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Thursday, January 18, 2007
Bucknell needed to be perfect at the foul line down the stretch to get past Lafayette.
They were, making 14 of 14 in the final 2:57 of a 67-61 win in Easton. The Bison's last field goal came on a John Griffin jumper with 5:31 to play. But they took full advantage of their free throw opportunities, especially in the final 1:09 of the game, when they took the lead on a pair by Donald Brown (19 points, 7 rebounds) and held it by putting the ball in the hands of Griffin (11 points) and Jason Vegotsky (18), who combined to go 10 for 10 at the stripe in the final 47 seconds.
Lafayette (7-12 overall, 1-3 Patriot) blitzed the Bison early, holding Bucknell (9-8, 3-1) without a field goal the first 6:08 of the game while taking an early 10-1 lead. The Leopards maintained the lead well into the second half, thanks in no small part to hot three-point shooting. Lafayette hit 9 of the first 18 treys it shot, including 4 by Andrew Brown (14 points). Six different players connected from the arc for the 'Pards, but Matt Betley (11) was the only one who did so after the first 5 minutes of the second half. Lafayette was 1 for 7 from three-point range the last 15 minutes.
Bucknell took its first lead on a Vegotsky three at the 11:48 mark, but never was able to pull away. There were four lead changes and four ties from there, the last tie at 55-55 before Brown's free throws, which came on an over the back call on Betley that the Lafayette beat writers say was a questionable call at best.
The Bison won despite being outscored from the field. Both teams made 21 field goals, Bucknell's coming on 50 shots (42 percent), while Lafayette was 21 of 47 (44.7 percent). The Leopards had 10 treys; Bucknell has 6. But Bucknell had a 39-23 edge on the boards, including 16 offensive rebounds, and shot 27 free throws (making 19) while Lafayette was 9 of 13 at the line.
The two teams had nearly as many turnovers as field goals, combining for 39 -- 20 by Bucknell.
Box score | Daily Item | Express-Times | Morning Call (gamer) | Morning Call (column)
BONUS LINK: Boon also scores with grade points (Huntsville Times)
They were, making 14 of 14 in the final 2:57 of a 67-61 win in Easton. The Bison's last field goal came on a John Griffin jumper with 5:31 to play. But they took full advantage of their free throw opportunities, especially in the final 1:09 of the game, when they took the lead on a pair by Donald Brown (19 points, 7 rebounds) and held it by putting the ball in the hands of Griffin (11 points) and Jason Vegotsky (18), who combined to go 10 for 10 at the stripe in the final 47 seconds.
Lafayette (7-12 overall, 1-3 Patriot) blitzed the Bison early, holding Bucknell (9-8, 3-1) without a field goal the first 6:08 of the game while taking an early 10-1 lead. The Leopards maintained the lead well into the second half, thanks in no small part to hot three-point shooting. Lafayette hit 9 of the first 18 treys it shot, including 4 by Andrew Brown (14 points). Six different players connected from the arc for the 'Pards, but Matt Betley (11) was the only one who did so after the first 5 minutes of the second half. Lafayette was 1 for 7 from three-point range the last 15 minutes.
Bucknell took its first lead on a Vegotsky three at the 11:48 mark, but never was able to pull away. There were four lead changes and four ties from there, the last tie at 55-55 before Brown's free throws, which came on an over the back call on Betley that the Lafayette beat writers say was a questionable call at best.
The Bison won despite being outscored from the field. Both teams made 21 field goals, Bucknell's coming on 50 shots (42 percent), while Lafayette was 21 of 47 (44.7 percent). The Leopards had 10 treys; Bucknell has 6. But Bucknell had a 39-23 edge on the boards, including 16 offensive rebounds, and shot 27 free throws (making 19) while Lafayette was 9 of 13 at the line.
The two teams had nearly as many turnovers as field goals, combining for 39 -- 20 by Bucknell.
Box score | Daily Item | Express-Times | Morning Call (gamer) | Morning Call (column)
BONUS LINK: Boon also scores with grade points (Huntsville Times)
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