Butler shuts down Muscala, holds on for win
Rotnei Clarke and Mike Muscala didn't have their best games, but their teams stepped up behind them to make this one interesting late before a 10-0 Butler run ended No. 11 Bucknell's upset hopes.
BUCKNELL BISON
Last Game
| Final - 3.21.2013 | 1 | 2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bucknell Bison | 14 | 42 | 56 |
| Butler Bulldogs | 21 | 47 | 68 |
Stories
Butler looks for new NCAA run
Butler is back in the NCAA Tournament, but face a tough team and historical upset specialist in Bucknell.
The Moose Will Be Loose Thursday Vs. Butler
There is a legend taking the floor Thursday against Butler, and his name is Mike Muscala. No player may have ever been more valuable than the Moose, and he will be the difference against the Bulldogs.
Bucknell's Muscala a premier big man
Few in the country can match Bucknell center Mike Muscala's combination of size and skill.
NU Coaching Search: Bucknell's Dave Paulsen?
After winning his third consecutive Patriot League title at Bucknell this season, Dave Paulsen is certainly going to attract interest from high-major programs, and Northwestern will probably be one of them.
Patriot League title game: Bucknell vs. Lafayette
The winner of Wednesday night's Patriot League Championship game will head to the NCAA Tournament next week.
Patriot League Tournament bracket and schedule
Bucknell headlines a field of four teams looking to claim the NCAA Tournament bid up for grabs.
Mizzou-Bucknell: Study Hall
Phil Pressey took what he was given, Mizzou overcame a dreadful game from its "shooters," and eventually Mike Muscala wore out. 11-2, baby.
Mountain Hawkss Wings Clipped Without McCollum
Without star guard C.J. McCollum, Lehigh will have trouble scoring, especially from outside the paint. This likely means the Mountain Hawks season will end after the Patriot League conference tournament.
Missouri to host Bucknell
The Tigers will welcome a talented Bucknell team to Columbia on Saturday for their final non-conference game of the year.
Bucknell-Mizzou preview
You probably aren't going to enjoy this one, even if Mizzou wins comfortably. Just move to 11-2 and save the aesthetics for later.
La Salle set to take on Bucknell
La Salle will try to notch its seventh win of the season, and its sixth consecutive victory, as the Explorers head to Bucknell to take on the Bison.
Schedule
2012 Schedule
| November | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| @ Purdue Boilermakers | Friday, November 09 2012 | win 70 - 65 | coverage |
| George Mason Patriots | Tuesday, November 13 2012 | win 61 - 56 | coverage |
| @ Niagara Purple Eagles | Friday, November 16 2012 | win 88 - 71 | coverage |
| New Mexico St. Aggies | Saturday, November 17 2012 | win 62 - 49 | coverage |
| West Alabama Tigers | Sunday, November 18 2012 | win 69 - 52 | coverage |
| @ Penn St. Nittany Lions | Friday, November 23 2012 | loss 57 - 60 | coverage |
| Dartmouth Big Green | Tuesday, November 27 2012 | win 62 - 49 | coverage |
| December | |||
| @ Columbia Lions | Saturday, December 01 2012 | win 65 - 57 | coverage |
| Kent St. Golden Flashes | Tuesday, December 04 2012 | win 76 - 60 | coverage |
| La Salle Explorers | Saturday, December 15 2012 | win 74 - 66 | coverage |
| @ St. Francis, Pa. Red Flash | Monday, December 17 2012 | win 76 - 49 | coverage |
| Marist Red Foxes | Wednesday, December 19 2012 | win 71 - 65 | coverage |
| @ Princeton Tigers | Saturday, December 22 2012 | loss 67 - 79 | coverage |
| @ Loyola, Md. Greyhounds | Friday, December 28 2012 | win 66 - 46 | coverage |
| January | |||
| @ Cornell Big Red | Wednesday, January 02 2013 | win 72 - 56 | coverage |
| @ Missouri Tigers | Saturday, January 05 2013 | loss 64 - 66 | coverage |
| Army Black Knights | Saturday, January 12 2013 | win 76 - 55 | coverage |
| @ Colgate Red Raiders | Wednesday, January 16 2013 | win 73 - 59 | coverage |
| Lafayette Leopards | Saturday, January 19 2013 | win 66 - 51 | coverage |
| Lehigh Mountain Hawks | Wednesday, January 23 2013 | loss 62 - 65 | coverage |
| @ Holy Cross Crusaders | Saturday, January 26 2013 | win 65 - 58 | coverage |
| @ American U. Eagles | Wednesday, January 30 2013 | win 56 - 55 | coverage |
| February | |||
| Navy Midshipmen | Saturday, February 02 2013 | win 69 - 54 | coverage |
| @ Army Black Knights | Saturday, February 09 2013 | win 60 - 58 | coverage |
| Colgate Red Raiders | Wednesday, February 13 2013 | win 69 - 61 | coverage |
| @ Lafayette Leopards | Saturday, February 16 2013 | loss 62 - 63 | coverage |
| @ Lehigh Mountain Hawks | Monday, February 18 2013 | win 61 - 55 | coverage |
