread: CIN -25.5

over/under: 153.5