MBB AT BUCKNELL SATURDAY NOV 12 AT 4PM

[jhart]

No ESPN+

[le]

The Bucknell schedule and WatchESPN have the game on ESPN Plus

https://www.espn.com/watch/catalog/43ab ... onferences

[le]

Niagara @ Bucknell

Current Records: Niagara 0-1; Bucknell 1-0

What to Know
The Bucknell Bison have the luxury of staying home another game and will welcome the Niagara Purple Eagles at 4 p.m. ET Nov. 12 at Sojka Pavilion. The Bison have the odds in their favor, so they'll need to guard against complacency.

Bucknell took their game at home on Monday with ease, bagging a 113-52 win over the Lebanon Valley Flying Dutchmen.

Meanwhile, Niagara was expected to have a tough go of it on Monday, and that's exactly how things played out. They have to be aching after a bruising 71-49 loss to the Maryland Terrapins. Braxton Bayless (14 points) and Sam Iorio (12 points) were the top scorers for Niagara.

Bucknell is now 1-0 while Niagara sits at a mirror-image 0-1. A pair of last-season offensive stats to keep an eye on: The Bison enter the contest with 71.2 points per game on average, good for fourth best in college basketball. On the other end of the spectrum, the Purple Eagles are stumbling into the matchup with the 355th fewest points per game in college basketball, having accrued only 67.4 on average. So the cards are definitely stacked against Niagara.

How To Watch
When: Saturday at 4 p.m. ET
Where: Sojka Pavilion -- Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
Follow: CBS Sports App- ESPN+
Odds
The Bison are a 3.5-point favorite against the Purple Eagles, according to the latest college basketball odds.

The oddsmakers had a good feel for the line for this one, as the game opened with the Bison as a 2.5-point favorite.

Over/Under: -110

[le]

Bucknell came in LAST in the Patsie League Coaches Poll. WINNABLE GAME !

2022-23 Patriot League Men's Basketball Preseason Poll
Colgate, 161 points (17 first-place votes)
Boston University, 130 (1)
Lehigh, 128 (2)
Navy, 121.
Army West Point, 92.
Loyola Maryland, 83.
American, 68.
Bucknell, 52.

[jhart]

I have the game on ESPN+ but no volume.

[jhart]

12 ALL w 10 left in half.

[jhart]

Bisons 27-23 halftime

[phillyeagle]

At least NU shot 5-13 from the 3. Should have been much better. Moore seems like he has the best outside shot. NU rarely uses the big guys . Tough playing against two 6’10” + guys.
Thomasson needs to play better.

[Truthful]

NU's ball movement creates a lot of open looks , however , we don't have the shooters to capitalize on it .

[le]

Sounds like Ilorio is in an island. Good to hear NU is hitting some 3’s with a three guard look.