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Wednesday, November 14, 2007
American goes cold in loss
Originally posted Tues. 10:08 p.m., updated at 6:22 a.m.
After a scorching first half, the Eagles shots stopped falling in the second half of a 71-67 loss at Loyola Tuesday night.

The Eagles led 40-33 at the break after shooting 63.2 percent (12-19) from the field in the first half. In the second half, though, AU cooled to 40 percent (10-25). At the same time, they stopped getting to the foul line. American shot 16 free throws the first half, making 11, but got to the stripe just 4 times (3 made) after the intermission.

Loyola cooled from the field in the second half, too. The Greyhounds hit 12 of 24 from the field before the break, 9 of 22 (40.9 percent) after. But Loyola turned the tables at the line. After a 3 for 4 first half, the Greyhounds went to the line 25 times in the second, making 17, including 9 of 10 in the final minute to hold off American.

Derrick Mercer led AU with 23 points, 16 in the first half. Garrison Carr added 19, including 5 treys and Travis Lay finished with 10.

Loyola's Gerald Brown led all scorers with 32 points.

Some other key stats: American had 18 turnovers, leading to 22 Loyola points. Loyola won the rebounding battle 31-21.
Box score | AP

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