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

2012-13 Game Recaps
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Cameron Ayers scored 10 of his 14 points in the second half, and Bryson
Johnson hit four first-half 3-pointers en route to a 12-point night, leading
Bucknell to a 62-46 victory over Navy. Mike Muscala entered the game needing
11 points to equal Al Leslie’s all-time scoring record, but Leslie is safe for
at least one more game as Muscala took only five shots, hitting three, and
finished with nine points and seven rebounds. Joe Willman had nine points
and 10 rebounds for the Bison, who finished with a 35-26 edge on the glass.
VISITORS: Bucknell 25-5, 12-2 PL
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 8 0 0 3 3 4 6 10 1 9 2 0 0 2 31
31 Muscala, Mike c 3 5 0 0 3 4 2 5 7 2 9 3 1 1 0 23
03 Kaspar, Steven g 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 8 4 3 1 2 22
12 Johnson, Bryson g 4 6 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 2 1 0 0 30
42 Ayers, Cameron g 5 10 3 5 1 2 1 0 1 2 14 1 0 0 0 25
10 Fitzpatrick, Brian 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 1 0 0 11
11 Hill, Ryan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 4 2 0 1 16
14 Hass, Chris 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3
22 Starkey, Cory 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
32 Frazier, Ryan 1 5 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 1 2 0 0 17
33 Brackney, Ben 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 10
50 Hoffman, Dom 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 0 11
TEAM 4 4
Totals.............. 23 47 8 14 8 10 9 26 35 9 62 18 12 2 5 200
HOME TEAM: Navy 8-22, 2-12 PL
tot-fg 3-pt rebounds
## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min
00 Kelly, Will f 1 3 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 3 3 0 2 0 0 24
21 Smith, Worth f 5 11 1 4 0 0 0 1 1 3 11 1 1 2 1 32
10 Dunbar, Tilman g 1 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 2 25
11 Wynn, Thurgood g 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 9
33 Venturini, Brandon g 5 12 3 6 0 0 0 5 5 2 13 0 1 1 0 34
01 Knorr, Kendall 2 6 0 3 0 0 4 4 8 3 4 4 2 0 1 27
02 Wyatt, Brennan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
03 Loupos, James 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
05 Alter, Kevin 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 10
14 McLaurin, Earl 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 5 0 0 0 12
23 Jackson, Donya 4 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 8 0 1 0 0 14
42 Smoot, Jared 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 6
44 Alexander, Jerome 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
TEAM 4 1 5
Totals.............. 20 55 5 16 1 2 10 16 26 12 46 13 8 3 5 200
Officials: Jim Koskinen, George Crocker Jr., David Niven
Technical fouls: Bucknell-None. Navy-None.
Attendance: 4833
Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total
Bucknell 33 29 62
Navy 24 22 46
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bucknell 62, navy 46
Alumni Hall
Annapolis, Md. • March 2, 2013
Bucknell overcame the burden of both sky-high expectations and a red-hot
Lafayette team, finishing off another championship run with a 64-56 victory.
Behind a combined 34 points and 19 rebounds from the senior frontcourt
tandem of Mike Muscala and Joe Willman, the Bison earned an NCAA Tournament
berth for the second time in three years and the sixth time overall.
Muscala recorded his national-best 22nd double-double with 20 points
and 11 rebounds, Willman logged 14 points and eight boards, and junior
Ben Brackney keyed a critical effort from the Bison bench with eight points.
Muscala earned Patriot League Tournament MVP honors for the second
time, and he joined Willman and Cameron Ayers (nine points, six rebounds)
on the All-Tournament Team. Lafayette came in averaging 69.5 points and
8.2 made 3-pointers per game, but the Bison held them to 56 points and
5-for-15 shooting from the arc.
