American University Eagles vs. Clemson Tigers

Nov 6, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
AMER	35	38	73
CLEM	39	43	82

Game Recap

American University Eagles vs Clemson Tigers game highlights

Ace Buckner scores 26 to lead Clemson over American 82-73. Ace Buckner scored 26 points, Liutaras Lelevicius had 17 points and 10 rebounds, and Clemson escaped American 82-73 on Friday night.

Player Stats

AMERICAN UNIVERSITY	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
32Julen Iturbe	27	3-8	2-6	2-2	8	1	1	0	4	2	10
25Eric Michaels	18	1-2	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	3	0	5	2
33Matt Mayock	25	3-4	3-3	0-0	2	3	2	1	1	1	9
23Greg Jones	28	3-7	2-2	2-2	2	1	2	0	1	2	10
2Madden Collins	32	10-20	1-4	2-3	5	3	1	0	1	0	23
15Merrick Smith	13	0-1	0-0	0-2	6	0	0	0	0	2	0
35Chris Eagan	4	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
0DJ Sandi	6	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0
4Kade Sebastian	12	0-1	0-1	0-0	2	0	0	0	2	3	0
3Dean Hogans	12	2-4	2-4	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	1	6
7Wyatt Nausadis	23	3-8	3-8	2-3	0	1	2	0	1	2	11
TOTAL	-	26-5646.4%	13-2846.4%	8-1266.7%	27	9	8	4	12	20	73

CLEMSON	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
45Liutauras Lelevicius	29	5-8	5-7	2-2	10	2	0	1	1	3	17
15Dylan Faulkner	33	3-7	0-0	6-8	6	2	2	1	1	3	12
8David Fuchs	14	1-4	0-1	0-0	4	3	1	0	1	1	2
21Ace Buckner	36	9-14	5-8	3-5	0	6	1	0	3	3	26
1Cole Certa	29	2-12	1-7	5-6	3	0	2	0	1	0	10
3Chase Thompson	30	3-9	0-2	2-2	5	1	1	1	1	0	8
44Trent Steinour	2	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0
11Dallas Thomas	27	3-6	1-2	0-1	6	1	0	0	1	2	7



