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Bucknell University
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Photo by: Evan Bernstein/Hofstra
Men’s Basketball Falls at Hofstra, 88-69
12/4/2021 4:11:00 PM | Men's Basketball
HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. – Andrew Funk scored 28 points and Josh Adoh finished with a career-high 15, but Bucknell couldn't match hot-shooting Hofstra and fell 88-69 on Saturday afternoon at David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex.
Hofstra (5-4) started the game 1-for-13 from the 3-point arc but went 12-for-19 after that, and the hosts shot 58.1 percent overall to win its fourth game in a row. Oregon transfer Aaron Estrada led the Pride with 24 points and six assists, while NJIT transfer Zach Cooks had 19 points. Rhode Island transfer Omar Silverio came off the bench to hit four treys and score 16 points.
Jake van der Heijden also reached double figures for Bucknell with 10 points, and Andre Screen came off the bench to tally seven points, six rebounds and a career-high six assists. The Bison shot 48.1 percent overall, including 12-for-27 from the arc, and had 19 assists on 24 made field goals.
Funk, who ranks among the national leaders in made 3-pointers, hit 6 of 12 from the arc and 9 of 18 overall on the way to his 28 points. The Patriot League scoring leader just missed his third 30-point game of the year.
"Once again there were some stretches where we played very well, but we just can't seem to sustain it," said head coach Nathan Davis. "We are playing very good teams, and in order to win these kinds of games on the road, our consistency and attention to detail have to improve."
Leading 39-33 after a back-and-forth first half, Hofstra hit its first four shots of the second period stretched its lead up to 48-36 after an Estrada layup.
Bucknell hung around by hitting five of its first six 3-point attempts of the second half, including two each by Funk and Adoh. A baseline jumper by Malachi Rhodes followed by an Adoh 3-point play brought the Bison within eight at 65-57.
But the Bison didn't score for the next 3:58, and Hofstra ran off 12 straight points to go up 77-57.
The first half consisted of 20 minutes of wild momentum swings. The Bison missed their first six shots and fell behind 8-0, but then exploded for an 18-2 run. They went up 27-17 on a four-point play and then two more free throws by Funk, but then a four-minute drought led to the first of two 11-0 runs in the half by Hofstra.
A 3-pointer by van der Heijden and a layup by Xander Rice off a nice backdoor feed from Alex Timmerman put the Bison in front 32-28. Hofstra was 1-for-13 from 3-point range at that point, but then the Pride hit three of their next four and took a 39-33 lead to the locker room.
The Bison close out the first semester on Tuesday night at Princeton.
Gallery: (12-4-2021) Men's Basketball at Hofstra
Hofstra (5-4) started the game 1-for-13 from the 3-point arc but went 12-for-19 after that, and the hosts shot 58.1 percent overall to win its fourth game in a row. Oregon transfer Aaron Estrada led the Pride with 24 points and six assists, while NJIT transfer Zach Cooks had 19 points. Rhode Island transfer Omar Silverio came off the bench to hit four treys and score 16 points.
Jake van der Heijden also reached double figures for Bucknell with 10 points, and Andre Screen came off the bench to tally seven points, six rebounds and a career-high six assists. The Bison shot 48.1 percent overall, including 12-for-27 from the arc, and had 19 assists on 24 made field goals.
Funk, who ranks among the national leaders in made 3-pointers, hit 6 of 12 from the arc and 9 of 18 overall on the way to his 28 points. The Patriot League scoring leader just missed his third 30-point game of the year.
"Once again there were some stretches where we played very well, but we just can't seem to sustain it," said head coach Nathan Davis. "We are playing very good teams, and in order to win these kinds of games on the road, our consistency and attention to detail have to improve."
Leading 39-33 after a back-and-forth first half, Hofstra hit its first four shots of the second period stretched its lead up to 48-36 after an Estrada layup.
Bucknell hung around by hitting five of its first six 3-point attempts of the second half, including two each by Funk and Adoh. A baseline jumper by Malachi Rhodes followed by an Adoh 3-point play brought the Bison within eight at 65-57.
But the Bison didn't score for the next 3:58, and Hofstra ran off 12 straight points to go up 77-57.
The first half consisted of 20 minutes of wild momentum swings. The Bison missed their first six shots and fell behind 8-0, but then exploded for an 18-2 run. They went up 27-17 on a four-point play and then two more free throws by Funk, but then a four-minute drought led to the first of two 11-0 runs in the half by Hofstra.
A 3-pointer by van der Heijden and a layup by Xander Rice off a nice backdoor feed from Alex Timmerman put the Bison in front 32-28. Hofstra was 1-for-13 from 3-point range at that point, but then the Pride hit three of their next four and took a 39-33 lead to the locker room.
The Bison close out the first semester on Tuesday night at Princeton.
Team Stats
Buck
Hof
FG%
.429
.515
3FG%
.444
.406
FT%
.900
.625
RB
29
38
TO
14
5
STL
4
7
Game Leaders
Pts
28
FGM
9
3FGM
6
FTM
4
Pts
10
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
2
Pts
7
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Players Mentioned
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