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Tuesday, November 14, 2006
Wake Forest overcomes Bucknell in overtime, escaping with an 86-83 win in a game in which three Bison starters fouled out and two others finished with four personals. Click the Read Full Post link for the entire live gameblog from tonight's game, written as it went down in Sojka Pavilion.
Just about set to get underway in a jam-packed Sojka Pavilion. The buzz is very similar to last season's Villanova game. The Parking situation might be worse.
Wake generated some mini-controversy in the pregame, jumping up and down at center court, pointing at the Bison logo, and slamming a ball off it so hard it nearly hit the overhead scoreboard on the rebound.
New this year, the Sojka Psychos have adopted the "read a paper" during the opponents introductions thing. Have not seen that at a Bucknell game since the 1992-93 season, when we produced special sections of the Lewisburg Daily Journal saluting the Bison for the regular season and league championship final games against Holy Cross.
Bucknell 9, Wake Forest 5 (15:58 first half) -- First BU possession, Griffin and Badmus both miss open threes. Good to see Badmus taking that shot nonetheless.
Badmus first personal at 18:15 mark. This is becoming a troublesome habit for him. He also had a quick foul at Albany -- two in fact -- and had to sit much of the first half.
On the plus side, at the other end he drove the right side of the lane and finished with a strong layup.
Donald Brown and Darren Mastropaolo also pick up early fouls. By the 17 minute mark, Bison have 3 team fouls to none for Wake.
Wake looking for senior center Kyle Visser early. He has the Deacons first 5 points, 2 FG and a free throw on an and one.
Wake having trouble against the Bison defense. Six turnovers already. When they don't turn it over, they are 2 for 3 from the field.
Bucknell 4 for 7 from the field, including a Griffin three and two strong drives by Badmus, who is looking to be involved in the scoring after spending the Albany game on an offensive milk carton.
Bucknell 15, Wake Forest 8 (12:32 first half) -- 15:28 Darren Mastropaolo draws his first charge of the season. They don't keep that stat, but he has to be among the league, if not the nation's, leaders. At the other end he hits a little jump hook for a 12-5 BU lead. But when Visser beats him back down the floor, he picks up his second personal.
13:51: McNaughton picks up two quick fouls after replacing Mastropaolo, forcing Pat Flannery to go with Josh Linthicum at center. The good news: Visser has missed four straight free throws. Maybe Bison should hack-a-Shaq him.
13:02 Rob Thomas picks up a personal ... Bucknell's 7th, putting Wake in the one and one.
Bucknell 18, Wake Forest 8 ( 11:07 first half) -- Those two early drives by Badmus making a difference for the whole team now. Around the 11:30 mark, he beats his man going across the top of the key. Help comes immediately, freeing Jason Vegotsky. Abe dishes to him for Vegotsky's second three-pointer of the game.
Bucknell 25, Wake Forest 19 ( 7:21 first half) --
10:13 -- Wake picks up team foul 7 -- Griffin knocks down both ends of 1 and 1 for 20-8 lead.
At other end, Visser misses front end of a one and one, but Wake tips the rebound long and retains possession, ultimately resulting in a 3-pointer for Harvey Hale
Badmus with another driving bucket. Can you say "red-headed stepchild?
Turning into a three-point shooting contest ... at least for Wake, which wrapped two around Vegotsky's third of the game, cutting the lead to 25-19. Vegotsky, though, fouled shooting one at the other end and will be at the line for three shots after this media timeout.
Bison 9 for 16 from the field (56.3 percent) ... Wake is for 15 (46.7 percent)
Bucknell 31, Wake Forest 26 ( 5:16 first half) -- Surprisingly, Bucknell first in double bonus when Wake gets its 10th foul at the 6:46 mark. Not surprisingly, Wake in double bonus 9 seconds later. Not sure who it will benefit. Bucknell is 7 for 15 at the line and Wake is 4 for 12 at the 6 minute mark.
Wake just hit another trey. They are now 4 for 5 from the arc.
