2011-12 Game Recaps
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bucknell 70, colgate 57 sojka pavilion lewisburg, pa. • jan. 11. 2012
Bryson Johnson scored a game-high 17 points, and Bryan Cohen and Mike Muscala added 13 each to lead Bucknell to a 70-57 win over Colgate and a 2-0 start in Patriot League play. The Bison led 38-29 after shooting 55.6 percent in the first half, but the key swing in the game came with about nine minutes remaining. Colgate had the ball down by eight points at 52-44 but threw the ball away on the left wing. At the other end, Johnson was left wide open for one of his five 3-pointers. The Raiders turned it over again on their next possession, and Cohen followed with a 17-foot jumper to push the lead up to a commanding 13 points at 57-44. Bucknell led by double digits the rest of the way. VISITORS: Colgate 5-11, 0-2 PL tot-fg 3-pt rebounds ## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min 01 Pascale, Nick f 1 3 0 0 3 4 0 2 2 4 5 1 0 0 0 19 22 James, Brandon f 3 8 2 5 2 2 1 5 6 0 10 1 0 0 0 20 02 Rolls, Mitch g 3 10 2 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 9 3 1 0 1 31 05 Moore, Pat g 4 6 2 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 10 1 0 0 0 21 12 Venezia, Mike g 3 11 0 3 0 0 1 1 2 1 6 0 1 0 0 38 03 Brandenburg, John 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 1 4 1 1 0 1 19 14 Roh, Luke 2 4 0 0 1 2 0 3 3 4 5 3 1 0 0 22 21 Melville, Sterling 2 8 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 1 4 0 2 0 1 17 32 McMullen, Matt 0 2 0 1 4 4 1 2 3 0 4 0 2 0 1 13 TEAM 2 2 Totals.............. 20 54 6 18 11 14 6 19 25 16 57 10 8 0 4 200 HOME TEAM: Bucknell 12-6, 2-0 PL tot-fg 3-pt rebounds ## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min 15 Willman, Joe f 2 7 0 0 2 2 2 3 5 1 6 0 2 1 0 22 31 Muscala, Mike c 5 9 0 0 3 5 1 10 11 3 13 1 1 1 0 28 04 Cohen, Bryan g 6 8 0 0 1 3 2 4 6 1 13 2 3 0 0 28 24 Hill, Ryan g 1 2 0 1 3 4 0 1 1 1 5 8 2 0 2 28 42 Ayers, Cameron g 3 7 1 3 1 2 0 2 2 1 8 2 1 0 1 34 03 Kaspar, Steven 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 4 10 Fitzpatrick, Brian 2 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 6 2 4 0 1 1 1 13 11 Singleton, Joshea 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 6 12 Johnson, Bryson 6 11 5 9 0 0 0 3 3 3 17 0 1 1 0 29 21 Andoh, Enoch 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 33 Brackney, Ben 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 7 TEAM 1 1 1 Totals.............. 27 51 6 13 10 16 9 29 38 15 70 15 14 4 4 200 Officials: Tony Crisp, Jim Haney, James Salamone Technical fouls: Colgate-None. Bucknell-None. Attendance: 2416 Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total Colgate 29 28 57 Bucknell 38 32 70
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Mike Muscala recorded his 10th double-double of the season with 11 points and 11 rebounds in only 23 minutes of action, and Bucknell recorded its most one-sided win ever against Holy Cross with a 75-41 verdict at Sojka Pavilion. Cameron Ayers led the Bison with 13 points, while Bryan Cohen had a strong night with 12 points, eight rebounds and three assists. Reserve forward Brian Fitzpatrick also just missed a double-double, finishing with nine points and nine rebounds in 16 minutes. No Bucknell player was needed for more than 28 minutes, and 12 different Bison entered the scoring column. VISITORS: Holy Cross 8-11, 2-3 PL tot-fg 3-pt rebounds ## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp 50 Dudzinski,Dave f 3 9 0 1 4 6 2 3 5 2 10 44 Beans,Phil c 2 8 0 4 0 0 1 4 5 4 4 02 Brown,Devin g 3 5 1 1 4 6 0 0 0 2 11 03 Burrell,Justin g 1 8 0 3 0 0 0 2 2 1 2 10 Evans,R.J. g 3 12 0 1 3 5 1 3 4 1 9 01 Goens,Dee 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 2 05 Cavataio,Mike 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 1 0 32 Stevens,Jordan 0 6 0 2 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 35 Obeysekere,Eric 1 3 1 2 0 0 0 4 4 3 3 43 Abt,Taylor 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 3 0 0 TEAM 1 1 Totals.............. 14 57 2 14 11 19 8 23 31 17 41
a to blk s min 0 1 2 1 25 0 3 0 1 24 1 3 0 0 29 1 1 0 0 27 0 3 0 3 28 1 1 0 0 12 1 2 0 1 15 3 0 0 0 17 0 0 2 0 17 0 0 0 0 3 7 14 4 7 200
