LEHIGH

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Bucknell defeats Lehigh 72-65

AP
Jan 03, 2026

LEWISBURG, Pa. (AP) Ruot Bijiek had 20 points and 10 rebounds in Bucknell Bison's 72-65 win against Lehigh Mountain Hawks on Saturday.

Pat Curtin scored 14 points while going 4 of 13 from the floor, including 2 for 4 from 3-point range, and 4 for 5 from the free-throw line and had five steals for the Bison (4-11, 1-1 Patriot League). Jayden Williams had 12 points and shot 3 for 9 (2 for 3 from 3-point range) and 4 of 4 from the free-throw line.

Hank Alvey led the Mountain Hawks (4-11, 0-2) in scoring, finishing with 26 points, nine rebounds and two blocks. Edouard Benoit added 11 points and seven rebounds for Lehigh. Nasir Whitlock finished with 11 points, four assists and two steals.

Bijiek scored 10 points in the first half and Bucknell went into halftime trailing 36-28. Bucknell used a 12-0 second-half run to erase a six-point deficit and take the lead at 51-45 with 13:27 left in the half before finishing off the victory. Williams scored 10 second-half points.

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1st Half
LEH
Mountain Hawks
36
BUCK
Bison
28

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Hank Alvey vs. Amon DÃ¶rries (Jalen Vazquez gains possession)
19:36		Ruot Bijiek shooting foul (Edouard Benoit draws the foul)
19:22	+1	Edouard Benoit makes regular free throw 1 of 3	1-0
19:22	+1	Edouard Benoit makes regular free throw 2 of 3	2-0
19:22	+1	Edouard Benoit makes regular free throw 3 of 3	3-0
19:14	+3	Pat Curtin makes three point jump shot (Jayden Williams assists)	3-3
19:07		Nasir Whitlock misses three point jump shot
19:05		Ruot Bijiek defensive rebound
18:55		Ruot Bijiek misses three point jump shot
18:53		Edouard Benoit defensive rebound
18:37	+3	Joshua Ingram makes three point jump shot (Nasir Whitlock assists)	6-3
18:24		Amon DÃ¶rries misses two point hook shot
18:22		Jalen Vazquez defensive rebound
18:07		Edouard Benoit turnover (bad pass)
17:57		Pat Curtin misses two point jump shot
17:55		Hank Alvey defensive rebound
17:39	+2	Hank Alvey makes two point jump shot (Nasir Whitlock assists)	8-3
17:17		Amon DÃ¶rries turnover (lost ball) (Jalen Vazquez steals)
17:05		Edouard Benoit misses three point jump shot
17:03		Jayden Williams defensive rebound
16:48		Hank Alvey blocks Achile Spadone's two point layup
16:46		Ruot Bijiek offensive rebound
16:32	+2	Pat Curtin makes two point jump shot (Ruot Bijiek assists)	8-5
16:21		Edouard Benoit turnover (lost ball) (Achile Spadone steals)
16:15	+2	Achile Spadone makes two point layup	8-7
15:56	+2	Hank Alvey makes two point jump shot (Joshua Ingram assists)	10-7
15:56		Edouard Benoit personal foul (Jayden Williams draws the foul)
15:56		TV timeout
15:48	+1	Jayden Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2	10-8
15:48	+1	Jayden Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2	10-9
15:27		Nasir Whitlock misses three point jump shot
15:25		Joshua Ingram offensive rebound
15:20	+2	Joshua Ingram makes two point layup	12-9
15:11		Quin Berger misses three point jump shot
15:09		Jalen Vazquez defensive rebound
15:03		Alfredo Addesa turnover (double dribble)
14:57	+2	Ruot Bijiek makes two point jump shot (Quin Berger assists)	12-11
14:34		Quin Berger personal foul (Jalen Vazquez draws the foul)
14:27		Joshua Ingram misses three point jump shot
14:25		Grgur Brcic defensive rebound
14:13	+3	Ruot Bijiek makes three point jump shot (Jacob Meachem assists)	12-14
13:59		Alfredo Addesa misses three point jump shot
13:44		Jacob Meachem turnover (bad pass) (Caleb Thomas steals)
13:24		Caleb Thomas turnover (bad pass) (Jacob Meachem steals)
13:20		Alfredo Addesa blocks Jacob Meachem's two point layup
13:18		Bison offensive rebound
13:18		Ruot Bijiek turnover (lost ball)
12:59	+2	Hank Alvey makes two point layup (Peter Kramer assists)	14-14
12:59		Ruot Bijiek personal foul (Hank Alvey draws the foul)
12:59	+1	Hank Alvey makes regular free throw 1 of 1	15-14
12:30		Jayden Williams misses two point jump shot
12:28		Peter Kramer defensive rebound
12:19		Aleksander Pachucki shooting foul (Nasir Whitlock draws the foul)