Bucknell 33 , Wake Forest 31 ( 3:20 first half) --
4:05: A stolen pass at the top of the key results in a Wake bucket (on a Badmus goaltend), cutting the lead to 33-31.
McNaughton comes back in after that and picks up his third personal at the 3:20 mark. Sending Visser to the line for two after this media timeout
Bucknell in serious foul trouble in the front court. Mastropaolo and Andrew Morrison each have two fouls, and with McNaughton with three, Mastropaolo is going to have to play most of the remainder of the half.
Bucknell 38 , Wake Forest 34 ( Half) --
2:45: A horrible call has the Bison students chanting about animal waste after Wake's Jamie Skeen goes over a Bison back to tip the ball on an offensive rebound, resulting in Wake's possession and then Badmus' second personal. Ishmael Smith hits one to tie it at 33, then Rob Thomas with back-to-back buckets -- the second a three -- putting Bison back up 38-33. Between the buckets, Mastropaolo draws another charge.
Indicative of Bison's foul woes, on the floor at the end of the half: Morrison, Linthicum, Thomas, Vegotsky and Griffin.
Morrison has had a strong half on offense. He has not scored, but has made two nifty passes, one a lob entry to Mastropaolo that resulted in Mastropaolo going to the line; the other a back door feed to Thomas, who has been an offensive spark with 8 points, all in the last six minutes of the half.
Halftime stats: Bucknell -- Vegotsky 3 for 3, all three-pointers, 2 for 3 at the line, 11 points, team-high 4 rebounds. Badmus 3 for 5, 6 points, 3 assists; Mastropaolo 2 for 2, 1 for 3 FT, 5 points;
Bucknell 13 for 21 from the field (61.9 percent) 5 for 10 from the arc BUT (yes, a big but) only 7 of 16 from the foul line.
Wake Forest: Visser 4 for 5 from the field, 4 for 12 FT 12 points. Skeen 2 for 3, all from the arc, 1 for 2 at the line 7 points. Wake is 11 for 23 from the field (47.8 percent) 7 for 18 at the foul line.
Rebounding 15-13, Bucknell. Turnovers: BU 11, Wake 10.
Points in the paint: BU 12, Wake 10. Off turnovers: BU 15, Wake 6. Second chance points: BU 3, Wake 10.
Key stat of concern for Bucknell: Chris McNaughton 2 points, 3 fouls only 8 minutes.
Bucknell 47, Wake Forest 44 ( 16:17 to play) -- McNaughton picks up his fourth just 41 seconds into the half. Brown follows with his third after Wake gets offensive rebound on Hale's missed second shot and Swinson puts it back.
Badmus also now with three, after stealing an inbounds pass and getting called for a charge trying to put it in. And for good measure, Mastropaolo gets his third at the 17:51 mark. More animal waste chants.
Bucknell students were actually pretty quiet much of the first half, taken out of the game by the slow pace. If nothing else, officials have brought them back early in this half.
17:13: Badmus picks up personal number four foolishly trying to block a fast break layup.
Meanwhile, Mastropaolo coming to life on offense. He has 5 in the second half, including a foul line jumper, now has 10 for the game -- a career high for the junior.
Bucknell 49, Wake Forest 46 ( 15:34 to play) -- By the way, Smith and Weaver each have three fouls for Wake.
15:34 - Mastropaolo gets his fourth while trying to hold his ground against Visser. If Bucknell can somehow overcome all the foul trouble to hold on in this one, all worries from Albany will certainly be forgotten.
Bucknell with three starters with four personals, including its two big guys, is in for a tough challenge between now and when Flannery feels safe to bring Mastropaolo or McNaughton back.
Bucknell 57 , Wake Forest 50 ( 12:29 to play) -- Bucknell picks up team foul 7 at the 15:13 mark. 12 seconds later, Wake takes its first lead on a Hale bucket. But Thomas drains a three at the other end to retake the lead for BU.
14:00: Flannery rolls the dice and brings McNaughton back when Visser takes a breather. McNaughton sits back down 38 seconds later. Flannery could be thinking offense-defense substituting with him the rest of the way.
