Patriot League leader Bucknell appeared to be down and out on Monday night to second-place challenger Colgate. The Bison found themselves trailing by 10 points in the final minute -- including an eight-point deficit with 33 seconds remaining -- but mounted a comeback of epic proportions to escape with a win.
Colgate guard Sean O'Brien drilled a free throw with 33 seconds remaining to give his team a 64-56 lead, but that would be the last points the Raiders would score. From there, Bucknell came fast and furious, cutting the lead in increments before a bucket-and-the-foul opportunity seized by Nana Foulland with 11 seconds left pulled the Bison within two points.
The rest ... well, I'll let the video tell the story.
WHAT A COMEBACK!!! @Bucknell_MBB wins it!!! pic.twitter.com/MRhRrLp19F
— CBS Sports Network (@CBSSportsNet) February 13, 2018
With the win, Bucknell improved to 12-2 in the Patriot League and avoided its first losing streak in the conference this season, as it lost to Lehigh last Monday in an overtime thriller.
Barring a total meltdown in its final four regular-season games, Bucknell -- which will be favored from here out -- is likely on its way to a regular-season conference crown for a fourth consecutive season.