12:19	+1	Nasir Whitlock makes regular free throw 1 of 2	16-14
12:19	+1	Nasir Whitlock makes regular free throw 2 of 2	17-14
12:01	+2	Amon DÃ¶rries makes two point dunk (Jayden Williams assists)	17-16
11:56		TV timeout
11:44		Jump ball. (Mountain Hawks gains possession)
11:31		Jalen Vazquez misses two point turnaround jump shot
11:29		Jayden Williams defensive rebound
11:16		Amon DÃ¶rries turnover (lost ball) (Hank Alvey steals)
11:06	+2	Nasir Whitlock makes two point running jump shot	19-16
10:54		Achile Spadone offensive foul (Nasir Whitlock draws the foul)
10:54		Achile Spadone turnover (offensive foul)
10:33	+2	Hank Alvey makes two point hook shot (Nasir Whitlock assists)	21-16
10:13		Amon DÃ¶rries turnover (bad pass)
10:02	+2	Caleb Thomas makes two point jump shot (Nasir Whitlock assists)	23-16
10:02		Bison 30 second timeout
9:39		Jayden Williams misses two point jump shot
9:37		Hank Alvey defensive rebound
9:15	+2	Hank Alvey makes two point hook shot	25-16
8:56		Achile Spadone misses three point jump shot
8:54		Pat Curtin offensive rebound
8:46	+2	Achile Spadone makes two point layup (Pat Curtin assists)	25-18
8:46		Hank Alvey shooting foul (Achile Spadone draws the foul)
8:46	+1	Achile Spadone makes regular free throw 1 of 1	25-19
8:21		Edouard Benoit misses two point layup
8:19		Pat Curtin personal foul
8:06		Nasir Whitlock misses three point jump shot
8:04		Bison defensive rebound
8:01		Ruot Bijiek misses three point jump shot
7:59		Joshua Ingram defensive rebound
7:54		Alfredo Addesa misses three point jump shot
7:52		Achile Spadone defensive rebound
7:40		Pat Curtin misses two point jump shot
7:38		Alfredo Addesa defensive rebound
7:25	+2	Edouard Benoit makes two point jump shot	27-19
7:12		Achile Spadone misses three point jump shot
7:10		Edouard Benoit defensive rebound
7:03	+2	Caleb Thomas makes two point layup	29-19
6:47		Pat Curtin misses three point jump shot
6:45		Joshua Ingram defensive rebound
6:17		Grgur Brcic blocks Edouard Benoit's two point layup
6:15		Mountain Hawks offensive rebound
6:12		TV timeout
6:09	+3	Nasir Whitlock makes three point jump shot (Joshua Ingram assists)	32-19
5:47		Amon DÃ¶rries turnover (bad pass) (Nasir Whitlock steals)
5:30		Nasir Whitlock turnover (lost ball) (Quin Berger steals)
5:11		Quin Berger misses three point jump shot
5:09		Edouard Benoit defensive rebound
4:57		Hank Alvey misses two point layup
4:55		Quin Berger defensive rebound
4:44	+2	Amon DÃ¶rries makes two point layup	32-21
4:23		Nasir Whitlock misses two point layup
4:21		Ruot Bijiek defensive rebound
4:13		Edouard Benoit blocks Ruot Bijiek's two point layup
4:11		Ruot Bijiek offensive rebound
4:05	+2	Ruot Bijiek makes two point layup	32-23
3:46	+2	Joshua Ingram makes two point jump shot	34-23
3:26	+2	Amon DÃ¶rries makes two point layup (Jacob Meachem assists)	34-25
3:27		TV timeout
3:05		Pat Curtin personal foul (Nasir Whitlock draws the foul)
3:05		Nasir Whitlock misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:05		Achile Spadone defensive rebound
2:39		Amon DÃ¶rries misses two point layup
2:37		Hank Alvey defensive rebound
2:17		Hank Alvey misses three point jump shot
2:15		Achile Spadone defensive rebound
2:08		Jayden Williams misses two point layup
2:06		Hank Alvey defensive rebound
1:45		Caleb Thomas turnover (bad pass) (Jayden Williams steals)
1:30		Hank Alvey personal foul (Amon DÃ¶rries draws the foul)
1:17		Alfredo Addesa blocks Achile Spadone's two point layup
1:15		Edouard Benoit defensive rebound
0:52		Alfredo Addesa turnover (bad pass) (Achile Spadone steals)
0:36		Edouard Benoit shooting foul (Ruot Bijiek draws the foul)
0:36	+1	Ruot Bijiek makes regular free throw 1 of 3	34-26
0:36	+1	Ruot Bijiek makes regular free throw 2 of 3	34-27
0:36	+1	Ruot Bijiek makes regular free throw 3 of 3	34-28
0:36		Mountain Hawks 30 second timeout
0:12		Alfredo Addesa turnover (traveling)
0:07		Jayden Williams turnover (bad pass) (Caleb Thomas steals)
0:01	+2	Caleb Thomas makes two point reverse layup	36-28
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
LEH
Mountain Hawks
29
BUCK
Bison
44