12:33: Wake goes zone, Thomas drains another three.
Bucknell 59, Wake Forest 52 ( 11:49 to play) -- Brown at the line for an and one after a strong drive. His assertiveness after only taking one other shot all game could be big. Bucknell needs folks to step up with key players on the bench. So far, Thomas, who is 5 for 6 -- 3 for 3 at the arc for 14 points -- is doing just that.
Bucknell 65, Wake Forest 60 (7:43 to play) --
10:06: Morrison third is Bucknell's 10th team foul. Wake will shoot two the rest of the way.
9:49: McNaughton in, draws Visser's third foul, makes front end for 61-55 lead, Morrison with the rebound of the miss, resulting in a Brown layup.
9:03: Morrison now with four fouls after an illegal screen call
8:36: Add Brown to the four fouls list, though he seemed straight up and down against Visser's put back attempt. Visser makes the free throw for a 3-point play. He has scored Wake's last 10 points and has a career high 26, If he had these refs every night, he'd be an All-American. Hard to believe his career-high prior to this season was 16.
7:43: Morrison draws a charge -- it is the fourth the Bison have drawn tonight and Wake's 10th team foul.
You get the feeling Bucknell needs to weather another three minutes or so without fouling anybody out if they will be at full strength for the stretch. Morrison has given them big minutes tonight, 6 points, 3 rebounds and solid defense -- not to mention those early passes.
Bucknell 70, Wake Forest 65 (4:43 to play) --
6:49: Mastropaolo for McNaughton
5:32: Badmus in for Morrison, who gets a nice hand from the crowd
4:43: Brown at the line, makes 1 of 2. Bucknell now 15 of 27 at the line. Luckily, Wake is even worse -- 13 of 31.
Bucknell , Wake Forest ( 2:47 to play) --
4:17: Brown absolutely straight up and down, gets called for his fifth as Michael Drum tries to put back a missed free throw. The good news: Drum misses both shots
3:38: Wake within 1, 70-69 ... seconds later, Thomas again the answer, short jumper in the paint pushes lead back to 3
Bucknell 75, Wake Forest 73 ( 1:33 to play) --
1:40: Griffin gets his fourth personal, Drumm makes 2 to cut it to 75-73
Bucknell 75, Wake Forest 75 ( end of regulation) --
0:58: Griffin fouls out, the second Bison disqualified. Hale hits both shots to tie the game at 75
0:27: Vegotsky stripped of the ball on the wing, Flannery wants a kicked ball call, won't win that argument. From our angle, could not see it.
024.4: Wake with the ball, calls its last timeout to set up a play
0:03.3: Held ball after a scramble, arrow to Wake ... sure looked like a travel from here
at the buzzer: Hale misses long three, we head to OT
This will be first OT game in Sojka
Wake Forest 80, Bucknell 76 (3:04 OT) --
4:48: McNaughton loses handle, turns it over on first poss. of OT
4:29: Smith 3 gives Wake the lead
4:14: Drum fouls out, Badmus to shoot two after an offensive rebound of Vegotsky's missed three. Badmus misses back end, 78-76 Wake up
3:19: Mastropaolo fouls out, Hale at the line, makes both -- three Bison starters have now fouled out
Wake Forest 85 , Bucknell 83 ( 55.5 seconds in OT) --
2:45: Badmus drives, loses the ball for a turnover -- Bison look physically spent, but Flannery has nobody on the bench to go to
2:18: Smith its another trey, his third-- second in OT
1:42: Badmus gets a rebound, at the other end nails a 3 to make it a 2 point game, but Hale answers for Wake
0:55.5: Morrison down low, scores for BU, still a two-point game at 85-83
Bison pep band plays Ray Bucknell for what might be first time all night during timeout
Wake Forest 86 , Bucknell 83 (Final) --
0.06.7: Bucknell with the ball and a chance to tie after two biz rebounds by Vegotsky, one on defensive end and another after Thomas misses a leaner in the lane. But Badmus called for a travel.
