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Bucknell defeats American 71-49

AP
Feb 05, 2025

LEWISBURG, Pa. (AP) Noah Williamson's 18 points helped Bucknell defeat American 71-49 on Wednesday night.

Williamson added 12 rebounds for the Bison (11-13, 7-4 Patriot League). Josh Bascoe added 14 points while finishing 6 of 7 from the floor and had seven assists. Achile Spadone had 11 points and went 4 of 6 from the field.

Matt Mayock led the Eagles (14-10, 8-3) in scoring, finishing with 10 points. Matt Rogers added nine points for American. The Eagles' seven-game winning streak came to and end.

Bucknell took the lead with 16:37 remaining in the first half and never looked back. Bascoe led the team in scoring with eight points in the first half to help put them up 32-18 at the break. Bucknell extended its lead to 61-32 during the second half, fueled by a 10-0 scoring run. Williamson scored a team-high 11 points in the second half.

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1st Half
AMER
Eagles
18
BUCK
Bison
32

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Matt Rogers vs. Noah Williamson (Bison gains possession)
19:43		Noah Williamson misses two point layup
19:38		Wyatt Nausadis defensive rebound
19:12		Lincoln Ball misses two point layup
19:09		Josh Bascoe defensive rebound
18:52	+2	Ruot Bijiek makes two point layup (Josh Bascoe assists)	0-2
18:26	+2	Matt Rogers makes two point layup	2-2
17:58		Achile Spadone misses two point jump shot
17:50		Lincoln Ball defensive rebound
17:34		Ruot Bijiek blocks Matt Mayock's two point layup
17:32		Eagles offensive rebound
17:27	+3	Matt Mayock makes three point jump shot (Matt Rogers assists)	5-2
17:12	+2	Noah Williamson makes two point layup	5-4
16:50		Matt Rogers turnover (bad pass) (Noah Williamson steals)
16:37	+2	Achile Spadone makes two point jump shot	5-6
16:08		Eagles turnover (shot clock violation)
15:59		Josh Bascoe turnover (bad pass) (Matt Rogers steals)
15:46		Noah Williamson personal foul (Wyatt Nausadis draws the foul)
15:46		TV timeout
15:32		Colin Smalls turnover (lost ball) (Achile Spadone steals)
15:25	+2	Josh Bascoe makes two point layup (Jayden Williams assists)	5-8
14:54	+2	Eric Michaels makes two point layup (Adrian Samuels assists)	7-8
14:37		Jayden Williams misses three point jump shot
14:35		Matt Mayock defensive rebound
14:17		Eric Michaels turnover (lost ball)
13:52	+2	Brandon McCreesh makes two point layup	7-10
13:42		Elvin Edmonds IV personal foul
13:31		Pip Ajayi shooting foul (Matt Rogers draws the foul)
13:31		Matt Rogers misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:31	+1	Matt Rogers makes regular free throw 2 of 2	8-10
13:11	+2	Ruot Bijiek makes two point layup (Brandon McCreesh assists)	8-12
12:53		Matt Rogers misses three point jump shot
12:51		Colin Smalls offensive rebound
12:44		Ruot Bijiek blocks Wyatt Nausadis's two point layup
12:42		Noah Williamson defensive rebound
12:42		Lincoln Ball personal foul
12:28	+3	Achile Spadone makes three point jump shot (Josh Bascoe assists)	8-15
12:25		Colin Smalls personal foul
12:19		Matt Rogers personal foul
12:08	+2	Josh Bascoe makes two point layup	8-17
11:48		Matt Mayock misses two point jump shot
11:46		Elvin Edmonds IV defensive rebound
