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Motta scores 17 as Bucknell takes down Army 66-56

AP
Jan 27, 2024

WEST POINT, N.Y. (AP) Ian Motta helped lead Bucknell past Army on Saturday with 17 points off of the bench in a 66-56 win.

Motta added six rebounds for the Bison (8-13, 5-3 Patriot League). Jack Forrest scored 14 points and added six rebounds. Ruot Bijiek had 13 points and was 4 of 8 shooting, including 2 for 4 from 3-point range, and went 3 for 4 from the line.

Abe Johnson finished with 14 points, 10 rebounds and two blocks for the Black Knights (6-15, 2-6). Ryan Curry added 14 points for Army. In addition, TJ Small finished with 11 points.

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1st Half
BUCK
Bison
38
ARMY
Black Knights
26

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Bison gains possession)
19:55	+2	Noah Williamson makes two point layup (Elvin Edmonds IV assists)	2-0
19:32		Jared Cross misses three point jump shot
19:30		TJ Small offensive rebound
19:24		Abe Johnson misses two point layup
19:22		Noah Williamson defensive rebound
19:00		Elvin Edmonds IV misses three point jump shot
18:58		Abe Johnson defensive rebound
18:50		Jared Cross turnover (Ruot Bijiek steals)
18:37		Elvin Edmonds IV misses two point layup
18:35		Abe Johnson defensive rebound
18:27		TJ Small misses three point jump shot
18:25		Elvin Edmonds IV defensive rebound
18:13		Jack Forrest misses three point jump shot
18:11		Ryan Curry defensive rebound
18:05		Ryan Curry misses three point jump shot
18:03		Abe Johnson offensive rebound
17:58	+2	Abe Johnson makes two point layup	2-2
17:46		Ruot Bijiek misses two point layup
17:44		Ruot Bijiek offensive rebound
17:41		Abe Johnson shooting foul (Ruot Bijiek draws the foul)
17:41		Ruot Bijiek misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:41		Bison offensive rebound
17:41	+1	Ruot Bijiek makes regular free throw 2 of 2	3-2
17:34		Noah Williamson shooting foul (Charlie Peterson draws the foul)
17:34	+1	Charlie Peterson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	3-3
17:34		Charlie Peterson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
17:34		Jack Forrest defensive rebound
17:18		Josh Adoh misses three point jump shot
17:16		Bison offensive rebound
17:16		Charlie Peterson personal foul
16:59	+3	Josh Adoh makes three point jump shot (Elvin Edmonds IV assists)	6-3
16:32		Jared Cross misses three point jump shot
16:30		TJ Small offensive rebound
16:23	+3	Ryan Curry makes three point jump shot (Jared Cross assists)	6-6
15:50		Noah Williamson turnover (traveling)
15:50		TV timeout
15:34	+3	Jared Cross makes three point jump shot (Josh Scovens assists)	6-9
15:05		Ruot Bijiek misses three point jump shot
15:03		Jack Forrest offensive rebound
14:58		Jack Forrest misses two point layup
14:56		Ian Motta offensive rebound
14:48	+2	Ian Motta makes two point layup	8-9
14:26		Dylan Blair misses three point jump shot
14:24		Pip Ajayi defensive rebound
14:11	+3	Jack Forrest makes three point jump shot (Elvin Edmonds IV assists)	11-9
13:59		TJ Small turnover (lost ball)
13:48		Jack Forrest misses three point jump shot
13:46		Ruot Bijiek offensive rebound
13:45		Isaiah Caldwell personal foul
13:36		Jack Forrest misses two point layup
13:34		Dylan Blair defensive rebound
13:20		Ruot Bijiek shooting foul (Abe Johnson draws the foul)
13:20		Abe Johnson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:20		Black Knights offensive rebound
13:20		Abe Johnson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:20		Jack Forrest defensive rebound
13:07		Jack Forrest misses three point jump shot
13:05		Black Knights defensive rebound
12:55		AJ Allenspach turnover (Elvin Edmonds IV steals)
12:49	+2	Ian Motta makes two point dunk (Elvin Edmonds IV assists)	13-9
12:29		AJ Allenspach turnover (lost ball)
12:20	+2	Jack Forrest makes two point layup (Noah Williamson assists)	15-9
11:52		Brandon McCreesh blocks Ryan Curry's two point jump shot
11:50		Noah Williamson defensive rebound
11:32		TV timeout
11:18		Josh Scovens personal foul
11:08		Ian Motta misses three point jump shot
11:06		Ryan Curry defensive rebound
10:51		Josh Scovens misses three point jump shot
10:49		Abe Johnson offensive rebound
10:41		Blake Barker misses three point jump shot
10:39		Bison defensive rebound
