Bucknell 75-69 Lafayette (Feb 15, 2025) Play-by-Play

Bucknell Bison

13-14, 9-5 Conference

	1	2	T
BUCK	32	43	75
LAF	30	39	69

Lafayette Leopards

10-17, 5-9 Conference

Caleb Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
Alex Chaikin missed Jumper.
Mark Butler made Layup. Assisted by Justin Vander Baan.
Mark Butler made Layup. Assisted by Caleb Williams.
Caleb Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
Alex Chaikin made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Justin Vander Baan.
Andrew Phillips missed Jumper.
Alex Chaikin made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Justin Vander Baan.
Alex Chaikin missed Three Point Jumper.
TJ Berger missed Jumper.
Misha Bednostin made Layup. Assisted by Luka Savicevic.
Andrew Phillips missed Three Point Jumper.
Caleb Williams made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by TJ Berger.
Justin Vander Baan missed Jumper.
Ryan Pettit missed Three Point Jumper.
Alex Chaikin missed Three Point Jumper.
Caleb Williams missed Layup.
TJ Berger made Layup.
Luka Savicevic missed Layup.
Ryan Pettit missed Three Point Jumper.
Justin Vander Baan made Layup. Assisted by Ryan Pettit.
Alex Chaikin made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Caleb Williams.
Luka Savicevic missed Three Point Jumper.
Justin Vander Baan made Jumper.
Alex Chaikin missed Three Point Jumper.
Alex Chaikin made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Caleb Williams.
Alex Chaikin made Layup.
Caleb Williams made Three Point Jumper.
Misha Bednostin made Layup. Assisted by Andrew Phillips.
Caleb Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
Andrew Phillips missed Jumper.
Caleb Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
Alex Chaikin missed Jumper.
TJ Berger missed Three Point Jumper.
TJ Berger missed Three Point Jumper.
Justin Vander Baan missed Three Point Jumper.
Caleb Williams missed Jumper.
Alex Chaikin missed Three Point Jumper.
Alex Chaikin made Layup.
Andrew Phillips missed Three Point Jumper.
Alex Chaikin missed Jumper.
Ryan Pettit missed Three Point Jumper.
Ryan Pettit made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Luka Savicevic.
Justin Vander Baan missed Jumper.
Luka Savicevic made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ryan Pettit.
Justin Vander Baan made Layup. Assisted by Luka Savicevic.
Justin Vander Baan missed Layup.
Andrew Phillips missed Two Point Tip Shot.
Caleb Williams made Jumper.
Luka Savicevic missed Layup.
Caleb Williams made Three Point Jumper.
Ryan Pettit made Layup. Assisted by Caleb Williams.
Noah Williamson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Josh Bascoe.
Ruot Bijiek made Jumper.
Achile Spadone missed Three Point Jumper.
Noah Williamson missed Three Point Jumper.
Ruot Bijiek missed Two Point Tip Shot.
Noah Williamson made Layup.
Pip Ajayi made Layup. Assisted by Josh Bascoe.
Jayden Williams missed Jumper.
Josh Bascoe missed Three Point Jumper.
Josh Bascoe missed Layup.
Ruot Bijiek made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Elvin Edmonds IV.
Brandon McCreesh made Layup. Assisted by Jayden Williams.
Brandon McCreesh made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jayden Williams.
Josh Bascoe made Jumper.
Noah Williamson missed Three Point Jumper.
Josh Bascoe missed Three Point Jumper.
Noah Williamson made Layup. Assisted by Josh Bascoe.
Josh Bascoe missed Layup.
Jayden Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
Pip Ajayi missed Layup.
Noah Williamson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Josh Bascoe.
Achile Spadone made Jumper.
Noah Williamson missed Three Point Jumper.
Josh Bascoe missed Jumper.
Pip Ajayi missed Layup.
Brandon McCreesh missed Three Point Jumper.
Brandon McCreesh made Jumper.
Noah Williamson made Jumper.
Noah Williamson missed Jumper.
Josh Bascoe missed Jumper.
Noah Williamson made Layup. Assisted by Elvin Edmonds IV.
Noah Williamson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Josh Bascoe.
Noah Williamson missed Layup.
Noah Williamson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Elvin Edmonds IV.
Achile Spadone missed Three Point Jumper.
Brandon McCreesh made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Josh Bascoe.
Josh Bascoe made Jumper.
Josh Bascoe made Layup.
Jayden Williams missed Layup.
Ruot Bijiek missed Three Point Jumper.
Pip Ajayi made Dunk. Assisted by Jayden Williams.
Jayden Williams made Layup.
Achile Spadone made Layup. Assisted by Josh Bascoe.
Josh Bascoe made Jumper.
Elvin Edmonds IV made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Josh Bascoe.
Ruot Bijiek made Layup. Assisted by Noah Williamson.
Achile Spadone made Layup.
Josh Bascoe missed Layup.
Jayden Williams missed Jumper.
Ruot Bijiek missed Three Point Jumper.
Josh Bascoe missed Jumper.
Achile Spadone made Layup.
Achile Spadone missed Jumper.
Brandon McCreesh made Layup. Assisted by Achile Spadone.