0.05.7: Bison forced to foul, put Hale on the line for two; he misses first, Bison can tie with a three
at the buzzer: Morrison fumbles a pass, recovers to shoot air ball three
Just about set to get underway in a jam-packed Sojka Pavilion. The buzz is very similar to last season's Villanova game. The Parking situation might be worse.
Wake generated some mini-controversy in the pregame, jumping up and down at center court, pointing at the Bison logo, and slamming a ball off it so hard it nearly hit the overhead scoreboard on the rebound.
New this year, the Sojka Psychos have adopted the "read a paper" during the opponents introductions thing. Have not seen that at a Bucknell game since the 1992-93 season, when we produced special sections of the Lewisburg Daily Journal saluting the Bison for the regular season and league championship final games against Holy Cross.
Bucknell 9, Wake Forest 5 (15:58 first half) -- First BU possession, Griffin and Badmus both miss open threes. Good to see Badmus taking that shot nonetheless.
Badmus first personal at 18:15 mark. This is becoming a troublesome habit for him. He also had a quick foul at Albany -- two in fact -- and had to sit much of the first half.
On the plus side, at the other end he drove the right side of the lane and finished with a strong layup.
Donald Brown and Darren Mastropaolo also pick up early fouls. By the 17 minute mark, Bison have 3 team fouls to none for Wake.
Wake looking for senior center Kyle Visser early. He has the Deacons first 5 points, 2 FG and a free throw on an and one.
Wake having trouble against the Bison defense. Six turnovers already. When they don't turn it over, they are 2 for 3 from the field.
Bucknell 4 for 7 from the field, including a Griffin three and two strong drives by Badmus, who is looking to be involved in the scoring after spending the Albany game on an offensive milk carton.
Bucknell 15, Wake Forest 8 (12:32 first half) -- 15:28 Darren Mastropaolo draws his first charge of the season. They don't keep that stat, but he has to be among the league, if not the nation's, leaders. At the other end he hits a little jump hook for a 12-5 BU lead. But when Visser beats him back down the floor, he picks up his second personal.
13:51: McNaughton picks up two quick fouls after replacing Mastropaolo, forcing Pat Flannery to go with Josh Linthicum at center. The good news: Visser has missed four straight free throws. Maybe Bison should hack-a-Shaq him.
13:02 Rob Thomas picks up a personal ... Bucknell's 7th, putting Wake in the one and one.
Bucknell 18, Wake Forest 8 ( 11:07 first half) -- Those two early drives by Badmus making a difference for the whole team now. Around the 11:30 mark, he beats his man going across the top of the key. Help comes immediately, freeing Jason Vegotsky. Abe dishes to him for Vegotsky's second three-pointer of the game.
Bucknell 25, Wake Forest 19 ( 7:21 first half) --
10:13 -- Wake picks up team foul 7 -- Griffin knocks down both ends of 1 and 1 for 20-8 lead.
At other end, Visser misses front end of a one and one, but Wake tips the rebound long and retains possession, ultimately resulting in a 3-pointer for Harvey Hale
Badmus with another driving bucket. Can you say "red-headed stepchild?
Turning into a three-point shooting contest ... at least for Wake, which wrapped two around Vegotsky's third of the game, cutting the lead to 25-19. Vegotsky, though, fouled shooting one at the other end and will be at the line for three shots after this media timeout.
Bison 9 for 16 from the field (56.3 percent) ... Wake is for 15 (46.7 percent)
Bucknell 31, Wake Forest 26 ( 5:16 first half) -- Surprisingly, Bucknell first in double bonus when Wake gets its 10th foul at the 6:46 mark. Not surprisingly, Wake in double bonus 9 seconds later. Not sure who it will benefit. Bucknell is 7 for 15 at the line and Wake is 4 for 12 at the 6 minute mark.
Wake just hit another trey. They are now 4 for 5 from the arc.
Bucknell 33 , Wake Forest 31 ( 3:20 first half) --
4:05: A stolen pass at the top of the key results in a Wake bucket (on a Badmus goaltend), cutting the lead to 33-31.
