Scores

Final

Holy Cross 50

(14-13, 9-3 Patriot)

American U 56

(19-7, 11-1 Patriot)

2:00 PM ET, February 21, 2009

Bender Arena Sports Center, Washington, DC

1 2 T
HC 18 3250
AMER 19 3756

Top Performers

Holy Cross: A. Beinert 18 Pts, 1 Reb, 3 Ast, 1 Stl

American University: G. Carr 28 Pts, 2 Reb, 1 Ast, 3 Stl

American U. 56, Holy Cross 50

Associated Press

WASHINGTON -- Garrison Carr scored 28 points, hitting five free throws in the final 35 seconds to help American University hold off Holy Cross 56-50 on Saturday.

With the win, American maintains its first place spot in the Patriot League.

The Eagles (19-7, 11-1) led the entire second half, building on a one-point halftime lead.

The Crusaders (14-13, 9-3) pulled the score to 49-46 on Adam May's 3-pointer with 2:33 left, but Derrick Mercer's layup pushed the lead to five for the Eagles with 1:12 to play. Carr hit his foul shots from there to seal the win.

Mercer finished with 11 points for the Eagles. Carr went 6-for-9 from beyond the arc.

Andrew Beinert led the Crusaders with 18 points and Andrew Keister scored 13 points and had 12 rebounds.

Beinert went 4-for-6 from beyond the 3-point line.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
HC
AMER
Points 50 56
FG Made-Attempted 19-48 (.396) 19-47 (.404)
3P Made-Attempted 6-17 (.353) 8-14 (.571)
FT Made-Attempted 6-10 (.600) 10-17 (.588)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 20 (0/0) 15 (1/0)
Largest Lead 4 6

Game Leaders

 
HC
AMER
PointsA. Beinert 18G. Carr 28
ReboundsA. Keister 12B. Gilmore 7
AssistsP. Doherty 5B. Gilmore 3
StealsP. Doherty 1G. Carr 3
BlocksR. Evans 1J. Nichols 1
Team Stats: Holy Cross | American Univ.

2008-09 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
Jan 24, 2009 @HC 71, AMER 62Recap
» Feb 21, 2009 @AMER 56, HC 50Recap
Mar 13, 2009 @AMER 73, HC 57Recap

Next 5 Games

HC
AMER
02/25 @COLG 7:00pm
02/28 LEH 3:30pm
03/04 BUCK 7:00pm
03/08 COLG 4:00pm
03/13 @AMER 4:45pm
 02/25 NAVY 8:00pm
02/28 @LAF 2:00pm
03/04 LAF 7:30pm
03/08 ARMY 12:00pm
03/13 HC 4:45pm
Complete Schedule: Holy Cross | American Univ.

Patriot League Standings

TEAMCONF W-LTOTAL W-L
American University13-124-7
Navy8-619-11
Holy Cross11-318-14
Lehigh5-915-14
Army6-811-19
Colgate5-910-20
Lafayette4-108-22
Bucknell4-107-23
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