Bucknell Bison at American University Eagles
· NCAA Men's Basketball
80 - 61
Bucknell swamps American for 80-61 win in Patriot League
Bucknell (22-9, 16-2) which has already secured the Patriot League regular season championship, will play its first game on Thursday after receiving a first-round bye. The Bison, who have won five straight after seeing a 10-game win streak halted by Lehigh, became the first team in league history to win 16 conference games in a season.
Bucknell closed the first half on a 22-6 run to take a 38-22 lead into the break. The Bison took control underneath with a 22-6 advantage on the boards in the initial period. They pushed their lead to 49-29 with 16:38 remaining in the game before American rallied to close within 51-39. Foulland hit a jump shot to switch the momentum and the Bison took a 70-49 lead with 5:58 left.
Foulland was 7 of 9 from the floor and made 6 of 11 from the free throw line for 20 points. Thomas was 5 of 9 from the floor to total 16 points with Stephen Brown adding 10.
Sam Iorio had 17 points to lead American (6-23, 3-15), which will have the last spot, the No. 10 seed, in the tournament.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 80 - 61 |
| 2nd 0:19 | Paul Newman Defensive Rebound. | 80 - 61 |
| 2nd 0:19 | Kevin Brown missed Layup. | 80 - 61 |
| 2nd 0:34 | Matt Cimino Defensive Rebound. | 80 - 61 |
| 2nd 0:34 | Jordan Sechan missed Three Point Jumper. | 80 - 61 |
Statistics
 BUCK |
 AMER |
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|---|---|---|
| 25-51 | FG | 22-57 |
| 49 | Field Goal % | 39 |
| 5-15 | 3PT | 7-23 |
| 33 | Three Point % | 30 |
| 25-36 | FT | 10-16 |
| 69 | Free Throw % | 63 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 29 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 30 | Defensive Rebounds | 21 |
| 16 | Assists | 9 |
| 3 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 1 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 38 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 16 | Fouls | 22 |
| 22 | Largest Lead | 3 |
Game Information
Location: Washington, DC
Attendance: 1,298 | Capacity:
2025-26 Patriot League Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Navy | 17-1 | - | 26-8 |
| Colgate | 11-7 | 6 | 18-15 |
| Lehigh | 11-7 | 6 | 18-17 |
| Boston University | 10-8 | 7 | 17-17 |
| American University | 9-9 | 8 | 16-16 |
| Loyola Maryland | 8-10 | 9 | 12-20 |
| Lafayette | 8-10 | 9 | 11-21 |
| Bucknell | 6-12 | 11 | 10-23 |
| Army | 5-13 | 12 | 11-21 |
| Holy Cross | 5-13 | 12 | 11-22 |