American University rides 25 points from Matt Rogers to Patriot League championship, 74-52 over Navy

WASHINGTON — Matt Rogers scored 25 points and second-seeded American University defeated Navy 74-52 to claim the Patriot League Tournament championship. American has made three previous trips to the NCAA Tournament, the last in 2014. Geoff Sprouse, Rogers and Colin Smalls all made 3-pointers as the Eagles pushed their lead from 11 points to 56-38 with 12 minutes left in the second half. The lead reach 20 on a tip-in by Rogers with about four minutes left and his 3-pointer with two minutes remaining made it 72-48. Smalls finished with 11 points. Sprouse made 3 of 4 3-pointers and scored nine points off the bench. He had three assists. Austin Benigni had 18 points and Donovan Draper had 11 points and 12 rebounds for Navy.

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