11:40	+2	Noah Williamson makes two point layup	8-19
11:40		Eagles 30 second timeout
11:40		TV timeout
11:26		Wyatt Nausadis turnover (bad pass) (Josh Fulton steals)
11:04		Noah Williamson misses two point layup
11:02		Eagles defensive rebound
10:52	+2	Wyatt Nausadis makes two point layup	10-19
10:46		Noah Williamson misses three point jump shot
10:44		Mason Whittaker defensive rebound
10:25		Lincoln Ball turnover (lost ball) (Josh Fulton steals)
10:14		Josh Bascoe turnover (lost ball) (Wyatt Nausadis steals)
9:57		Wyatt Nausadis misses three point jump shot
9:55		Achile Spadone defensive rebound
9:48	+2	Josh Fulton makes two point layup (Josh Bascoe assists)	10-21
9:22		Eagles turnover (shot clock violation)
9:03		Colin Smalls shooting foul (Noah Williamson draws the foul)
9:03	+1	Noah Williamson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	10-22
9:03		Noah Williamson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:03		Eric Michaels defensive rebound
8:42		Matt Rogers offensive foul
8:42		Matt Rogers turnover (offensive foul)
8:32		Mason Whittaker personal foul
8:32		Achile Spadone technical foul
8:32		Achile Spadone turnover
8:32	+1	Matt Mayock makes technical free throw 1 of 2	11-22
8:32	+1	Matt Mayock makes technical free throw 2 of 2	12-22
8:19		Achile Spadone turnover (traveling)
7:56		Lincoln Ball misses two point jump shot
7:54		Mason Whittaker offensive rebound
7:43		TV timeout
7:38		Matt Mayock turnover (traveling)
7:23		Noah Williamson turnover (lost ball) (Lincoln Ball steals)
6:50		Colin Smalls misses three point jump shot
6:48		Brandon McCreesh defensive rebound
6:29	+2	Josh Bascoe makes two point jump shot	12-24
6:02		Eric Michaels misses two point jump shot
6:00		Noah Williamson defensive rebound
5:50		Eric Michaels personal foul (Elvin Edmonds IV draws the foul)
5:50	+1	Elvin Edmonds IV makes regular free throw 1 of 2	12-25
5:50	+1	Elvin Edmonds IV makes regular free throw 2 of 2	12-26
5:32	+2	Colin Smalls makes two point jump shot	14-26
5:05		Colin Smalls shooting foul (Noah Williamson draws the foul)
5:05	+1	Noah Williamson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	14-27
5:05	+1	Noah Williamson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	14-28
4:41	+2	Matt Rogers makes two point hook shot	16-28
4:13		Ruot Bijiek misses three point jump shot
4:11		Matt Rogers defensive rebound
3:45		Matt Rogers misses three point jump shot
3:43		Achile Spadone defensive rebound
3:23	+2	Ruot Bijiek makes two point dunk (Josh Bascoe assists)	16-30
2:56		TV timeout
2:52		Matt Mayock misses three point jump shot
2:50		Noah Williamson defensive rebound
2:27	+2	Josh Bascoe makes two point layup	16-32
1:56		Mason Whittaker misses three point jump shot
1:54		Noah Williamson defensive rebound
1:33		Jayden Williams turnover (bad pass) (Adrian Samuels steals)
1:17		Wyatt Nausadis misses three point jump shot
1:15		Bison defensive rebound
0:48		Josh Bascoe misses two point jump shot
0:46		Lincoln Ball defensive rebound
0:37	+2	Lincoln Ball makes two point layup	18-32
0:14		Bison 30 second timeout
0:04		Elvin Edmonds IV misses two point layup
0:02		Lincoln Ball defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
AMER
Eagles
31
BUCK
Bison
39