BUCKNELL

LAFAYETTE

TIME		BUCK	LAF
20:00	Start game	0	0
19:59	Jump Ball won by Lafayette	0	0
19:59	Jump Ball lost by Bucknell	0	0
19:46	Caleb Williams missed Three Point Jumper.	0	0
19:44	Noah Williamson Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:31	Noah Williamson Turnover.	0	0
19:31	Mark Butler Steal.	0	0
19:16	Alex Chaikin missed Jumper.	0	0
19:16	Achile Spadone Block.	0	0
19:10	Josh Bascoe Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:01	Noah Williamson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Josh Bascoe.	3	0
18:33	Mark Butler made Layup. Assisted by Justin Vander Baan.	3	2
18:09	Ruot Bijiek made Jumper.	5	2
17:47	Caleb Williams Turnover.	5	2
17:33	Achile Spadone missed Three Point Jumper.	5	2
17:30	Justin Vander Baan Defensive Rebound.	5	2
17:09	Mark Butler made Layup. Assisted by Caleb Williams.	5	4
16:48	Noah Williamson missed Three Point Jumper.	5	4
16:43	Ruot Bijiek Offensive Rebound.	5	4
16:43	Ruot Bijiek missed Two Point Tip Shot.	5	4
16:38	Mark Butler Defensive Rebound.	5	4
16:12	Caleb Williams missed Three Point Jumper.	5	4
16:12	Bucknell Defensive Rebound.	5	4
16:12	Caleb Williams subbing out for Lafayette	5	4
16:12	Ryan Pettit subbing in for Lafayette	5	4
16:12	Elvin Edmonds IV subbing out for Bucknell	5	4
16:12	Ruot Bijiek subbing out for Bucknell	5	4
16:12	Jayden Williams subbing in for Bucknell	5	4
16:12	Brandon McCreesh subbing in for Bucknell	5	4
15:46	Noah Williamson made Layup.	7	4
15:34	Foul on Achile Spadone.	7	4
15:34	Official TV Timeout	7	4
15:34	Noah Williamson subbing out for Bucknell	7	4
15:34	Pip Ajayi subbing in for Bucknell	7	4
15:34	Justin Vander Baan made Free Throw.	7	5
15:34	Justin Vander Baan made Free Throw.	7	6
15:06	Pip Ajayi made Layup. Assisted by Josh Bascoe.	9	6
14:45	Alex Chaikin made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Justin Vander Baan.	9	9
14:30	Jayden Williams missed Jumper.	9	9
14:28	Justin Vander Baan Defensive Rebound.	9	9
14:08	Andrew Phillips missed Jumper.	9	9
14:06	Brandon McCreesh Defensive Rebound.	9	9
13:59	Josh Bascoe missed Three Point Jumper.	9	9
13:56	Mark Butler Defensive Rebound.	9	9
13:44	Alex Chaikin made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Justin Vander Baan.	9	12
13:37	Josh Bascoe missed Layup.	9	12
13:37	Justin Vander Baan Block.	9	12
13:34	Mark Butler Defensive Rebound.	9	12
13:29	Foul on Brandon McCreesh.	9	12
13:29	Alex Chaikin made Free Throw.	9	13
13:29	Justin Vander Baan subbing out for Lafayette	9	13
13:29	Andrew Phillips subbing out for Lafayette	9	13
13:29	TJ Berger subbing in for Lafayette	9	13
13:29	Misha Bednostin subbing in for Lafayette	9	13
13:29	Elvin Edmonds IV subbing in for Bucknell	9	13
13:29	Ruot Bijiek subbing in for Bucknell	9	13
13:29	Alex Chaikin made Free Throw.	9	14
13:29	Josh Bascoe subbing out for Bucknell	9	13
