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Bucknell Bison at Fairfield Stags

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Bucknell Bison
1-0, 1-0 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
68 - 64
Fairfield Stags
0-1, 0-1 Home

Meeks scores 19 to lift Bucknell over Fairfield 68-64

Bruce Moore had 15 points for the Bison, while reserve Walter Ellis scored 11. Kahliel Spear pitched in with 10 points and nine rebounds off the bench.

Jesus Cruz tied a career high with 24 points for the Stags. Landon Taliaferro added 17 points, while Taj Benning had 12 points and seven rebounds.

Bucknell takes on Vermont at home on Sunday. Fairfield faces UMass at home on Saturday.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 68 - 64
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 68 - 64
2nd 0:02 Andrew Funk made Free Throw. 68 - 64
2nd 0:02 Andrew Funk made Free Throw. 67 - 64
2nd 0:02 Foul on Jesus Cruz. 66 - 64

Statistics

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22-55 FG 24-59
40 Field Goal % 41
10-23 3PT 2-12
43 Three Point % 17
14-17 FT 14-20
82 Free Throw % 70
33 Rebounds 41
7 Offensive Rebounds 13
26 Defensive Rebounds 28
14 Assists 9
4 Steals 3
5 Blocks 3
13 Turnovers 12
0 Team Turnovers 0
13 Total Turnovers 12
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
7 Points Off Turnovers 8
12 Fast Break Points 2
20 Points in Paint 38
20 Fouls 16
15 Largest Lead 5

Game Information

Venue: Total Mortgage Arena

Location: Bridgeport, CT
Attendance: 1,063 | 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

2025-26 Metro Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Merrimack 17-3 - 23-11
Saint Peter's 14-6 3 17-12
Siena 13-7 4 23-12
Marist 12-8 5 19-12
Quinnipiac 12-8 5 19-13
Fairfield 11-9 6 21-13
Mount St. Mary's 11-9 6 15-17
Iona 10-10 7 18-14
Sacred Heart 9-11 8 14-19
Manhattan 8-12 9 12-20
Canisius 5-15 12 10-21
Niagara 5-15 12 8-22
Rider 3-17 14 4-25
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