28 February, 2007
by Elliot Smilowitz
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1st |
2nd |
Final |
| Navy (15-16, 4-10 Patriot) |
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27 |
43 |
| Bucknell (21-8, 13-1 Patriot) |
33 |
29 |
62 |
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Bucknell advanced to the semifinals of the Patriot League tournament, crushing Navy 62-43. Donald Brown returned from injury with game highs of 15 points and 9 rebounds.
Brown, who shot 7-of-15 from the floor, was aided by Chris McNaughton’s 14 points and 8 rebounds. Kaleo Kina led Navy with 12 points; Navy’s normal high scorer Greg Sprink scored just 9 points. The Bison sprinted out to a 15-7 lead, but Navy scored 7 straight points to come within 1. However, Bucknell responded with a 16-0 run to take a 17-point lead into halftime. The second half was more of the same, with Bucknell expanding their lead as large as 27.
The Bison will host Army this Sunday in the semifinals. The Black Knights knocked off Lehigh 47-46 on the road tonight to advance in the tournament. Bucknell swept Army in league play this season.
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| Keys to the Game |
| Key sequence |
After Navy cut its deficit to 15-14, the Mids didn’t score again for 6:03, as Bucknell reeled off 16 unanswered points. McNaughton, Brown, Abe Badmus and Jason Vegotsky each scored 4 points in the run.
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| Key sign it was over |
Bucknell built their biggest lead of the night when Darren Mastropaolo scored 4 straight points to give the Bison a 50-23 lead with 12:40 to go.
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| Key performance |
Brown had a big first game back, with 15 points, 9 rebounds, 2 blocks and 2 steals.
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| Key statistic |
Sprink, who scored 17.2 points per game during the season, was held to 9 points on 3-of-9 shooting, and turned the ball over 8 times.
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| Notes |
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Only one player’s career ended in this game: Navy’s lone senior, Calvin White, was held scoreless in 2 minutes.
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Bryce Brigham had 9 points for Navy, on 3 three-pointers. The Mids were 7-of-26 for three overall.
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Navy turned the ball over 21 times, with Bucknell credited with 12 steals. Badmus had a game-high 4 steals.
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Bucknell outrebounded Navy 33-28.
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