Bucknell Bison @ American University Eagles

78–71Final · Feb 1, 2023

BUCK 78 AMER 71 Final

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BUCK9-15	44	34	78
AMER14-8	32	39	71

· Line: AMER -7.5 (O/U 131.5)

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The scoring timeline.

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Xander Rice made Jumper.
2–2
Johnny O'Neil made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lincoln Ball.
2–5
Ian Motta made Layup.
4–5
Geoff Sprouse made Layup. Assisted by Matt Rogers.
4–7
Andre Screen made Layup.
6–7
Xander Rice made Three Point Jumper.
9–7
Xander Rice made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jack Forrest.
12–7
Xander Rice made Free Throw.
13–7
Geoff Sprouse made Layup. Assisted by Colin Smalls.
13–9
Alex Timmerman made Layup.
15–9
Jack Forrest made Three Point Jumper.
18–9
Elijah Stephens made Layup. Assisted by Matt Rogers.
18–11
Ian Motta made Dunk.
20–11
Elijah Stephens made Layup.
20–13
Jaxon Knotek made Free Throw.
20–14
Jaxon Knotek made Free Throw.
20–15
Colin Smalls made Jumper. Assisted by Elijah Stephens.
20–17
Josh Adoh made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Elvin Edmonds IV.
23–17
Ian Motta made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Josh Bascoe.
26–17
Geoff Sprouse made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Colin Smalls.
26–20
Alex Timmerman made Jumper.
28–20
Jermaine Ballisager Webb made Dunk. Assisted by Geoff Sprouse.
28–22
Colin Smalls made Dunk. Assisted by Elijah Stephens.
28–24
Jack Forrest made Layup.
30–24
Jack Forrest made Jumper.
32–24
Johnny O'Neil made Dunk. Assisted by Jermaine Ballisager Webb.
32–26
Matt Rogers made Dunk. Assisted by Elijah Stephens.
32–28
Lincoln Ball made Layup.
32–30
Ian Motta made Jumper. Assisted by Andre Screen.
34–30
Andre Screen made Layup.
36–30
Elijah Stephens made Free Throw.
36–31
Elijah Stephens made Free Throw.
36–32
Andre Screen made Free Throw.
37–32
Andre Screen made Layup.
39–32
Xander Rice made Jumper.
41–32
Xander Rice made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ruot Bijiek.
44–32
Xander Rice made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Alex Timmerman.
47–32
Matt Rogers made Free Throw.
47–33
Matt Rogers made Layup. Assisted by Lincoln Ball.
47–35
Ian Motta made Jumper.
49–35
Johnny O'Neil made Dunk. Assisted by Matt Rogers.
49–37
Colin Smalls made Layup. Assisted by Johnny O'Neil.
49–39
Alex Timmerman made Layup.
51–39
Jaxon Knotek made Layup.
51–41
Jaxon Knotek made Free Throw.
51–42
Ian Motta made Layup. Assisted by Josh Adoh.
53–42
Andre Screen made Layup.
55–42
Andre Screen made Free Throw.
56–42
Ruot Bijiek made Layup. Assisted by Jack Forrest.
58–42
Jack Forrest made Three Point Jumper.
61–42
Jermaine Ballisager Webb made Layup. Assisted by Johnny O'Neil.
61–44
Geoff Sprouse made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lorenzo Donadio.
61–47
Xander Rice made Jumper.
63–47
Jack Forrest made Layup.
65–47
Lorenzo Donadio made Jumper.
65–49
Xander Rice made Free Throw.
66–49
Xander Rice made Free Throw.
67–49
Matt Rogers made Layup. Assisted by Elijah Stephens.
67–51
Colin Smalls made Layup.
67–53
Geoff Sprouse made Layup. Assisted by Johnny O'Neil.
67–55
Ruot Bijiek made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Xander Rice.
70–55
Elijah Stephens made Layup.
70–57
Lorenzo Donadio made Layup. Assisted by Johnny O'Neil.
70–59
Xander Rice made Jumper. Assisted by Alex Timmerman.
72–59
Matt Rogers made Free Throw.
72–60
Matt Rogers made Free Throw.
72–61
Jack Forrest made Layup.
74–61
Johnny O'Neil made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Matt Rogers.
74–64
Geoff Sprouse made Layup.
74–66
Ian Motta made Free Throw.
75–66
Ian Motta made Free Throw.
76–66
Elijah Stephens made Layup.
76–68
Geoff Sprouse made Free Throw.
76–69
Geoff Sprouse made Free Throw.
76–70
Matt Rogers made Free Throw.
76–71
Ian Motta made Free Throw.
77–71
Alex Timmerman made Free Throw.
78–71

