American (68) vs Bucknell (72) · Feb 15, 2020 · NCAAM Scores

FINAL

Feb 15, 2020

Game Recap

Spear scores 20 to carry Bucknell past American 72-68. hliel Spear scored a career-high 20 points and Bucknell hung on to beat American 72-68 on Saturday, a day the Bison retired the jersey of former star Mike Muscala.

Box Score

	1	2	T
AMER	30	38	68
BUCK	35	37	72

AMERICAN UNIVERSITY	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
5Connor Nelson	38	2-12	1-9	2-2	6	6	4	0	3	5	7
23Mark Gasperini	14	3-5	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	0	1	3	6
2Stacy Beckton Jr.	35	2-6	1-4	2-2	8	2	1	1	1	2	7
4Jamir Harris	32	1-4	0-2	0-0	2	0	2	0	1	3	2
0Sa'eed Nelson	38	12-23	0-2	4-10	8	4	1	0	3	3	28
21Joshua Alexander	13	5-7	0-0	2-4	4	1	0	0	0	2	12
12Yilret Yiljep	15	3-6	0-0	0-2	8	0	0	1	1	0	6
30Ben Lubarsky	15	0-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

TOTAL		28-6543.1%	2-1811.1%	10-2050.0%	39	13	8	2	10	19	68

BUCKNELL	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
12John Meeks	34	4-7	2-3	1-4	8	0	1	0	0	2	11
0Paul Newman	16	4-11	0-0	1-2	4	0	0	1	1	3	9
10Andrew Funk	36	2-8	1-5	1-4	3	5	0	0	4	0	6
4Jimmy Sotos	26	1-3	1-3	3-5	2	5	0	1	0	4	6
11Avi Toomer	29	3-9	1-5	1-2	4	4	0	0	2	5	8
32Jake van der Heijden	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
23Kahliel Spear	23	7-10	2-3	4-6	9	0	1	2	0	1	20
21Xander Rice	13	1-3	0-1	0-0	1	2	0	0	1	1	2
2Walter Ellis	20	3-5	3-5	1-2	0	0	1	2	1	3	10
TOTAL		25-5644.6%	10-2540.0%	12-2548.0%	32	17	3	6	9	19	72

