WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) - Joe Willman and Bryson Johnson each scored 16 points to lead Bucknell to a 65-58 win over Holy Cross on Saturday.
Cameron Ayers finished with 15 points for the Bison (17-4, 4-1 Patriot League), who have won four of their last five games. Mike Muscala recorded a double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds.
Bucknell never trailed after halftime and led by as many as nine points, but had trouble pulling away from Holy Cross in the second half. The Crusaders cut the deficit to four points when Phil Beans made a jumper with 2:29 left to play.
BUCKNELL (17-4)
Willman 7-9 2-2 16, Ayers 5-10 5-6 15, Muscala 4-10 5-6 13, Hill 0-1 2-4 2, Johnson 3-4 8-9 16, Kaspar 1-1 1-3 3, Fitzpatrick 0-1 0-0 0, Frazier 0-2 0-0 0, Hoffman 0-5 0-2 0. Totals 20-43 23-32 65.
HOLY CROSS (10-10)
Miller 1-2 0-0 2, Dudzinski 8-17 9-10 26, Beans 2-8 3-4 8, Burrell 4-13 1-2 11, Stevens 1-2 2-2 5, Goens 1-4 2-2 4, Hamilton 1-5 0-0 2, Obeysekere 0-0 0-0 0, Abt 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 18-53 17-20 58.
Halftime-Bucknell 32-28. 3-Point Goals-Bucknell 2-5 (Johnson 2-2, Frazier 0-1, Ayers 0-2), Holy Cross 5-16 (Burrell 2-4, Stevens 1-1, Dudzinski 1-3, Beans 1-4, Goens 0-1, Abt 0-1, Hamilton 0-2). Fouled Out-Stevens. Rebounds-Bucknell 29 (Muscala 11), Holy Cross 31 (Miller 6). Assists-Bucknell 13 (Kaspar 6), Holy Cross 8 (Burrell 3). Total Fouls-Bucknell 19, Holy Cross 24. Technical-Dudzinski. A-3,229.