HOME TEAM: Bucknell 15-6, 5-0 PL tot-fg 3-pt rebounds ## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min 15 Willman, Joe f 2 8 0 0 0 0 2 3 5 3 4 0 1 0 0 17 31 Muscala, Mike c 2 6 0 0 7 7 2 9 11 3 11 1 2 1 0 23 04 Cohen, Bryan g 4 7 2 3 2 2 0 8 8 2 12 3 0 1 2 28 24 Hill, Ryan g 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 17 42 Ayers, Cameron g 5 7 2 2 1 3 0 1 1 0 13 1 2 0 2 25 01 Leo, Probese 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 03 Kaspar, Steven 1 4 1 3 0 2 0 5 5 0 3 4 1 0 1 24 05 Klebon, Colin 1 2 1 2 0 0 1 2 3 1 3 0 0 0 0 3 10 Fitzpatrick, Brian 2 3 0 0 5 6 1 8 9 0 9 0 1 0 0 16 11 Singleton, Joshea 2 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 4 0 4 0 0 14 12 Johnson, Bryson 1 5 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 15 21 Andoh, Enoch 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 2 22 Starkey, Cory 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 2 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 7 33 Brackney, Ben 2 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 7 TEAM 1 1 Totals.............. 25 56 9 18 16 22 10 40 50 18 75 11 16 3 6 200
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bucknell 68, lehigh 61 stabler arena bethlehem, pa. • jan. 18, 2012
Mike Muscala scored a season-high 27 points, Cameron Ayers added 15 and Bucknell used a big second half to pull away from Lafayette 79-65 before a large bipartisan crowd at Kirby Sports Center. In a rematch of the 2011 Patriot League championship game played between two teams already off to 2-0 starts in conference play, the Bison took control early in the second half to win its fifth straight game and take over sole possession of first place. Bucknell turned a four-point halftime lead into a 14-point win thanks to a 45-point second half. The Bison made 17 of 26 shots (.654) in the final 20 minutes and scored on 21 of their 29 possessions. Muscala went 9-for-13 from the floor and 9-for-9 from the foul line. Bucknell also received a combined 14 points and 12 rebounds from Joe Willman and Brian Fitzpatrick and finished with a 48-26 scoring edge in the paint and a 34-18 rebounding advantage.
Mike Muscala recorded his ninth double-double of the season with 20 points and 12 rebounds, and Bucknell rode a terrific defensive effort to its sixth straight victory, 68-61 over Lehigh in a battle of the Patriot League’s two winningest teams. Cameron Ayers tallied 13 points, including the clinching free throws with 20 seconds left, Bryan Cohen added 12 points and Joe Willman had 11 for the Bison, who had 17 assists on 20 field goals and committed only eight turnovers. In addition to their scoring, Ayers and Cohen spent large amounts of time handling the ball with point guards Ryan Hill and Steven Kaspar in foul trouble, in addition to playing strong defense on Lehigh star C.J. McCollum. McCollum, the nation’s fifth-leading scorer at 21.2 points per game, was held to 14 points on 5-for-15 shooting. McCollum did have nine assists, but he was held to just four second-half points.
VISITORS: Bucknell 13-6, 3-0 tot-fg 3-pt rebounds ## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min 15 Willman, Joe f 4 8 0 0 0 0 1 5 6 3 8 2 1 1 0 25 31 Muscala, Mike c 9 13 0 0 9 9 2 3 5 1 27 2 1 0 0 34 04 Cohen, Bryan g 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 5 3 4 3 3 0 2 20 24 Hill, Ryan g 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 8 2 2 0 1 27 42 Ayers, Cameron g 4 10 3 5 4 4 1 2 3 0 15 0 0 0 0 29 03 Kaspar, Steven 2 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 2 1 5 1 0 0 0 13 10 Fitzpatrick, Brian 3 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 6 3 6 0 1 0 0 16 12 Johnson, Bryson 1 3 0 1 2 2 0 2 2 2 4 2 0 0 0 27 33 Brackney, Ben 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 9 TEAM 1 1 1 Totals.............. 30 52 4 8 15 15 7 27 34 14 79 13 9 1 3 200
VISITORS: Bucknell 14-6, 4-0 PL tot-fg 3-pt rebounds ## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min 15 Willman, Joe f 3 6 0 0 5 6 1 3 4 2 11 3 1 0 1 33 31 Muscala, Mike c 7 18 2 3 4 4 3 9 12 2 20 2 2 2 0 35 04 Cohen, Bryan g 3 6 3 3 3 5 0 1 1 3 12 2 1 0 0 32 24 Hill, Ryan g 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 6 6 3 4 5 1 0 0 25 42 Ayers, Cameron g 4 8 3 5 2 2 1 0 1 2 13 1 1 0 0 35 03 Kaspar, Steven 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 2 1 1 0 7 10 Fitzpatrick, Brian 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 12 12 Johnson, Bryson 0 8 0 8 3 3 0 2 2 1 3 2 1 0 0 19 33 Brackney, Ben 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 TEAM 2 3 5 Totals.............. 20 51 8 19 20 23 7 26 33 17 68 17 8 3 1 200