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st halfamerbuck

+3 (19:28) John Meeks made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Andrew Funk.
23
(19:07) Stacy Beckton Jr. Turnover.
(18:46) Andrew Funk missed Layup.
(18:43) Sa'eed Nelson Defensive Rebound.
(18:27) Foul on Mark Gasperini.
(18:27) Mark Gasperini Turnover.
+3 (18:16) Jimmy Sotos made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Andrew Funk.
26
(17:52) Sa'eed Nelson missed Jumper.
(17:52) Jimmy Sotos Block.
(17:45) Avi Toomer Defensive Rebound.
(17:42) Avi Toomer missed Jumper.
(17:40) Paul Newman Offensive Rebound.
+2 (17:39) Paul Newman made Layup.
28
(17:17) Connor Nelson missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:14) Andrew Funk Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:59) Paul Newman made Layup. Assisted by Avi Toomer.
210
(16:40) Jamir Harris missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:37) Jimmy Sotos Defensive Rebound.
(16:20) Avi Toomer missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:16) Jamir Harris Defensive Rebound.
(16:09) Foul on Jimmy Sotos.
(15:47) Sa'eed Nelson missed Layup.
(15:42) John Meeks Defensive Rebound.
(15:42) Official TV Timeout
(15:22) Andrew Funk Turnover.
(15:22) Connor Nelson Steal.
+2 (15:16) Sa'eed Nelson made Layup. Assisted by Connor Nelson.
410
(14:49) Xander Rice missed Jumper.
(14:42) Kahliel Spear Offensive Rebound.
+2 (14:42) Kahliel Spear made Layup.
412
(14:22) Stacy Beckton Jr. missed Jumper.
(14:22) Kahliel Spear Block.
(14:18) Kahliel Spear Defensive Rebound.
(14:13) Xander Rice Turnover.
(14:13) Jamir Harris Steal.
(13:48) Yilret Yiljep missed Layup.
(13:48) Walter Ellis Block.
(13:46) Yilret Yiljep Offensive Rebound.
(13:46) Yilret Yiljep missed Layup.
(13:46) Walter Ellis Block.
(13:43) American Offensive Rebound.
+2 (13:41) Stacy Beckton Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Connor Nelson.
612
+3 (13:30) Walter Ellis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jake van der Heijden.
615
+2 (12:56) Sa'eed Nelson made Layup.
815
(12:31) Avi Toomer missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:29) Yilret Yiljep Defensive Rebound.
(12:13) Foul on Avi Toomer.
(12:12) Connor Nelson missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:08) Avi Toomer Defensive Rebound.
(11:59) Xander Rice missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:56) Yilret Yiljep Defensive Rebound.
(11:50) Sa'eed Nelson missed Layup.
(11:47) Jake van der Heijden Defensive Rebound.
(11:45) Walter Ellis missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:42) Stacy Beckton Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+2 (11:25) Sa'eed Nelson made Layup.
1015
(11:14) Kahliel Spear missed Layup.
(11:14) Yilret Yiljep Block.
(11:09) Connor Nelson Defensive Rebound.
(10:47) Foul on Connor Nelson.
(10:47) Connor Nelson Turnover.
(10:47) Official TV Timeout
(10:23) Jimmy Sotos missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:21) American Defensive Rebound.
(9:52) Ben Lubarsky missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:48) Avi Toomer Defensive Rebound.
(9:45) Paul Newman missed Layup.
(9:45) Stacy Beckton Jr. Block.
(9:40) Paul Newman Offensive Rebound.
(9:39) Paul Newman missed Layup.
(9:36) Mark Gasperini Defensive Rebound.
+3 (9:06) John Meeks made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Andrew Funk.
1218
(8:43) Mark Gasperini missed Jumper.
(8:41) Paul Newman Defensive Rebound.
(8:28) Foul on Mark Gasperini.
(8:28) Paul Newman missed Free Throw.
(8:28) Bucknell Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (8:28) Paul Newman made Free Throw.
1219
+2 (8:14) Sa'eed Nelson made Layup.
1419
(7:51) Sa'eed Nelson Defensive Rebound.
(7:43) Jamir Harris Turnover.
(7:43) Official TV Timeout
(7:26) Kahliel Spear missed Jumper.
(7:23) Stacy Beckton Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(7:05) Sa'eed Nelson Turnover.
(7:05) Walter Ellis Steal.
+3 (7:00) Walter Ellis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Xander Rice.
1422
(6:41) Sa'eed Nelson missed Layup.
(6:39) Yilret Yiljep Offensive Rebound.
(6:38) Yilret Yiljep missed Layup.
(6:33) Josh Alexander Offensive Rebound.
(6:33) Josh Alexander missed Layup.
(6:32) Xander Rice Defensive Rebound.
+3 (6:26) Walter Ellis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Xander Rice.
1425
(5:48) American Turnover.
(5:28) Avi Toomer missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:24) Sa'eed Nelson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:17) Josh Alexander made Layup. Assisted by Sa'eed Nelson.
1625
(5:17) Foul on Avi Toomer.
(5:17) Josh Alexander missed Free Throw.
(5:17) John Meeks Defensive Rebound.
(4:58) Andrew Funk Turnover.
(4:58) Stacy Beckton Jr. Steal.
(4:57) Foul on Jimmy Sotos.
(4:39) Josh Alexander missed Layup.
(4:38) Bucknell Defensive Rebound.
+2 (4:28) Xander Rice made Layup.
1627
+2 (4:12) Sa'eed Nelson made Layup. Assisted by Josh Alexander.
1827
(3:53) John Meeks missed Layup.
(3:52) Kahliel Spear Offensive Rebound.
(3:52) Foul on Sa'eed Nelson.
(3:52) Official TV Timeout
(3:52) Kahliel Spear missed Free Throw.
(3:52) Bucknell Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (3:52) Kahliel Spear made Free Throw.
1828
+2 (3:42) Josh Alexander made Layup. Assisted by Connor Nelson.
2028
+2 (3:22) Andrew Funk made Layup.
2030
(3:10) Foul on Paul Newman.
(3:10) Sa'eed Nelson missed Free Throw.
(3:10) American Deadball Team Rebound.
(3:10) Sa'eed Nelson missed Free Throw.
(3:10) John Meeks Defensive Rebound.
(2:58) Andrew Funk Turnover.
(2:58) Connor Nelson Steal.
+2 (2:48) Josh Alexander made Layup. Assisted by Connor Nelson.
2230
(2:29) Andrew Funk missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:26) Jamir Harris Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:09) Sa'eed Nelson made Layup.
2430
+2 (1:36) Josh Alexander made Layup. Assisted by Sa'eed Nelson.
2632
(1:34) American Timeout
(1:23) Walter Ellis Turnover.
(1:23) Connor Nelson Steal.
+2 (1:09) Yilret Yiljep made Layup. Assisted by Connor Nelson.
2832
(0:45) Andrew Funk Turnover.
(0:26) Foul on Xander Rice.
+1 (0:26) Sa'eed Nelson made Free Throw.
2932
(0:26) Bucknell Timeout
+1 (0:26) Sa'eed Nelson made Free Throw.
3032
+2 (0:08) Avi Toomer made Layup.
3034
(0:08) Foul on Connor Nelson.
+1 (0:08) Avi Toomer made Free Throw.
3035
(0:03) Foul on John Meeks.
(0:03) Sa'eed Nelson missed Free Throw.
(0:02) Bucknell Defensive Rebound.
(0:00) End of 1st half

2nd half

Team Stats

AMER

BUCK

68Points72

28-65(43.1%)Field Goal(%)25-56(44.6%)

2-18(11.1%)3-Point(%)10-25(40%)

10-20(50%)Free Throw(%)12-25(48%)

43(13)Rebounds(Offensive)35(6)

13Assists17

8Steals3

2Blocks6

12Turnovers9

19(0)Fouls(Technical)19(0)

2Largest Lead12

Game Details

Saturday, February 15, 2020 · 2:00 PM

Sojka Pavilion · Lewisburg, PA

attendance: 2,785 (69.6%)

spread: BUCK -2

over/under: 141.5