(Originally posted Tues. at 11:26 p.m, links added at 7:19 a.m.)The Eagles found it tough to find the bucket in a 63-54 loss at Morgan State.
The problem was particularly acute in the first half, when AU was just 6 of 26 (23.1 percent) from the field. The only thing that kept the Eagles in the game at the break was free throw shooting; they were 9 for 11 from the line in the half, allowing them to stay with a bucket, 25-23, at the intermission.
American shot a little better in the second half (12-31), finishing the game 18 for 56 (32.1 percent) while Morgan State hit 24 of 48, inckuding 4 of 8 three-point tries. Morgan State blocked 12 AU shots.
Garrison Carr led AU with 18 points. Derrick Mercer added 13. No other AU player had more than 7.
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