VISITORS: Lafayette 19-15
tot-fg 3-pt rebounds
## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min
20 Trist, Dan f 3 9 0 0 2 2 1 4 5 1 8 1 2 0 1 30
24 Giese, Levi f 1 3 0 2 0 0 2 3 5 2 2 2 0 2 1 32
03 Johnson, Tony g 4 13 1 3 2 4 0 6 6 3 11 4 2 0 1 35
12 Hinrichs, Seth g 3 7 1 1 0 2 0 3 3 1 7 1 1 0 1 27
14 Scott, Bryce g 4 11 2 4 3 3 2 2 4 4 13 0 3 0 0 34
05 Ptasinski, Joey 7 10 1 4 0 0 1 3 4 2 15 1 0 0 0 28
21 Rufer, Zach 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 8
22 Flannigan, Alan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4
23 Smith, Les 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
54 Musters, Nathaniel 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
TEAM 2 3 5
Totals.............. 22 55 5 15 7 11 9 24 33 16 56 10 8 2 4 200
HOME TEAM: Bucknell 28-5
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 6 15 0 0 2 2 6 2 8 1 14 0 0 0 0 30
31 Muscala, Mike c 8 16 0 0 4 4 2 9 11 1 20 1 0 1 0 35
03 Kaspar, Steven g 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 1 2 5 2 1 1 22
12 Johnson, Bryson g 0 5 0 2 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 3 0 0 1 34
42 Ayers, Cameron g 2 9 0 3 5 8 1 5 6 0 9 3 2 0 2 35
10 Fitzpatrick, Brian 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 1 0 5
11 Hill, Ryan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
32 Frazier, Ryan 1 4 0 2 3 4 1 1 2 3 5 2 0 0 1 23
33 Brackney, Ben 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 8 0 1 0 0 10
TEAM 1 2 3
Totals.............. 22 55 2 9 18 23 12 24 36 8 64 14 5 3 5 200
Officials: Tony Crisp, Paul Huovinen, Victor Montgomery
Technical fouls: Lafayette-None. Bucknell-None.
Attendance: 3645
Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total
Lafayette 18 38 56
Bucknell 26 38 64
Bucknell 64, Lafayette 56
PL CHAmpionship • sojka pavilion
lewisburg, pa. • march 13, 2013
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bucknell 58, navy 42
PL quarterfinals • sojka pavilion
lewisburg, pa. • March 6, 2013
Mike Muscala recorded his 20th double-double of the season while becoming
Bucknell’s all-time scoring leader, and the top-seeded Bison advanced
to the Patriot League Tournament semifinals with a 58-42 victory. Muscala
finished with 15 points and 13 rebounds to help Bucknell advance to the
semis for the 18th time in 23 seasons in the Patriot League. Muscala came into
the game needing just two points to equal Al Leslie’s 32-year-old Bucknell
scoring record of 1,973 points, set from 1977-81. With Leslie in attendance,
Muscala tied the record with a pair of free throws 1:04 into the game, and
he broke it with another free throw 3:53 into the contest.