Play-by-play

P1 Xander Rice made Jumper. 2–2
P1 Johnny O'Neil made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lincoln Ball. 2–5
P1 Jack Forrest missed Jumper.
P1 Alex Timmerman Offensive Rebound.
P1 Ian Motta made Layup. 4–5
P1 Geoff Sprouse made Layup. Assisted by Matt Rogers. 4–7
P1 Andre Screen made Layup. 6–7
P1 Johnny O'Neil missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Xander Rice Defensive Rebound.
P1 Xander Rice made Three Point Jumper. 9–7
P1 Elijah Stephens missed Jumper.
P1 Johnny O'Neil Offensive Rebound.
P1 Johnny O'Neil missed Layup.
P1 Johnny O'Neil Offensive Rebound.
P1 Jermaine Ballisager Webb Turnover.
P1 Ian Motta Steal.
P1 Foul on Geoff Sprouse.
P1 Xander Rice made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jack Forrest. 12–7
P1 Foul on Matt Rogers.
P1 Xander Rice made Free Throw. 13–7
P1 Geoff Sprouse made Layup. Assisted by Colin Smalls. 13–9
P1 Alex Timmerman made Layup. 15–9
P1 Colin Smalls Turnover.
P1 Ian Motta Steal.
P1 Jack Forrest made Three Point Jumper. 18–9
P1 Elijah Stephens made Layup. Assisted by Matt Rogers. 18–11
P1 Ruot Bijiek missed Jumper.
P1 Geoff Sprouse Defensive Rebound.
P1 Geoff Sprouse Turnover.
P1 Ian Motta Steal.
P1 Ian Motta made Dunk. 20–11
P1 Johnny O'Neil Turnover.
P1 Alex Timmerman Steal.
P1 Xander Rice missed Jumper.
P1 Johnny O'Neil Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Alex Timmerman.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Elijah Stephens made Layup. 20–13
P1 Xander Rice missed Jumper.
P1 Bucknell Offensive Rebound.
P1 Josh Adoh missed Jumper.
P1 Matt Rogers Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Josh Adoh.
P1 Jaxon Knotek made Free Throw. 20–14
P1 Jaxon Knotek made Free Throw. 20–15
P1 Josh Adoh Turnover.
P1 Foul on Matt Rogers.
P1 Matt Rogers Turnover.
P1 Andre Screen missed Layup.
P1 Jaxon Knotek Defensive Rebound.
P1 Colin Smalls made Jumper. Assisted by Elijah Stephens. 20–17
P1 Josh Adoh made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Elvin Edmonds IV. 23–17
P1 Andre Screen Defensive Rebound.
P1 Xander Rice missed Layup.
P1 Jaxon Knotek Block.
P1 Bucknell Offensive Rebound.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Ian Motta made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Josh Bascoe. 26–17
P1 Geoff Sprouse made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Colin Smalls. 26–20
P1 Jake van der Heijden missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Bucknell Offensive Rebound.
P1 Alex Timmerman made Jumper. 28–20
P1 American University Turnover.
P1 Foul on Alex Timmerman.
P1 Alex Timmerman Turnover.
P1 Jermaine Ballisager Webb made Dunk. Assisted by Geoff Sprouse. 28–22
P1 Xander Rice Turnover.
P1 Colin Smalls Steal.
P1 Colin Smalls made Dunk. Assisted by Elijah Stephens. 28–24
P1 Jack Forrest made Layup. 30–24
P1 Elijah Stephens missed Layup.
P1 Noah Williamson Block.
P1 Johnny O'Neil Offensive Rebound.
P1 Johnny O'Neil missed Layup.
P1 Xander Rice Defensive Rebound.
P1 Jack Forrest made Jumper. 32–24
P1 Johnny O'Neil made Dunk. Assisted by Jermaine Ballisager Webb. 32–26
P1 Foul on Geoff Sprouse.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Ian Motta missed Jumper.
P1 Lincoln Ball Defensive Rebound.
P1 Elijah Stephens missed Layup.
P1 American University Offensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Josh Adoh.
P1 Josh Fulton Defensive Rebound.
P1 Josh Fulton missed Layup.
P1 Lorenzo Donadio Block.
P1 Matt Rogers Defensive Rebound.
P1 Matt Rogers made Dunk. Assisted by Elijah Stephens. 32–28
P1 Josh Adoh missed Jumper.
P1 Matt Rogers Defensive Rebound.
P1 Lincoln Ball made Layup. 32–30
P1 Foul on Colin Smalls.
P1 Ian Motta made Jumper. Assisted by Andre Screen. 34–30
P1 Lorenzo Donadio missed Jumper.
P1 Ruot Bijiek Defensive Rebound.
P1 Andre Screen made Layup. 36–30
