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| Paris Maragkos (#42) led AU with 7 first half points |
From our friends at American Athletics...
Eagles Fall to Boston U. on Wednesday, 61-50
Freshmen James Washington and Andrija Matic combined for 25 points, but a strong Boston University squad pulled away with an 11-point victory, 61-50, on Wednesday at Bender Arena.
Washington's 15 points led the Eagles in 37 minutes. Matic set a new best with 10 points off the bench on 4-of-8 shooting with six rebounds. American shot 35 percent from the field and made nine three-pointers.
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| Andrija Matic's jumper puts AU up 14-11 |
Eric Fanning had 14 points for Boston U. and was one of three to finish in double figures. John Papale and Blaise Mbargoba had 13 and 11 points, respectively.
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| Eric Fanning led BU with 14 points |
The Terriers shot 46 percent and got to the line 23 times. Both sides finished with 35 rebounds.
American led early in the contest, 12-8, off a jumper by Matic with 12:55. Three minutes later, the Eagles increased the lead to 17-11 of a trey by Washington.
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| Jalen Rhea (#21) scored 6 points with 2 steals in 35 minutes |
Boston tied the game 17-all on free throws by Fanning, and then pushed a 7-0 run to take a 24-17 advantage with 5:38 left.
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| James Washington (#3) led all players with 15 points |
Late in the half, Washington drained a three with 2:19 left, followed by a Charlie Jones buzzer-beater off an inbounds play.
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| Jesse Reed added 4 points & 8 rebounds |
Boston led the remainder of the way and took its largest lead late in the contest.
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| Soph G Alex Paquin (#4) |
American heads on the road to Army West Point on Sunday for a noon tip on CBS Sports Network.
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