| Holy Cross Crusaders | Sunday, February 24 2013 | win 74 - 57 | coverage |
| American U. Eagles | Wednesday, February 27 2013 | win 66 - 47 | coverage |
| March | |||
| @ Navy Midshipmen | Saturday, March 02 2013 | win 62 - 46 | coverage |
| Navy Midshipmen | Wednesday, March 06 2013 | win 58 - 42 | coverage |
| Army Black Knights | Saturday, March 09 2013 | win 78 - 70 | coverage |
| Lafayette Leopards | Wednesday, March 13 2013 | win 64 - 56 | coverage |
| @ Butler Bulldogs | Thursday, March 21 2013 | loss 56 - 68 | coverage |
Roster
Bucknell Bison Basketball Roster
| # | Pos. | DOB | W | H | College | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Ayers | 42 | GUARD | 203 | 6-5 | junior | |
| Matt Banas | 25 | GUARD | 220 | 6-8 | freshman | |
| Ben Brackney | 33 | GUARD | 208 | 6-6 | junior | |
| Brian Fitzpatrick | 10 | FORWARD | 238 | 6-8 | senior | |
| Ryan Frazier | 32 | GUARD | 185 | 6-0 | freshman | |
| Chris Hass | 14 | GUARD | 170 | 6-4 | freshman | |
| Ryan Hill | 24 | GUARD | 202 | 6-3 | junior | |
| Dom Hoffman | 50 | FORWARD | 220 | 6-7 | freshman | |
| Bryson Johnson | 12 | GUARD | 194 | 6-2 | senior | |
| Steven Kaspar | 3 | GUARD | 181 | 6-2 | sophomore | |
| Colin Klebon | 5 | FORWARD | 233 | 6-8 | senior | |
| Mike Muscala | 31 | FORWARD,CENTER | 234 | 6-11 | senior | |
| Joshea Singleton | 11 | GUARD | 212 | 6-3 | sophomore | |
| Cory Starkey | 22 | FORWARD | 208 | 6-7 | sophomore | |
| Joe Willman | 15 | FORWARD | 217 | 6-7 | senior |
Stats
Bucknell Bison Stats
| FG | 3PT | FT | Rebounds | Misc | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | M | M | A | Pct | M | A | Pct | M | A | Pct | Off | Def | Tot | Ast | TO | Stl | Blk | PF | PPG | |
| Mike Muscala | 34 | 31.7 | 6.7 | 13.1 | 50.9 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 25.0 | 5.3 | 6.7 | 78.9 | 2.9 | 8.2 | 11.1 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 18.7 |
| Cameron Ayers | 34 | 31.9 | 4.5 | 9.7 | 46.7 | 1.6 | 3.9 | 39.6 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 76.6 | 1.0 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 12.4 |
| Bryson Johnson | 34 | 32.5 | 3.2 | 8.0 | 39.7 | 2.1 | 5.4 | 39.7 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 82.1 | 0.2 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 11.1 |
| Joe Willman | 34 | 28.9 | 4.6 | 9.2 | 49.5 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 84.5 | 2.1 | 3.8 | 5.9 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 10.6 |
| Ryan Hill | 34 | 18.7 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 42.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 29.4 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 51.1 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 2.8 |
| Ryan Frazier | 33 | 16.0 | 0.8 | 3.0 | 28.6 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 20.0 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 67.7 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 2.7 |
| Steven Kaspar | 34 | 16.0 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 44.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 33.3 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 48.3 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 2.4 |
| Brian Fitzpatrick | 33 | 8.6 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 41.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 74.2 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 2.2 |
| Dom Hoffman | 29 | 8.4 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 42.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 50.0 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 2.1 |
| Chris Hass | 11 | 4.3 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 53.8 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 25.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 83.3 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.8 |
| Ben Brackney | 22 | 7.5 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 40.6 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 54.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 83.3 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 1.7 |
| Cory Starkey | 7 | 4.1 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 30.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 60.0 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.6 |
| Colin Klebon | 4 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
| Joshea Singleton | 13 | 4.5 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 28.6 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 72.7 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.9 |
| Matt Banas | 3 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
