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Thursday, February 02, 2006
(Updated at 8:25 a.m.)
Bucknell 67, Army 54 -- In retrospect, this should have been looked at like a classic trap game, on the road in West Point against a team that has been a league doormat as long as any of the players on the floor have been around.
The Cadets close losses at Lehigh and American, along with last year's first meeting between Bucknell and Army, where the Bison came out flat in the first half, then put the Cadets away after the intermission, should have served notice that this might not be as easy as it looked, even if certain members of the media were billing it as the league's best against the league's worst (by the way, after seeing Navy for the second time last night, we are no longer convinced Army is the worst team in the league).
The Bison were not the only ones who might have figured it would not be much of a game. None of the papers that cover Bucknell bothered to make the trip (CORRECTION: We received an e-mail from Jon Terry, Bucknell's SID, letting us know that Tom Housenick of the Daily Item was at the game, but for some reason his story did not make the paper's Web site). Even the Times Herald-Record, which is Army's local paper, didn't bother to send anyone to .
The Bison came out flat, making only 3-of-their-first-13 from the floor, falling behind by as many as 10 points in the first half. The Bison shot 10-26 (38.5 percent) in the first half while Army was hitting at a 58.8 percent pace (10-17).
It was Charles Lee who got the Bison on track. With Bucknell down 19-9, Lee fueled a 15-5 Bison run, coming up with 7 points, 3 steals and three assists during that spurt.
Bucknell managed to battle back to take a 30-26 lead at the half, but it seemed to be one of those case of letting an underdog hang around long enough to gain some confidence. The Bison built an 8 point lead early in the second half, but Army came back to tie it at 43-43 with 11:45 to play. Bucknell responded with a 12-2 run and took control down the stretch to improve to 17-3 overall, 8-0 in the league.
Lee finished with 19 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 6 steals. The 6 steals ties his career best. Abe Badmus and Chris McNaughton each added 10 points for Bucknell.
Army's Jarell Brown led all scorers with 25 points.
The Bison shot 11-18 (61.1 percent) in the second half, finishing the game at 47.4 percent from the field. Army cooled off a little, going 12-26 (46.2 percent) from the field in the second half. But the Cadets still became the first league team to shoot over 40 percent against Bucknell, finishing the game 22-43 (51.2 percent) from the field to become just the fourth team to shoot better than 40 percent against the Bison all season. Bucknell is now 1-3 in games where the opponent shot better than 50 percent.
The key for the Bison was the foul line. Bucknell was 20-25 from the stripe. Army shot only 7 free throws, hitting 4.
Bucknell 67, Army 54 -- In retrospect, this should have been looked at like a classic trap game, on the road in West Point against a team that has been a league doormat as long as any of the players on the floor have been around.
The Cadets close losses at Lehigh and American, along with last year's first meeting between Bucknell and Army, where the Bison came out flat in the first half, then put the Cadets away after the intermission, should have served notice that this might not be as easy as it looked, even if certain members of the media were billing it as the league's best against the league's worst (by the way, after seeing Navy for the second time last night, we are no longer convinced Army is the worst team in the league).
The Bison were not the only ones who might have figured it would not be much of a game. None of the papers that cover Bucknell bothered to make the trip (CORRECTION: We received an e-mail from Jon Terry, Bucknell's SID, letting us know that Tom Housenick of the Daily Item was at the game, but for some reason his story did not make the paper's Web site). Even the Times Herald-Record, which is Army's local paper, didn't bother to send anyone to .
The Bison came out flat, making only 3-of-their-first-13 from the floor, falling behind by as many as 10 points in the first half. The Bison shot 10-26 (38.5 percent) in the first half while Army was hitting at a 58.8 percent pace (10-17).
It was Charles Lee who got the Bison on track. With Bucknell down 19-9, Lee fueled a 15-5 Bison run, coming up with 7 points, 3 steals and three assists during that spurt.
Bucknell managed to battle back to take a 30-26 lead at the half, but it seemed to be one of those case of letting an underdog hang around long enough to gain some confidence. The Bison built an 8 point lead early in the second half, but Army came back to tie it at 43-43 with 11:45 to play. Bucknell responded with a 12-2 run and took control down the stretch to improve to 17-3 overall, 8-0 in the league.
Lee finished with 19 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 6 steals. The 6 steals ties his career best. Abe Badmus and Chris McNaughton each added 10 points for Bucknell.
Army's Jarell Brown led all scorers with 25 points.
The Bison shot 11-18 (61.1 percent) in the second half, finishing the game at 47.4 percent from the field. Army cooled off a little, going 12-26 (46.2 percent) from the field in the second half. But the Cadets still became the first league team to shoot over 40 percent against Bucknell, finishing the game 22-43 (51.2 percent) from the field to become just the fourth team to shoot better than 40 percent against the Bison all season. Bucknell is now 1-3 in games where the opponent shot better than 50 percent.
The key for the Bison was the foul line. Bucknell was 20-25 from the stripe. Army shot only 7 free throws, hitting 4.
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