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American University rides 25 points from Matt Rogers to Patriot League championship, 74-52 over Navy

AP
Mar 12, 2025

WASHINGTON (AP) Matt Rogers scored 25 points and second-seeded American University defeated Navy 74-52 on Wednesday night to claim the Patriot League Tournament Championship.

American (22-12) has made three previous trips to the NCAA Tournament, the last in 2014.

Geoff Sprouse, Rogers and Colin Smalls all made 3-pointers as the Eagles pushed their lead from 11 points to 56-38 with 12 minutes left in the second half. The lead reach 20 on a tip-in by Rogers with about four minutes left and his 3-pointer with two minutes remaining made it 72-48.

Smalls finished with 11 points. Sprouse made 3 of 4 3-pointers and scored nine points off the bench. He had three assists.

Austin Benigni had 18 points and Donovan Draper had 11 points and 12 rebounds for Navy. It was the fourth double-double and ninth double-digit rebound game of the season for Draper, listed as a 6-foot-4 forward.

American led all the way and made 10 of 14 shots inside the 3-point arc and 6 of 13 beyond it for 55% overall shooting in the first half. American led 37-28 at halftime. It was 20-15 before Sprouse's 3-pointer kick-started an extended 13-6 run that gave the Eagles a 33-21 lead with three minutes left in the half.

Fifth-seeded Navy, which defeated No. 1-seed Bucknell 83-77 in the semifinals, finishes the season at 15-19 overall.

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1st Half
NAVY
Midshipmen
28
AMER
Eagles
37