HOME TEAM: Lafayette 7-11, 2-1 tot-fg 3-pt rebounds ## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp 13 Willen, Ryan f 4 8 2 4 4 4 0 5 5 3 14 20 Trist, Dan f 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 03 Johnson, Tony g 4 5 1 1 0 1 1 4 5 4 9 21 Mower, Jim g 3 8 1 4 3 5 0 1 1 2 10 32 Delaney, Rob g 1 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 5 1 2 05 Ptasinski, Joey 2 4 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 3 5 12 Hinrichs, Seth 6 8 2 3 3 4 0 0 0 1 17 23 Smith, Les 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 Giese, Levi 2 3 2 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 6 33 Petkovich, Nick 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 TEAM 1 1 Totals.............. 23 50 8 21 11 15 3 15 18 18 65
HOME TEAM: Lehigh 14-6, 2-2 PL tot-fg 3-pt rebounds ## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min 20 Greiner, Holden f 2 10 1 5 0 0 1 6 7 3 5 1 0 1 0 19 42 Knutson, Gabe f 3 9 0 1 1 1 3 5 8 3 7 1 0 0 0 24 44 Hamilton, Jordan f 3 5 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 0 1 0 1 21 03 McCollum, C.J. g 5 15 1 4 3 4 1 2 3 2 14 9 2 0 2 39 11 McKnight, Mackey g 1 7 0 4 7 9 1 6 7 1 9 2 1 0 0 33 01 D’Orazio, Anthony 2 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 2 5 1 1 0 0 15 04 Adams, John 4 6 2 4 0 0 0 1 1 4 10 0 1 0 0 21 15 Schaefer, Corey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 21 Cvrkalj, Stefan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 31 Maneri, Justin 1 4 0 0 1 2 3 4 7 2 3 0 1 0 1 16 TEAM 2 1 3 Totals.............. 21 59 7 24 12 16 12 26 38 19 61 14 8 1 4 200
a to blk s min 2 0 0 0 28 1 0 0 0 14 3 2 0 1 29 0 1 1 0 22 2 1 0 0 30 1 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 0 23 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 20 0 1 0 1 17 9 6 1 2 199
Officials: Jeff Janosik; Gary Duda; Timothy Greene Technical fouls: Bucknell-None. Lafayette-None. Attendance: 2515 Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total Bucknell 34 45 79 Lafayette 30 35 65
bucknell 75, holy cross 41 sojka pavilion lewisburg, pa. • jan. 21, 2012
Officials: Joseph Palacz, Michael Berry, Steven Weaver Technical fouls: Holy Cross-TEAM. Bucknell-None. Attendance: 3983 Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total Holy Cross 19 22 41 Bucknell 30 45 75
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bucknell 79, lafayette 65 kirby sports center easton, pa. • jan. 14, 2012
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bucknell 67, american 61 sojka pavilion lewisburg, pa. • jan. 25, 2012
Mike Muscala recorded another double-double with 21 points and 12 rebounds, Bryson Johnson scored 13 big second-half points, and Bryan Cohen logged his 1,000th career point in addition to his usual stellar defense, helping Bucknell to a 68-61 victory over second-place American and a two-game lead in the Patriot League standings. Daniel Munoz hit a 3-pointer and a free throw to give American a 21-14 lead, but then Muscala took over in the late stages of the first half. Three times he scored on low-post maneuvers, and he also assisted on a Joe Willman jumper. Muscala’s shot in the lane with 1:05 left in the half gave the Bison the lead for good, and Cohen’s layup with 29 seconds left made it a 14-4 run to end the half and put the Bison up 28-25 at intermission. Bucknell then took control in the first 10 minutes of the second half, outscoring American 21-9 to grab a 15-point lead. VISITORS: American 13-8, 4-2 PL tot-fg 3-pt rebounds ## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min 23 Hinkle, Charles f 4 11 2 5 2 4 2 3 5 3 12 2 1 1 1 33 34 Wroblicky, Tony c 3 6 0 0 1 1 1 8 9 3 7 0 0 2 0 22 02 Munoz, Daniel g 4 10 3 6 5 6 1 1 2 2 16 4 3 0 1 33 03 Brewer, Troy g 1 8 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 29 22 Schoof, John g 1 4 1 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 14 00 McCormack, Simon 3 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 5 6 0 2 0 0 18 04 Simon II, Wayne 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 12 Fisher, Daniel 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 6 13 Grafft, Riley 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 4 4 3 2 0 0 1 0 12 20 Jolivette, Blake 3 7 0 1 5 5 1 4 5 0 11 3 1 0 0 27 TEAM 1 1 Totals.............. 20 53 6 16 15 18 7 24 31 19 61 10 10 4 2 200
