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Thursday, December 21, 2006
(Originally posted Wed. at 10:44 p.m., updated with new links)
Bucknell showed reports of its demise are premature with a 68-67 win at Xavier. The victory, the first by a Patriot League team over a major conference foe this season, gave coach Pat Flannery his 300th career win and moved the Bison, who some had given up as dead after an 0-4 start, back to .500. Bucknell has now won three in a row and five of its last six.
Not only was the road win over a bigger name opponent reminiscent of the past two seasons, so was the way Bucknell got the win, with tough defense at the end of a close game.
Bucknell opened the scoring with a Jason Vegotsky three-pointer and Vegotsky didn't score again until the final two minutes of the game. His trey with 1:25 to play put the Bison back on top by one. Xavier could not score on a pair of possessions in the remaining time.
The Bison led most of the way, building a lead of as many as 11 points in the first half before settling for a 33-28 edge at the break. In the second half Bucknell again built its lead into double figures before Xavier clawed its way back, taking the lead for the first time with 2:30 left.
Xavier extended its lead to 3 points on a pair of Drew Lavender free throws, but Bucknell tied it at 65-65 when John Griffin hit his fourth three-pointer of the night with 1:47 to go.
At the other end, Lavender put Xavier back ahead with a layup, but he was unable to convert the and-one with 1:37 left, setting the stage for Vegotsky's game-winner.
Three players in double figures for Bucknell, which shot well the entire game (54.5 percent the first half, 54.2 the second), hitting 11 three-pointers (on 21 tries). Griffin led the way with 16 points. The junior guard also had 5 assists and just one turnover. Donald Brown added 12 points and 6 assists and Chris McNaughton scored 11 on 4 of 5 shooting from the field, including his first three-pointer of the season. Abe Badmus also had a strong night, with 5 assists and 1 turnover.
The math majors among you might have noticed those assists are starting to total up in impressive fashion. The Bison finished with 21 assists on 25 field goals.
The Bison won despite going to the foul line 15 times less than the Musketeers. Bucknell shot 9 free throws, making 7; Xavier was 10 of 24 at the stripe.
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Bucknell showed reports of its demise are premature with a 68-67 win at Xavier. The victory, the first by a Patriot League team over a major conference foe this season, gave coach Pat Flannery his 300th career win and moved the Bison, who some had given up as dead after an 0-4 start, back to .500. Bucknell has now won three in a row and five of its last six.
Not only was the road win over a bigger name opponent reminiscent of the past two seasons, so was the way Bucknell got the win, with tough defense at the end of a close game.
Bucknell opened the scoring with a Jason Vegotsky three-pointer and Vegotsky didn't score again until the final two minutes of the game. His trey with 1:25 to play put the Bison back on top by one. Xavier could not score on a pair of possessions in the remaining time.
The Bison led most of the way, building a lead of as many as 11 points in the first half before settling for a 33-28 edge at the break. In the second half Bucknell again built its lead into double figures before Xavier clawed its way back, taking the lead for the first time with 2:30 left.
Xavier extended its lead to 3 points on a pair of Drew Lavender free throws, but Bucknell tied it at 65-65 when John Griffin hit his fourth three-pointer of the night with 1:47 to go.
At the other end, Lavender put Xavier back ahead with a layup, but he was unable to convert the and-one with 1:37 left, setting the stage for Vegotsky's game-winner.
Three players in double figures for Bucknell, which shot well the entire game (54.5 percent the first half, 54.2 the second), hitting 11 three-pointers (on 21 tries). Griffin led the way with 16 points. The junior guard also had 5 assists and just one turnover. Donald Brown added 12 points and 6 assists and Chris McNaughton scored 11 on 4 of 5 shooting from the field, including his first three-pointer of the season. Abe Badmus also had a strong night, with 5 assists and 1 turnover.
The math majors among you might have noticed those assists are starting to total up in impressive fashion. The Bison finished with 21 assists on 25 field goals.
The Bison won despite going to the foul line 15 times less than the Musketeers. Bucknell shot 9 free throws, making 7; Xavier was 10 of 24 at the stripe.
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