10:16	+3	Noah Williamson makes three point jump shot (Elvin Edmonds IV assists)	18-9
9:57	+2	Abe Johnson makes two point dunk (Isaiah Caldwell assists)	18-11
9:26		Noah Williamson misses two point jump shot
9:24		Abe Johnson defensive rebound
9:07		Ryan Curry misses two point jump shot
9:05		Bison defensive rebound
8:47		Jack Forrest misses two point layup
8:45		Abe Johnson defensive rebound
8:23		Black Knights turnover (back court violation)
8:12		Jack Forrest misses three point jump shot
8:10		Charlie Peterson defensive rebound
8:00	+3	Ryan Curry makes three point jump shot (TJ Small assists)	18-14
7:37		Josh Adoh turnover (traveling)
7:37		TV timeout
7:24		Ruot Bijiek personal foul
7:17		Jared Cross misses three point jump shot
7:15		Josh Scovens offensive rebound
7:11	+2	Josh Scovens makes two point layup	18-16
6:58		Elvin Edmonds IV misses two point layup
6:56		Jared Cross defensive rebound
6:48		Noah Williamson shooting foul (Charlie Peterson draws the foul)
6:48	+1	Charlie Peterson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	18-17
6:48	+1	Charlie Peterson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	18-18
6:36	+3	Ian Motta makes three point jump shot (Jack Forrest assists)	21-18
6:22		Josh Scovens turnover (Brandon McCreesh steals)
6:15	+2	Brandon McCreesh makes two point layup (Elvin Edmonds IV assists)	23-18
6:00		Josh Scovens misses three point jump shot
5:58		Pip Ajayi defensive rebound
5:46		Ian Motta misses three point jump shot
5:44		Pip Ajayi offensive rebound
5:37		Josh Scovens shooting foul (Ian Motta draws the foul)
5:37	+1	Ian Motta makes regular free throw 1 of 2	24-18
5:37	+1	Ian Motta makes regular free throw 2 of 2	25-18
5:21		Ryan Curry misses three point jump shot
5:19		Jared Cross offensive rebound
4:58		Pip Ajayi shooting foul (Charlie Peterson draws the foul)
4:58		Charlie Peterson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:58		Black Knights offensive rebound
4:58	+1	Charlie Peterson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	25-19
4:48	+2	Brandon McCreesh makes two point layup	27-19
4:28		Ryan Curry turnover (Ian Motta steals)
4:23		Charlie Peterson personal foul (Ian Motta draws the foul)
4:21	+2	Ian Motta makes two point layup	29-19
3:59		Pip Ajayi blocks AJ Allenspach's two point dunk
3:57		Ian Motta defensive rebound
3:51		AJ Allenspach shooting foul (Ian Motta draws the foul)
3:51		TV timeout
3:51		Ian Motta misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:51		Bison offensive rebound
3:51	+1	Ian Motta makes regular free throw 2 of 2	30-19
3:32		Jorn Everson misses two point layup
3:30		Bison defensive rebound
3:20	+3	Ruot Bijiek makes three point jump shot (Elvin Edmonds IV assists)	33-19
3:05	+3	Jorn Everson makes three point jump shot	33-22
2:42		Josh Adoh misses two point layup
2:40		Josh Adoh offensive rebound
2:37		Josh Adoh misses two point layup
2:35		Ruot Bijiek offensive rebound
2:26		Jared Cross shooting foul (Ruot Bijiek draws the foul)
2:26	+1	Ruot Bijiek makes regular free throw 1 of 2	34-22
2:26	+1	Ruot Bijiek makes regular free throw 2 of 2	35-22
2:05		Jorn Everson misses three point jump shot
2:03		Elvin Edmonds IV defensive rebound
1:48		Jack Forrest misses two point layup
1:46		Bison offensive rebound
1:34		Elvin Edmonds IV misses two point layup
1:32		Ryan Curry defensive rebound
1:31		Elvin Edmonds IV personal foul
1:13		TJ Small misses three point jump shot
1:11		Josh Adoh defensive rebound
0:58	+3	Jack Forrest makes three point jump shot (Elvin Edmonds IV assists)	38-22
0:31		TJ Small misses two point layup
0:29		AJ Allenspach offensive rebound
0:27		AJ Allenspach misses two point layup
0:25		Isaiah Caldwell offensive rebound
0:25		Jack Forrest shooting foul (Isaiah Caldwell draws the foul)
0:25	+1	Isaiah Caldwell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	38-23
0:25	+1	Isaiah Caldwell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	38-24
0:24		Bison 30 second timeout
0:05		Elvin Edmonds IV misses two point layup
0:03		TJ Small defensive rebound
0:01		Ian Motta personal foul (TJ Small draws the foul)
0:01	+1	TJ Small makes regular free throw 1 of 2	38-25
0:01	+1	TJ Small makes regular free throw 2 of 2	38-26
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
BUCK
Bison
28
ARMY
Black Knights
30

