2013-14 Bucknell Men's Basketball Media Guide - Bucknell Athletics

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Led by a game-high 18 points from Cameron Ayers and a sturdy performance
from Ryan Hill at the point, Bucknell was strong down the stretch and defeated
Purdue 70-65 on opening night in the 2K Sports Classic benefitting
Wounded Warrior Project. Mike Muscala recorded his 25th career doubledouble
with 14 points and 10 rebounds, Bryson Johnson added 14 points
and Joe Willman logged nine points and seven rebounds and came up
with the game-clinching rebound and free throws with 1.5 seconds left in
the contest. Bucknell became the first Patriot League team ever to beat the
Boilermakers, and the Bison ended Purdue’s 26-game home winning streak
against non-conference opponents.
VISITORS: Bucknell 1-0
tot-fg 3-pt rebounds
## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min
15 Willman, Joe f 2 7 0 0 5 6 1 6 7 3 9 2 0 1 1 30
31 Muscala, Mike f 5 13 0 0 4 4 4 6 10 4 14 2 4 0 0 30
11 Hill, Ryan g 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 6 3 2 0 0 28
12 Johnson, Bryson g 3 9 2 6 6 8 0 1 1 2 14 3 0 0 1 37
42 Ayers, Cameron g 7 14 0 4 4 5 1 6 7 0 18 1 1 0 1 37
03 Kaspar, Steven 1 3 0 0 1 2 0 2 2 2 3 1 1 0 0 12
10 Fitzpatrick, Brian 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 10
33 Brackney, Ben 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
50 Hoffman, Dom 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 10
TEAM 2 2 4
Totals.............. 24 57 2 10 20 25 9 27 36 15 70 12 8 1 3 200
HOME TEAM: Purdue 0-1
tot-fg 3-pt rebounds
## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min
15 Hale, Donnie f 7 12 0 0 1 2 0 4 4 2 15 0 1 1 0 26
21 Byrd, D.J. f 4 13 2 7 2 3 1 2 3 3 12 2 1 0 1 36
55 Marcius, Sandi f 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 3 0 2 0 0 8
01 Johnson, Anthony g 4 9 0 2 0 0 1 4 5 2 8 9 0 0 2 35
03 Johnson, Ronnie g 5 11 0 4 2 5 1 5 6 2 12 2 3 0 0 37
14 Anthrop, Dru 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
20 Hammons, A.J. 1 5 0 0 0 1 1 4 5 1 2 0 1 1 0 12
23 Simpson, Jay 2 3 0 1 1 2 2 1 3 0 5 0 0 0 0 10
34 Lawson, Jacob 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 1 0 1 0 7
35 Davis, Rapheal 2 4 0 1 0 1 1 2 3 3 4 1 0 0 0 14
50 Carroll, Travis 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 0 1 1 1 1 13
TEAM 1 1 2
Totals.............. 28 61 2 16 7 15 10 23 33 20 65 16 9 4 4 200
Officials: Jim Bruno, Rod Mrakovich, Todd Von Sossan
Technical fouls: Bucknell-None. Purdue-None.
Attendance: 13090
Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total
Bucknell 27 43 70
Purdue 33 32 65
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Bucknell 70, Purdue 65
Mackey arena • 2K Sports Classic
West Lafayette, Ind. • nov. 9, 2012
bucknell 88, Niagara 71
Gallagher Center • 2K Sports Classic
Niagara Falls, N.Y. • nov. 16, 2012
Mike Muscala logged 18 points, 16 rebounds, seven assists and three blocked
shots, and five of his teammates also scored in double figures as Bucknell
weathered a slow start before pulling away for an 88-71 victory over host
Niagara. The Bison trailed by 12 late in the first half before outscoring the
athletic Purple Eagles 57-28 over the final 22:09. Bucknell got huge lifts from
reserve point guards Steven Kaspar (11 points) and Ryan Frazier (12 points),
who both set career scoring highs and combined for 23 points on 8-for-11
shooting, four assists and only one turnover. Bryson Johnson added 15 points
and Cameron Ayers and Joe Willman both had 12 as the Bison had six players
score in double figures for the first time since an overtime home loss to
Wake Forest early in the 2006-07 season. Muscala recorded his third straight
double-double to start the season and the 27th of his career. It was nearly a
triple double, as he dished out a career-high seven assists.