Time		Play	Score
19:52		Hank Alvey blocks Amon DÃ¶rries's two point layup
19:50		Bison offensive rebound
19:50		Joshua Ingram personal foul
19:49	+2	Achile Spadone makes two point layup (Ruot Bijiek assists)	36-30
19:33		Amon DÃ¶rries personal foul (Hank Alvey draws the foul)
19:30		Ruot Bijiek blocks Nasir Whitlock's two point layup
19:28		Pat Curtin defensive rebound
19:09		Jalen Vazquez shooting foul (Pat Curtin draws the foul)
19:09	+1	Pat Curtin makes regular free throw 1 of 2	36-31
19:09		Pat Curtin misses regular free throw 2 of 2
19:09		Edouard Benoit defensive rebound
18:49	+2	Hank Alvey makes two point layup (Jalen Vazquez assists)	38-31
18:49		Achile Spadone shooting foul (Hank Alvey draws the foul)
18:49	+1	Hank Alvey makes regular free throw 1 of 1	39-31
18:24		Jayden Williams misses two point jump shot
18:22		Ruot Bijiek offensive rebound
18:15	+2	Ruot Bijiek makes two point layup	39-33
18:03		Joshua Ingram misses two point jump shot
18:01		Hank Alvey offensive rebound
17:53	+2	Hank Alvey makes two point layup	41-33
17:45	+3	Amon DÃ¶rries makes three point jump shot (Jayden Williams assists)	41-36
17:20		Joshua Ingram turnover (bad pass) (Amon DÃ¶rries steals)
17:18		Achile Spadone misses three point jump shot
17:16		Jalen Vazquez defensive rebound
17:16		Achile Spadone shooting foul (Edouard Benoit draws the foul)
17:16	+1	Edouard Benoit makes regular free throw 1 of 2	42-36
17:16	+1	Edouard Benoit makes regular free throw 2 of 2	43-36
17:11		Ruot Bijiek misses two point layup
17:09		Jalen Vazquez defensive rebound
16:51		Hank Alvey misses two point layup
16:51		Amon DÃ¶rries defensive rebound
16:51	+2	Pat Curtin makes two point layup	43-38
16:51		Nasir Whitlock shooting foul (Pat Curtin draws the foul)
16:51	+1	Pat Curtin makes regular free throw 1 of 1	43-39
16:37		Ruot Bijiek blocks Nasir Whitlock's two point layup
16:35		Hank Alvey offensive rebound
16:03	+2	Nasir Whitlock makes two point layup	45-39
16:03	+2	Jayden Williams makes two point layup (Pat Curtin assists)	45-41
15:52		Edouard Benoit misses three point jump shot
15:50		Amon DÃ¶rries defensive rebound
15:42		Amon DÃ¶rries misses three point jump shot
15:40		Bison offensive rebound
15:37		TV timeout
15:29	+2	Grgur Brcic makes two point dunk (Jayden Williams assists)	45-43
15:08		Hank Alvey offensive foul
15:08		Hank Alvey turnover (offensive foul)
14:55		Pat Curtin misses two point layup
14:53		Ruot Bijiek offensive rebound
14:53	+2	Ruot Bijiek makes two point tip layup	45-45
14:52		Mountain Hawks 30 second timeout
14:28		TV timeout
14:28		Nasir Whitlock turnover (lost ball) (Grgur Brcic steals)
13:59	+3	Jayden Williams makes three point jump shot	45-48
13:44		Alfredo Addesa turnover (bad pass) (Grgur Brcic steals)
13:27		Jayden Williams turnover (lost ball) (Nasir Whitlock steals)
13:27		Nasir Whitlock turnover (lost ball) (Pat Curtin steals)
13:27	+3	Aleksander Pachucki makes three point jump shot (Grgur Brcic assists)	45-51
12:56		Alfredo Addesa misses two point layup
12:54		Ruot Bijiek defensive rebound
12:46		Ruot Bijiek misses three point jump shot