13:29	Achile Spadone subbing out for Bucknell	9	13
13:05	Ruot Bijiek made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Elvin Edmonds IV.	12	14
12:49	Alex Chaikin missed Three Point Jumper.	12	14
12:47	Jayden Williams Defensive Rebound.	12	14
12:44	Brandon McCreesh made Layup. Assisted by Jayden Williams.	14	14
12:41	Mark Butler subbing out for Lafayette	14	14
12:41	Luka Savicevic subbing in for Lafayette	14	14
12:41	Achile Spadone subbing in for Bucknell	14	14
12:41	Pip Ajayi subbing out for Bucknell	14	14
12:18	TJ Berger missed Jumper.	14	14
12:18	Jayden Williams Defensive Rebound.	14	14
12:17	Foul on Ryan Pettit.	14	14
12:17	Achile Spadone subbing out for Bucknell	14	14
12:17	Noah Williamson subbing in for Bucknell	14	14
12:00	Brandon McCreesh made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jayden Williams.	17	14
11:42	Misha Bednostin made Layup. Assisted by Luka Savicevic.	17	16
11:42	Foul on Jayden Williams.	17	16
11:42	Official TV Timeout	17	16
11:42	Ryan Pettit subbing out for Lafayette	17	16
11:42	Alex Chaikin subbing out for Lafayette	17	16
11:42	Caleb Williams subbing in for Lafayette	17	16
11:42	Andrew Phillips subbing in for Lafayette	17	16
11:42	Jayden Williams subbing out for Bucknell	17	16
11:42	Brandon McCreesh subbing out for Bucknell	17	16
11:42	Josh Bascoe subbing in for Bucknell	17	16
11:42	Achile Spadone subbing in for Bucknell	17	16
11:42	Misha Bednostin missed Free Throw.	17	16
11:40	Noah Williamson Defensive Rebound.	17	16
11:26	Josh Bascoe made Jumper.	19	16
11:04	Andrew Phillips missed Three Point Jumper.	19	16
11:04	Bucknell Defensive Rebound.	19	16
11:04	Misha Bednostin subbing out for Lafayette	19	16
11:04	Justin Vander Baan subbing in for Lafayette	19	16
10:49	Noah Williamson missed Three Point Jumper.	19	16
10:49	Andrew Phillips Defensive Rebound.	19	16
10:49	Foul on Ruot Bijiek.	19	16
10:20	Caleb Williams made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by TJ Berger.	19	19
9:59	Josh Bascoe missed Three Point Jumper.	19	19
9:58	Luka Savicevic Defensive Rebound.	19	19
9:58	Foul on Achile Spadone.	19	19
9:58	Luka Savicevic subbing out for Lafayette	19	19
9:58	Alex Chaikin subbing in for Lafayette	19	19
9:58	Achile Spadone subbing out for Bucknell	19	19
9:58	Brandon McCreesh subbing in for Bucknell	19	19
9:40	Foul on Ruot Bijiek.	19	19
9:40	Elvin Edmonds IV subbing out for Bucknell	19	19
9:40	Ruot Bijiek subbing out for Bucknell	19	19
9:40	Jayden Williams subbing in for Bucknell	19	19
9:40	Josh Fulton subbing in for Bucknell	19	19
9:40	Foul on Justin Vander Baan.	19	19
9:40	TJ Berger subbing out for Lafayette	19	19
9:40	Ryan Pettit subbing in for Lafayette	19	19
9:40	Justin Vander Baan Turnover.	19	19
9:20	Noah Williamson made Layup. Assisted by Josh Bascoe.	21	19
8:50	Justin Vander Baan missed Jumper.	21	19
8:46	Noah Williamson Defensive Rebound.	21	19