VISITORS: Bucknell 3-0
tot-fg 3-pt rebounds
## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min
11 Hill, Ryan * 2 5 1 2 1 2 0 3 3 3 6 0 0 1 0 14
12 Johnson, Bryson * 5 10 3 8 2 2 1 3 4 4 15 2 1 0 0 34
15 Willman, Joe * 5 9 0 0 2 2 0 4 4 4 12 1 1 0 0 28
31 Muscala, Mike * 5 12 0 0 8 10 6 10 16 0 18 7 0 3 0 34
42 Ayers, Cameron * 5 11 2 4 0 0 2 4 6 2 12 1 1 0 0 35
03 Kaspar, Steven 4 6 1 1 2 4 0 1 1 1 11 3 0 0 0 18
10 Fitzpatrick, Brian 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 12
32 Frazier, Ryan 4 5 2 3 2 2 0 2 2 2 12 1 1 0 0 20
50 Hoffman, Dom 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 5
TEAM 1 4 5
Totals.............. 31 59 9 18 17 22 10 32 42 17 88 16 5 4 0 200
HOME TEAM: Niagara 1-2
tot-fg 3-pt rebounds
## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min
10 Green, Juan’ya * 3 13 3 8 4 4 0 3 3 1 13 5 0 0 0 32
11 Tanksley, Ameen * 3 7 2 4 4 6 1 5 6 3 12 1 0 0 1 28
14 Mason, Antoine * 2 12 0 1 10 13 2 2 4 0 14 3 0 0 0 35
30 Thomas, Joe * 3 3 0 0 0 1 3 2 5 3 6 0 2 2 0 16
32 Jordan, Marvin * 3 10 2 9 0 0 0 2 2 3 8 0 1 0 0 28
00 Cline, T.J. 1 6 1 5 0 0 1 3 4 5 3 2 0 0 0 21
01 Lemmons, Malcolm 2 5 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 14
05 McCall, Tahjere 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 4 3 0 0 0 15
12 Gillette, Scooter 3 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 3 6 0 0 0 0 11
TEAM 3 2 5
Totals.............. 22 63 9 30 18 24 12 21 33 19 71 14 3 2 1 200
Officials: Timothy Kitts, Brian O’Connell, Rob Snedden
Technical fouls: Bucknell-None. Niagara-None.
Attendance: 1814
Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total
Bucknell 38 50 88
Niagara 43 28 71
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Mike Muscala collected 16 points and 15 rebounds, and his two gameclinching
charity tosses with eight seconds remaining helped him break
the Bucknell career record for made free throws while giving the Bison a
hard-fought 61-56 victory over George Mason in their home opener. Bryson
Johnson also scored 16 points and Joe Willman added 10 for the Bison, who
won their home opener for the fourth straight year. Bucknell never trailed in
the game and led by double figures for a good portion of the second half,
despite having to deal with intense full-court pressure all night against the
long, athletic Patriots.
