Bascoe's 17 lead Bucknell over Holy Cross 86-82

AP
Jan 15, 2025

LEWISBURG, Pa. (AP) Josh Bascoe had 17 points in Bucknell's 86-82 win over Holy Cross on Wednesday night.

Bascoe added five assists for the Bison (7-11, 3-2 Patriot League). Ruot Bijiek scored 14 points and added five rebounds. Noah Williamson shot 4 of 10 from the field and 3 for 6 from the line to finish with 12 points.

Caleb Kenney led the Crusaders (10-8, 2-3) in scoring, finishing with 23 points and six rebounds. Jaiden Feroah added 16 points for Holy Cross. Max Green also had 14 points and seven assists.

Bucknell went into the half tied with Holy Cross 40-40. Jayden Williams scored eight points in the half. Bucknell used a 10-0 second-half run erase a two-point deficit and take the lead at 71-63 with 9:02 left in the half before finishing off the victory. Bijiek scored 11 second-half points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

1st Half
HC
Crusaders
40
BUCK
Bison
40

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Caleb Kenney vs. Noah Williamson (Crusaders gains possession)
19:37		Joe Nugent misses two point hook shot
19:35		Joe Nugent offensive rebound
19:28		Joe Nugent misses three point jump shot
19:26		Elvin Edmonds IV defensive rebound
19:16		Noah Williamson turnover (bad pass) (Joe Nugent steals)
19:07	+3	Joe Nugent makes three point jump shot	3-0
18:50		Achile Spadone misses two point layup
18:48		Noah Williamson offensive rebound
18:42	+2	Noah Williamson makes two point layup	3-2
18:12	+2	Caleb Kenney makes two point jump shot (DeAndre Williams assists)	5-2
17:46		Elvin Edmonds IV misses three point jump shot
17:44		DeAndre Williams defensive rebound
17:35		Caleb Kenney turnover (bad pass) (Elvin Edmonds IV steals)
17:27		Elvin Edmonds IV turnover (bad pass) (DeAndre Williams steals)
17:18	+2	DeAndre Williams makes two point layup	7-2
17:07		Jaiden Feroah shooting foul (Noah Williamson draws the foul)
17:07		Noah Williamson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:07	+1	Noah Williamson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	7-3
16:53	+2	Caleb Kenney makes two point jump shot (DeAndre Williams assists)	9-3
16:38		Achile Spadone misses two point jump shot
16:36		Jaiden Feroah defensive rebound
16:28		Joe Nugent misses three point jump shot
16:26		Caleb Kenney offensive rebound
16:13	+2	Jaiden Feroah makes two point layup (Max Green assists)	11-3
16:13		Bison 30 second timeout
16:13		TV timeout
15:57		Pip Ajayi misses two point layup
15:48	+3	Josh Bascoe makes three point jump shot (Pip Ajayi assists)	11-6
15:28		DeAndre Williams misses three point jump shot
15:10		Josh Bascoe misses two point jump shot
15:08		Max Green defensive rebound
14:58	+3	Max Green makes three point jump shot	14-6
14:39		Achile Spadone misses three point jump shot
14:37		Crusaders defensive rebound
14:24		Pip Ajayi shooting foul (Caleb Kenney draws the foul)
14:24		Caleb Kenney misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:24	+1	Caleb Kenney makes regular free throw 2 of 2	15-6
14:03	+3	Achile Spadone makes three point jump shot (Pip Ajayi assists)	15-9
13:36	+3	DeAndre Williams makes three point jump shot (Caleb Kenney assists)	18-9
13:20		Jayden Williams misses three point jump shot
13:18		Joe Nugent defensive rebound
13:11		Max Green misses three point jump shot
13:09		Achile Spadone defensive rebound
13:00		Jayden Williams misses three point jump shot
12:58		Joe Nugent defensive rebound
12:52		Max Green misses two point layup
12:50		Max Green offensive rebound
12:45	+2	Max Green makes two point layup	20-9
12:38	+3	Brandon McCreesh makes three point jump shot (Jayden Williams assists)	20-12
12:19		Achile Spadone shooting foul (Caleb Kenney draws the foul)
12:19	+1	Caleb Kenney makes regular free throw 1 of 2	21-12
12:19	+1	Caleb Kenney makes regular free throw 2 of 2	22-12
12:05	+3	Ruot Bijiek makes three point jump shot (Jayden Williams assists)	22-15
11:35	+2	DeAndre Williams makes two point jump shot (Jaiden Feroah assists)	24-15
