It was Hog heaven in the stands, but Hog hell on the floor for the Arkansas Razorbacks, who never hit offensive stride against Bucknell's tough, physical defense.

There was barely an easy shot to be found for the Hawgs, who found Bucknell players in their face every time they touched the ball.

Ronnie Brewer, the Razorbacks' first-team All Southeastern Conference guard, was held to 14 points, well below his 18.5 ppg average, shooting just 3 for 9 from the field. Eric Ferguson, the SEC's sixth man of the year, suffered through a 2 for 7 game, not to mention the physical damage laid on him from a monster screen by Bucknell's Tarik Viaer-McClymont (more on that later).

As a team, the high scoring Hawgs shot 40.4 percent for the game, well below the 45.9 percent they shot all season, playing in what is considered to be one of the nation's top conferences. Their 55 points were almost 20 off their usual 74.3 percent pace.

"Our team did a great job," said Charles Lee, Bucknell's senior co-captain and the Patriot League's Player of the Year.

"It wasn't just me out there on Ronnie Brewer . . . It was a great team effort."

LEE AND KB FOR THREE: Looking for the offensive key to Bucknell's win. Start along the baseline, about 19-feet and 9-inches from the hoop. You'll find an arcing line painted on the floor that starts there. Follow it around the top of the key to a spot 19-feet, 9-inches away on the other side of the arc. The Bison won that game on that semicircle.

Bucknell shot a season-high 11 three-pointers, nine by seniors Charles Lee (4) and Kevin Bettencourt (5). The Bison went 11 for 21 at the arc, oustcoring Arkansas by 27 points there, negating the Razorbacks' 32-10 advantage in the paint.

"Three point is such a part of the game. Obviously we have some guys who can shoot the basketball around the horn. That is why it ended up being a little bit more on the perimeter. They were so strong physically on the inside. We took advantage of the situation, knocking them down," Bucknell coach Pat Flannery said.

That is not to say that Bucknell's big men were not plenty strong in their own ways. Almost every one of Bucknell's threes were the result of someone coming open off a screen, usually set by one of the Bison bigs.

"It was difficult getting around them. They were really big on cutting you off and screening hard," said Brewer, who was named to CollegeInsider.com's defensive all-American team.

"The big guys did a good job of screening for us and getting us open. It was a combination of us playing together with the screening of the big men, as well as people penetrating , having their heads up, and if the defense collapses, kicking it out," said Lee.

Without doubt, the biggest of those big screens came at the 8:35 mark of the second half from little used Bucknell senior Tarik Viaer-McClymont, who had just checked into the game after Donald Brown had picked up his fourth personal.

With Arkansas' Eric Ferguson in dogged pursuit of Bettencourt as Bettencourt made a run along the baseline, Viaer-McClymont stepped out to set a pick that flattened Ferguson like a blindsided quarterback, crumpling the Razorbacks' senior to the floor, where he laid for several minutes before getting up and limping off the floor.

"Tarik is a big physical guy," said Bettencourt, who drained the three to give the Bison a 46-38 lead. "he came right off the bench and laid that guy out."

SULTAN OF SWATS: Arkansas shotblocker Steven Hill was everything he was advertised, blocking four Bucknell shots in the first five minutes of the game to take control of the paint for the Razorbacks.

Hill didn't get another block the rest of the way, but he set the tone early in a game that saw Bucknell score only 10 points in the paint.

With Hill getting plenty of help from the rest of his team, Arkansas held Bucknell's 6-10 junior center from Germany, the Patriot League field goal percentage leader, to 2 for 6 shooting from the field and only 6 points, ending a streak of five straight double figures games.

McNaughton failed to reach double figures in only five other of the Bison's first 30 games. He also saw a streak of seven straight postseason double figures efforts end.

"They were playing two and a half people on (McNaughton) everywhere he went. They were even coming from the weak side of the lane to play him," said Flannery.

Flannery said the Bison were aware of Hill's reputation from the outset, and had gameplanned to account for his presence.

"We could drive the basketball, but instead of finishing inside, we wanted to kick it," Flannery said.

While Flannery was impressed by Hill's shotblocking ability, he was not as impressed with the officials who he thought missed a goaltending call on Hill's first rejection.

"The first one he swatted was in the cylinder, so I was really worried we were going to play European rules. McNaughton said that would be fun, but the rest of them didn't like it," Flannery said.

IN THE CLUTCH: How important was Bucknell's experience in tight games at the end of this one?

Very important, according to Flannery and Lee.

"It does wonders for you to be prepared for that," Lee said. "We know where we want to get the ball."

It was Bucknell's sixth win in seven games this season decided by 5 points or less, continuing what has been a trend since Bettencourt and Lee were freshmen.

"When we got to the two minute mark, the kids -- this senior class, we have probably had 8, 9, 10 overtime games and we've lost two of them, One to American when they were freshmen and to Northern Iowa. It's a group that has confidence when we get into that spot," Flannery said.

"It comes down to wills and the kids just don't quit."

REDEMPTION SONG: It would be tough to remember a game where Bucknell's Donald Brown struggled the way he did much of this one, especially on offense. Brown, who has been a spark off the bench at both ends of the floor all season, suffered through his worst offensive night of the season, going 0 for 6 from the field. Brown finished with 1 points, making one of two free throws he tried.

Brown has scored fewer points, taking a collar in three previous games. But in those three games, the 6-6 junior took a total of 5 shots.

But Brown helped the Bison in other ways, coming up with five rebounds, including a huge offensive board after Lee missed the front end of a one-and-one with 30 seconds to go. Brown also had a pair of assists, the biggest coming on Lee's layup that put the Bison back on top after Arkansas pulled even at 55-55 with 1:15 left to play.

"(Donald Brown) had some great plays down the stretch ... he really came through," Flannery said.

HEAR IT HERE: Postgame press conference audio, courtesy of Basketball U and the Daily Pennsylvanian:

Bucknell press conference

Arkansas press conference

THIS AND THAT: The Bucknell win ended a 19-game Dallas win streak for Arkansas, which had not lost in the Big D since 1998 . . . It's the second time in a row the Bison have won in the first round of the tournament, and it was Arkansas' third straight first round loss, a school record ... Arkansas' 55 points were a season low, three below their previous low of 58 against LSU . . . The Razorbacks' 2 for 12 three-point performance was their worst of the season . . . The win gives Bucknell a school record 27 victories for the season . . . Bucknell is now 20-1 in games in which they lead at the half . . . The Bison had only six two-point baskets all afternoon, just two in the second half.