Bucknell Bison vs. American University Eagles

Mar 5, 2020

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
BUCK	30	34	64
AMER	29	30	59

Game Recap

Bucknell beats American 64-59 in Patriot League quarterfinal. i Toomer scored 18 points and No. 7 seed Bucknell pulled away with a 6-1 surge in the final minute to beat second-seeded American 64-59 on Thursday night in a Patriot League quarterfinal.

Player Stats

BUCKNELL	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
12John Meeks	24	4-5	0-0	2-4	5	1	1	0	2	3	10
0Paul Newman	23	6-7	0-0	0-1	2	0	0	1	3	2	12
10Andrew Funk	32	2-9	0-5	0-0	7	1	0	0	3	0	4
4Jimmy Sotos	34	2-6	0-2	0-0	4	5	1	1	2	3	4
11Avi Toomer	36	6-9	3-6	3-3	4	4	0	0	4	3	18
32Jake van der Heijden	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23Kahliel Spear	14	3-7	0-0	1-1	2	0	2	1	0	1	7
21Xander Rice	14	1-2	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	1	1	2
2Walter Ellis	22	2-5	2-4	1-2	4	1	1	1	0	3	7
TOTAL	-	26-5052.0%	5-1729.4%	7-1163.6%	28	13	5	4	15	16	64

AMERICAN UNIVERSITY	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
5Connor Nelson	39	3-8	1-4	1-1	5	1	1	1	1	0	8
23Mark Gasperini	19	2-6	0-0	1-2	3	1	0	2	1	3	5
2Stacy Beckton Jr.	37	2-10	0-4	3-4	6	1	0	1	1	0	7
4Jamir Harris	33	6-12	3-8	0-0	3	2	1	0	1	1	15
0Sa'eed Nelson	39	7-18	1-5	7-13	7	2	5	0	3	2	22
21Joshua Alexander	4	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
12Yilret Yiljep	16	1-1	0-0	0-0	3	0	2	0	1	5	2
30Ben Lubarsky	6	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
13Marvin Bragg	7	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
TOTAL	-	21-5836.2%	5-2321.7%	12-2060.0%	28	8	9	4	9	12	59

