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Villanova (3-0) ended the game on a 9-0 run to win its ninth
straight in the series dating back to its last loss in 1945.
Ryan Arcidiacono scored 15 points, Daniel Ochefu had 14 and
Darrun Hilliard II chipped in 10, including two on a big steal
and a dunk with 12 seconds left.
Chris Hass scored a career-high 32 points to lead the way for
Bucknell (1-2), which rallied from 14 points down in the first
half. Nana Foulland finished with six points and eight rebounds
and D.J. MacLeay had 11 boards off the bench for the Bison,
which had 21 turnovers and forced just seven.
Hass made three free throws with 3:33 left in the game to give
Bucknell its first lead at 62-61 and drained a 3-pointer with a
defender in his face with 1:55 to go to make it 65-63 before
Arcidiacano tied it at the line. Ochefu hit 1-of-2 free throws
with 57 ticks remaining to put Villanova back in front, Hass
lost the ball with 34 seconds left and Ennis made two from the
line before Hilliard's steal and slam made it 70-65.
After a pair of free throws by Hilliard gave Villanova a 30-16
lead late in the first half, Hass had four foul shots and a
3-pointer in a 12-3 run that spanned halftime and got the Bison
within 33-28. Bucknell forged a 39-39 tie on MacLeay's free
throw with 14:35 left and again at 55-all on a hook in the lane
by Foulland with 5:26 to go, setting up a back-and-forth stretch
run.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The game was part of the Progressive Legends
Classic. Villanova continues play in the event Monday against
No. 15 VCU at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn while Bucknell
visits Toledo on Monday. ... Hass was 9-of-12 from the floor
while his teammates were a combined 15-of-39. ... Villanova head
coach Jay Wright played at Bucknell, serving as a co-captain his
senior year in 1982-83.
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