VISITORS: Navy 8-23
tot-fg 3-pt rebounds
## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min
00 Kelly, Will f 1 4 0 0 3 4 3 4 7 3 5 0 0 2 0 30
21 Smith, Worth f 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 0 0 1 0 0 7
10 Dunbar, Tilman g 4 11 0 0 1 3 1 2 3 3 9 3 2 0 2 32
11 Wynn, Thurgood g 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
33 Venturini, Brandon g 3 11 1 5 0 0 0 2 2 1 7 2 0 0 1 35
01 Knorr, Kendall 3 7 1 2 1 2 1 1 2 2 8 0 1 0 0 23
02 Wyatt, Brennan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1
03 Loupos, James 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
05 Alter, Kevin 1 4 1 4 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 1 1 0 1 22
20 Spadaford, Ryan 0 2 0 2 4 6 1 1 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 12
23 Jackson, Donya 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 13
44 Alexander, Jerome 3 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 6 0 2 0 1 14
TEAM 3 1 4 2
Totals.............. 15 49 3 13 9 15 10 15 25 19 42 8 10 2 5 200
HOME TEAM: Bucknell 26-5
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 5 0 0 4 4 4 3 7 3 10 1 1 0 0 26
31 Muscala, Mike c 3 6 0 1 9 10 6 7 13 1 15 0 1 1 0 31
03 Kaspar, Steven g 3 6 0 0 1 2 0 2 2 3 7 1 2 0 0 21
12 Johnson, Bryson g 2 7 1 5 2 2 0 3 3 0 7 0 0 0 0 31
42 Ayers, Cameron g 1 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 22
10 Fitzpatrick, Brian 1 2 0 0 2 2 0 1 1 3 4 0 1 0 0 11
11 Hill, Ryan 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 2 1 5 2 1 0 0 18
14 Hass, Chris 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3
32 Frazier, Ryan 1 6 0 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 16
33 Brackney, Ben 0 3 0 1 2 2 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 13
50 Hoffman, Dom 1 1 0 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 8
TEAM 3 3
Totals.............. 17 44 2 14 22 24 11 25 36 14 58 6 10 1 1 200
Officials: Mike McCloskey, Bruce Rothwell, Justin Porterfield
Technical fouls: Navy-None. Bucknell-Team.
Attendance: 2663
Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total
Navy 16 26 42
Bucknell 26 32 58
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Bucknell used a 19-2 second-half run to turn an 11-point deficit into a sixpoint
lead midway through the second half, but sixth-seeded Butler went
back on top with an 8-0 run of its own and held off the 11th-seeded Bison for
a 68-56 victory in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Joe Willman
scored a career-high 20 points on 10 of 16 shooting and Mike Muscala added
nine points and 10 rebounds as Bucknell finished its 2012-13 campaign with
a 28-6 record, setting the Bucknell and PL marks for wins in a season. Four
Bulldogs scored in double figures with Rotnei Clarke leading the way with
17 points. Andrew Smith posted 14 points and 16 rebounds while also often
playing solid defense on Muscala, who entered the game as the only player in
the nation averaging at 18 points and 11 rebounds. Bucknell trailed 21-14 at
the half as tough defense by both teams led to combined 16-for-55 shooting
in the first 20 minutes. Butler extended its lead to 29-18 with 16:35 left, but
a three-point play by Muscala ignited the Bison comeback.
VISITORS: Bucknell 28-6
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 10 16 0 1 0 2 1 5 6 3 20 2 1 3 0 39
31 Muscala, Mike c 4 17 0 1 1 1 1 9 10 4 9 1 2 0 0 35
03 Kaspar, Steven g 3 8 0 0 0 1 1 5 6 3 6 6 3 1 0 32
12 Johnson, Bryson g 2 8 2 6 3 3 0 2 2 4 9 0 0 0 0 24
42 Ayers, Cameron g 3 10 3 7 0 0 0 3 3 2 9 1 2 0 0 37
10 Fitzpatrick, Brian 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 6
11 Hill, Ryan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
32 Frazier, Ryan 1 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 4 3 3 0 0 0 22
33 Brackney, Ben 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
TEAM 5 2 7
Totals.............. 23 62 5 16 5 8 9 28 37 20 56 13 9 4 0 200
HOME TEAM: Butler 27-8
tot-fg 3-pt rebounds
## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min
21 Jones, Roosevelt f 6 12 0 0 2 3 3 2 5 1 14 4 1 0 0 36
23 Marshall, Khyle f 3 5 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 7 0 1 0 1 20
44 Smith, Andrew c 3 8 1 2 7 8 1 15 16 2 14 1 2 0 0 35
03 Barlow, Alex g 2 5 0 3 6 6 0 5 5 1 10 0 0 1 4 32
15 Clarke, Rotnei g 5 14 2 8 5 6 0 1 1 2 17 2 0 0 0 33
04 Fromm, Erik 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5
24 Dunham, Kellen 0 4 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 15
31 Woods, Kameron 1 4 0 0 2 2 1 7 8 2 4 1 1 2 1 20
33 Stigall, Chase 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
TEAM 4 1 5
Totals.............. 20 55 3 17 25 28 10 31 41 12 68 8 5 3 6 200
Officials: Les Jones, Jeffry Anderson, Bill McCarthy
Technical fouls: Bucknell-None. Butler-None.
