Bucknell 12, Lafayette 7 (10:47 first)
Slow start offensively for the Bison, who missed 4 of their first 6 shots and turned the ball over 5 times in the first 6:22.

Lafayette also 2-for-its first 6 with 5 turnovers.

The difference, Bucknell missing good looks, Lafayette getting few and Bucknell's turnovers for the most part self-inflicted while the Bison defense has forced most of Lafayette's.

Kevin Bettencourt, who has struggled offensively of late, on fire early, 4-5, 2-3 from 3-point arc -- 10 points.

Bucknell 16, Lafayette 11 (7:46 first)

Tarik Viaer-McClymont back in the Bucknell rotation after missing two games with an ankle injury.

Bucknell with an 11-7 edge on the boards.

Lafayette shooting 5-13 (38.5 percent) with 7 turnovers.

Bucknell 7-17 (41.2 percent) and 7 turnovers. The most recent by Charles Lee who led a wide open McNaughton by an extra step on what would have been a likely dunk had the pass been on the money.

Bucknell 21, Lafayette 11 (3:54 first)

Is there a player in the league that has taken more charges than Darren Mastropaolo?

His most recent just before the media timeout, Jamaal Hilliard called for the foul.

Lafayette now shooting 29.4 percent (5-17) with 11 turnovers.

Tight rims for Bucknell, too. 9-23 (39.1 percent)

Bettencourt with 13 points.

Bucknell 27, Lafayette 13 (Halftime)

Bettencourt ends the half with a three at the buzzer after stealing a Lafayette outlet pass in the backcourt. He now has 16 on 6-9 shooting, 4-6 from the arc.

McNaughton struggling against Lafayette's constant double and triple teams down low. He is 1-5, including a miss when he was stuffed by 6-4 Jamaal Hilliard, who came from the weakside and skyed for the block.

Bucknell's offense anything but stellar -- 11-29 (37.9 percent) in the first half against Lafayette's zone. It hardly matters, though, because Lafayette cannot score. The Leopards with one bucket in the final 10 minutes of the half, 6-23 (26.1 percent) from the field.

This is the second game in a row a team failed to reach 20 against BU in the first half. Holy Cross had 14 Saturday. Lafayette has 11 turnovers, 5 on Bucknell steals. Of BU's 27 points, 18 off turnovers.

Charles Lee is the only Bison other than Bettencourt with more than 2 points. He was 1 for his first 5 and looking frustrated as easy looks kept rimming out or bouncing around the tin and falling off. When he hit a long three late in the half, you could sense his relief as he pumped his fist running back to play D.

Bucknell's students are back and have the stands behind both baskets packed. The townies stayed home to watch whatever it is people who veg on the couch in front of the tube on Wednesday nights watch. Plenty of empty seats on both sides.

A BU student just hit a halfcourt shot to win a $100 gift certificate to the Towne Tavern in Lewisburg.

Quirky stat of the half -- the two teams are a combined 0-5 from the free throw line. The cold is not all outside of Sojka Pavilion tonight.

Bucknell 37, Lafayette 18 (15:36 second)

Abe Badmus picks Andre Brown clean near midcourt to open the second half. Brown fouled him going to the hoop and Badmus hit both shots to end the free throw drought.

Lafayette with turnovers on its first three possessions, leading to four Badmus points.

Badmus also with a slam that gets the crowd chanting Holy S***, Holy S*** in amazement at the 6-0 guard's leaping ability.

McNaughton still struggling, now 1-7, but Mastropaolo is picking up the slack inside. he is 2-2, with a pair of free throws for 6 points.

Lafayette with 5 turnovers already this half.

Bucknell 43, Lafayette 20 (11:02 second)

When Lafayette misses, which has been frequent, it is not even contesting the boards, falling back to keep Bucknell from running on them, which is odd since the Bison are not known for the fast break these days.

Lafayette is now 2-11 in the second half with 6 turnovers. Bucknell heating up, has hit 6-13 in the second half.

Bucknell 52, Lafayette 20 (8:43 second)

Bison smell blood. They have now outscored Lafayette 25-7 in the second half.

Leopards shooting percentage continues to head south. They are now 8-36 (22.2 percent) for the game. This half the 'Pards are 2-13.

Bucknell 57, Lafayette 22 (5:58 second)

With 7 minutes to play, Bucknell students started chanting "It's all over." In reality, they were at least three minutes late with that chant.

Pat Flannery has now gone to the deep end of his bench, with Andrew Morrison, Josh Linthicum and Rob Thomas just in for BU.

Bucknell 59, Lafayette 23 (3:39 second)

With 4:24 to go, students chating "Holland Mack, Holland Mack." If Mack could play the three, he would probably be in already. Flannery has him sitting beside him on the bench, but probably wants to get Morrison a few more minutes before inserting him.

Bucknell now has all three freshmen and sophomores Thomas and Morrison on the floor.

Only mystery left is when will Mack get in and will Lafayette reach 30.

Bucknell 62, Lafayette 32 (FINAL)

Mack checks in for vegotsky at the 2:55 mark. Fans go wild.

Seconds later he skies to tip home a Thomas miss, more craziness.

Leopards manage to score 5 in final minute against Bucknell's deep bench to hit the 30 point mark.

Those two baskets give Lafayette an 11-44 night (25 percent) with 26 turnovers.

After turning it over 9 times in the first half, the Bison with just three giveaways after intermission.