P1 Lorenzo Donadio missed Layup.
P1 Ruot Bijiek Block.
P1 Andre Screen Defensive Rebound.
P1 Jack Forrest missed Jumper.
P1 Matt Rogers Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Elvin Edmonds IV.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Elijah Stephens made Free Throw. 36–31
P1 Elijah Stephens made Free Throw. 36–32
P1 Foul on Jermaine Ballisager Webb.
P1 Andre Screen made Free Throw. 37–32
P1 Andre Screen missed Free Throw.
P1 Geoff Sprouse Defensive Rebound.
P1 Johnny O'Neil Turnover.
P1 Ruot Bijiek Steal.
P1 Andre Screen missed Layup.
P1 Johnny O'Neil Defensive Rebound.
P1 Elijah Stephens missed Layup.
P1 Ruot Bijiek Block.
P1 Andre Screen Defensive Rebound.
P1 Andre Screen made Layup. 39–32
P1 Johnny O'Neil Turnover.
P1 Xander Rice Steal.
P1 Xander Rice made Jumper. 41–32
P1 American University Timeout
P1 Jaxon Knotek Turnover.
P1 Jack Forrest Steal.
P1 Bucknell Timeout
P1 Xander Rice made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ruot Bijiek. 44–32
P1 Colin Smalls missed Layup.
P1 Andre Screen Defensive Rebound.
P1 Xander Rice missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Jermaine Ballisager Webb Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Andre Screen.
P1 Elijah Stephens missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Bucknell Deadball Team Rebound.
P2 Xander Rice made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Alex Timmerman. 47–32
P2 Geoff Sprouse Turnover.
P2 Alex Timmerman missed Jumper.
P2 Johnny O'Neil Block.
P2 Alex Timmerman Offensive Rebound.
P2 Bucknell Turnover.
P2 Foul on Andre Screen.
P2 Matt Rogers made Free Throw. 47–33
P2 Matt Rogers missed Free Throw.
P2 Matt Rogers Offensive Rebound.
P2 Matt Rogers made Layup. Assisted by Lincoln Ball. 47–35
P2 Andre Screen Turnover.
P2 Geoff Sprouse Steal.
P2 Matt Rogers missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Ian Motta Defensive Rebound.
P2 Xander Rice missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Johnny O'Neil Defensive Rebound.
P2 Johnny O'Neil missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Andre Screen Defensive Rebound.
P2 Ian Motta made Jumper. 49–35
P2 Johnny O'Neil made Dunk. Assisted by Matt Rogers. 49–37
P2 Foul on Lincoln Ball.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Ian Motta Turnover.
P2 Colin Smalls made Layup. Assisted by Johnny O'Neil. 49–39
P2 Ian Motta missed Jumper.
P2 Jaxon Knotek Block.
P2 Alex Timmerman Offensive Rebound.
P2 Alex Timmerman made Layup. 51–39
P2 Jaxon Knotek made Layup. 51–41
P2 Foul on Ian Motta.
P2 Jaxon Knotek made Free Throw. 51–42
P2 Ian Motta Turnover.
P2 Jermaine Ballisager Webb Steal.
P2 Jaxon Knotek Turnover.
P2 Josh Adoh Steal.
P2 Ian Motta made Layup. Assisted by Josh Adoh. 53–42
P2 Jaxon Knotek missed Jumper.
P2 Josh Adoh Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Elijah Stephens.
P2 Elvin Edmonds IV missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Bucknell Deadball Team Rebound.
P2 Bucknell Turnover.
P2 Matt Rogers Turnover.
P2 Andre Screen made Layup. 55–42
P2 Foul on Matt Rogers.
P2 Andre Screen made Free Throw. 56–42
P2 Elijah Stephens missed Jumper.
P2 Jack Forrest Defensive Rebound.
P2 Ruot Bijiek made Layup. Assisted by Jack Forrest. 58–42
P2 American University Timeout
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Johnny O'Neil missed Jumper.
P2 Xander Rice Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Jermaine Ballisager Webb.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Jack Forrest made Three Point Jumper. 61–42
P2 Jermaine Ballisager Webb made Layup. Assisted by Johnny O'Neil. 61–44
P2 Alex Timmerman missed Layup.
P2 Johnny O'Neil Block.
P2 Johnny O'Neil Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Ian Motta.
P2 Geoff Sprouse made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lorenzo Donadio. 61–47
