(What follows was edited for a spellcheck, Wed. morning, otherwise, it is as it was posted live throughout the game)

It's Tuesday night in Lewisburg and nobody will call this a sleepy little hamlet tonight. Sojk Pavilion is rocking with orange clad students. The end zone bleachers look like a Clemson game.

They are already loud. They are wired. They are a species, frankly, never seen before in the Patriot League. Think Zoo Crew at its prime, times 10. They are chanting "air ball, air ball" for missed warmups.

Ole, ole, ole, ole, oooolleeeee, ooohlee.

an internet exclusive ... Bucknell sophomore Andrew Morrison is in street clothes. An ankle injury in practice. Out a few weeks he says. Should not be a factor tonight, he has not been seeing many minutes.

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Pre game intros -- Donald Brown to start at the four. Bucknell goes small. A better matchup for the four guard Nova lineup.

How bad do these kids want to let loose? They sang the national anthem.

Easily the most electric crowd in Bucknell memory. Way past the ESPN league finals against Holy Cross back in the Woollum era.

Did we mention today was the last day of fall classes?

Kyle is here for the big boyz. It is an "atmosphere piece."

He says to tell the Holy Cross fans hello.

15:58 first media TO

Nova 10, BU 6 McNaughton on the line for the and one after being fouled making a nice baseline move

At one point, Nova seemed ready to rev away. But up 10-4, the Cats could not expand the lead on several trips.

Bucknell seems steadied. Now if some open jumpers start to fall.

Jason Fraser 2 quick personals. Sheridan has one. Villanova, not a deep team, has five team fouls with 14:40 to play.

13:40 Nova owns the glass ... 6-1 advantage. Getting multiple shot possessions. Foye makes it 16-7 on Nova's third 3-point try of the possession ... give them enough c hanc es they will make one ... or four (for 6) so far

Nova is not missing. The Wildcats are 10-15 (6-8 on threes) at the 10:54 mark

Bucknell may have found an offenbsive spark in Abe Badmus, who just beat Lowry off the dribble for his second straight basket, ending Nova's 16-0 run and making it 22-11.

Has Bucknell weathered the storm?

Nova frosh Chris Charles has his 7-foot frame draped on McNaughton's back ... gets Nova's 7th team foul at 9:26.

McNaughton misses bonus of one-and-one but connects on a second chance after a Villanova lane violation -- V 26, B 13

8:25 McNaughton rebounds his own miss and puts it back V 26, B 15 The crowd is back.

7:45 McNaughton on the line again, fouled after grabbing the rebound when Badmus missed a layup on a 3-2 break, McNaughton suddenly a force on the offensive glass. Now has 4 rebounds 9 points and will shoot 2 here

Kyle says it was "the old rope-a-dope."

McNaughton makes the second. Bucknell on a 9-0 run.

7:24 Bucknell's 7th team foul

5:33 Nova's 10th team foul. Bettencourt on the line, makes one of two ... Nova up 32-19

Just over 5 minutes to go, Nova spread the floor four-cornerslike

4:29 Nova shooting 54.2 percent from the floor ... BU 33.3 percent

3:53 Nardi hits Nova's 6th trey of the half to make it 37-19.

If you still are wondering, yes, Nova is that good.

Charles fouls Mastropaolo ... the announcer mistakenly tries to credit the foul to Fraser, who was already on the bench with 3 personals, sending Wright's assistants scurrying to the scorers table to make sure it is right in the books.

Darren makes the first, misses the second, but Lee tips away the rebound. They get the ball to Bettencourt but he misses what could have been an adrenalin rush three.

Lee slams on the break to get Bucknell deficit to 10. Crowd is back now,

Ladies and Gentlemen, we have a ballgame. Badmus coast to coast for a reverse layup and Bucknell has the game in single digits at the half, 39-31.

Nova's shooting percentage has fallen to 46.7 at the break. BU is up to 41.4. Nova has a 22-11 edge in rebounds-- 12 second chance points.

Bucknell taking good care of the ball, only three turnovers.

Most of the difference on the scoreboard is in one line on the box score -- 3-pointers made. Nova has 6, Bucknell 0.

At the half, Lafayette 39, St. Francis (NY) 36 --- score courtesy MikdMajority.com

There is a bug in Kyle's scoreboard -- games with ranked teams don't update until they are finals.

"Not that I normally mind," he says.

Bettencourt off a screen up top hits the three and goes to the line ... good ... 17:56 it's Nova 44, BU 37 and Nova just turned the ball over on an offensive foul.

Imagine this ... with 16:13 to go in the half, Jay Wright cannot wait for the TV timeout after back to back McNaughton buckets make it a 3-point game --- 44-41

It is very clear. Win or lose. Bucknell is very much for real.

15:56: At the TV timeout, BU up to 45.7 from the field for the game. Nova at 47.1

By the way, McNaughton now has 22 points, 5 rebounds

around 12:44, McNaughton dunks ... 52-45 Bucknell still hanging around

12:05 3 guys, including Ray and Foye have three personals for Nova ... could foul trouble be Nova's Achilles heel?

Helter skelter ... Bettencourt signals to settle down

Shot clock at 7 on the inbounds ... Badmus checks in .. he goes baseline, called for a charge ... his fourth with 10:49 ... what was that about Achilles heels?

10:22 Nardi his fourth
10:13 McNaughton 3-point play -- 54-48

seconds later ... another Ray three. Seems like there is always another ray three when Bucknell tries to pull closer Ray now 3-5 from the arc

9:42 Brown fouls out

Foye adds two free throws and the lead is back to 10 just that quick. Nova can score points in a hurry ... in fact, as we write this, another Ray three, a Lowry steal and layup and it is a 16-point game ... it was 9 and Bucknell closing a minute ago ... that is how fast Nova can make things happen on offense.

Nova now shooting 51.2 percent for the game, BU down at 43.2 percent

N 66, BU 50 can Bucknell make another run?

No blaming the officials. They are calling it pretty even. BU has 21 fouls, has shot 17 (made only 9), Nova 19 fouls, 13-19 at the line

We are under five minutes, Nova up 13

Foye spins, hits ... he has 27 , Nova up 72-56

Amid all the noise, one sound conspicuously absent for Bucknell .. Public address guy Greg Maresca has yet to launch into a "Lee for three" call ... Lee 0-3 from three-point range, 1-10 in the game ... just 3 points and 4 rebounds for Bucknell's senior leader

As the clock winds down under three minutes, it looks as though the early hole Nova put Bucknell in was the difference. Once Bucknell steadied itself, they played pretty even the rest of the way. But trading baskets and even play is not enough when you start out down 19 points like BU was with about 11:45 to go in the first half.

Kyle points out, Nova has one FG by someone over 6-5.

McNaughton checks out with 45.9 to go having scored 29 points, a career high ... previous mark 23 against Wisconsin in the second round last season

18.3 Bucknell empties the bench

Final: No. 4 Villanova 79, Bucknell 60

Bucknell fans stay and give team standing ovation as they leave the floor.

"Death by midgets," Kyle says.

St. Joe's leads Kansas with 30 seconds to go.

Been there, done that.

Lafayette up 2 late.

Headed to the press conference.

Post game stuff to follow later and in the morning