McNaughton comes back in after that and picks up his third personal at the 3:20 mark. Sending Visser to the line for two after this media timeout
Bucknell in serious foul trouble in the front court. Mastropaolo and Andrew Morrison each have two fouls, and with McNaughton with three, Mastropaolo is going to have to play most of the remainder of the half.
Bucknell 38 , Wake Forest 34 ( Half) --
2:45: A horrible call has the Bison students chanting about animal waste after Wake's Jamie Skeen goes over a Bison back to tip the ball on an offensive rebound, resulting in Wake's possession and then Badmus' second personal. Ishmael Smith hits one to tie it at 33, then Rob Thomas with back-to-back buckets -- the second a three -- putting Bison back up 38-33. Between the buckets, Mastropaolo draws another charge.
Indicative of Bison's foul woes, on the floor at the end of the half: Morrison, Linthicum, Thomas, Vegotsky and Griffin.
Morrison has had a strong half on offense. He has not scored, but has made two nifty passes, one a lob entry to Mastropaolo that resulted in Mastropaolo going to the line; the other a back door feed to Thomas, who has been an offensive spark with 8 points, all in the last six minutes of the half.
Halftime stats: Bucknell -- Vegotsky 3 for 3, all three-pointers, 2 for 3 at the line, 11 points, team-high 4 rebounds. Badmus 3 for 5, 6 points, 3 assists; Mastropaolo 2 for 2, 1 for 3 FT, 5 points;
Bucknell 13 for 21 from the field (61.9 percent) 5 for 10 from the arc BUT (yes, a big but) only 7 of 16 from the foul line.
Wake Forest: Visser 4 for 5 from the field, 4 for 12 FT 12 points. Skeen 2 for 3, all from the arc, 1 for 2 at the line 7 points. Wake is 11 for 23 from the field (47.8 percent) 7 for 18 at the foul line.
Rebounding 15-13, Bucknell. Turnovers: BU 11, Wake 10.
Points in the paint: BU 12, Wake 10. Off turnovers: BU 15, Wake 6. Second chance points: BU 3, Wake 10.
Key stat of concern for Bucknell: Chris McNaughton 2 points, 3 fouls only 8 minutes.
Bucknell 47, Wake Forest 44 ( 16:17 to play) -- McNaughton picks up his fourth just 41 seconds into the half. Brown follows with his third after Wake gets offensive rebound on Hale's missed second shot and Swinson puts it back.
Badmus also now with three, after stealing an inbounds pass and getting called for a charge trying to put it in. And for good measure, Mastropaolo gets his third at the 17:51 mark. More animal waste chants.
Bucknell students were actually pretty quiet much of the first half, taken out of the game by the slow pace. If nothing else, officials have brought them back early in this half.
17:13: Badmus picks up personal number four foolishly trying to block a fast break layup.
Meanwhile, Mastropaolo coming to life on offense. He has 5 in the second half, including a foul line jumper, now has 10 for the game -- a career high for the junior.
Bucknell 49, Wake Forest 46 ( 15:34 to play) -- By the way, Smith and Weaver each have three fouls for Wake.
15:34 - Mastropaolo gets his fourth while trying to hold his ground against Visser. If Bucknell can somehow overcome all the foul trouble to hold on in this one, all worries from Albany will certainly be forgotten.
Bucknell with three starters with four personals, including its two big guys, is in for a tough challenge between now and when Flannery feels safe to bring Mastropaolo or McNaughton back.
Bucknell 57 , Wake Forest 50 ( 12:29 to play) -- Bucknell picks up team foul 7 at the 15:13 mark. 12 seconds later, Wake takes its first lead on a Hale bucket. But Thomas drains a three at the other end to retake the lead for BU.
14:00: Flannery rolls the dice and brings McNaughton back when Visser takes a breather. McNaughton sits back down 38 seconds later. Flannery could be thinking offense-defense substituting with him the rest of the way.
12:33: Wake goes zone, Thomas drains another three.
