LEWISBURG, Pa. (1/20/2007)—Bucknell senior Chris McNaughton scored a game-high 12 points and seven rebounds to lead the Bison to a 50-36 win over visiting Colgate University in Patriot League men’s basketball action. Kendall Chones (Cleveland, Ohio) led all Raiders with nine points.

 

Colgate falls to 6-12 overall and 1-4 in league play, while Bucknell improves to 10-8 and 4-1 against conference foes.

 

Donald Brown added 11 points for Bucknell, while Colgate got eight points from both Marc Daniels (Aurora, Ill.) and Jon Simon (Phoenix, Ariz.). Kendall and Kyle Chones and Daniels all had three rebounds for the Raiders.

 

Points were difficult to come by for both teams in the first half as Colgate and Bucknell both had stretches of five or more minutes without points. The Bison were plagued by turnovers, finishing with 11 in the opening frame, just three fewer than their season average, while Colgate shot just 21.4 percent from the floor.

 

The Raiders jumped out to a 6-0 lead, holding the Bison without a bucket for the opening 4:55. Bucknell responded by keeping the Raiders off the scoreboard for the next seven minutes. The Bison, however, only managed to score eight points during that stretch to go ahead 8-6 at the 10:17 mark.

 

With the game tied at 10 with 5:21 left in the half, Bucknell began to get hot three consecutive three-pointers for a 19-14 lead with just over two minutes remaining in the opening frame. The Bison continued to knock down their shots, closing the half with a 6-2 run to stretch their lead to nine at, 25-16, at the break.

 

Colgate’s scoring woes continued in the second half as the Bison defense continued to shut down the Raiders’ offense.

 

After Bucknell ahead by 11 to start the half, Colgate chipped away at the Bison lead. The Raiders used a 10-2 run over the next four minutes to make it at three-point game at the 14:57 mark. That’s where the scoring hit a wall for Colgate as Bucknell went on a 14-3 run over a 10-minute span to go ahead 45-31 with 3:28 left on the clock. The Bison held the Raiders without a field goal for nine minutes of that stretch.

 

Bucknell continued to pull away stretching the lead to 14 points down the stretch and cruised to the 14-point victory. Colgate shot 26.7 percent for the game and did not hit any three-points. The Bison were 47.2 percent from the floor for the contest.

 

Colgate returns to action on Jan. 23, hosting Holy Cross at 7 p.m., on Cotterell Court.