11:13	+3	Noah Williamson makes three point jump shot (Ruot Bijiek assists)	24-18
10:42		TV timeout
10:39	+2	Max Green makes two point dunk (Jaiden Feroah assists)	26-18
10:24		Noah Williamson misses two point layup
10:22		Noah Williamson offensive rebound
10:16		Noah Williamson misses two point layup
10:14		Ruot Bijiek offensive rebound
10:09		Brandon McCreesh misses three point jump shot
10:07		Joe Nugent defensive rebound
10:01		Max Green misses three point jump shot
9:59		Josh Bascoe defensive rebound
9:50	+3	Josh Bascoe makes three point jump shot (Ruot Bijiek assists)	26-21
9:32		Ruot Bijiek shooting foul (Max Green draws the foul)
9:32		Max Green misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:32		Max Green misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:32		Achile Spadone defensive rebound
9:11		Ruot Bijiek misses two point layup
9:09		Bison offensive rebound
9:08		Josh Bascoe misses three point jump shot
9:06		Caleb Kenney defensive rebound
8:59		Kahlil Singleton turnover (lost ball) (Josh Bascoe steals)
8:38		Josh Bascoe misses two point jump shot
8:36		Max Green defensive rebound
8:25	+2	Caleb Kenney makes two point layup	28-21
8:06	+3	Elvin Edmonds IV makes three point jump shot (Noah Williamson assists)	28-24
7:45		Caleb Kenney misses two point layup
7:43		Noah Williamson defensive rebound
7:38		Caleb Kenney personal foul (Ruot Bijiek draws the foul)
7:38		TV timeout
7:31	+3	Jayden Williams makes three point jump shot (Pip Ajayi assists)	28-27
7:21	+3	DeAndre Williams makes three point jump shot (Max Green assists)	31-27
7:09		Achile Spadone misses three point jump shot
7:07		Jayden Williams offensive rebound
7:01		Josh Bascoe misses three point jump shot
6:59		Joe Nugent defensive rebound
6:48		Jaiden Feroah misses three point jump shot
6:46		Jayden Williams defensive rebound
6:38	+3	Jayden Williams makes three point jump shot (Josh Bascoe assists)	31-30
6:21		DeAndre Williams turnover (lost ball) (Pip Ajayi steals)
5:52	+2	Jayden Williams makes two point layup	31-32
5:42		DeAndre Williams turnover (back court violation)
5:24	+2	Pip Ajayi makes two point layup	31-34
5:11		DeAndre Williams misses three point jump shot
5:09		Bison defensive rebound
4:54	+2	Josh Bascoe makes two point layup	31-36
4:53		Crusaders 30 second timeout
4:37	+3	Joe Nugent makes three point jump shot (DeAndre Williams assists)	34-36
4:15		Ruot Bijiek misses three point jump shot
4:13		Pip Ajayi offensive rebound
4:08		Pip Ajayi misses two point layup
4:06		Jaiden Feroah defensive rebound
3:59	+2	Caleb Kenney makes two point dunk (Max Green assists)	36-36
3:46	+2	Elvin Edmonds IV makes two point layup	36-38
3:22		Pip Ajayi blocks DeAndre Williams's two point layup
3:20		DeAndre Williams offensive rebound
3:12	+2	DeAndre Williams makes two point jump shot	38-38
2:57		Jaiden Feroah shooting foul (Pip Ajayi draws the foul)
2:57		TV timeout
2:57	+1	Pip Ajayi makes regular free throw 1 of 2	38-39
2:57	+1	Pip Ajayi makes regular free throw 2 of 2	38-40
2:32		Caleb Kenney turnover (traveling)
2:04		Noah Williamson misses two point layup
2:02		Caleb Kenney defensive rebound
1:50		Joe Nugent misses two point layup
1:48		Crusaders offensive rebound
1:38		Max Green misses two point jump shot
1:36		Noah Williamson defensive rebound
1:29		Achile Spadone misses three point jump shot
1:27		DeAndre Williams defensive rebound
1:07		Achile Spadone personal foul
1:05		Joe Nugent misses three point jump shot
1:03		Elvin Edmonds IV defensive rebound
0:37		Noah Williamson misses three point jump shot
0:35		Brandon McCreesh offensive rebound
0:16		Josh Bascoe turnover (bad pass) (Joe Nugent steals)
0:07		Ruot Bijiek shooting foul (Caleb Kenney draws the foul)
0:07	+1	Caleb Kenney makes regular free throw 1 of 2	39-40
0:07	+1	Caleb Kenney makes regular free throw 2 of 2	40-40
0:03		DeAndre Williams personal foul
0:02		Kahlil Singleton personal foul
0:01		Josh Bascoe misses three point jump shot
0:00		End of period

Bascoe's 17 lead Bucknell over Holy Cross 86-82

1st Half HCCrusaders40BUCKBison40

1st Half
HC
Crusaders
40
BUCK
Bison
40