Wednesday, February 21
Worcester, Mass.
7 p.m.
Bucknell University
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Holy Cross
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Bucknell
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Photo by: Jon Lambert
Hot-Shooting Holy Cross Upends Bison Men, 73-59
2/21/2024 9:02:00 PM | Men's Basketball
NOTE: The final Bucknell Basketball Luncheon will be held on Thursday at noon at the Bull Run Tap House. Join head coach John Griffin III and women's coach Trevor Woodruff as they look ahead to the stretch drive.
WORCESTER, Mass. – Caleb Kenney recorded 25 points and 11 rebounds and Bo Montgomery tallied 23 points and 12 boards to help Holy Cross to a 73-59 win over visiting Bucknell on Wednesday night at the Hart Center. Jack Forrest scored 16 points to lead the Bison, who dropped their fourth straight to fall to 7-8 in Patriot League play.
Bucknell built a 14-point first-half lead, but the Crusaders outscored the Bison 48-19 over a span of 18:41 bridging the halftime break. They rarely missed in that stretch, starting the second half 10-for-11 from the field and 5-for-6 from the arc.
The Crusaders (9-19, 6-9 PL) tied it at 38 on a Will Batchelder 3-pointer, and after the Bison went back up by four, Batchelder hit another triple with 14:05 left to give Holy Cross its first lead since it was 3-0. Montgomery and Batchelder hit 3-pointers to make it an 11-0 run and a 53-46 lead.
Ian Motta stopped the bleeding with a trey of his own, but Montgomery made one from about 25 feet and Kenney completed a 3-point play for a 59-49 lead. Kenney's eight-footer with 6:30 to go capped a 24-5 run in less than nine minutes, and the Crusaders had a commanding 66-51 lead.
The Bison were the ones who started hot. They made nine of their first 14 shots of the night, taking a 22-14 lead on Bijiek's 3-pointer off a feed from Quin Berger. Josh Adoh followed with another triple as part of a 10-1 run that stretched the margin to 14 at 29-15.
It was still a 14-point game at 35-21 after Forrest's 3-pointer with 5:11 left in the half, but those would be Bucknell's final points of the period. Kenney scored in the paint three times to spark a 10-0 run, and Holy Cross went to the locker room down just four, 35-31.
Elvin Edmonds IV (12) and Ruot Bijiek (10) joined Forrest in double figures, while Noah Williamson had seven points and eight rebounds.
Batchelder went 5-for-7 from the 3-point arc to finish with 15 points, and Montgomery went 5-for-6 from deep after making his first five, and he also added seven assists. The Crusaders ended up at 50 percent from the field after shooting 61.5 percent in the second half, and they went 11-for-24 from deep and 12-for-18 from the foul line.
Bucknell shot just 29.2 percent in the second half and finished at 39.6 percent. The Bison were 10-for-30 from the 3-point arc and 7-for-11 from the charity stripe. Bucknell committed only six turnovers in the game.
Holy Cross head coach Dave Paulsen recorded his 500th career on-court win, 134 of which came at Bucknell from 2008-15.
The Bison are back in action on Sunday at home against Army at 2 p.m.
WORCESTER, Mass. – Caleb Kenney recorded 25 points and 11 rebounds and Bo Montgomery tallied 23 points and 12 boards to help Holy Cross to a 73-59 win over visiting Bucknell on Wednesday night at the Hart Center. Jack Forrest scored 16 points to lead the Bison, who dropped their fourth straight to fall to 7-8 in Patriot League play.
Bucknell built a 14-point first-half lead, but the Crusaders outscored the Bison 48-19 over a span of 18:41 bridging the halftime break. They rarely missed in that stretch, starting the second half 10-for-11 from the field and 5-for-6 from the arc.
The Crusaders (9-19, 6-9 PL) tied it at 38 on a Will Batchelder 3-pointer, and after the Bison went back up by four, Batchelder hit another triple with 14:05 left to give Holy Cross its first lead since it was 3-0. Montgomery and Batchelder hit 3-pointers to make it an 11-0 run and a 53-46 lead.
Ian Motta stopped the bleeding with a trey of his own, but Montgomery made one from about 25 feet and Kenney completed a 3-point play for a 59-49 lead. Kenney's eight-footer with 6:30 to go capped a 24-5 run in less than nine minutes, and the Crusaders had a commanding 66-51 lead.
The Bison were the ones who started hot. They made nine of their first 14 shots of the night, taking a 22-14 lead on Bijiek's 3-pointer off a feed from Quin Berger. Josh Adoh followed with another triple as part of a 10-1 run that stretched the margin to 14 at 29-15.
It was still a 14-point game at 35-21 after Forrest's 3-pointer with 5:11 left in the half, but those would be Bucknell's final points of the period. Kenney scored in the paint three times to spark a 10-0 run, and Holy Cross went to the locker room down just four, 35-31.
Elvin Edmonds IV (12) and Ruot Bijiek (10) joined Forrest in double figures, while Noah Williamson had seven points and eight rebounds.
Batchelder went 5-for-7 from the 3-point arc to finish with 15 points, and Montgomery went 5-for-6 from deep after making his first five, and he also added seven assists. The Crusaders ended up at 50 percent from the field after shooting 61.5 percent in the second half, and they went 11-for-24 from deep and 12-for-18 from the foul line.
Bucknell shot just 29.2 percent in the second half and finished at 39.6 percent. The Bison were 10-for-30 from the 3-point arc and 7-for-11 from the charity stripe. Bucknell committed only six turnovers in the game.
Holy Cross head coach Dave Paulsen recorded his 500th career on-court win, 134 of which came at Bucknell from 2008-15.
The Bison are back in action on Sunday at home against Army at 2 p.m.
Team Stats
Buck
HolyCr
FG%
.396
.500
3FG%
.333
.458
FT%
.636
.667
RB
27
37
TO
6
10
STL
6
4
Game Leaders
Pts
16
FGM
5
3FGM
4
FTM
2
Pts
12
FGM
4
3FGM
2
FTM
2
Pts
10
FGM
4
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Pts
7
FGM
2
3FGM
0
FTM
3
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