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Sunday, December 31, 2006
Bucknell bounces back
After Friday's embarrassing loss to Central Arkansas, Bucknell's three senior captains set the tone early against Northern Illinois, combining for the first 19 Bison points in a 77-59 win.

Bucknell opened the game with a 16-4 run -- 8 points coming from Donald Brown, 6 from Chris McNaughton. UNI managed to close to within 6 with6:50 to go in the first half, but the Bison answered with a 6-0 spurt and the lead was in double digits the rest of the way. By halftime Bucknell stretched the margin to 39-22. UNI never got closer than 14 in the second half.

McNaughton finished with 15 points and five rebounds, four on the offensive glass. Brown became the first Bison all season to score 20, going 8 for 10 from the field. Brown also had 6 rebounds and his 4 steals were part of 19 Northern Illinois turnovers that the Bison converted into 20 points.

John Griffin added 12 for Bucknell, which shot 51.9 percent (27 of 52) from the field.

Bucknell, which returns to action next Saturday when it hosts Navy, will take a 6-7 record into conference play.
Box score | AP | Daily Item

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