VISITORS: George Mason 1-1
tot-fg 3-pt rebounds
## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min
02 Williams, Johnny f 2 6 0 0 1 2 0 4 4 5 5 1 2 0 1 22
05 Arledge, Jonathan f 2 5 0 1 0 3 1 0 1 5 4 0 1 0 0 12
14 Okoloji, Anali f 0 2 0 1 2 2 2 0 2 2 2 0 2 0 1 13
00 Allen, Bryon g 4 8 1 2 0 0 1 2 3 4 9 2 1 0 2 24
10 Wright, Sherrod g 6 11 2 3 2 2 2 2 4 1 16 1 3 1 2 35
01 Bennett, Paris 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 13
03 Holloway, Patrick 4 8 3 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 11 1 0 0 0 12
11 Vaughns, Vertrail 2 7 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 1 0 2 21
13 Edwards, Corey 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 15
40 Gujanicic, Marko 2 7 1 2 0 2 2 4 6 5 5 1 1 0 0 33
TEAM 1 1 2
Totals.............. 22 55 7 17 5 12 10 16 26 25 56 9 11 2 8 200
HOME TEAM: Bucknell 2-0
tot-fg 3-pt rebounds
## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min
15 Willman, Joe f 3 6 0 0 4 4 1 3 4 3 10 2 2 1 2 26
31 Muscala, Mike f 4 8 0 0 8 10 4 11 15 4 16 1 1 3 1 32
11 Hill, Ryan g 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 2 1 2 2 0 1 22
12 Johnson, Bryson g 4 10 4 7 4 5 0 2 2 1 16 0 4 1 0 33
42 Ayers, Cameron g 3 9 3 4 0 0 1 1 2 2 9 1 1 0 1 25
03 Kaspar, Steven 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 2 2 4 0 0 18
10 Fitzpatrick, Brian 0 0 0 0 5 6 2 2 4 1 5 0 0 0 0 6
32 Frazier, Ryan 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 1 0 0 15
33 Brackney, Ben 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 7
50 Hoffman, Dom 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 16
TEAM 2 2
Totals.............. 16 38 7 12 22 29 8 25 33 16 61 13 16 5 5 200
Officials: Sean Hull, Tim Ebersole, Jeffrey Nichols
Technical fouls: George Mason-None. Bucknell-None.
Attendance: 3272
Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total
George Mason 27 29 56
Bucknell 31 30 61
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Bucknell 61, George Mason 56
Sojka Pavilion
Lewisburg, Pa. • nov. 13, 2012
bucknell 62, New Mexico State 49
Gallagher Center • 2K Sports Classic
Niagara Falls, N.Y. • nov. 17, 2012
Mike Muscala poured in 24 points and grabbed nine rebounds to lead Bucknell
to a 62-49 victory over defending Western Athletic Conference champion
New Mexico State on day two of the 2K Sports Classic benefitting Wounded
Warrior Project. Bryson Johnson added 11 points, Joe Willman had 10, and
the Bison got a huge lift from its bench down the stretch to help the Bison
improve to 4-0. Muscala fell one rebound shy of his fourth straight doubledouble
to start the season, but he recorded his 26th career 20-point game
on an 11-for-19 shooting night against the Aggies’ massive front line. Willman
added six rebounds and freshman Dom Hoffman played critical late-game
minutes and finished with four points and five rebounds. Bucknell held the
Aggies to only 14 field goals and 29.2 percent shooting in the game, came
up with six steals and outrebounded them 35-30.
VISITORS: Bucknell 4-0
tot-fg 3-pt rebounds
## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min
15 Willman, Joe f 4 8 0 0 2 2 0 6 6 1 10 3 1 1 2 29
31 Muscala, Mike f 11 19 0 0 2 2 1 8 9 3 24 0 1 2 1 36
11 Hill, Ryan g 0 1 0 1 2 2 0 2 2 1 2 3 3 1 2 27
12 Johnson, Bryson g 3 4 3 4 2 2 0 2 2 4 11 4 1 0 0 30
42 Ayers, Cameron g 3 9 0 2 0 0 0 3 3 1 6 1 1 1 0 30
01 Singleton, Joshea 0 0 0 0 3 4 0 0 0 2 3 0 1 0 0 7
03 Kaspar, Steven 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 0 3 0 0 0 13
10 Fitzpatrick, Brian 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 4
32 Frazier, Ryan 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 13
50 Hoffman, Dom 2 3 0 0 0 2 2 3 5 1 4 0 0 0 1 11
TEAM 3 2 5 1
Totals.............. 24 49 3 9 11 14 6 29 35 19 62 14 10 5 6 200
HOME TEAM: New Mexico State 1-2
tot-fg 3-pt rebounds
## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min
10 Sy, Bandja f 1 5 1 5 0 0 0 3 3 3 3 2 0 0 1 31
45 Watson, Tyrone f 4 11 2 4 3 5 2 2 4 2 13 1 3 0 3 32
15 Nephawe, Tshilidzi c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 0 0 4 1 1 19
12 Ross-Miller, K.C. g 1 5 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 2 3 1 3 0 1 28
23 Mullings, Daniel g 7 16 2 2 6 10 4 2 6 1 22 3 0 0 1 37
02 Bhullar, Sim 0 2 0 0 4 6 1 4 5 2 4 1 0 3 0 17
05 Aronis, Kevin 0 2 0 1 1 3 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 13
11 Weary, Eric 1 4 1 4 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 1 5
25 Dixon, Renaldo 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 18
TEAM 2 5 7
Totals.............. 14 48 6 17 15 26 9 21 30 17 49 10 10 4 9 200
Officials: Ken Turner, Rusty Cooper, John Gabinski
Technical fouls: Bucknell-None. New Mexico State-None.
