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Sunday, November 18, 2007
Bucknell-Villanova halftime report
Call out the fire department. John Griffin is en fuego.

Of maybe unconscious would be just as fitting a description. The Bucknell senior with 5 treys in the first half (5-7) to lead Bucknell to a 35-27 lead at the break. Griffin with 17 points leads all scorers. Nobody else on either team with more than 6 at the half.

Bucknell has hit 12 of 29 (41.4 percent), just three of the 12 coming from inside the arc. The Bison didn't score a two-point basket until the 8:49 mark, when Josh L:nthicum hit a jump hook from the left side, putting the Bison back on top, 19-17, after 'Nova had scored two unanswered buckets to tie it.

Linthicum's bucket started an 8-0 Bucknell spurt, the other six points coming -- how else -- on two Griffin threes.

Making Bucknell's halftime lead even more impressive is the fact they did it with three freshmen on the floor together for long stretches.

Villanova is struggling to figure out the Bison's matchup zone, shooting 39.3 percent from the field (11-28), with 11 of their shots from the arc (2-11).

Stat to watch: rebounds are surprisingly even at 18-18, despite Nova's Casiem Drummond's 10 in the first half -- 5 offensive. Eight of Nova's rebounds came on the offensive end.

Published at 5:53 PM by Hoop Time.
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