P2 Xander Rice made Jumper. 63–47
P2 Geoff Sprouse missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Lorenzo Donadio Offensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Alex Timmerman.
P2 Johnny O'Neil missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Bucknell Defensive Rebound.
P2 Jack Forrest made Layup. 65–47
P2 Lorenzo Donadio made Jumper. 65–49
P2 Foul on Colin Smalls.
P2 Xander Rice made Free Throw. 66–49
P2 Xander Rice made Free Throw. 67–49
P2 Matt Rogers made Layup. Assisted by Elijah Stephens. 67–51
P2 Andre Screen missed Layup.
P2 Matt Rogers Block.
P2 Johnny O'Neil Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Andre Screen.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Colin Smalls missed Layup.
P2 Andre Screen Block.
P2 Ruot Bijiek Defensive Rebound.
P2 Xander Rice Turnover.
P2 Johnny O'Neil Steal.
P2 Foul on Andre Screen.
P2 Colin Smalls made Layup. 67–53
P2 Alex Timmerman missed Jumper.
P2 Ruot Bijiek Offensive Rebound.
P2 Ruot Bijiek missed Layup.
P2 Johnny O'Neil Block.
P2 Elijah Stephens Defensive Rebound.
P2 Colin Smalls Turnover.
P2 Johnny O'Neil Defensive Rebound.
P2 Geoff Sprouse made Layup. Assisted by Johnny O'Neil. 67–55
P2 Ruot Bijiek made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Xander Rice. 70–55
P2 Foul on Ruot Bijiek.
P2 Johnny O'Neil missed Free Throw.
P2 American University Deadball Team Rebound.
P2 Johnny O'Neil missed Free Throw.
P2 Lorenzo Donadio Offensive Rebound.
P2 Elijah Stephens made Layup. 70–57
P2 Ian Motta missed Jumper.
P2 Matt Rogers Defensive Rebound.
P2 Elijah Stephens missed Jumper.
P2 Lorenzo Donadio Offensive Rebound.
P2 Lorenzo Donadio made Layup. Assisted by Johnny O'Neil. 70–59
P2 Xander Rice made Jumper. Assisted by Alex Timmerman. 72–59
P2 Foul on Alex Timmerman.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Matt Rogers made Free Throw. 72–60
P2 Matt Rogers made Free Throw. 72–61
P2 Foul on Geoff Sprouse.
P2 Jack Forrest made Layup. 74–61
P2 Johnny O'Neil made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Matt Rogers. 74–64
P2 Foul on Elijah Stephens.
P2 Xander Rice missed Free Throw.
P2 Matt Rogers Defensive Rebound.
P2 Geoff Sprouse made Layup. 74–66
P2 American University Timeout
P2 Foul on Colin Smalls.
P2 Ian Motta made Free Throw. 75–66
P2 Ian Motta made Free Throw. 76–66
P2 Elijah Stephens made Layup. 76–68
P2 Foul on Johnny O'Neil.
P2 Elvin Edmonds IV missed Free Throw.
P2 Johnny O'Neil Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Ian Motta.
P2 Geoff Sprouse made Free Throw. 76–69
P2 Geoff Sprouse made Free Throw. 76–70
P2 Xander Rice Turnover.
P2 Geoff Sprouse missed Layup.
P2 Jack Forrest Block.
P2 Colin Smalls Offensive Rebound.
P2 Johnny O'Neil missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Foul on Andre Screen.
P2 Matt Rogers made Free Throw. 76–71
P2 Colin Smalls Offensive Rebound.
P2 Matt Rogers missed Free Throw.
P2 Alex Timmerman Defensive Rebound.
P2 Bucknell Timeout
P2 Ruot Bijiek Turnover.
P2 Geoff Sprouse Steal.
P2 Elijah Stephens missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Johnny O'Neil Turnover.
P2 Johnny O'Neil Offensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Colin Smalls.
P2 Ian Motta missed Free Throw.
P2 Bucknell Deadball Team Rebound.
P2 Ian Motta made Free Throw. 77–71
P2 Geoff Sprouse missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Alex Timmerman Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Matt Rogers.
P2 Alex Timmerman made Free Throw. 78–71
P2 Alex Timmerman missed Free Throw.
P2 Johnny O'Neil Defensive Rebound.
P2 Johnny O'Neil missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Matt Rogers missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Colin Smalls Offensive Rebound.
P2 Matt Rogers Offensive Rebound.