Officials: Clarence Armstrong, Jeff Plunkett, Brandon Cruz Technical fouls: Bucknell-None. Lehigh-None. Attendance: 1795 Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total Bucknell 38 30 68 Lehigh 34 27 61
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bucknell 66, navy 51 alumni hall annapolis, md. • jan. 28, 2012
Mike Muscala scored 27 points on 11-for-15 shooting to lead Bucknell to a 66-51 victory at Navy on Saturday night. The Bison extended their Patriot League winning streak to 17 games — the longest conference streak in the nation — and their overall run to nine in a row. Muscala equaled his career high with 11 made field goals, scoring on an impressive array of outside shots and moves around the basket. He also went 4-for-4 from the foul line and grabbed eight rebounds while matching his season scoring high. He also had 27 in a win at Lafayette earlier in the month. Bryan Cohen added 12 points, including a couple of big first-half treys to help Bucknell stretch out its lead. Bucknell did well to contain Navy’s top two scorers, as J.J. Avila (16.3) and Jordan Sugars (11.5) were limited to eight apiece. VISITORS: Bucknell 17-6, 7-0 PL tot-fg 3-pt rebounds ## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min 15 Willman, Joe f 4 9 0 0 0 0 4 5 9 2 8 3 1 0 0 30 31 Muscala, Mike c 11 15 1 2 4 4 1 7 8 3 27 1 4 1 0 30 04 Cohen, Bryan g 5 9 2 2 0 0 0 3 3 2 12 2 2 0 0 32 24 Hill, Ryan g 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 0 2 24 42 Ayers, Cameron g 2 6 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 4 3 1 0 0 28 03 Kaspar, Steven 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 15 10 Fitzpatrick, Brian 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 5 5 2 4 1 1 0 0 14 11 Singleton, Joshea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 12 Johnson, Bryson 2 6 1 4 2 2 0 3 3 3 7 1 0 0 0 18 33 Brackney, Ben 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 7 TEAM 2 1 3 Totals.............. 26 51 4 13 10 10 9 25 34 15 66 16 12 1 3 200
HOME TEAM: Bucknell 16-6, 6-0 PL tot-fg 3-pt rebounds ## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min 15 Willman, Joe f 5 8 0 0 1 1 0 2 2 2 11 2 1 2 0 34 31 Muscala, Mike c 8 12 0 0 5 7 1 11 12 3 21 2 2 2 0 31 04 Cohen, Bryan g 3 8 1 2 0 0 2 1 3 5 7 3 3 1 1 27 24 Hill, Ryan g 0 1 0 0 3 4 0 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 20 42 Ayers, Cameron g 2 6 1 3 2 3 0 1 1 2 7 1 1 0 0 34 03 Kaspar, Steven 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 4 4 2 3 2 1 0 0 17 10 Fitzpatrick, Brian 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 7 11 Singleton, Joshea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 12 Johnson, Bryson 3 7 3 6 4 6 0 0 0 0 13 2 0 0 0 25 33 Brackney, Ben 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 TEAM 1 1 1 Totals.............. 23 45 5 11 16 23 3 23 26 18 67 12 9 6 1 200
HOME TEAM: Navy 3-18, 0-7 PL tot-fg 3-pt rebounds ## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp 21 Smith, Worth f 7 10 0 1 2 2 6 3 9 2 16 31 Avila, J.J. f 3 9 1 3 1 1 0 4 4 2 8 12 Brickman, Jordan g 1 6 0 4 0 0 1 1 2 1 2 25 Sugars, Jordan g 2 6 0 2 4 5 1 3 4 2 8 33 Venturini, Brandon g 0 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 02 Wyatt, Brennan 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 03 Loupos, James 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 3 2 11 Wynn, Thurgood 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 22 Roberts, Isaiah 5 10 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 13 23 Jackson, Donya 0 5 0 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 42 Smoot, Jared 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 TEAM 1 1 Totals.............. 20 55 3 19 8 9 11 16 27 12 51
Officials: Mike Chesney, Dan Anderson, Jeff Plunkett Technical fouls: American-None. Bucknell-None. Attendance: 2867 Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total American 25 36 61 Bucknell 28 39 67
Officials: Lionel Butler, Rod Mrakovich, Julius Terrell Technical fouls: Bucknell-None. Navy-None. Attendance: 3718 Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total Bucknell 38 28 66 Navy 23 28 51
2012-13 Bucknell Men’s Basketball • 76 • www.BucknellBison.com
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