TOTAL	-	26-6142.6%	12-2744.4%	18-2475.0%	34	15	8	3	10	12	82

Play-by-Play

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1st halfAMERCLEM

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Clemson.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by American University.
(19:47) Cole Certa bad pass turnover.
(19:47) Matt Mayock Steal.
+3 (19:22) Matt Mayock makes 23-foot three point jumper (Greg Jones assists).
30
+2 (18:58) David Fuchs makes 7-foot jumper (Ace Buckner assists).
32
(18:36) Julen Iturbe misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(18:34) Cole Certa Defensive Rebound.
(18:22) Dylan Faulkner misses layup.
(18:20) Julen Iturbe Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:06) Madden Collins makes 11-foot jumper.
52
+2 (17:44) Dylan Faulkner makes layup (David Fuchs assists).
54
+3 (17:24) Julen Iturbe makes 24-foot three point jumper (Matt Mayock assists).
84
(17:00) Ace Buckner misses 17-foot jumper.
(16:58) Julen Iturbe Defensive Rebound.
(16:52) Madden Collins misses layup.
(16:50) David Fuchs Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:47) Ace Buckner makes layup.
86
+3 (16:22) Julen Iturbe makes 23-foot three point jumper (Madden Collins assists).
116
(15:58) David Fuchs misses 5-foot jumper.
(15:58) Eric Michaels Block.
(15:58) Clemson Offensive Rebound.
(15:53) Cole Certa misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(15:49) Kade Sebastian Defensive Rebound.
(15:45) Madden Collins misses layup.
(15:45) Liutauras Lelevicius Block.
(15:45) Clemson Defensive Rebound.
(15:28) Ace Buckner misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(15:28) American University Defensive Rebound.
+2 (15:03) Madden Collins makes layup.
136
(14:43) Cole Certa misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(14:43) Clemson Offensive Rebound.
(14:33) Trent Steinour misses 8-foot jumper.
(14:31) Kade Sebastian Defensive Rebound.
(14:16) Greg Jones bad pass turnover.
(14:16) Trent Steinour Steal.
(14:07) Foul on DJ Sandi.
(13:55) Trent Steinour bad pass turnover.
(13:55) Wyatt Nausadis Steal.
(13:47) Kade Sebastian misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(13:45) Clemson Defensive Rebound.
(13:31) Cole Certa misses 7-foot jumper.
(13:29) Merrick Smith Defensive Rebound.
(13:17) Greg Jones misses layup.
(13:15) Dylan Faulkner Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:09) Ace Buckner makes layup.
138
(12:40) Julen Iturbe misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(12:38) Dallas Thomas Defensive Rebound.
(12:30) Foul on Wyatt Nausadis.
+2 (12:12) Ace Buckner makes 5-foot jumper.
1310
(12:03) Julen Iturbe out of bounds bad pass turnover.
(11:32) Chase Thompson misses layup.
(11:32) Eric Michaels Block.
(11:32) Clemson Offensive Rebound.
+2 (11:30) Dylan Faulkner makes layup (Ace Buckner assists).
1312
(11:09) Eric Michaels misses layup.
(11:06) Julen Iturbe Offensive Rebound.
(11:00) Madden Collins misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(10:57) Chase Thompson Defensive Rebound.
(10:53) Foul on Matt Mayock.
+1 (10:53) Cole Certa makes free throw 1 of 2.
1313
+1 (10:53) Cole Certa makes free throw 2 of 2.
1314
+2 (10:41) Madden Collins makes layup.
1514
(10:29) Dylan Faulkner misses layup.
(10:29) Matt Mayock Block.
(10:26) Eric Michaels Defensive Rebound.
(10:18) Madden Collins bad pass turnover.
(10:18) Dylan Faulkner Steal.
+2 (10:12) Dylan Faulkner makes layup (Ace Buckner assists).
1516
(9:41) Madden Collins misses 16-foot jumper.
(9:39) David Fuchs Defensive Rebound.
(9:21) Dylan Faulkner misses layup.
(9:21) Eric Michaels Block.
(9:18) Madden Collins Defensive Rebound.
(9:14) Dean Hogans misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(9:12) Dallas Thomas Defensive Rebound.
(9:12) Foul on Greg Jones.
(9:00) David Fuchs misses layup.
(8:58) Dean Hogans Defensive Rebound.
+2 (8:49) Chris Eagan makes 7-foot hook shot.
1716
(8:16) Chase Thompson misses layup.
(8:14) Chase Thompson Offensive Rebound.
+3 (8:12) Liutauras Lelevicius makes 24-foot three point jumper (Chase Thompson assists).
1719
+3 (7:39) Madden Collins makes 25-foot three point jumper.
2019
+2 (7:15) Cole Certa makes layup (David Fuchs assists).
2021
(7:15) Foul on Kade Sebastian.
+1 (7:15) Cole Certa makes free throw 1 of 1.
2022
(7:04) Kade Sebastian bad pass turnover.
(6:52) Foul on Dallas Thomas.
(6:52) Dallas Thomas turnover.
+2 (6:26) Eric Michaels makes 5-foot hook shot.
2222
+3 (6:14) Liutauras Lelevicius makes 22-foot three point jumper (Dallas Thomas assists).
2225
(5:47) Wyatt Nausadis misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(5:44) Liutauras Lelevicius Defensive Rebound.
(5:39) Foul on Eric Michaels.
+1 (5:39) Dylan Faulkner makes free throw 1 of 2.
2226
(5:39) Dylan Faulkner misses free throw 2 of 2.
(5:37) Julen Iturbe Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:24) Madden Collins makes layup (Julen Iturbe assists).
2426
(5:09) Ace Buckner bad pass turnover.
(5:09) Greg Jones Steal.
(5:01) Greg Jones misses layup.
(5:00) Cole Certa Defensive Rebound.
(4:57) Ace Buckner misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(4:54) Chase Thompson Offensive Rebound.
(4:43) Chase Thompson misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(4:41) Madden Collins Defensive Rebound.
(4:33) Julen Iturbe bad pass turnover.
(4:33) Chase Thompson Steal.
+2 (4:14) Chase Thompson makes layup (Dylan Faulkner assists).
2428
(3:48) Foul on Ace Buckner.
(3:41) Kade Sebastian bad pass turnover.
(3:41) Ace Buckner Steal.
(3:39) Foul on Kade Sebastian.
+1 (3:39) Ace Buckner makes free throw 1 of 2.
2429
(3:39) Ace Buckner misses free throw 2 of 2.
(3:37) Julen Iturbe Defensive Rebound.
+3 (3:22) Dean Hogans makes 22-foot three point jumper (Madden Collins assists).
2729
+2 (3:08) Dallas Thomas makes layup (Dylan Faulkner assists).
2731
+3 (2:46) Matt Mayock makes 25-foot three point jumper.
3031
+3 (2:23) Dallas Thomas makes 23-foot three point jumper (Ace Buckner assists).
3034
(1:58) Madden Collins misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(1:55) Liutauras Lelevicius Defensive Rebound.
+3 (1:46) Liutauras Lelevicius makes 24-foot three point jumper.
3037
+3 (1:13) Matt Mayock makes 24-foot three point jumper.
3337
(0:50) Dallas Thomas misses 4-foot jumper.
(0:48) Julen Iturbe Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:42) Madden Collins makes layup.
3537
(0:26) Foul on Greg Jones.
+1 (0:26) Dylan Faulkner makes free throw 1 of 2.
3538
+1 (0:26) Dylan Faulkner makes free throw 2 of 2.
3539
(0:02) Matt Mayock misses layup.
(0:00) Liutauras Lelevicius Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

AMER

CLEM

73Points82

26-56(46.4%)Field Goal(%)26-61(42.6%)

13-28(46.4%)3-Point(%)12-27(44.4%)

8-12(66.7%)Free Throw(%)18-24(75.0%)

29(4)Rebounds(Offensive)40(12)

9Assists15

8Steals8

4Blocks3

12Turnovers11

20(0)Fouls(Technical)12(0)

7Largest Lead14

Game Details

Friday, November 6, 2026 · 7:00 PM

Littlejohn Coliseum · Clemson, SC

attendance: 6,103 (67.8%)

spread: CLEM -15.5

over/under: 141.5