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Thursday, November 29, 2007
No offense, Bucknell loses ugly
(Originally posted Wed. at 10:26 p.m, links added at 7:19 a.m.)
It has been a long time since Bucknell sunk to the depths of offensive mediocrity it reached in Wednesday's 55-40 loss to Marist. Especially in its own gym.


For the second straight game, the Bison failed to get out of the teens in the first half, scoring only 17 points in falling behind by 12 at the intermission after missing their first 6 shots en route to a 6 for 28 half. By the time Bucknell scored its first bucket, they were already down 10-0.

Not so long ago, this kind of performance in Sojka Pavilion sent those along press row scurrying through the ooposition sections of the Bucknell media guide in search of superlatives. This time it was the home section that produced tidbits like these:
  • The 40 points were the fewest Bucknell has scored in a game since a 68-27 loss at Princeton in 1998.
  • The last time Bucknell scored less than 40 at home was in Jan. of 1951, when they lost 25-15 to Penn State.

    The Bison finished the game 16 for 50 (32 percent) from the field, 5 for 19 from three-point range. They managed just six trips to the foul line all night, and even struggled there, making three. Add 18 Bison turnovers to the mix and you have a recipe for that surely left a bad taste in the mouths of the 3129 fans in attendance.

    It was an offensive performance so bad that even when they held Marist to 43.5 percent shooting from the field, and just 4 of 17 from the arc, the Bison still were unable to hang close to the Red Foxes, who had just one player reach double figures (Ryan Stilphen - 10 points).

    That was one more in double figures than the Bison had. Justin Castleberry , who was 3 for 11 from the field (all three on three-pointers) led Bucknell with 9 points.

    The loss snaps a 10-game home win streak for the Bison, who have now lost three in a row after starting the season 2-0.
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