Wednesday, November 8
Philadelphia, Pa.
7 p.m.
Bucknell University
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Bucknell
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Men’s Basketball Drops Road Opener at Penn
11/8/2023 9:27:00 PM | Men's Basketball
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – Freshman Tyler Perkins recorded 24 points and 14 rebounds, and Penn used a big first half and a wide disparity on the glass to defeat Bucknell 80-61 on Wednesday night at The Palestra. Elvin Edmonds IV and Philadelphia native Jack Forrest scored 11 points each for the Bison, who cut a 22-point deficit down to nine with a strong opening 12 minutes of the second half.
Josh Bascoe had another strong game off the bench with 10 points and four assists, but the Bison dropped their road opener and fell to 0-2 after a pair of setbacks to two good teams in Delaware and Penn.
The Bison emerged from the locker room with renewed energy after a difficult first half, opening the stanza on an 11-2 run to get back in the game. Once down by as many as 22, Bucknell got as close as nine on a 3-point play by Edmonds with 8:42 remaining.
The Bison had a couple of chances to get closer but couldn't get a few good looks to fall and also left some points at the foul line, and Penn was able to run it back out late. The Quakers limited Bucknell to only two more field goals after the Edmonds bucket that cut it to nine, and three big shots by Cam Thrower, who was 1-for-7 at the time, keyed an 11-1 run.
Penn shot 49.2 percent from the field and amassed a decisive 52-22 rebounding edge. That included 20 offensive rebounds that led to a 21-9 margin in second-chance points.
Penn's domination on the glass started right from the game's first possession, as two offensive rebounds led to Perkins' 4-point play. The Quakers grabbed a quick 8-0 lead before Edmonds hit a 3-pointer, but fouls quickly started to pile up for the Bison, and Penn ran its lead into double digits.
A 3-pointer from Quin Berger and a layup from Pip Ajayi had Bucknell within 16-10, but Penn followed with a 20-7 run to go up 36-17. Forrest hit a couple of threes and Josh Adoh knocked one down from the right wing as part of a 7-0 run late in the half, but Perkins beat the buzzer with a driving layup to make it 53-33 at the break.
Bucknell blocked 10 shots in the game, its most since rejecting 10 against Loyola in 2018. Ian Motta, Ruot Bijiek, and Ajayi blocked three shots apiece.
Bucknell shot 37.5 percent from the field, including 7-for-24 from the 3-point arc, and went 12-for-19 from the foul line. The Bison committed only 10 turnovers while forcing 16.
This was the first of four straight road games for the Bison. Up next is a trip to Niagara on Saturday night.
Josh Bascoe had another strong game off the bench with 10 points and four assists, but the Bison dropped their road opener and fell to 0-2 after a pair of setbacks to two good teams in Delaware and Penn.
The Bison emerged from the locker room with renewed energy after a difficult first half, opening the stanza on an 11-2 run to get back in the game. Once down by as many as 22, Bucknell got as close as nine on a 3-point play by Edmonds with 8:42 remaining.
The Bison had a couple of chances to get closer but couldn't get a few good looks to fall and also left some points at the foul line, and Penn was able to run it back out late. The Quakers limited Bucknell to only two more field goals after the Edmonds bucket that cut it to nine, and three big shots by Cam Thrower, who was 1-for-7 at the time, keyed an 11-1 run.
Penn shot 49.2 percent from the field and amassed a decisive 52-22 rebounding edge. That included 20 offensive rebounds that led to a 21-9 margin in second-chance points.
Penn's domination on the glass started right from the game's first possession, as two offensive rebounds led to Perkins' 4-point play. The Quakers grabbed a quick 8-0 lead before Edmonds hit a 3-pointer, but fouls quickly started to pile up for the Bison, and Penn ran its lead into double digits.
A 3-pointer from Quin Berger and a layup from Pip Ajayi had Bucknell within 16-10, but Penn followed with a 20-7 run to go up 36-17. Forrest hit a couple of threes and Josh Adoh knocked one down from the right wing as part of a 7-0 run late in the half, but Perkins beat the buzzer with a driving layup to make it 53-33 at the break.
Bucknell blocked 10 shots in the game, its most since rejecting 10 against Loyola in 2018. Ian Motta, Ruot Bijiek, and Ajayi blocked three shots apiece.
Bucknell shot 37.5 percent from the field, including 7-for-24 from the 3-point arc, and went 12-for-19 from the foul line. The Bison committed only 10 turnovers while forcing 16.
This was the first of four straight road games for the Bison. Up next is a trip to Niagara on Saturday night.
Team Stats
Buck
Penn
FG%
.375
.492
3FG%
.292
.300
FT%
.632
.706
RB
22
52
TO
10
16
STL
8
5
Game Leaders
Pts
11
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
3
Pts
11
FGM
4
3FGM
3
FTM
0
Pts
10
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Players Mentioned
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