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
Ian MottaF	34	16	6-9	1-1	3-4	1	0	2	3	0	0	1	3
Andre ScreenC	24	10	4-7	0-0	2-3	5	1	1	0	1	0	5	5
Jack ForrestG	31	14	6-8	2-2	0-0	1	2	0	1	1	0	1	0
Xander RiceG	35	23	8-13	4-6	3-4	3	1	3	1	0	0	3	0

Ruot BijiekF	28	5	2-4	1-1	0-0	3	1	1	1	2	1	2	1
Jake van der HeijdenF	4	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Noah WilliamsonC	4	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Josh FultonG	2	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Josh BascoeG	2	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Elvin Edmonds IVG	6	0	0-1	0-1	0-1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Josh AdohG	10	3	1-3	1-1	0-0	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	2
Brady MullerF
Alek DelevG

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
Johnny O'NeilF	30	10	4-12	2-7	0-2	12	4	4	1	3	4	8	1
Matt RogersF	26	12	4-7	0-2	4-6	8	4	2	0	1	2	6	4
Geoff SprouseG	29	16	6-9	2-4	2-2	2	1	2	2	0	0	2	3
Elijah StephensG	35	10	4-12	0-2	2-2	1	4	0	0	0	0	1	2
Lincoln BallG	11	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	1
Connor NelsonF	8	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jermaine Ballisager WebbC	15	4	2-3	0-0	0-0	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	2
Lorenzo DonadioG	11	4	2-4	0-0	0-0	3	1	0	0	1	3	0	0
Colin SmallsG	28	8	4-6	0-0	0-0	3	2	2	1	0	3	0	4
Jaxon KnotekG	7	5	1-2	0-0	3-3	1	0	2	0	2	0	1	0
Mason WhittakerF
Matt DelaneyF
Deshawn GoodwynG
Chris GleatonG
Victor Brown Jr.G
Ben LubarskyG

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