Wednesday, December 21, 2005
They were actually scalping tickets outside of Sojka Pavilion tonight. Staff freebies selling for 10 bucks.

If I were to guess, I'd venture much of the crowd is local kids who go to school elsewhere. The crowd is almost as heavily weighted with college age faces as the Villanova game, but there is far less orange.

Bucknell is on a 13-0 run right now.

The refs are definitely letting them play tonight. With 6 minutes to go in the half, both teams have just three team fouls.

Griffin trey makes it a 16-0 run.

Saint Joe's finally scored. Bucknell responded with 5 unanswered points.

Stachitas makes a late three. He is now 2-7, 2-6 from 3-point range.

Bucknell shooting 57 percent at the break. St. Joe's 35 percent.

Seven guys have scored for balanced Bucknell. Bettencourt (10) leads them.

Nobody in double figures for Saint Joe's.

Big difference is Bucknell's inside-outside balance. Outscoring Saint Joe's 10-2 in the paint.

Bucknell 32, St. Joe's 21 (Halftime)

St. Joes no field goals 0-2 3 turnovers so far in second half.

You knew St. Joe's would make a run at some point. This is that point. The Hawks have outscored BU 11-2 over the past 4-plus minutes to pull within 7.

Forget the "let 'em play" stuff. Bison have 7 team fouls and St. Joe's is already shooting 1 and 1. Badmus on the bench with four fouls. Hawks have only 2 team fouls.

McNaughton with 6 of Bucknell's last 8. All from 10-12 feet out. Bucknell's lead back in double digits at 47-36.

Stachitas now 3-11, 2-8 from 3-point range with 3 to play.

Badmus fouls out with 1:07 to play, Bucknell up 10, 54-44.

Four Bison in double figures.

Lee 14
McNaughton 12
Griffin 10
Bettencourt 15

The final much closer than the game itself thanks to Bucknell's horrendour free throw shooting (14-28)
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