--With a loss to Holy Cross on Feb. 20, and with Bucknell beating Colgate that day, the Bison clinched the No. 1 seed for the Patriot League tournament, and American secured the No. 2 seed. The Eagles would play all games at home unless they meet Bucknell in the final.

The Eagles have finished in the top four of the regular-season conference standings each year since joining the league in 2001-02 and have advanced to the tournament semifinals every year.

--Vlad Moldoveanu 13 of 15 foul shots in American's Feb. 20 win over Holy Cross. For the season, he was making 83.3 percent from the free-throw line.

BY THE NUMBERS
9 -- Games in American's past 10, through Feb. 20, in which the Eagles outrebounded their opponent. They held a 35-22 advantage over Holy Cross on Feb. 20.

QUOTE TO NOTE
"I think what we saw out there today was a tournament-type intensity. (Holy Cross) has been through a lot of battles, and they have more tournament-type experience than we do, so we're very excited that we were able to respond and hold on for the win." -- American coach Jeff Jones, following his team's 64-60 win over Holy Cross on Feb. 20.

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