Patriot Tournament - Recap - American Defeats Colgate 69-53
Patriot Tournament - Recap - American Defeats Colgate 69-53
Vlad Moldoveanu went off for 31 points and added 7 rebounds leading American to a 69-53 win over Colgate on Wednesday at Bender Arena.
American was a 14-point favorite in the win, and managed to turn a profit for their supporters.
Stephen Lumpkins had 19 points for American and Troy Brewer chipped in with 7 points. Nick Hendra had 9 assists for them, while Stephen Lumpkins was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 15 boards.
Colgate got a 15-point performance from Yaw Gyawu, who was supported by 14 points from Nick Pascale. Mitch Rolls had 5 assists in a losing cause for Colgate, while Joe Hoban grabbed 7 rebounds.
American hit the break leading 29-23 before taking care of business in the second half.
American had a 35-28 advantage in the rebounding department as they won the battle in the paint.