Attendance: 645
Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total
Bucknell 28 34 62
New Mexico State 22 27 49
2012-13 Game Recaps
Mike Muscala defends Anthony Johnson in Bucknell’s
season-opening win at Purdue.
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bucknell 69, West Alabama 52
Gallagher Center • 2K Sports Classic
Niagara Falls, N.Y. • nov. 18, 2012
Mike Muscala scored 14 points and Bucknell broke open a close game with
a 19-0 run surrounding halftime in a 69-52 victory over West Alabama. The
victory sent the Bison to a 5-0 start for the first time since 2005-06, with
four of those victories coming over Purdue, Niagara, New Mexico State and
West Alabama at the 2K Sports Classic benefitting Wounded Warrior Project.
Muscala was named MVP of the Niagara Subregional of the 2K Sports Classic.
VISITORS: West Alabama 1-2
tot-fg 3-pt rebounds
## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min
10 Underwood, Sandy f 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 12
20 Millsap, Joushua f 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 11
45 Hill, Jack c 3 10 0 0 0 0 4 5 9 4 6 2 2 1 0 31
01 Raymond, Desmond g 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 2 2 2 3 0 1 0 0 12
13 Samuels, Steven g 5 12 0 4 0 0 1 6 7 2 10 5 3 0 1 38
00 Calixte, Kervens 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
02 Spears, DeMarco 4 10 4 8 2 2 2 1 3 4 14 0 3 0 1 33
03 Cobb, Aaron 1 4 1 4 2 4 1 1 2 2 5 2 3 0 0 27
11 Acker, Jacob 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8
14 Woolfolk, Jared 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 Belcher, Kyle 4 8 0 0 3 4 1 4 5 3 11 0 2 1 0 20
TEAM 2 2 4 1
Totals.............. 19 56 7 19 7 12 13 23 36 18 52 12 16 3 2 200
HOME TEAM: Bucknell 5-0
tot-fg 3-pt rebounds
## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min
15 Willman, Joe f 3 7 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 6 1 1 0 1 19
31 Muscala, Mike c 5 7 0 0 4 5 0 5 5 2 14 1 1 2 0 20
11 Hill, Ryan g 0 2 0 0 1 2 0 4 4 0 1 3 2 0 0 18
12 Johnson, Bryson g 3 7 2 6 3 3 1 2 3 0 11 1 1 0 0 25
42 Ayers, Cameron g 5 7 1 2 0 1 1 1 2 0 11 1 0 0 2 19
01 Singleton, Joshea 1 4 0 0 2 2 0 2 2 0 4 1 1 0 1 12
03 Kaspar, Steven 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 1 1 3 2 2 1 0 1 11
05 Klebon, Colin 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
10 Fitzpatrick, Brian 2 3 0 0 4 4 1 1 2 0 8 0 1 0 0 10
14 Hass, Chris 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 9
22 Starkey, Cory 1 5 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 8
25 Banas, Matt 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
32 Frazier, Ryan 1 2 1 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 3 1 1 0 1 19
33 Brackney, Ben 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 7
50 Hoffman, Dom 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 5 2 2 1 0 0 0 18
TEAM 2 1 3
Totals.............. 24 52 4 11 17 25 10 26 36 9 69 12 9 5 6 200
Officials: Willie Pulliam, Mike Alvaro, John Gabinski
Technical fouls: West Alabama-None. Bucknell-None.
Attendance: 1593
Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total
West Alabama 24 28 52
Bucknell 38 31 69
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