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Aidan Kehoe vs. Matt Rogers (Eagles gains possession)
19:41	+3	Elijah Stephens makes three point jump shot (Matt Rogers assists)	0-3
19:19		Jordan Pennick misses two point layup
19:17		Elijah Stephens defensive rebound
19:09		Greg Jones misses two point jump shot
19:07		Aidan Kehoe defensive rebound
18:42		Austin Benigni turnover (lost ball) (Elijah Stephens steals)
18:37	+2	Colin Smalls makes two point layup (Elijah Stephens assists)	0-5
18:28		Jordan Pennick flagrant 2
18:28		Jordan Pennick turnover
18:28	+1	Greg Jones makes flagrant free throw 1 of 2	0-6
18:28		Greg Jones misses regular free throw 2 of 2
18:08	+3	Colin Smalls makes three point jump shot (Elijah Stephens assists)	0-9
17:48	+3	Jinwoo Kim makes three point jump shot (Austin Benigni assists)	3-9
17:15		Matt Rogers misses three point jump shot
17:13		Donovan Draper defensive rebound
16:52	+3	Jinwoo Kim makes three point jump shot (Aidan Kehoe assists)	6-9
16:30		Greg Jones misses two point layup
16:28		Aidan Kehoe defensive rebound
16:02		Donovan Draper turnover (traveling)
15:40		Lincoln Ball turnover (lost ball)
15:40		TV timeout
15:15		Austin Benigni misses two point layup
15:13		Geoff Sprouse defensive rebound
15:06		Matt Mayock turnover (out of bounds)
14:39		Jinwoo Kim misses three point jump shot
14:37		Geoff Sprouse defensive rebound
14:21	+2	Matt Rogers makes two point layup (Matt Mayock assists)	6-11
14:01		Austin Benigni misses two point layup
13:59		Matt Mayock defensive rebound
13:55		Matt Rogers misses three point jump shot
13:53		Jinwoo Kim defensive rebound
13:44		Elijah Stephens personal foul
13:30		Lysander Rehnstrom misses three point jump shot
13:28		Matt Rogers defensive rebound
13:14		Wyatt Nausadis turnover (bad pass)
13:01	+2	Donovan Draper makes two point layup (Jinwoo Kim assists)	8-11
12:37	+2	Matt Rogers makes two point layup (Wyatt Nausadis assists)	8-13
12:24	+2	Austin Benigni makes two point jump shot (Mike Woods assists)	10-13
12:05		Wyatt Nausadis misses three point jump shot
12:03		Jinwoo Kim defensive rebound
11:53		Lysander Rehnstrom misses three point jump shot
11:51		Austin Benigni offensive rebound
11:48		Matt Mayock blocks Austin Benigni's two point layup
11:46		Midshipmen offensive rebound
11:46		TV timeout
11:41		Austin Benigni misses two point layup
11:39		Colin Smalls defensive rebound
11:31	+2	Matt Rogers makes two point dunk	10-15
11:21		Midshipmen 30 second timeout
11:04		Mike Woods misses two point jump shot
11:02		Greg Jones defensive rebound
10:56	+2	Lincoln Ball makes two point layup (Elijah Stephens assists)	10-17
10:38		Donovan Draper misses three point jump shot
10:36		Matt Rogers defensive rebound
10:21		Matt Rogers misses three point jump shot
10:19		Donovan Draper defensive rebound
9:57		Carnegie Johnson misses three point jump shot
9:55		Matt Rogers defensive rebound
9:36		Aidan Kehoe blocks Colin Smalls's two point layup
9:34		Aidan Kehoe defensive rebound
9:07		Donovan Draper misses two point jump shot
9:05		Aidan Kehoe offensive rebound
9:01		Matt Rogers blocks Aidan Kehoe's two point layup
8:59		Colin Smalls defensive rebound
8:39		Matt Rogers misses two point jump shot
8:37		Lincoln Ball offensive rebound
8:35	+3	Colin Smalls makes three point jump shot (Lincoln Ball assists)	10-20
8:32		Matt Rogers technical foul
8:32	+1	Donovan Draper makes technical free throw 1 of 2	11-20
8:32	+1	Donovan Draper makes technical free throw 2 of 2	12-20
8:23		Elijah Stephens personal foul
8:10		Lysander Rehnstrom misses three point jump shot
8:08		Geoff Sprouse defensive rebound
8:02		Wyatt Nausadis turnover (lost ball) (Mike Woods steals)
7:55	+2	Donovan Draper makes two point layup (Austin Benigni assists)	14-20
7:55		Eric Michaels shooting foul (Donovan Draper draws the foul)
7:55		TV timeout
7:55	+1	Donovan Draper makes regular free throw 1 of 1	15-20
7:36		Donovan Draper personal foul (Lincoln Ball draws the foul)
7:26	+3	Geoff Sprouse makes three point jump shot (Wyatt Nausadis assists)	15-23
7:05		Austin Benigni misses two point layup
7:03		Donovan Draper offensive rebound
6:47		Matt Rogers shooting foul (Austin Benigni draws the foul)
6:47	+1	Austin Benigni makes regular free throw 1 of 2	16-23
6:47	+1	Austin Benigni makes regular free throw 2 of 2	17-23
6:24	+2	Matt Mayock makes two point layup	17-25
6:03		Jump ball. Aidan Kehoe vs. Wyatt Nausadis (Wyatt Nausadis gains possession)
6:03		Aidan Kehoe turnover (lost ball) (Wyatt Nausadis steals)
5:38	+2	Matt Mayock makes two point layup (Greg Jones assists)	17-27
5:24	+2	Austin Benigni makes two point layup	19-27
5:12		Greg Jones turnover (lost ball) (Austin Benigni steals)
4:52		Donovan Draper misses two point layup
4:50		Mason Whittaker defensive rebound
4:48		Mason Whittaker turnover (traveling)
4:48		Carnegie Johnson misses three point jump shot
4:46		Jinwoo Kim offensive rebound
4:45	+2	Jinwoo Kim makes two point layup	21-27
4:12	+3	Geoff Sprouse makes three point jump shot	21-30
3:48		Lincoln Ball personal foul (Austin Benigni draws the foul)
3:48		TV timeout
3:34		Mason Whittaker personal foul (Carnegie Johnson draws the foul)
3:34		Carnegie Johnson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:34		Lincoln Ball defensive rebound
3:18		Colin Smalls misses three point jump shot
3:16		Eagles offensive rebound
3:03	+3	Wyatt Nausadis makes three point jump shot	21-33
2:43		Carnegie Johnson misses three point jump shot
2:41		Donovan Draper offensive rebound
2:37	+2	Donovan Draper makes two point layup	23-33
2:08	+2	Eric Michaels makes two point layup	23-35
1:51	+2	Mike Woods makes two point jump shot (Donovan Draper assists)	25-35
1:33		Geoff Sprouse misses three point jump shot
1:31		Donovan Draper defensive rebound
1:16		Jinwoo Kim misses two point jump shot
1:14		Eric Michaels defensive rebound
1:13		Mike Woods personal foul
0:49	+2	Matt Mayock makes two point jump shot	25-37
0:35		Lysander Rehnstrom turnover (Mason Whittaker steals)
0:35		Eagles 30 second timeout
0:35		Matt Rogers misses three point jump shot
0:33		Donovan Draper defensive rebound
0:01	+3	Lysander Rehnstrom makes three point jump shot (Austin Benigni assists)	28-37
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
NAVY
Midshipmen
24
AMER
Eagles
37

