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Jordan Burns
69
AMERICAN AMERICAN 5-16, 2-8 PL
83
Winner Colgate COLGATE 12-9, 7-3 PL
AMERICAN AMERICAN
5-16, 2-8 PL
69
Final
83
Colgate COLGATE
12-9, 7-3 PL
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
AMERICAN AMERICAN 29 40 69
Colgate COLGATE 43 40 83

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Chelsea Vielhauer

Raiders Complete First-Ever Sweep Of American With 83-69 Win

Burns, Rayman Combine For 52 Points in Win

HAMILTON – The Colgate men's basketball team pulled away for an 83-69 win over American to complete the Raiders' first-ever season sweep of the Eagles Saturday afternoon at Cotterell Court.
 
The Eagles were within three points with seven minutes to play, but Colgate closed the game on a 20-9 run to claim the Raiders' fourth-straight win and improve to 7-3 in the Patriot League.
 
First-year Jordan Burns led Colgate with a career-high 27 points, while sophomore Will Rayman tallied a season-best 25. Senior Sean O'Brien added 14 to round out the Raiders in double-digits.
 
The Eagles jumped out to a quick 5-0 lead, but five points from Burns and a Rayman jumper quickly put the Raiders in front 7-5 just over two minutes into the game. The lead changed hands three times in the next eight minutes before back-to-back three-pointers from O'Brien and senior Jordan Swopshire put Colgate ahead 25-20 at the 7:57 mark.
 
American was within one at 25-24 a minute later, but another O'Brien trey sparked an 18-5 half-closing run. Rayman contributed 11 points to the streak that gave the Raiders a dominant 43-29 lead heading into the locker room.
 
The Eagles opened the second half on a 14-7 run to trim Colgate's lead down to single digits at 50-43 with 14:39 on the clock. American was eventually within three following a 7-0 streak that pulled the Eagles within 55-52 at the 12:23 mark.
 
Colgate wasn't able to get much separation until an O'Brien layup was followed by six-straight points from Burns as the Raiders' 8-0 run gave them a 71-60 advantage with 5:12 to play.




The Eagles wouldn't get closer than nine the rest of the way as Colgate added eight points from the free throw line and two field goals in the final five minutes to cement the 83-69 win.
 
BOTTOM LINE
  • Colgate 83, American 69
 
WON-LOST RECORDS
  • The Raiders improve to 12-9 on the season and 7-3 in the Patriot League with their fourth-straight win.
  • American drops to 5-16 on the season and 2-8 in league play.
 
KEY RAIDER INFO
  • Colgate won the season's first meeting against American 72-63 on Jan. 2. With today's win, the Raiders completed the first sweep of the Eagles in program history.
  • The Raiders are now an impressive 8-2 at Cotterell Court.
  • Colgate's four-game win streak ties a season best. The Raiders also won four games from Dec. 12-Jan. 2.
  • Burns' career-best 27 points came from a 10-for-16 showing from the field. He added four rebounds, three assists and three steals in his strong all-around effort.
  • Rayman shot 10-for-14 from the field for his season-best 25 points. He pulled down a team-leading seven rebounds.
  • O'Brien, Burns and junior Francisco Amiel dished three assists apiece.
 
FACTS & FIGURES
  • Colgate finished the game shooting 52.7 percent (29-for-55) from the field, 45.0 percent (9-for-20) from three-point range and 88.9 percent (16-for-18) from the free throw line.
  • American was 51.9 percent (28-for-54) from the floor, 25.0 percent (5-for-20) from downtown and 80.0 percent (8-for-10) from the charity stripe.
  • Colgate scored 23 points off 17 American turnovers.
  • The Raiders tied their season high with 10 steals.
  • Colgate added 13 second-chance points off of nine offensive boards.
 
UP NEXT
  • Colgate hits the road for its next two games at Lafayette and Navy.
  • The Raiders head to Easton, Pa. Wednesday for a 7 p.m. tipoff against the Leopards.
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