Time		Play	Score
19:52	+2	Jack Forrest makes two point dunk (Ruot Bijiek assists)	40-26
19:38	+2	Abe Johnson makes two point dunk (Jared Cross assists)	40-28
19:07	+2	Josh Adoh makes two point layup	42-28
18:42		Noah Williamson blocks Ryan Curry's two point jump shot
18:40		Elvin Edmonds IV defensive rebound
18:27		Ruot Bijiek misses three point jump shot
18:25		Josh Scovens defensive rebound
18:16		Josh Scovens misses two point layup
18:14		Elvin Edmonds IV defensive rebound
18:01		Jared Cross blocks Elvin Edmonds IV's two point layup
17:59		Elvin Edmonds IV offensive rebound
17:48	+2	Noah Williamson makes two point layup (Elvin Edmonds IV assists)	44-28
17:36	+3	TJ Small makes three point jump shot (Abe Johnson assists)	44-31
17:15		Abe Johnson blocks Ruot Bijiek's two point layup
17:13		Jared Cross defensive rebound
17:04	+2	TJ Small makes two point layup	44-33
16:46		Noah Williamson misses two point jump shot
16:44		Abe Johnson defensive rebound
16:28		TJ Small misses three point jump shot
16:26		Josh Adoh defensive rebound
16:01		Noah Williamson offensive foul
16:01		Noah Williamson turnover (offensive foul)
15:37		Josh Scovens misses three point jump shot
15:35		Josh Adoh defensive rebound
15:16		Josh Adoh misses three point jump shot
15:14		Josh Scovens defensive rebound
15:07		Jack Forrest personal foul
15:07		TV timeout
15:00		Elvin Edmonds IV personal foul
14:50	+3	Ryan Curry makes three point jump shot (Jared Cross assists)	44-36
14:29		Jack Forrest misses three point jump shot
14:27		Black Knights defensive rebound
14:07	+2	Abe Johnson makes two point hook shot (Josh Scovens assists)	44-38
13:45	+3	Ruot Bijiek makes three point jump shot (Elvin Edmonds IV assists)	47-38
13:18	+2	Abe Johnson makes two point layup (Josh Scovens assists)	47-40
12:58		Elvin Edmonds IV turnover (bad pass)
12:35		Abe Johnson misses two point jump shot
12:33		Elvin Edmonds IV defensive rebound
12:11		Abe Johnson blocks Ian Motta's two point layup
12:09		Abe Johnson defensive rebound
11:58	+2	Abe Johnson makes two point dunk (Josh Scovens assists)	47-42
11:46		Bison 60 second timeout
11:29	+2	Ruot Bijiek makes two point dunk (Noah Williamson assists)	49-42
10:52		TJ Small misses three point jump shot
10:50		Ian Motta defensive rebound
10:30		Jack Forrest misses two point layup
10:30		Bison offensive rebound
10:30		TV timeout
10:27	+3	Elvin Edmonds IV makes three point jump shot (Noah Williamson assists)	52-42
10:09		Ryan Curry misses three point jump shot
10:07		Noah Williamson personal foul
9:53		Charlie Peterson turnover (out of bounds)
9:38		Blake Barker personal foul
9:36		Elvin Edmonds IV misses three point jump shot
9:34		Ian Motta offensive rebound
9:29		Ian Motta misses two point layup
9:27		Ryan Curry defensive rebound
9:02		Josh Scovens misses three point jump shot
9:00		Jack Forrest defensive rebound
8:45	+3	Ian Motta makes three point jump shot	55-42
8:23		Pip Ajayi blocks Charlie Peterson's two point layup
8:21		Elvin Edmonds IV defensive rebound
8:12		Jack Forrest misses two point layup
8:10		TJ Small defensive rebound
7:55	+2	Ryan Curry makes two point layup	55-44
