American holds off Maryland-Eastern Shore 61-58

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Dec 19, 2016

WASHINGTON (AP) Sa'eed Nelson had 16 points and four steals, Mark Gasperini added 12 points and American beat Maryland-Eastern Shore 61-58 on Monday.

Ryan Andino hit a long 3-pointer to pull UMES to 53-50 and after American missed a 3, a technical was called on the Eagles bench. Andino made the two free throws and Thomas Rivera sank a corner 3-pointer to cap the five-point possession for a 55-53 lead - UMES's first since 5-2.

Nelson made a reverse layup in transition to tie it at 55-all, UMES missed a jumper and Delante Jones made his first basket of the second half to give American a 57-55 lead.

Jones, a sophomore who averages 56 percent at the line, made two free throws with 21.8 seconds left for a 59-55 lead. UMES turned it over and Charlie Jones made 1 of 2 free throws for a five-point lead with 13 seconds left.

Delante Jones finished with 11 points for American (3-7).

Dontae Caldwell and Andino each scored 13 points for Maryland-Eastern Shore (1-11), which lost its fourth straight.

UMES fell behind 24-11 in the first half but American only scored three points in the final five minutes and the Hawks only trailed 29-25 at the break.

Team Stats
Points	0	0
Field Goals	0-0 (0.0%)	0-0 (0.0%)
3-Pointers	0-0 (0.0%)	0-0 (0.0%)
Free Throws	0-0 (0.0%)	0-0 (0.0%)
Total Rebounds	0	0
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Team	0	0
Assists	0	0
Steals	0	0
Blocks	0	0
Turnovers	0	0
Fouls	0	0
Technicals	0	0

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Md.-E. Shore	25	33	58
American	29	32	61

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Team Stats
Md.-E. Shore 7-25	57.3 PPG	33.7 RPG	11.3 APG
American 15-15	72.0 PPG	36.7 RPG	13.4 APG

Key Players
1	R. Andino	10.3 PPG	1.7 RPG	0.5 APG	31.6 FG%
0	S. Nelson	19.8 PPG	5.6 RPG	5.2 APG	50.8 FG%

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