Jan. 19, 2011
Box Score
LEWISBURG, Pa. - Bucknell opened the second half with a 20-3 run that extended the Bison's four-point halftime advantage to 21 seven minutes in to the second session. Bucknell allowed Lafayette no closer than 16 points in the second half in a 75-56 decision on Wednesday night.
Jared Mintz was the lone Leopard to reach double digits with 10 points. Nick Petkovich led the team with five boards and netted eight points.
Lafayette (7-12, 2-2) trailed 34-30 in the first half, despite giving up 11 points to Bryson Johnson in a two-minute span. Seven players scored in the first half for the Leopards who committed just three turnovers in the opening stanza.
In the second half, Bucknell (13-7, 4-0) turned up the intensity. The Bison scored 12 straight during a larger 20-3 run that gave Bucknell a 54-33 lead at 12:42. Mike Muscala scored four points in the spurt (all on free throws) while five other players contributed buckets.
Muscala finished with 13 points and nine rebounds with seven points and eight of those rebounds coming in the first half. He was joined in double figures by G.W. Boon (13) and Johnson (13).
Lafayette shot 37 percent from the floor and 57 percent from the line for the night.
Lafayette hosts Lehigh on Saturday at 1 p.m.