Play-by-Play

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1st halfBUCKAMER

(19:39) Foul on Avi Toomer.
+1 (19:39) Stacy Beckton Jr. made Free Throw.
01
(19:38) Stacy Beckton Jr. missed Free Throw.
(19:34) John Meeks Defensive Rebound.
(19:29) Andrew Funk Turnover.
(19:29) Sa'eed Nelson Steal.
+2 (19:24) Sa'eed Nelson made Jumper.
03
(19:00) Andrew Funk missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:57) Jamir Harris Defensive Rebound.
(18:45) Sa'eed Nelson missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:41) John Meeks Defensive Rebound.
(18:19) Foul on Sa'eed Nelson.
+3 (18:09) Avi Toomer made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by John Meeks.
33
+3 (17:51) Jamir Harris made Three Point Jumper.
36
+2 (17:42) Kahliel Spear made Layup. Assisted by Jimmy Sotos.
56
(17:42) Foul on Jamir Harris.
+1 (17:42) Kahliel Spear made Free Throw.
66
+2 (17:27) Jamir Harris made Jumper. Assisted by Mark Gasperini.
68
(17:12) Avi Toomer Turnover.
(17:12) Connor Nelson Steal.
(17:05) Jamir Harris missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:02) Sa'eed Nelson Offensive Rebound.
(17:00) Sa'eed Nelson missed Layup.
(16:57) Sa'eed Nelson Offensive Rebound.
(16:55) Sa'eed Nelson missed Layup.
(16:55) Kahliel Spear Block.
(16:51) Jimmy Sotos Defensive Rebound.
(16:49) Jimmy Sotos missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:43) John Meeks Offensive Rebound.
+2 (16:43) John Meeks made Layup.
88
(16:29) Connor Nelson Turnover.
(16:29) Kahliel Spear Steal.
(16:25) Jimmy Sotos missed Layup.
(16:25) Stacy Beckton Jr. Block.
(16:25) Bucknell Offensive Rebound.
+2 (16:10) John Meeks made Layup. Assisted by Andrew Funk.
108
+2 (15:45) Mark Gasperini made Jumper. Assisted by Jamir Harris.
1010
(15:26) John Meeks missed Layup.
(15:22) Sa'eed Nelson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (15:15) Sa'eed Nelson made Layup.
1012
(14:45) Kahliel Spear missed Jumper.
(14:42) Jamir Harris Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:23) Sa'eed Nelson made Jumper.
1014
(13:56) Foul on Yilret Yiljep.
(13:56) Walter Ellis missed Free Throw.
(13:56) Bucknell Offensive Rebound.
+1 (13:56) Walter Ellis made Free Throw.
1114
+2 (13:34) Stacy Beckton Jr. made Dunk.
1116
(13:15) Xander Rice missed Jumper.
(13:14) Bucknell Offensive Rebound.
(13:07) Foul on Paul Newman.
(13:07) Paul Newman Turnover.
(12:51) Stacy Beckton Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:48) Walter Ellis Defensive Rebound.
+2 (12:42) Paul Newman made Layup. Assisted by Walter Ellis.
1316
(12:27) Sa'eed Nelson missed Layup.
(12:27) Bucknell Defensive Rebound.
(12:14) Jimmy Sotos Turnover.
(11:53) Ben Lubarsky Turnover.
(11:53) Walter Ellis Steal.
(11:44) Xander Rice Turnover.
(11:44) Sa'eed Nelson Steal.
(11:31) Connor Nelson missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:27) Paul Newman Defensive Rebound.
(11:23) Jimmy Sotos missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:18) Connor Nelson Defensive Rebound.
(11:07) Ben Lubarsky missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:03) Jimmy Sotos Defensive Rebound.
(10:51) Jimmy Sotos missed Jumper.
(10:46) Connor Nelson Defensive Rebound.
(10:26) Connor Nelson missed Jumper.
(10:19) Josh Alexander Offensive Rebound.
(10:18) Josh Alexander missed Layup.
(10:12) Walter Ellis Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:09) Xander Rice made Jumper.
1516
+1 (9:42) Sa'eed Nelson made Free Throw.
1517
(9:42) Foul on Walter Ellis.
+1 (9:42) Sa'eed Nelson made Free Throw.
1518
+2 (9:24) Kahliel Spear made Layup. Assisted by Jimmy Sotos.
1718
(9:01) Mark Gasperini missed Jumper.
(8:59) Avi Toomer Defensive Rebound.
(8:43) Kahliel Spear missed Layup.
(8:43) Connor Nelson Block.
(8:39) Kahliel Spear Offensive Rebound.
(8:38) Kahliel Spear missed Layup.
(8:38) Mark Gasperini Block.
(8:33) Stacy Beckton Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(8:23) Mark Gasperini Turnover.
(8:23) Jimmy Sotos Steal.
(8:17) Avi Toomer missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:15) Connor Nelson Defensive Rebound.
(8:15) Foul on Kahliel Spear.
(7:58) Stacy Beckton Jr. Turnover.
(7:58) Kahliel Spear Steal.
(7:53) Walter Ellis missed Layup.
(7:48) Connor Nelson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (7:42) Sa'eed Nelson made Jumper.
1720
(7:35) Jimmy Sotos Turnover.
(7:35) Yilret Yiljep Steal.
(7:31) Foul on John Meeks.
(7:31) Sa'eed Nelson missed Free Throw.
(7:31) American Offensive Rebound.
+1 (7:31) Sa'eed Nelson made Free Throw.
1721
(7:14) Paul Newman Turnover.
(7:14) Yilret Yiljep Steal.
(7:08) Jamir Harris missed Three Point Jumper.
(7:04) Andrew Funk Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:37) Paul Newman made Jumper.
1921
(6:08) Sa'eed Nelson Turnover.
(6:08) John Meeks Steal.
(5:43) Paul Newman missed Jumper.
(5:38) Yilret Yiljep Defensive Rebound.
(5:26) Yilret Yiljep Turnover.
+2 (5:13) Andrew Funk made Jumper.
2121
(4:47) Jamir Harris Turnover.
+3 (4:38) Avi Toomer made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jimmy Sotos.
2421
(4:11) Connor Nelson missed Three Point Jumper.
(4:07) Jamir Harris Offensive Rebound.
(4:03) Foul on Walter Ellis.
+1 (4:03) Sa'eed Nelson made Free Throw.
2422
+1 (4:03) Sa'eed Nelson made Free Throw.
2423
(3:55) Andrew Funk missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:51) Stacy Beckton Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(3:37) Foul on Jimmy Sotos.
+1 (3:37) Mark Gasperini made Free Throw.
2424
(3:36) Mark Gasperini missed Free Throw.
(3:35) John Meeks Defensive Rebound.
(3:11) Andrew Funk missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:08) Sa'eed Nelson Defensive Rebound.
(3:04) Marvin Bragg missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:02) Bucknell Defensive Rebound.
(2:45) Foul on Marvin Bragg.
+1 (2:45) John Meeks made Free Throw.
2524
+1 (2:45) John Meeks made Free Throw.
2624
(2:22) Stacy Beckton Jr. missed Jumper.
(2:19) Avi Toomer Defensive Rebound.
(2:13) Foul on Mark Gasperini.
(2:06) Foul on John Meeks.
(2:06) John Meeks Turnover.
(1:53) Stacy Beckton Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:50) Andrew Funk Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:38) Paul Newman made Jumper.
2824
+2 (1:15) Jamir Harris made Jumper.
2826
(0:56) Avi Toomer Turnover.
(0:46) Connor Nelson missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:41) Andrew Funk Defensive Rebound.
(0:32) Bucknell Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:09) Kahliel Spear made Layup. Assisted by Jimmy Sotos.
3026
+3 (0:00) Connor Nelson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sa'eed Nelson.
3029

2nd half

Team Stats

BUCK

AMER

64Points59

26-50(52.0%)Field Goal(%)21-58(36.2%)

5-17(29.4%)3-Point(%)5-23(21.7%)

7-11(63.6%)Free Throw(%)12-20(60.0%)

35(5)Rebounds(Offensive)31(10)

13Assists8

5Steals9

4Blocks4

15Turnovers9

16(0)Fouls(Technical)12(0)

6Largest Lead5

Game Details

Thursday, March 5, 2020 · 7:00 PM

Bender Arena · Washington, D.C.

attendance: 1,039 (30.6%)

spread: AMER -5

over/under: 139