Scores

Final

Bucknell 70

(1-0, 1-0 away)

Purdue 65

(0-1, 0-1 home)

7:00 PM ET, November 9, 2012

Mackey Arena, West Lafayette, IN

1 2 T
BUCK 27 4370
PUR 33 3265

Top Performers

Bucknell: C. Ayers 18 Pts, 7 Reb, 1 Ast, 1 Stl

Purdue: A. Johnson 8 Pts, 5 Reb, 9 Ast, 2 Stl

Bucknell 70, Purdue 65

Associated Press

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Cameron Ayers scored 18 points to help Bucknell pull the upset and beat Purdue 70-65 on Friday night in the season opener for both teams at the 2K Sports Classic.

Mike Muscala had 14 points and 10 rebounds and Bryson Johnson added 14 points for the Bison. Donnie Hale scored 15 points and Byrd and Ronnie Johnson each added 12 for the Boilermakers.

Terone Johnson, Purdue's top scorer during exhibition play, sat out with an ankle injury.

Bucknell led 68-65 in the closing seconds, but D.J. Byrd, Purdue's best 3-point shooter, missed an open 3-pointer that could have tied the game. Bucknell made 20 of 25 free throws while Purdue made just 7 of 15. The Bison also out-rebounded the Boilermakers 36-33.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
BUCK
PUR
Points 70 65
FG Made-Attempted 24-57 (.421) 28-61 (.459)
3P Made-Attempted 2-10 (.200) 2-16 (.125)
FT Made-Attempted 20-25 (.800) 7-15 (.467)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 15 (0/0) 20 (0/0)
Largest Lead 5 7

Game Leaders

 
BUCK
PUR
PointsC. Ayers 18D. Hale 15
ReboundsM. Muscala 10R. Johnson 6
AssistsR. Hill 3A. Johnson 9
StealsB. Johnson 1A. Johnson 2
BlocksJ. Willman 1T. Carroll 1
Team Stats: Bucknell | Purdue

2012-13 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
» Nov 9, 2012 BUCK 70, @PUR 65Recap

Next 5 Games

BUCK
PUR
11/13 GMU 7:00pm
11/16 @NIAG 7:00pm
11/17 @NMSU 5:30pm
11/18 WA 1:30pm
11/23 @PSU 4:30pm
 11/11 HOF 2:00pm
11/15 VILL 9:30pm
11/16 @ORST 5:00pm
11/21 UNCW 8:00pm
11/28 @CLEM 7:15pm
Complete Schedule: Bucknell | Purdue