Scores

Final

Bucknell 76

(10-1, 4-1 away)

St. Francis (PA) 49

(0-9, 0-3 home)

7:00 PM ET, December 17, 2012

DeGol Arena, Loretto, PA

1 2 T
BUCK 42 3476
SFPA 19 3049

Top Performers

Bucknell: M. Muscala 12 Pts, 7 Reb, 4 Ast, 3 Blk

St. Francis (PA): E. Brown 12 Pts, 5 Reb, 1 Ast, 1 Stl

Bucknell 76, St. Francis (Pa.) 49

Associated Press

LORETTO, Pa. -- Mike Muscala posted 12 points and seven boards as Bucknell routed St. Francis (Pa.) 76-49 Monday.

Cameron Ayers paced Bucknell with 13 points while Joe Willman and Bryson Johnson each added 12 for the Bison, who won their fifth straight game and improved to 10-1 for the first time since 1926-27.

Bucknell held St. Francis to just one field goal over the game's first 6:10 as the Bison took an early 11-2 lead. St. Francis cut the deficit to 19-14 behind two Earl Brown free throws, but Johnson hit two 3-pointers, Willman made a layup and then Ayers converted two treys to put Bucknell up for good, 30-14.

St. Francis (0-9) shot 30 percent (16-for-54) and tallied its lowest scoring output of the season.

Bucknell has only allowed two opponents to shoot above 40 percent this season and has held its last nine opponents to 34.3 percent (172 of 501).

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Team Stat Comparison

 
BUCK
SFPA
Points 76 49
FG Made-Attempted 27-49 (.551) 16-54 (.296)
3P Made-Attempted 6-13 (.462) 3-23 (.130)
FT Made-Attempted 16-23 (.696) 14-18 (.778)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 14 (0/0) 18 (2/0)
Largest Lead 28 0

Game Leaders

 
BUCK
SFPA
PointsC. Ayers 13E. Brown 12
ReboundsM. Muscala 7E. Brown 5
AssistsM. Muscala 4U. Shannon 6
StealsR. Hill 1K. Ritter 2
Team Stats: Bucknell | St. Francis (PA)

2012-13 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
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Next 5 Games

BUCK
SFPA
12/19 MRST 7:00pm
12/22 @PRIN 7:00pm
12/28 @L-MD 7:30pm
01/02 @COR 7:00pm
01/05 @MIZZ 4:00pm
 12/20 @KENT 7:00pm
12/28 COR 7:00pm
01/03 CCSU 7:00pm
01/05 BRY 4:00pm
01/10 @MONM 7:00pm
Complete Schedule: Bucknell | St. Francis (PA)