Scores

Final

Bucknell 62

(4-0, 2-0 away)

New Mexico St 49

(1-2, 1-0 home)

5:30 PM ET, November 17, 2012

Gallagher Center, Niagara, NY

1 2 T
BUCK 28 3462
NMSU 22 2749

Top Performers

Bucknell: M. Muscala 24 Pts, 9 Reb, 1 Stl, 2 Blk

New Mexico State: D. Mullings 22 Pts, 6 Reb, 3 Ast, 1 Stl

Bucknell 62, New Mexico St. 49

Associated Press

LEWISTON, N.Y. -- Mike Muscala had 24 points and nine rebounds, just missing his fourth straight double-double of the season, as Bucknell pulled away from cold-shooting New Mexico State 62-49 Saturday.

Bucknell (4-0) held the Aggies (1-2) to only 14 field goals and 29.2 percent shooting (14 of 48) in the 2K Sports Classic.

Trailing 8-4 early, the Bison scored 12 unanswered points and led 28-22 at halftime.

Daniel Mullings scored the Aggies' first eight points of the second half to trim the lead to two with 14:19 remaining, but New Mexico State could get no closer.

With the Aggies again threatening at 37-33, Cameron Ayers made three straight jumpers for the Bison, who shot 59.1 percent in the second half (13 of 22).

Bryson Johnson added 11 points and Joe Willman 10 for Bucknell.

Mullings led New Mexico State with 22 points on 7-of-16 shooting, making half of his team's field goals.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
BUCK
NMSU
Points 62 49
FG Made-Attempted 24-49 (.490) 14-48 (.292)
3P Made-Attempted 3-9 (.333) 6-17 (.353)
FT Made-Attempted 11-14 (.786) 15-26 (.577)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 19 (0/0) 17 (0/0)
Largest Lead 16 4

Game Leaders

 
BUCK
NMSU
PointsM. Muscala 24D. Mullings 22
ReboundsM. Muscala 9D. Mullings 6
AssistsB. Johnson 4D. Mullings 3
StealsJ. Willman 2T. Watson 3
BlocksM. Muscala 2S. Bhullar 3
Team Stats: Bucknell | New Mexico State

2012-13 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
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Next 5 Games

BUCK
NMSU
11/18 WA 1:30pm
11/23 @PSU 4:30pm
11/27 DART 7:00pm
12/01 @CLMB 7:00pm
12/04 KENT 7:00pm
 11/18 @NIAG 4:00pm
11/21 NNM 9:00pm
11/23 ULL 9:30pm
11/28 @UTEP 9:00pm
12/01 USM 9:00pm
Complete Schedule: Bucknell | New Mexico State