Bucknell 59, Wake Forest 52 ( 11:49 to play) -- Brown at the line for an and one after a strong drive. His assertiveness after only taking one other shot all game could be big. Bucknell needs folks to step up with key players on the bench. So far, Thomas, who is 5 for 6 -- 3 for 3 at the arc for 14 points -- is doing just that.
Bucknell 65, Wake Forest 60 (7:43 to play) --
10:06: Morrison third is Bucknell's 10th team foul. Wake will shoot two the rest of the way.
9:49: McNaughton in, draws Visser's third foul, makes front end for 61-55 lead, Morrison with the rebound of the miss, resulting in a Brown layup.
9:03: Morrison now with four fouls after an illegal screen call
8:36: Add Brown to the four fouls list, though he seemed straight up and down against Visser's put back attempt. Visser makes the free throw for a 3-point play. He has scored Wake's last 10 points and has a career high 26, If he had these refs every night, he'd be an All-American. Hard to believe his career-high prior to this season was 16.
7:43: Morrison draws a charge -- it is the fourth the Bison have drawn tonight and Wake's 10th team foul.
You get the feeling Bucknell needs to weather another three minutes or so without fouling anybody out if they will be at full strength for the stretch. Morrison has given them big minutes tonight, 6 points, 3 rebounds and solid defense -- not to mention those early passes.
Bucknell 70, Wake Forest 65 (4:43 to play) --
6:49: Mastropaolo for McNaughton
5:32: Badmus in for Morrison, who gets a nice hand from the crowd
4:43: Brown at the line, makes 1 of 2. Bucknell now 15 of 27 at the line. Luckily, Wake is even worse -- 13 of 31.
Bucknell , Wake Forest ( 2:47 to play) --
4:17: Brown absolutely straight up and down, gets called for his fifth as Michael Drum tries to put back a missed free throw. The good news: Drum misses both shots
3:38: Wake within 1, 70-69 ... seconds later, Thomas again the answer, short jumper in the paint pushes lead back to 3
Bucknell 75, Wake Forest 73 ( 1:33 to play) --
1:40: Griffin gets his fourth personal, Drumm makes 2 to cut it to 75-73
Bucknell 75, Wake Forest 75 ( end of regulation) --
0:58: Griffin fouls out, the second Bison disqualified. Hale hits both shots to tie the game at 75
0:27: Vegotsky stripped of the ball on the wing, Flannery wants a kicked ball call, won't win that argument. From our angle, could not see it.
024.4: Wake with the ball, calls its last timeout to set up a play
0:03.3: Held ball after a scramble, arrow to Wake ... sure looked like a travel from here
at the buzzer: Hale misses long three, we head to OT
This will be first OT game in Sojka
Wake Forest 80, Bucknell 76 (3:04 OT) --
4:48: McNaughton loses handle, turns it over on first poss. of OT
4:29: Smith 3 gives Wake the lead
4:14: Drum fouls out, Badmus to shoot two after an offensive rebound of Vegotsky's missed three. Badmus misses back end, 78-76 Wake up
3:19: Mastropaolo fouls out, Hale at the line, makes both -- three Bison starters have now fouled out
Wake Forest 85 , Bucknell 83 ( 55.5 seconds in OT) --
2:45: Badmus drives, loses the ball for a turnover -- Bison look physically spent, but Flannery has nobody on the bench to go to
2:18: Smith its another trey, his third-- second in OT
1:42: Badmus gets a rebound, at the other end nails a 3 to make it a 2 point game, but Hale answers for Wake
0:55.5: Morrison down low, scores for BU, still a two-point game at 85-83
Bison pep band plays Ray Bucknell for what might be first time all night during timeout
Wake Forest 86 , Bucknell 83 (Final) --
0.06.7: Bucknell with the ball and a chance to tie after two biz rebounds by Vegotsky, one on defensive end and another after Thomas misses a leaner in the lane. But Badmus called for a travel.
0.05.7: Bison forced to foul, put Hale on the line for two; he misses first, Bison can tie with a three
at the buzzer: Morrison fumbles a pass, recovers to shoot air ball three
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