Bucknell tops Lehigh to win Patriot League and punch NCAA tourney ticket
Kimbal Mackenzie scored 18 points to help send Bucknell into the NCAA tournament with an 81-65 victory over Lehigh in the Patriot League final Wednesday night.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Lehigh Mountain Hawks
65
Bucknell Bison
81
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEH | 34 | 31 | 65 |
| BUCK | 35 | 46 | 81 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/8/26 | vs Brown Bears | L 55-65 | NCAAM |
| 11/5/26 | vs Cornell Big Red | W 71-64 | NCAAM |
| 11/2/26 | @ Saint Louis Billikens | L 67-92 | NCAAM |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:17 65-81
Jordan Cohen made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kyle Leufroy.
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LayUpShot 0:25 62-81
Stephen Brown made Layup.
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DunkShot 0:50 62-79
Bruce Moore made Dunk. Assisted by Zach Thomas.
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TipShot 1:01 62-77
Tim Kempton made Two Point Tip Shot.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:07 60-77
Kimbal Mackenzie made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:07 60-76
Kimbal Mackenzie made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:07 60-75
Foul on Jordan Cohen.
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PersonalFoul 1:45 60-75
Foul on Austin Price.
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PersonalFoul 1:50 60-75
Foul on Kahron Ross.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:06 60-75
Kimbal Mackenzie made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Stephen Brown.
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LayUpShot 2:20 60-72
Austin Price made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 2:46 58-72
Foul on Kimbal Mackenzie.
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LayUpShot 2:46 58-72
Austin Price made Layup.
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LayUpShot 2:55 56-72
Zach Thomas made Layup. Assisted by Avi Toomer.
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DunkShot 3:01 56-70
Nana Foulland made Dunk. Assisted by Zach Thomas.
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JumpShot 3:32 56-68
Stephen Brown made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 3:43 56-66
Tim Kempton made Layup.
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JumpShot 3:59 54-66
Nana Foulland made Jumper. Assisted by Avi Toomer.
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LayUpShot 4:31 54-64
Tim Kempton made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:43 52-64
Kimbal Mackenzie made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:43 52-63
Foul on Austin Price.
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LayUpShot 4:43 52-63
Kimbal Mackenzie made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:00 52-61
Tim Kempton made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:00 51-61
Tim Kempton made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:00 50-61
Foul on Nana Foulland.
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Three Point Jump Shot 6:54 50-61
Kyle Leufroy made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kahron Ross.
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LayUpShot 7:30 47-61
Brandon Alston made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 7:40 45-61
Foul on Stephen Brown.
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JumpShot 7:55 45-61
Nate Sestina made Jumper. Assisted by Zach Thomas.
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PersonalFoul 8:12 45-59
Foul on Nate Sestina.
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PersonalFoul 8:32 45-59
Foul on Avi Toomer.
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LayUpShot 9:07 45-59
Nana Foulland made Layup. Assisted by Stephen Brown.
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LayUpShot 9:26 45-57
Tim Kempton made Layup. Assisted by Brandon Alston.
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MadeFreeThrow 10:51 43-57
Kyle Leufroy made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 10:51 42-57
Kyle Leufroy made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 10:51 41-57
Foul on Bruce Moore.
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PersonalFoul 11:10 41-57
Foul on Austin Price.
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LayUpShot 11:35 41-57
Kyle Leufroy made Layup.
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LayUpShot 12:07 39-57
Zach Thomas made Layup. Assisted by Bruce Moore.
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PersonalFoul 12:09 39-55
Foul on Tim Kempton.
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LayUpShot 13:22 39-55
Kahron Ross made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 13:34 37-55
Stephen Brown made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zach Thomas.
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PersonalFoul 14:10 37-52
Foul on Austin Price.
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Three Point Jump Shot 14:41 37-52
Kimbal Mackenzie made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zach Thomas.
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JumpShot 15:23 37-49
Zach Thomas made Jumper. Assisted by Avi Toomer.
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PersonalFoul 15:32 37-47
Foul on Austin Price.
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JumpShot 16:36 37-47
Tim Kempton made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 17:12 35-47
Austin Price made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 17:12 34-47
Foul on Stephen Brown.