Time		Play	Score
19:45	+2	Matt Rogers makes two point layup	28-39
19:26	+2	Austin Benigni makes two point layup	30-39
19:03		Greg Jones misses three point jump shot
19:01		Lincoln Ball offensive rebound
18:48		Elijah Stephens misses three point jump shot
18:46		Midshipmen defensive rebound
18:34		Aidan Kehoe turnover (lost ball)
18:08		Lincoln Ball misses three point jump shot
18:06		Jinwoo Kim defensive rebound
17:45		Austin Benigni misses three point jump shot
17:43		Lincoln Ball defensive rebound
17:22	+2	Matt Rogers makes two point layup	30-41
17:02		Donovan Draper misses two point layup
17:00		Matt Rogers defensive rebound
16:50	+2	Greg Jones makes two point layup	30-43
16:29	+2	Aidan Kehoe makes two point layup (Lysander Rehnstrom assists)	32-43
16:06		Colin Smalls misses three point jump shot
16:04		Donovan Draper defensive rebound
15:53		TV timeout
15:43		Donovan Draper misses two point layup
15:41		Elijah Stephens defensive rebound
15:30		Mike Woods personal foul (Mason Whittaker draws the foul)
15:18		Matt Mayock misses two point jump shot
15:16		Lysander Rehnstrom defensive rebound
15:09		Donovan Draper misses three point jump shot
15:07		Mason Whittaker defensive rebound
14:45		Donovan Draper shooting foul (Greg Jones draws the foul)
14:45	+1	Greg Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2	32-44
14:45	+1	Greg Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2	32-45
14:28		Lysander Rehnstrom misses three point jump shot
14:26		Austin Benigni offensive rebound
14:21		Matt Rogers shooting foul (Mike Woods draws the foul)
14:21	+1	Mike Woods makes regular free throw 1 of 2	33-45
14:21	+1	Mike Woods makes regular free throw 2 of 2	34-45
14:05	+3	Geoff Sprouse makes three point jump shot (Lincoln Ball assists)	34-48
13:49		Mike Woods misses two point jump shot
13:47		Geoff Sprouse defensive rebound
13:40	+3	Matt Rogers makes three point jump shot (Geoff Sprouse assists)	34-51
13:33		Midshipmen 30 second timeout
13:33		TV timeout
13:19	+2	Austin Benigni makes two point jump shot	36-51
13:10		Geoff Sprouse turnover (lost ball) (Austin Benigni steals)
13:02		Austin Benigni misses two point jump shot
13:00		Mike Woods offensive rebound
12:52		Mike Woods turnover (lost ball) (Colin Smalls steals)
12:45	+2	Matt Rogers makes two point dunk (Geoff Sprouse assists)	36-53
12:38	+2	Austin Benigni makes two point layup	38-53
12:19	+3	Colin Smalls makes three point jump shot (Geoff Sprouse assists)	38-56
12:02		Jinwoo Kim turnover (lost ball) (Elijah Stephens steals)
11:59		Jinwoo Kim personal foul
11:36		Elijah Stephens misses two point layup
11:34		Austin Benigni defensive rebound
11:28		Austin Benigni misses two point layup
11:26		Greg Jones defensive rebound
11:23		TV timeout
11:18		Cam Cole blocks Elijah Stephens's two point layup
11:16		Donovan Draper defensive rebound
11:02	+3	Cam Cole makes three point jump shot (Austin Benigni assists)	41-56
10:40		Matt Rogers misses three point jump shot
10:38		Cam Cole defensive rebound
10:31		Aidan Kehoe offensive foul
10:31		Aidan Kehoe turnover (offensive foul)
10:00		Austin Benigni blocks Elijah Stephens's two point layup
9:58		Donovan Draper defensive rebound
9:38		Mike Woods misses two point layup
9:36		Matt Rogers defensive rebound
9:36		Donovan Draper personal foul
9:35		Cam Cole personal foul
9:15		Colin Smalls misses two point jump shot
9:13		Donovan Draper defensive rebound
8:56	+2	Austin Benigni makes two point jump shot	43-56
8:21		Cam Cole personal foul (Matt Rogers draws the foul)