Time		Play	Score
19:44	+3	Noah Williamson makes three point jump shot (Achile Spadone assists)	18-35
19:26		Wyatt Nausadis misses two point jump shot
19:24		Wyatt Nausadis offensive rebound
19:16		Wyatt Nausadis misses three point jump shot
19:14		Eagles offensive rebound
19:14		Elvin Edmonds IV flagrant 1
19:14	+1	Matt Rogers makes flagrant free throw 1 of 2	19-35
19:14		Matt Rogers misses flagrant free throw 2 of 2
19:14		Eagles offensive rebound
19:03		Lincoln Ball misses two point layup
19:01		Noah Williamson defensive rebound
18:55	+2	Elvin Edmonds IV makes two point layup	19-37
18:37		Josh Bascoe shooting foul (Colin Smalls draws the foul)
18:37	+1	Colin Smalls makes regular free throw 1 of 2	20-37
18:37	+1	Colin Smalls makes regular free throw 2 of 2	21-37
18:26	+3	Elvin Edmonds IV makes three point jump shot (Ruot Bijiek assists)	21-40
18:05		Matt Mayock misses three point jump shot
18:03		Noah Williamson defensive rebound
17:59		Wyatt Nausadis personal foul
17:52		Elvin Edmonds IV misses two point layup
17:50		Lincoln Ball defensive rebound
17:26	+3	Matt Rogers makes three point jump shot (Lincoln Ball assists)	24-40
17:05	+2	Noah Williamson makes two point dunk (Josh Bascoe assists)	24-42
16:47		Lincoln Ball misses three point jump shot
16:45		Noah Williamson defensive rebound
16:34		Noah Williamson turnover (bad pass) (Lincoln Ball steals)
16:24		Adrian Samuels turnover (lost ball) (Noah Williamson steals)
15:55		Eric Michaels blocks Jayden Williams's two point layup
15:53		Adrian Samuels defensive rebound
15:36		Adrian Samuels misses two point layup
15:34		Noah Williamson defensive rebound
15:28	+2	Achile Spadone makes two point layup (Josh Bascoe assists)	24-44
15:09	+2	Eric Michaels makes two point hook shot (Lincoln Ball assists)	26-44
14:51		Adrian Samuels shooting foul (Achile Spadone draws the foul)
14:51		TV timeout
14:51	+1	Achile Spadone makes regular free throw 1 of 2	26-45
14:51	+1	Achile Spadone makes regular free throw 2 of 2	26-46
14:32		Julen Iturbe misses three point jump shot
14:30		Eagles offensive rebound
14:30		Pip Ajayi personal foul
14:18	+3	Julen Iturbe makes three point jump shot (Matt Mayock assists)	29-46
13:59	+3	Josh Bascoe makes three point jump shot (Brandon McCreesh assists)	29-49
13:39		Josh Fulton personal foul
13:29		Pip Ajayi blocks Julen Iturbe's two point layup
13:27		Josh Fulton defensive rebound
13:13	+2	Pip Ajayi makes two point alley-oop layup (Josh Bascoe assists)	29-51
12:57	+3	Julen Iturbe makes three point jump shot (Matt Mayock assists)	32-51
12:28	+2	Brandon McCreesh makes two point layup (Jayden Williams assists)	32-53
12:28		Wyatt Nausadis shooting foul (Brandon McCreesh draws the foul)
12:28		Brandon McCreesh misses regular free throw 1 of 1
12:28		Josh Fulton offensive rebound
12:26		Julen Iturbe personal foul
12:24		Elvin Edmonds IV misses three point jump shot
12:22		Bison offensive rebound
12:22		Julen Iturbe personal foul
12:16	+2	Elvin Edmonds IV makes two point layup	32-55
11:58		Matt Rogers misses two point jump shot
11:56		Pip Ajayi defensive rebound
11:48		TV timeout
11:42		Mason Whittaker shooting foul (Noah Williamson draws the foul)
11:42		Noah Williamson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:42	+1	Noah Williamson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	32-56
11:25		Matt Mayock misses two point jump shot
11:23		Noah Williamson defensive rebound
11:09		Brandon McCreesh misses three point jump shot
11:07		Noah Williamson offensive rebound
11:07	+2	Noah Williamson makes two point layup	32-58
11:07		Matt Mayock shooting foul (Noah Williamson draws the foul)
