Delante Jones scored 18 points, Andrija Matic hit the game winning free throw with one second left, and host American University beat Loyola Maryland, 67-66, in the season finale for both teams on Saturday.

Each school now heads into the Patriot League tournament, which begins Tuesday.

Jesse Reed hit two free throws which gave the Eagles (11-18, 9-9) a 66-61 lead with 42 seconds to go. But Andre Walker hit a 3-pointer for Loyola (9-20, 8-10) on its next possession and added a pair at the line 20 seconds later to tie it at 66 with 13 seconds left.

Jones then missed a jumper; however Matic corralled the rebound and was fouled. He hit one of his two free throws to seal the win.

Reed had 14 points and seven rebounds for American.

Walker led the Greyhounds with 25 points. Franz Rassman added 13.

New Hampshire 79, UMBC 68: Jaleen Smith hit a key jump shot with just over a minute left, then made 5 of 6 free throws as the host Wildcats (18-11, 10-5 America East) held to off the Retrievers (7-24, 3-13).

New Hampshire saw a 19-point second-half lead cut to three before Smith's jumper gave some breathing room. With UMBC forced to foul, the Wildcats finished 9 of 10 from the line in the last 58 seconds.

Smith led with 23 points, Daniel Dion added 20 and Ronnel Jordan 12 for New Hampshire (18-11, 10-5 America East). The Wildcats have secured a home game, and can finish either No. 3 or 4 in the AEC standings.

Jairus Lyles scored 27 points — including a jumper that pulled UMBC to within 67-64 with just over a minute remaining — and set the school's sophomore-season scoring record with 460 points. The Retrievers (7-24, 3-13), as eighth seed, travel to top-seeded Stony Brook on March 2.

Bucknell 77, Navy 73: Chris Hass scored 13 points, Nana Foulland added 12 more and the visiting Bison (17-12, 14-4) captured the Patriot League regular season title.

Leading by 10 midway through the second half, Bucknell had to hold off a Navy rally that twice cut the margin to two, with the Midshipmen getting a 3-pointer from Zach Fong to trail 73-71 with 1:22 left and then 75-73 a half minute later on Will Kelly's jumper.

Fong finished with 17 points to lead five Midshipmen (18-13, 9-9) in double figures.

UMES 74, Delaware State 65: Dominique Elliott scored 20 points, Thomas Rivera scored 14 while Ryan Andino and Derrico Peck each contributed 12 to lead the host Hawks (9-21, 6-9 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) past the Hornets (7-22, 5-9).

With the win UMES snapped its five-game losing streak.

St. Francis (N.Y.) 59, Mount St. Mary's 49: Antonio Jenifer sank two free throws and then added a dunk to help the host Terriers (15-16, 11-7 Northeast Conference) close out the regular season with four straight wins.

Jenifer also grabbed 13 rebounds in the tight, low-scoring game. Yunus Hopkinson added 12 points and Amdy Fall had 10 points and nine rebounds for St. Francis.

Freshman Elijah Long scored 16 — coming within four of his career best — to lead Mount St. Mary's (13-18, 10-8), Ashe added 10.

Women

Mount St. Mary's 57, St. Francis (N.Y.) 40: 1 Brooklyn Heights, N.Y. (February 27, 2016) – Jessica Harris scored 15 points and the visiting Mount beat the Terriers to clinch a playoff spot in the Northeast Conference tournament.

The playoff berth makes the fifth straight and seventh overall under coach Bryan Whitten.

Harris went 6-of-10 from the floor to collect her 17th double-digit scoring performance of the year. Sarafina Arthur-Williams and Alexis Carter also posted double-figures, combining for 21 points in the contest.

Jody Chickey tallied eight assists as she passed the 100-assist plateau in a season for the first time in her career.

The Mountaineers host top-seeded Sacred Heart in the regular season finale on Mondayat 7 p.m.

Coppin State 82, Morgan State 38: Amber Griffin scored a game-high 21 points to power the host Eagles (12-15, 9-6 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) past the Bears (12-15, 10-5).

Coppin State opened with a 22-8 run in the first quarter and never looked back. Braennan Farrar led Morgan State with 15 points.