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Three Point Jump Shot 17:42 34-47
Kimbal Mackenzie made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Avi Toomer.
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LayUpShot 18:14 34-44
Zach Thomas made Layup. Assisted by Kimbal Mackenzie.
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DunkShot 18:38 34-42
Nana Foulland made Dunk. Assisted by Zach Thomas.
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LayUpShot 19:08 34-40
Zach Thomas made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 19:42 34-38
Nana Foulland made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 19:42 34-37
Foul on Brandon Alston.
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LayUpShot 19:42 34-37
Nana Foulland made Layup. Assisted by Avi Toomer.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:08 34-35
Avi Toomer made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Stephen Brown.
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DunkShot 1:27 34-32
Tim Kempton made Dunk. Assisted by Brandon Alston.
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PersonalFoul 1:54 32-32
Foul on Kahron Ross.
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PersonalFoul 2:29 32-32
Foul on Nate Sestina.
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End Game 0:00 65-81
End of Game
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:17 65-81
Jordan Cohen made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kyle Leufroy.
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LayUpShot 0:25 62-81
Stephen Brown made Layup.
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Defensive Rebound 0:43 62-79
Kimbal Mackenzie Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:43 62-79
Brandon Alston missed Three Point Jumper.
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DunkShot 0:50 62-79
Bruce Moore made Dunk. Assisted by Zach Thomas.
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TipShot 1:01 62-77
Tim Kempton made Two Point Tip Shot.
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Offensive Rebound 1:01 60-77
Tim Kempton Offensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 1:01 60-77
Kahron Ross missed Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:07 60-77
Kimbal Mackenzie made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:07 60-76
Kimbal Mackenzie made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:07 60-75
Foul on Jordan Cohen.
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Defensive Rebound 1:10 60-75
Kimbal Mackenzie Defensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 1:10 60-75
Nana Foulland Block.
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JumpShot 1:10 60-75
Tim Kempton missed Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 1:21 60-75
Kahron Ross Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:21 60-75
Stephen Brown missed Three Point Jumper.
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Lost Ball Turnover 1:45 60-75
Austin Price Turnover.
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PersonalFoul 1:45 60-75
Foul on Austin Price.
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Defensive Rebound 1:50 60-75
Austin Price Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:50 60-75
Avi Toomer missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:50 60-75
Foul on Kahron Ross.
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Defensive Rebound 1:55 60-75
Avi Toomer Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:55 60-75
Austin Price missed Three Point Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:06 60-75
Kimbal Mackenzie made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Stephen Brown.
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LayUpShot 2:20 60-72
Austin Price made Layup.
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Defensive Rebound 2:30 58-72
Tim Kempton Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:30 58-72
Kimbal Mackenzie missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 2:46 58-72
Bucknell Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:46 58-72
Austin Price missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:46 58-72
Foul on Kimbal Mackenzie.
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LayUpShot 2:46 58-72
Austin Price made Layup.
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LayUpShot 2:55 56-72
Zach Thomas made Layup. Assisted by Avi Toomer.
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Lost Ball Turnover 2:58 56-70
Kahron Ross Turnover.
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DunkShot 3:01 56-70
Nana Foulland made Dunk. Assisted by Zach Thomas.
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OfficialTVTimeOut 3:15 56-68
Official TV Timeout
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Lost Ball Turnover 3:15 56-68
Kyle Leufroy Turnover.
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JumpShot 3:32 56-68
Stephen Brown made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 3:43 56-66
Tim Kempton made Layup.
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JumpShot 3:59 54-66
Nana Foulland made Jumper. Assisted by Avi Toomer.
Showing the last 40 of 311 events.
Team Stats
LEH
BUCK
27-60
FG
34-72
45
Field Goal %
47
4-14
3PT
8-24
29
Three Point %
33
7-15
FT
5-7
47
Free Throw %
71
36
Rebounds
40
7
Offensive Rebounds
10
29
Defensive Rebounds
30
8
Assists
23
2
Steals
4
2
Blocks
6
10
Turnovers
5
0
Team Turnovers
0
10
Total Turnovers
5
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
0
Points Off Turnovers
0
0
Fast Break Points
0
0
Points in Paint
0
14
Fouls
14
5
Largest Lead
18
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