8:46	Josh Bascoe missed Layup.	21	19
8:46	Justin Vander Baan Block.	21	19
8:46	Bucknell Offensive Rebound.	21	19
8:40	Jayden Williams missed Three Point Jumper.	21	19
8:38	Alex Chaikin Defensive Rebound.	21	19
8:19	Ryan Pettit missed Three Point Jumper.	21	19
8:17	Josh Fulton Defensive Rebound.	21	19
8:10	Foul on Alex Chaikin.	21	19
8:10	Noah Williamson subbing out for Bucknell	21	19
8:10	Pip Ajayi subbing in for Bucknell	21	19
7:53	Jayden Williams Turnover.	21	19
7:53	Ryan Pettit Steal.	21	19
7:46	Alex Chaikin missed Three Point Jumper.	21	19
7:46	Bucknell Defensive Rebound.	21	19
7:46	Official TV Timeout	21	19
7:17	Pip Ajayi missed Layup.	21	19
7:14	Josh Fulton Offensive Rebound.	21	19
7:11	Pip Ajayi Turnover.	21	19
7:11	Justin Vander Baan Steal.	21	19
7:02	Foul on Pip Ajayi.	21	19
7:02	Justin Vander Baan subbing out for Lafayette	21	19
7:02	Misha Bednostin subbing in for Lafayette	21	19
7:02	Jayden Williams subbing out for Bucknell	21	19
7:02	Josh Fulton subbing out for Bucknell	21	19
7:02	Elvin Edmonds IV subbing in for Bucknell	21	19
7:02	Achile Spadone subbing in for Bucknell	21	19
7:02	Pip Ajayi subbing out for Bucknell	21	19
7:02	Noah Williamson subbing in for Bucknell	21	19
7:02	Caleb Williams missed Free Throw.	21	19
7:01	Noah Williamson Defensive Rebound.	21	19
6:50	Noah Williamson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Josh Bascoe.	24	19
6:22	Caleb Williams missed Layup.	24	19
6:19	Andrew Phillips Offensive Rebound.	24	19
6:08	Foul on Elvin Edmonds IV.	24	19
6:08	Alex Chaikin missed Free Throw.	24	19
6:08	Lafayette Deadball Team Rebound.	24	19
6:08	Ryan Pettit subbing out for Lafayette	24	19
6:08	Caleb Williams subbing out for Lafayette	24	19
6:08	TJ Berger subbing in for Lafayette	24	19
6:08	Luka Savicevic subbing in for Lafayette	24	19
6:08	Alex Chaikin missed Free Throw.	24	19
6:06	Achile Spadone Defensive Rebound.	24	19
5:50	Josh Bascoe Turnover.	24	19
5:50	TJ Berger Steal.	24	19
5:47	TJ Berger made Layup.	24	21
5:47	Foul on Josh Bascoe.	24	21
5:47	TJ Berger missed Free Throw.	24	21
5:45	Noah Williamson Defensive Rebound.	24	21
5:28	Achile Spadone made Jumper.	26	21
5:07	Andrew Phillips Turnover.	26	21
5:07	Misha Bednostin subbing out for Lafayette	26	21
5:07	Justin Vander Baan subbing in for Lafayette	26	21
5:01	Andrew Phillips subbing out for Lafayette	26	21
5:01	Ryan Pettit subbing in for Lafayette	26	21
4:52	Foul on Ryan Pettit.	26	21
4:44	Noah Williamson missed Three Point Jumper.	26	21
4:42	Alex Chaikin Defensive Rebound.	26	21
4:27	Foul on Brandon McCreesh.	26	21
4:27	Alex Chaikin made Free Throw.	26	22
4:27	Alex Chaikin made Free Throw.	26	23
4:08	Josh Bascoe missed Jumper.	26	23
4:05	Luka Savicevic Defensive Rebound.	26	23
3:59	Luka Savicevic missed Layup.	26	23
3:57	Josh Bascoe Defensive Rebound.	26	23
3:46	Foul on TJ Berger.	26	23
3:46	Luka Savicevic subbing out for Lafayette	26	23
