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Final · Mon, Nov 2, 2026 · Fifth Third Arena, Cincinnati, OH · attendance 9,420 · ESPN gamecast · Share this box score

Cincinnati rolled past American 79-53

By Hardwood Bricks staff · Mon, Nov 2, 2026

Cincinnati rolled past American 79-53 at Fifth Third Arena.

Tyler Tejada led Cincinnati with 13 points. Madden Collins had 20 points for American. David Iweze led all players with 7 rebounds for Cincinnati.

Cincinnati had 40 points in the paint to American's 14. Cincinnati covered the closing spread. Our model missed the final margin by 5.5 points.

Scoring · Cincinnati: MJ Collins Jr. 13, Tyler Tejada 13, Tylen Riley 9, Akai Fleming 9, David Iweze 8, Riley Allenspach 6, Eric Mahaffey 6, Adlan Elamin 5, Trevian Carson 5, Myles Colvin 3, Amani Lyles 2. American: Madden Collins 20, Julen Iturbe 10, Dean Hogans 8, Greg Jones 4, Eric Michaels 4, Wyatt Nausadis 3, Merrick Smith 3, Noah Jones 1.

What the model said

Projected that morning with only earlier games

AMER 61, CIN 82model score

-20.5model spread (home)

142.9model total

5.5points off the final margin

UnderdogAMER +25.55.0 Lost Under 153.510.6 Won

OverUnderFavoriteUnderdogThe colored fill is the gap between the model and the market: a full chip means 6 points or more. The number on each chip is that gap.

Leans are against the DraftKings closing line ESPN carries. Season record on the ratings page.

Line and result

	Spread (home)	Total	ML home	ML away	Source
Close	-25.5	153.5	-9000	2500	DraftKings via ESPN

Margin +26 (home) ATS CIN covered Total 132 → under

Travel and rest coming in

Team	Rest days	Miles in	Road streak	Time zone
AMER	–	402	1	same
CIN	non-Patriot team, not tracked

Rest is full days off between games. Miles are an estimate from the travel model (see the travel page).

Team stats

Stat	AMER	CIN
FG	15-54	29-69
FG%	28	42
3PT	7-29	8-27
3P%	24	30
FT	16-20	13-18
FT%	80	72
Rebounds	32	48
Offensive rebounds	9	16
Defensive rebounds	23	32
Assists	7	20
Steals	4	15
Blocks	4	4
Turnovers	18	13
Points off turnovers	14	23
Fast break points	2	17
Points in paint	14	40
Fouls	18	19
Largest lead	2	27
Possessions (est.)	72.5	74.5
Points per 100 possessions	73.1	106.0

Possessions = FGA − OREB + TO + 0.475 × FTA.

American University Eagles

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF
Julen Iturbe F	28	10	3-8	2-7	2-2	1	7	0	0	1	0	2
Madden Collins G	28	20	5-13	2-4	8-10	1	2	1	6	1	0	1
Matt Mayock F	23	0	0-2	0-2	0-0	1	4	0	2	0	0	1
Greg Jones F	23	4	0-5	0-2	4-4	4	4	2	0	0	1	3
Eric Michaels F	20	4	2-4	0-0	0-0	0	3	0	4	0	2	2
Wyatt Nausadis	21	3	1-7	1-5	0-0	0	1	2	2	2	0	4
Dean Hogans	16	8	3-12	2-7	0-0	2	5	0	0	0	0	2
Merrick Smith	12	3	1-1	0-0	1-2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
DJ Sandi	12	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	2	1	0	0	2
Kade Sebastian	9	0	0-2	0-2	0-0	0	3	0	2	0	0	1
Chris Eagan	7	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Noah Jones	1	1	0-0	0-0	1-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Alexander Bryant	DNP
Carson McDonald	DNP
Matthew Casey	DNP
Jack Anderson	DNP
Kamran Prince	DNP

Cincinnati Bearcats

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF
MJ Collins Jr. G	25	13	4-8	1-5	4-4	1	2	0	0	4	0	0
Tylen Riley G	23	9	3-10	0-2	3-4	0	1	5	2	1	0	1
Tyler Tejada F	22	13	5-10	3-5	0-0	1	5	1	1	0	0	1
Myles Colvin G	14	3	1-5	0-4	1-1	0	7	1	0	0	0	0
Jayden Hastings F	3	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	2	0	2	0	1	1
Adlan Elamin	17	5	2-3	0-1	1-1	0	2	1	1	1	0	1
David Iweze	16	8	3-5	1-1	1-2	2	7	1	2	4	2	3
Akai Fleming	16	9	4-8	1-1	0-2	2	6	3	0	2	1	2
Elijah Perryman	15	0	0-3	0-1	0-0	0	0	5	1	1	0	2
Trevian Carson	14	5	2-5	1-2	0-0	1	3	0	0	0	0	3
Riley Allenspach	13	6	2-3	1-1	1-2	1	1	1	2	0	0	2
Eric Mahaffey	13	6	2-5	0-3	2-2	2	4	2	0	1	0	1
Amani Lyles	8	2	1-3	0-1	0-0	3	3	0	2	1	0	2
Deshaun Vaden	1	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Javontae Campbell	DNP
Grant Darbyshire	DNP