11:07	+1	Noah Williamson makes regular free throw 1 of 1	32-59
10:45		Eric Michaels turnover (traveling)
10:21	+2	Achile Spadone makes two point bank jump shot	32-61
9:57		Lincoln Ball misses two point jump shot
9:55		Noah Williamson defensive rebound
9:48		Ruot Bijiek misses three point jump shot
9:46		Brandon McCreesh offensive rebound
9:31		Elvin Edmonds IV misses two point layup
9:29		Matt Rogers defensive rebound
9:16	+2	Matt Mayock makes two point jump shot	34-61
9:16		Eagles 30 second timeout
8:57		TV timeout
8:57		Josh Bascoe turnover (bad pass)
8:30	+3	Matt Mayock makes three point jump shot	37-61
8:13		Josh Fulton turnover (lost ball)
7:49		Noah Williamson blocks Matt Mayock's two point layup
7:47		Noah Williamson defensive rebound
7:43		Achile Spadone turnover (lost ball)
7:43		TV timeout
7:23		Josh Fulton shooting foul (Colin Smalls draws the foul)
7:23		Colin Smalls misses regular free throw 1 of 3
7:23	+1	Colin Smalls makes regular free throw 2 of 3	38-61
7:23	+1	Colin Smalls makes regular free throw 3 of 3	39-61
6:57	+2	Josh Fulton makes two point layup (Noah Williamson assists)	39-63
6:45		Matt Rogers misses three point jump shot
6:43		Achile Spadone defensive rebound
6:27		Lincoln Ball personal foul (Noah Williamson draws the foul)
6:27	+1	Noah Williamson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	39-64
6:27	+1	Noah Williamson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	39-65
6:07	+2	Eric Michaels makes two point hook shot	41-65
5:48		Elvin Edmonds IV turnover (traveling)
5:32		Colin Smalls misses three point jump shot
5:30		Elvin Edmonds IV defensive rebound
5:22		Matt Rogers shooting foul (Josh Fulton draws the foul)
5:22		Josh Fulton misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:22		Josh Fulton misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:22		Matt Mayock defensive rebound
5:11		Colin Smalls misses three point jump shot
5:09		Josh Fulton defensive rebound
4:50	+3	Josh Bascoe makes three point stepback jump shot	41-68
4:35		Brandon McCreesh shooting foul (Lincoln Ball draws the foul)
4:35		Lincoln Ball misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:35	+1	Lincoln Ball makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-68
4:17		Eric Michaels blocks Achile Spadone's two point layup
4:15		Julen Iturbe defensive rebound
3:54		Wyatt Nausadis misses three point jump shot
3:52		Josh Fulton defensive rebound
3:46	+3	Brandon McCreesh makes three point jump shot (Jayden Williams assists)	42-71
3:23		Pip Ajayi shooting foul (Julen Iturbe draws the foul)
3:23		TV timeout
3:23		Julen Iturbe misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:23	+1	Julen Iturbe makes regular free throw 2 of 2	43-71
2:54		Bison turnover (shot clock violation)
2:35		Adrian Samuels turnover (back court violation)
2:15		Pip Ajayi misses two point layup
2:13		Adrian Samuels defensive rebound
2:11		Josh Fulton shooting foul (Adrian Samuels draws the foul)
2:11	+1	Adrian Samuels makes regular free throw 1 of 2	44-71
2:11	+1	Adrian Samuels makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-71
1:42		Bison turnover (shot clock violation)
1:28	+2	Eric Michaels makes two point hook shot (Wyatt Nausadis assists)	47-71
1:02		Jayden Williams misses two point layup
1:00		Julen Iturbe defensive rebound
0:53		Julen Iturbe misses three point jump shot
0:51		Jayden Williams defensive rebound
0:34		Kellen Welch misses three point jump shot
0:32		Wyatt Nausadis defensive rebound
0:23	+2	Julen Iturbe makes two point layup (Wyatt Nausadis assists)	49-71
0:00		End of period

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Julen Iturbe makes two point layup (Wyatt Nausadis assists)