8:21	+1	Matt Rogers makes regular free throw 1 of 2	43-57
8:21	+1	Matt Rogers makes regular free throw 2 of 2	43-58
8:11		Lincoln Ball personal foul (Austin Benigni draws the foul)
8:04		Austin Benigni misses three point jump shot
8:02		Matt Rogers defensive rebound
7:45		Matt Rogers misses three point jump shot
7:43		Donovan Draper defensive rebound
7:32		Donovan Draper turnover (lost ball) (Lincoln Ball steals)
7:01		Matt Rogers turnover (lost ball) (Donovan Draper steals)
6:56	+2	Austin Benigni makes two point layup	45-58
6:56		Midshipmen 30 second timeout
6:54		TV timeout
6:23		Eagles turnover (shot clock violation)
6:13		Mike Woods turnover (bad pass) (Matt Rogers steals)
6:11		Mike Woods flagrant 1 (Matt Rogers draws the foul)
6:11		Matt Rogers misses flagrant free throw 1 of 2
6:11	+1	Matt Rogers makes flagrant free throw 2 of 2	45-59
6:05		Jinwoo Kim personal foul (Lincoln Ball draws the foul)
6:05		Lincoln Ball misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:05		Jinwoo Kim defensive rebound
5:53		Austin Benigni turnover (lost ball) (Elijah Stephens steals)
5:49		Jinwoo Kim personal foul (Lincoln Ball draws the foul)
5:49		Lincoln Ball misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:49	+1	Lincoln Ball makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-60
5:39		Jinwoo Kim misses three point jump shot
5:37		Colin Smalls defensive rebound
5:24		Jinwoo Kim blocks Greg Jones's two point layup
5:22		Jinwoo Kim defensive rebound
5:02	+2	Austin Benigni makes two point layup	47-60
4:40	+2	Matt Rogers makes two point layup (Elijah Stephens assists)	47-62
4:33		Lysander Rehnstrom misses three point jump shot
4:31		Greg Jones defensive rebound
4:22	+3	Matt Mayock makes three point jump shot (Matt Rogers assists)	47-65
4:01		Austin Benigni misses two point jump shot
3:59		Matt Rogers defensive rebound
3:55		Matt Mayock misses two point layup
3:53		Matt Rogers offensive rebound
3:52	+2	Matt Rogers makes two point layup	47-67
3:43		Midshipmen 60 second timeout
3:43		TV timeout
3:28		Elijah Stephens personal foul (Austin Benigni draws the foul)
3:26		Colin Smalls personal foul (Lysander Rehnstrom draws the foul)
3:20		Austin Benigni misses three point jump shot
3:18		Aidan Kehoe offensive rebound
3:18		Matt Rogers shooting foul (Aidan Kehoe draws the foul)
3:18		Aidan Kehoe misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:18	+1	Aidan Kehoe makes regular free throw 2 of 2	48-67
2:52		Austin Benigni shooting foul (Elijah Stephens draws the foul)
2:52	+1	Elijah Stephens makes regular free throw 1 of 2	48-68
2:52	+1	Elijah Stephens makes regular free throw 2 of 2	48-69
2:31		Donovan Draper misses two point jump shot
2:29		Elijah Stephens defensive rebound
2:05	+3	Matt Rogers makes three point jump shot	48-72
1:54		Matt Rogers personal foul (Austin Benigni draws the foul)
1:41		Mason Whittaker blocks Mike Woods's two point layup
1:39		Donovan Draper offensive rebound
1:34	+2	Donovan Draper makes two point jump shot	50-72
1:01	+2	Elijah Stephens makes two point layup	50-74
0:48		Austin Benigni misses two point layup
0:46		Matt Mayock defensive rebound
0:40		Eagles 30 second timeout
0:27		Adrian Samuels misses three point jump shot
0:25		Cam Cole defensive rebound
0:16		Cam Cole misses three point jump shot
0:14		Jack Medalie offensive rebound
0:12	+2	Jack Medalie makes two point jump shot	52-74
0:00		End of period

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Jack Medalie makes two point jump shot