Mount St. Mary’s holds off American, earns matchup with Duke

DAYTON, Ohio — Dola Adebayo and Jedy Cordilia each scored 22 points to help Mount St. Mary’s hold off American 83-72 on Wednesday night in a First Four victory.Dallas Hobbs added 17 for the Mountaineers (23-12), who advance as a No. 16 seed to play top-seeded Duke in a first-round East Region contest Friday in Raleigh, N.C.Geoff Sprouse had 18 points while Elijah Stephens added 12 for American (22-13), which saw its four-game win streak come to an end. The Eagles lost leading scorer Matt Rogers to a first-half knee injury.Cordilia had 16 points on 8-of-9 shooting in the first half for Mount St. Mary’s and finished the game 10 of 11 from the floor. Hobbs, had 15 first-half points, including a buzzer-beating three that capped a 9-2 Mount St. Mary’s run for a 48-38 lead at halftime.Mount St. Mary’s appeared to put the game away with a string of seven straight made baskets, including a pair of thunderous dunks from Dola Adebayo that stretched the lead to 79-60 with 6:03 remaining.A 9-0 American spurt got American within 81-73 with 3:20 remaining before American head coach Duane Simpkins was called for a technical with 2:29 remaining. American never scored again.

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