7:32		Elvin Edmonds IV turnover (Blake Barker steals)
7:26		Elvin Edmonds IV blocks Blake Barker's two point layup
7:24		Brandon McCreesh defensive rebound
7:16	+2	Ian Motta makes two point layup (Brandon McCreesh assists)	57-44
7:06		Blake Barker misses three point jump shot
7:04		Pip Ajayi defensive rebound
6:45		Ian Motta misses three point jump shot
6:43		Abe Johnson defensive rebound
6:29		Blake Barker misses three point jump shot
6:27		AJ Allenspach offensive rebound
6:21		Abe Johnson misses two point layup
6:19		Jack Forrest defensive rebound
5:56		Elvin Edmonds IV turnover (AJ Allenspach steals)
5:48	+3	Ryan Curry makes three point jump shot (TJ Small assists)	57-47
5:47		Black Knights 30 second timeout
5:47		TV timeout
5:34		Ian Motta misses two point layup
5:32		Ruot Bijiek offensive rebound
5:22	+2	Ruot Bijiek makes two point layup	59-47
5:15		Josh Scovens offensive foul
5:15		Josh Scovens turnover (offensive foul)
5:02		Brandon McCreesh misses two point jump shot
5:00		Jared Cross defensive rebound
4:48		Isaiah Caldwell misses three point jump shot
4:46		Ian Motta defensive rebound
4:20		Pip Ajayi turnover (traveling)
4:01		Pip Ajayi shooting foul (TJ Small draws the foul)
4:01	+1	TJ Small makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-48
4:01	+1	TJ Small makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-49
3:42	+2	Noah Williamson makes two point layup	61-49
3:26	+2	TJ Small makes two point layup	61-51
3:11		TV timeout
3:03	+2	Jack Forrest makes two point layup (Noah Williamson assists)	63-51
3:03		AJ Allenspach shooting foul (Jack Forrest draws the foul)
3:03		Jack Forrest misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:03		Josh Scovens defensive rebound
2:44		Jared Cross misses three point jump shot
2:42		Bison defensive rebound
2:42		Charlie Peterson personal foul
2:35		TJ Small personal foul
2:28		AJ Allenspach personal foul
2:24		Josh Scovens personal foul (Elvin Edmonds IV draws the foul)
2:24	+1	Elvin Edmonds IV makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-51
2:24		Elvin Edmonds IV misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:24		Josh Scovens defensive rebound
2:14		Noah Williamson blocks Abe Johnson's two point dunk
2:12		Black Knights offensive rebound
2:07		Abe Johnson misses two point layup
2:05		Jack Forrest defensive rebound
1:34		Bison turnover (shot clock violation)
1:22		TJ Small misses two point jump shot
1:20		Ian Motta defensive rebound
0:57	+2	Jack Forrest makes two point layup (Noah Williamson assists)	66-51
0:50	+2	Abe Johnson makes two point layup (Ryan Curry assists)	66-53
0:46		Ruot Bijiek turnover (lost ball)
0:35		TJ Small misses three point jump shot
0:34		Noah Williamson defensive rebound
0:34		Abe Johnson personal foul (Elvin Edmonds IV draws the foul)
0:34		Elvin Edmonds IV misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:34		Abe Johnson defensive rebound
0:26	+3	Jared Cross makes three point jump shot (Josh Scovens assists)	66-56
0:00		End of period

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Jared Cross makes three point jump shot (Josh Scovens assists)