Boston University 68, American University 65 - Box Score

NET #263

	H1	H2	T
Boston University	38	30	68
American University	23	42	65

American University

NET #256

	H1	H2	T
Boston University	38	30	68
American University	23	42	65

Sat, Feb 28, 2026Bender ArenaFinal

CHD Scout Prediction

low

Predicted

Actual

Boston University

American University

59%

41%

✓ CorrectMargin: -2.6 predicted → -3 actual

Four Factors: Predicted vs Actual

57.3%→ 62.2

eFG%

43.2 ←51.6%

14.5%→ 18.9

TO Rate

9.5 ←13.5%

26.4%

ORB%

24.6%

32.1%→ 33.3

FT Rate

30.5 ←29.1%

Boston University

Predicted Actual

American University

Recap

Eagles Edge Hawks

Boston University pulls off the upset as a 23-net rank underdog, topping American University 68-65 despite being outscored in the second half.

Boston University secured a narrow 68-65 victory over American University at Bender Arena, a margin of just three points. The first half belonged to BU, which built a 15-point advantage by halftime, leading 38-23. However, American staged a second-half comeback, outscoring its opponent 42-30 to narr...

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Top Performers

Boston University

Michael McNairMVP38.5

PTS21REB10AST3STL1BLK1

5-9 FG, 4-8 3PT, 7-8 FT

Chance Gladden26.4

PTS22REB2AST4BLK1

9-12 FG, 2-2 3PT, 2-2 FT

Ben Defty22.1

PTS14REB3AST1BLK3

6-11 FG, 2-3 FT

American University

Julen Iturbe27.3

PTS17REB4AST3STL2

7-16 FG, 3-8 3PT, 0-3 FT

Greg Jones22.0

PTS13REB5AST2

3-10 FG, 0-5 3PT, 7-7 FT

Kade Sebastian16.5

PTS13REB0AST1STL1

5-9 FG, 3-6 3PT

Hot Players

Kade SebastianAmerican University+56%

PTS

5.1 avg

REB

2.8 avg

AST

1.1 avg

56% FG 5-9

Michael McNairBoston University+40%

PTS

16.9 avg

REB

5.2 avg

AST

2.2 avg

56% FG 5-9

Julen IturbeAmerican University+40%

PTS

10.4 avg

REB

4.6 avg

AST

2.2 avg

44% FG 7-16

Chance GladdenBoston University+26%

PTS

14.6 avg

REB

3.2 avg

AST

4.5 avg

75% FG 9-12

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Boston University68

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
Michael McNair	39	21	5-9	4-8	7-8	10	3	1	1	2
Chance Gladden	39	22	9-12	2-2	2-2	2	4	0	1	4
Ben Defty	33	14	6-11	0-0	2-3	3	1	0	3	2
Sam Hughes	31	8	3-8	2-7	0-0	3	0	0	0	2
Azmar Abdullah	27	1	0-1	0-1	1-2	8	1	0	0	2
Donte Tisinger Jr.	26	2	1-4	0-3	0-0	2	2	2	0	0
Quinn Nielsen	7	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0
Spencer Joyner	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Malcolm Chimezie	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Otto Landrum	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Ben Roy	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Peter Carr	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Kyrone Alexander	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Matai Baptiste	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Ethan Okwuosa	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Andrew Bhesania	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	—	68	24-45	8-21	12-15	30	11	3	5	12

American University65

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	TO
Julen Iturbe	36	17	7-16	3-8	0-3	4	3	2	2
Matt Mayock	31	7	3-6	1-2	0-0	4	1	1	1
Greg Jones	31	13	3-10	0-5	7-7	5	2	0	0
Geoff Sprouse	30	6	2-8	2-6	0-0	3	2	2	2
Kade Sebastian	25	13	5-9	3-6	0-0	0	1	1	0
Wyatt Nausadis	24	4	1-5	0-2	2-2	2	1	1	0
Madden Collins	14	5	0-4	0-2	5-6	3	1	1	2
Dean Hogans	5	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0
Chris Eagan	4	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0
Matthew Casey	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0
Jack Anderson	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0
Gibraltar Coleman	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0
Noah Jones	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0
Luke Brown	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0
Carson McDonald	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0
Shane O'Reilly	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0
Adrian Samuels	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0
Eric Michaels	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0
Kamran Prince	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0
Total	—	65	21-59	9-32	14-18	22	11	8	7