Attendance: 14,622
Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total
Bucknell 14 42 56
Butler 21 47 68
#6 Butler 68, #11 Bucknell 56
NCAA tournament • Rupp Arena
Lexington, Ky. • march 21, 2013
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Mike Muscala posted 21 points and 14 rebounds, Cameron Ayers scored 17
of his 19 in the second half, and Bryson Johnson hit the go-ahead 3-pointer
late in the game to lift top-seeded Bucknell to a 78-70 victory over No. 4
Army. Muscala helped carry the team down the stretch, recorded 11 points
and 11 rebounds in the second half, and in the final 3:30 he got to the
free-throw line on three consecutive possessions, hitting 5 of 6, to stretch
a two-point lead up to seven. Ayers was also brilliant in the second half.
He scored 10 of Bucknell’s 13 points in one stretch, showing off an array of
pull-ups and mid-range jumpers while several of his fellow starters were
sidelined with foul trouble. He made 8 of 16 shots from the floor and also
had five rebounds and two assists.
VISITORS: Army 16-15
tot-fg 3-pt rebounds
## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min
13 Ellis, Ella f 1 3 0 0 9 10 1 3 4 5 11 0 2 0 0 20
31 Ferguson, Kevin c 3 3 0 0 5 7 2 4 6 3 11 2 1 2 0 25
10 Toth, Kyle g 4 10 2 8 3 6 0 1 1 3 13 1 1 0 0 27
11 Cox, Dylan g 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 2 0 4 1 0 0 21
21 Wilson, Kyle g 7 19 1 4 6 6 0 2 2 1 21 3 0 0 0 32
00 Lenox, Maxwell 1 2 0 0 1 2 1 2 3 3 3 1 1 0 0 19
02 Williams, Mo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7
23 Herbeck, Josh 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 11
33 Toomey, Larry 3 8 2 5 3 4 0 4 4 3 11 2 0 0 0 23
42 Springer, Jordan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 2 0 0 1 15
TEAM 3 3
Totals.............. 19 50 5 18 27 35 8 20 28 23 70 15 8 2 1 200
HOME TEAM: Bucknell 27-5
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 6 0 0 0 0 3 2 5 4 8 2 1 0 0 25
31 Muscala, Mike c 7 15 0 1 7 8 1 13 14 4 21 1 0 3 0 37
03 Kaspar, Steven g 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 1 1 4 4 2 1 1 1 20
12 Johnson, Bryson g 2 8 2 7 6 6 0 0 0 3 12 1 0 0 1 30
42 Ayers, Cameron g 8 16 0 2 3 4 3 2 5 2 19 2 1 0 0 37
10 Fitzpatrick, Brian 1 3 0 0 2 2 0 1 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 5
11 Hill, Ryan 1 2 1 1 2 4 0 0 0 1 5 2 0 0 1 14
32 Frazier, Ryan 1 1 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 16
33 Brackney, Ben 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 3 0 1 0 0 0 16
TEAM
Totals.............. 25 53 4 12 24 28 7 24 31 23 78 12 3 4 3 200
Officials: Art Jackson, Lionel Butler, Jeffrey Nichols
Technical fouls: Army-None. Bucknell-None.
Attendance: 2784
Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total
Army 31 39 70
Bucknell 36 42 78
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bucknell 78, Army 70
pl semifinals • sojka pavilion
lewisburg, pa. • march 9, 2012
Joe Willman scored a career-high 20 points against
Butler in the NCAA Tournament at Rupp Arena.