The Bucknell Bison will make the trip to DC to face the American Eagles in the first round of the Patriot League Tournament from the Bender Arena on ESPN+. Bucknell leads the all-time series, 41-23, after winning the last three meetings.
Bucknell finished the regular season at 12-19 after defeating Lafayette at home. The Bison used a strong second half to pull away for a ten-point win, 75-65. kept things close early, but the Raiders would pull away after the break and hand them a 20-point loss. Bucknell scores 67.8 points per game, while allowing 68.6 ppg, and shooting 45.5% from the field.
Bucknell finished in the cellar of the conference, but they won four of their last eight games, with two of those victories coming from American. The Bison are 3-11 in postseason play with a 5-7 home record. Xander Rice scored 23 points in the road win over the Eagles, and leads the Bison in scoring (14.0). Senior center Adam Timmerman has double-doubled in each of the last three games, and he leads the team in rebounding (7.2), while scoring 11.5 ppg. Junior center Andre Screen lines up alongside him, and he’s averaging 11.3 ppg and 5.8 rpg.
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