3:46	Caleb Williams subbing in for Lafayette	26	23
3:46	Noah Williamson subbing out for Bucknell	26	23
3:46	Pip Ajayi subbing in for Bucknell	26	23
3:38	Pip Ajayi missed Layup.	26	23
3:38	Justin Vander Baan Block.	26	23
3:35	TJ Berger Defensive Rebound.	26	23
3:26	Alex Chaikin Turnover.	26	23
3:14	Elvin Edmonds IV Turnover.	26	23
2:59	TJ Berger Turnover.	26	23
2:59	Achile Spadone Steal.	26	23
2:53	Brandon McCreesh missed Three Point Jumper.	26	23
2:51	Pip Ajayi Offensive Rebound.	26	23
2:50	Foul on Justin Vander Baan.	26	23
2:50	Pip Ajayi made Free Throw.	27	23
2:50	TJ Berger subbing out for Lafayette	27	23
2:50	Andrew Phillips subbing in for Lafayette	27	23
2:50	Pip Ajayi made Free Throw.	28	23
2:39	Foul on Elvin Edmonds IV.	28	23
2:39	Caleb Williams made Free Throw.	28	24
2:39	Pip Ajayi subbing out for Bucknell	28	24
2:39	Noah Williamson subbing in for Bucknell	28	24
2:39	Elvin Edmonds IV subbing out for Bucknell	28	24
2:39	Jayden Williams subbing in for Bucknell	28	24
2:39	Caleb Williams made Free Throw.	28	25
2:19	Brandon McCreesh made Jumper.	30	25
2:05	Alex Chaikin Turnover.	30	25
2:05	Alex Chaikin subbing out for Lafayette	30	25
2:05	Luka Savicevic subbing in for Lafayette	30	25
1:52	Noah Williamson made Jumper.	32	25
1:31	Ryan Pettit missed Three Point Jumper.	32	25
1:29	Ryan Pettit Offensive Rebound.	32	25
1:27	Justin Vander Baan made Layup. Assisted by Ryan Pettit.	32	27
1:05	Jayden Williams Turnover.	32	27
0:52	Lafayette Timeout	32	27
0:52	Ryan Pettit subbing out for Lafayette	32	27
0:52	Alex Chaikin subbing in for Lafayette	32	27
0:43	Alex Chaikin made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Caleb Williams.	32	30
0:29	Noah Williamson missed Jumper.	32	30
0:29	Lafayette Defensive Rebound.	32	30
0:09	Foul on Jayden Williams.	32	30
0:09	Caleb Williams missed Free Throw.	32	30
0:09	Lafayette Deadball Team Rebound.	32	30
0:09	Luka Savicevic subbing out for Lafayette	32	30
0:09	Ryan Pettit subbing in for Lafayette	32	30
0:09	Caleb Williams missed Free Throw.	32	30
0:08	Noah Williamson Defensive Rebound.	32	30
0:06	Bucknell Timeout	32	30
0:06	Jayden Williams subbing out for Bucknell	32	30
0:06	Elvin Edmonds IV subbing in for Bucknell	32	30
0:02	Josh Bascoe missed Jumper.	32	30
0:01	Ryan Pettit Defensive Rebound.	32	30
0:00	End of 1st half	32	30

Kirby Sports Center

1:00 PM, February 15, 2025Coverage: ESPN+

Easton, PA

Line: BUCK -1.5

Over/Under: 134.5

Attendance: 1,394

Referees:
Robert Riley
Joseph Carmisione
Jailaan Kinsey

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
American University	11-4	-	17-11
Army	10-5	1	16-11
Bucknell	10-5	1	14-14
Colgate	9-6	2	12-16
Boston University	8-7	3	14-14
Navy	7-8	4	10-18
Holy Cross	5-10	6	13-15
Lehigh	5-10	6	10-16
Loyola Maryland	5-10	6	10-16
Lafayette	5-10	6	10-18

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