Saturday, January 6
Lewisburg, Pa.
2 p.m.
Bucknell University
4-11,1-1Patriot
63
vs
71
American
8-7,2-0Patriot
1
2
F
American
28
43
71
Bucknell
20
43
63
Photo by: Steven Schoenfelder
Men's Basketball Falls to American, 71-63
1/6/2024 4:04:00 PM | Men's Basketball
LEWISBURG, Pa. – American freshman Matt Mayock scored 17 of his game-high 20 points in the second half, offsetting an 18-point game from Bucknell's Jack Forrest, and the Eagles held off the Bison 71-63 on Saturday afternoon at Sojka Pavilion.
Both teams were coming off wins on the opening night of Patriot League play, and it was American moving to 2-0 by emerging from a key late-game sequence. The Bison had trimmed a 12-point deficit down to five after a Josh Bascoe layup with 4:40 to go. After an American timeout, Bucknell forced a shot clock violation, and then Forrest had a 3-pointer rim in and out. That would have made it a two-point game, but instead Lorenzo Donadio hit a three in transition at the other end. The six-point swing gave the Eagles a 63-55 lead. The Bison followed with three more empty possessions and American used a free throw from Jermaine Ballisager Webb and a dagger three at the end of the shot clock from Matt Rogers to make it a 12-point game with 2:30 to go.
American led 28-20 at the end of a first half that belonged to the defenses. Both teams warmed up in the second half, and even though the Eagles started the period 7-for-9 from the field, with Mayock making five of those shots, the Bison pulled within four on a couple of occasions. Ian Motta and Forrest hit threes as part of a 16-9 stretch, with Noah Williamson's short bank shot making it a 48-44 game with 9:20 to go.
Mayock's triple and two free throws from Lincoln Ball pushed American's lead back to 11 at 55-44, but another 11-5 run for the Bison made it 60-55, setting up the pivotal exchange coming out of the timeout.
Elvin Edmonds IV joined Forrest in double figures with 10 points. Forrest went 4-for-9 from 3-point range and also led the team with six rebounds. The Bison (4-11, 1-1) finished with a slim 34-33 edge on the glass and led 13-3 in second-chance points.
Donadio (11), Geoff Sprouse (11), and Rogers (10) all hit double figures for the Eagles (8-7, 2-0), who committed only three turnovers in the game.
Both teams shot better than 50 percent in the second half and finished with double-digit 3-pointers. American shot 46.6 percent overall and went 11-for-25 from the 3-point arc. Bucknell finished at 42.9 percent and hit 10-for-25 from deep.
Bucknell is back in action on Wednesday at Lehigh. The 7 p.m. game can be seen on ESPN+.
Both teams were coming off wins on the opening night of Patriot League play, and it was American moving to 2-0 by emerging from a key late-game sequence. The Bison had trimmed a 12-point deficit down to five after a Josh Bascoe layup with 4:40 to go. After an American timeout, Bucknell forced a shot clock violation, and then Forrest had a 3-pointer rim in and out. That would have made it a two-point game, but instead Lorenzo Donadio hit a three in transition at the other end. The six-point swing gave the Eagles a 63-55 lead. The Bison followed with three more empty possessions and American used a free throw from Jermaine Ballisager Webb and a dagger three at the end of the shot clock from Matt Rogers to make it a 12-point game with 2:30 to go.
American led 28-20 at the end of a first half that belonged to the defenses. Both teams warmed up in the second half, and even though the Eagles started the period 7-for-9 from the field, with Mayock making five of those shots, the Bison pulled within four on a couple of occasions. Ian Motta and Forrest hit threes as part of a 16-9 stretch, with Noah Williamson's short bank shot making it a 48-44 game with 9:20 to go.
Mayock's triple and two free throws from Lincoln Ball pushed American's lead back to 11 at 55-44, but another 11-5 run for the Bison made it 60-55, setting up the pivotal exchange coming out of the timeout.
Elvin Edmonds IV joined Forrest in double figures with 10 points. Forrest went 4-for-9 from 3-point range and also led the team with six rebounds. The Bison (4-11, 1-1) finished with a slim 34-33 edge on the glass and led 13-3 in second-chance points.
Donadio (11), Geoff Sprouse (11), and Rogers (10) all hit double figures for the Eagles (8-7, 2-0), who committed only three turnovers in the game.
Both teams shot better than 50 percent in the second half and finished with double-digit 3-pointers. American shot 46.6 percent overall and went 11-for-25 from the 3-point arc. Bucknell finished at 42.9 percent and hit 10-for-25 from deep.
Bucknell is back in action on Wednesday at Lehigh. The 7 p.m. game can be seen on ESPN+.
Team Stats
Americ
Buck
FG%
.466
.429
3FG%
.440
.400
FT%
.545
.714
RB
33
34
TO
3
8
STL
5
1
Game Leaders
Pts
18
FGM
6
3FGM
4
FTM
2
Pts
10
FGM
4
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Pts
9
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
1
Players Mentioned
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