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Saturday, January 21, 2006
Colgate-Bucknell game blog
We rolled in just in time to plug in the laptop before the tip.
Listening to Villanova smoking Syracuse on the Sirius as we drove here from Easton.

Here, it has the makings of a war early. Colgate up 6-5 with 15:44 to go.

Colgate 6, BU 5 (15:44 first)

McNaughton a strong dunk to open the game. Colgate 3-4 from the field right now. Bucknell 2-6.

Colgate 8, Bucknell 6 (11:47 first)

Let 'em play appears to be the theme. Through 8 minutes, a total of 5 team fouls have been called. Colgate shooting 4-12 (33.3 percent) Bucknell 2-7 (28.6 percent) Both teams have 5 turnovers. Colgate 9-4 edge on the boards.

Colgate 10, Bucknell 6 (9:42 first)

It has been a long time since a Bicon field goal. At least 7 minutes.

Colgate 15, Bucknell 12 (7:09 first)

Bettencourt broke the Bucknell drought with a pull up jumper in the lane at the 8:16 mark

Bucknell 4-6 at the line (with Badmus about to shoot two) Colgate has not shopt a free throw.

Can you hear Emmettt already?

Bucknell 18, Colgate 15

Bison on an 8-0 run. Includes those two Badmus free throws.

Bucknell 22, Colgate 15 (5:06 first)

Remember Pat Flannery talking back in tghe preseason about pressing more? The Bison showing it here, full and half court trap stuff that they have shown little of to date.

It is working, too. Colgate has 10 turnovers.

Bucknell 22, Colgate 19 (2:15 first)

Flannery unhappy after two Colgate buckets inb a row, calls a timeout without waiting for the media timeout that came 35 seconds later.

Colgate now at 9-22 (40.9 percent) ... Bucknell 7-17 (41.2 percent)

Lee with 6 for Bucknell. Reed leads Colgate with 5.

Bucknell 28, Colgate 22 (HALFTIME)

McNaughton's put back rolls in as the buzzer sounds. McNaughton with 4 of his 6 points in the final 2:15 of the half.

Badmus beating his man off the dribble, has two layups and 2 assists, a total that might be higher if the Bison were shooting better.

Donald Brown again a spark off the bench for Bucknell. 4 points, 4 rebounds in the first half.

Points in the paint: BU 10, C 2; Off of turnovers: BU 11, C 4
Rebounds even at 13-13.

Bucknell 31, Colgate 24 (15:50 second)

Not much offense here. Lee hit a three to open the half for Bucknell. Nobody else scored until Simon Knight lofted a rainbow over McNaughton at the 16:06 mark.

Bucknell 43, Colgate 35 (9:02 to play)

14:50 -- Brown called for a foul when he placed his chin in front of Simon Knight's swinging elbow.

McNaughton with 4 of Bucknell's last 6 points. McNaughton now 5-9, 10 points.

Colgate hanging around because Alvin Reed has hit a trio of fallaway, off-balance three-pointers.

Bucknell 47, Colgate 35 (8:12 to play)

Bison now on an 8-0 run.

Bucknell 54, Colgate 35 (6:24 to go)

Daniels has fouled out. McNaughton on the line, hits 2

Bucknell 58, Colgate 41 3:57 to play Somebody fouls McNaughton hard as he goes to the basket. A little pushing and shoving ensues and Donald Brown gets a T. Roemer hits both, but McNaughton cancels it at the other end by making both shots.

Bucknell now shooting 22-42 for the game (52.4 percent) Colgate 16-45 (35.6 percent)

McNaughton with 16 for Bucknell. Brown has 10 from the bench, he's 4-4 from the field

Bucknell 62, Colgate 41 (1:48 left)

Brown has Bucknell's last 4 points. 21 point lead is widest of the game thus far.

Points in the paint: Bucknell 20, Colgate 2.

Bucknell 62, Colgate 43 FINAL

Bison five that put this away -- McNaughton, Lee, Brown, Bettencourt and Badmus check out with about a minute to go, getting thunderous applause

Full game report to follow.
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