12:44		Joshua Ingram defensive rebound
12:39		Pat Curtin personal foul (Nasir Whitlock draws the foul)
12:32		Grgur Brcic personal foul (Hank Alvey draws the foul)
12:20		Nasir Whitlock misses two point jump shot
12:18		Achile Spadone defensive rebound
12:01		Grgur Brcic misses two point hook shot
11:59		Edouard Benoit defensive rebound
11:48	+2	Hank Alvey makes two point layup (Caleb Thomas assists)	47-51
11:33		Grgur Brcic offensive foul (Mountain Hawks draws the foul)
11:33		Grgur Brcic turnover (offensive foul)
11:33		TV timeout
11:11	+2	Hank Alvey makes two point jump shot	49-51
11:11		Amon DÃ¶rries shooting foul (Hank Alvey draws the foul)
11:11	+1	Hank Alvey makes regular free throw 1 of 1	50-51
10:51		Quin Berger misses three point jump shot
10:49		Nasir Whitlock defensive rebound
10:42	+2	Edouard Benoit makes two point layup	52-51
10:37		Bison 30 second timeout
10:27		Pat Curtin misses two point turnaround jump shot
10:25		Edouard Benoit defensive rebound
10:15	+3	Joshua Ingram makes three point jump shot (Caleb Thomas assists)	55-51
9:47		Jayden Williams misses two point jump shot
9:45		Nasir Whitlock defensive rebound
9:37		Amon DÃ¶rries shooting foul (Hank Alvey draws the foul)
9:35		Hank Alvey misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:35		Hank Alvey misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:35		Grgur Brcic defensive rebound
9:21	+3	Pat Curtin makes three point jump shot (Jayden Williams assists)	55-54
8:59		Edouard Benoit misses three point jump shot
8:57		Grgur Brcic defensive rebound
8:38	+2	Achile Spadone makes two point jump shot	55-56
8:38		Nasir Whitlock shooting foul (Achile Spadone draws the foul)
8:36	+1	Achile Spadone makes regular free throw 1 of 1	55-57
8:19		Henri Adiassa offensive foul (Bison draws the foul)
8:19		Henri Adiassa turnover (offensive foul)
8:10		Ruot Bijiek misses three point jump shot
8:08		Bison offensive rebound
7:59		Grgur Brcic offensive foul (Mountain Hawks draws the foul)
7:59		Grgur Brcic turnover (offensive foul)
7:59		TV timeout
7:46		Edouard Benoit turnover (bad pass) (Pat Curtin steals)
7:34		Pat Curtin misses three point jump shot
7:32		Achile Spadone offensive rebound
7:19		Achile Spadone misses two point jump shot
7:17		Caleb Thomas defensive rebound
7:10		Jayden Williams shooting foul (Caleb Thomas draws the foul)
7:08	+1	Caleb Thomas makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-57
7:08		Caleb Thomas misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:08		Achile Spadone defensive rebound
6:49		Ruot Bijiek misses two point jump shot
6:47		Hank Alvey defensive rebound
6:35		Nasir Whitlock turnover (lost ball) (Pat Curtin steals)
6:26	+3	Jayden Williams makes three point jump shot (Pat Curtin assists)	56-60
6:09		Joshua Ingram turnover (bad pass) (Achile Spadone steals)
6:01		Achile Spadone misses two point layup
5:59		Nasir Whitlock defensive rebound
5:56		Joshua Ingram turnover (bad pass) (Pat Curtin steals)
5:47		Pat Curtin misses two point layup
5:45		Joshua Ingram defensive rebound
5:35		Bison 30 second timeout
5:28	+3	Hank Alvey makes three point jump shot (Joshua Ingram assists)	59-60
5:08		Joshua Ingram personal foul (Pat Curtin draws the foul)
5:08	+1	Pat Curtin makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-61
5:08	+1	Pat Curtin makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-62
4:52		Hank Alvey turnover (lost ball)
4:31		Joshua Ingram blocks Pat Curtin's two point jump shot
4:29		Hank Alvey defensive rebound
4:23		Grgur Brcic shooting foul (Hank Alvey draws the foul)
4:23	+1	Hank Alvey makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-62
4:23	+1	Hank Alvey makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-62
4:23		TV timeout
4:08		Amon DÃ¶rries turnover (lost ball) (Edouard Benoit steals)
3:49		Caleb Thomas misses two point jump shot
3:47		Pat Curtin defensive rebound
3:27		Ruot Bijiek misses three point jump shot
3:25		Hank Alvey defensive rebound
2:55		Hank Alvey misses two point jump shot
2:53		Achile Spadone defensive rebound
2:32		Hank Alvey shooting foul (Ruot Bijiek draws the foul)
2:32	+1	Ruot Bijiek makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-63
2:32	+1	Ruot Bijiek makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-64
2:21		Achile Spadone personal foul (Nasir Whitlock draws the foul)
2:21	+1	Nasir Whitlock makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-64
2:21	+1	Nasir Whitlock makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-64
2:08		Amon DÃ¶rries misses two point layup
2:06		Ruot Bijiek offensive rebound
1:59	+2	Ruot Bijiek makes two point layup	63-66
1:55		Nasir Whitlock turnover (bad pass) (Pat Curtin steals)
1:49		Pat Curtin misses two point layup
1:47		Ruot Bijiek offensive rebound
1:39		Jayden Williams misses three point jump shot
1:37		Nasir Whitlock defensive rebound
1:07		Amon DÃ¶rries misses two point jump shot
1:07		Amon DÃ¶rries offensive rebound
1:39		Jayden Williams misses three point jump shot
1:37		Amon DÃ¶rries offensive rebound
1:37		Amon DÃ¶rries misses two point jump shot
1:37		Nasir Whitlock defensive rebound
1:07		Nasir Whitlock turnover (out of bounds)
1:02		Bison 30 second timeout
0:36	+2	Amon DÃ¶rries makes two point jump shot (Pat Curtin assists)	63-68
0:30		Achile Spadone personal foul (Edouard Benoit draws the foul)
0:30	+1	Edouard Benoit makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-68
0:30	+1	Edouard Benoit makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-68
0:23		Edouard Benoit personal foul (Jayden Williams draws the foul)
0:23	+1	Jayden Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-69
0:23	+1	Jayden Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-70
0:18		Nasir Whitlock misses three point jump shot
0:16		Ruot Bijiek defensive rebound
0:15		Caleb Thomas personal foul (Ruot Bijiek draws the foul)
0:15	+1	Ruot Bijiek makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-71
0:15	+1	Ruot Bijiek makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-72
0:04		Edouard Benoit misses three point jump shot
0:02		Pat Curtin defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Pat Curtin defensive rebound