BisonRoadWarrior
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Bison Basketball: "On This Date"
02-27-21 02:37 PM - Post#321235
In response to Bison137
Court-storming not justified, but a senior hitting a game-winning buzzerbeater on senior night is truly special, so I will bless it as a "Niesz-storming."
Speaking of Niesz, here's an awesome shot of his huge corner three versus Kansas:
https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/pla y...
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Bison89
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02-27-21 02:38 PM - Post#321236
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I posted this on another thread, but it's definitely worth watching: Chris Niesz's buzzer beater to give the Bison an improbable 60-59 win in Sojka exactly 16 years ago today on Senior Night. Without that shot, the Bison would not have been a 14 seed and would never have met Kansas. BRW, you can judge if a court storming was appropriate for this regular season game.
https://twitter.com/Bucknell_MBB/status/1 365315688...
It was Senior Night for a very good team. I say that they should enjoy the moment. College is way too short. BRW, might feel differently.
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Bison137
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03-05-21 07:55 PM - Post#321476
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OTD in 2008: Bingo!!!
https://twitter.com/Bucknell_MBB/status/1 367984584...
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MrPhillie
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03-05-21 08:13 PM - Post#321478
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I didn’t quite catch what Doug was saying there...dingo? Ringo?
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DrBison
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03-05-21 08:26 PM - Post#321479
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Wildest, most tense game I ever witnessed with total euphoria at the end!!
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Bison137
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03-05-21 10:06 PM - Post#321480
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Wildest, most tense game I ever witnessed with total euphoria at the end!!
I'd agree with that. A few items:
1. Bison trailed by 17 points with15:30 left, and they trailed by six with 2:15 remaining.
2. In the 15 minutes of OT, neither team ever led by more than one possession, i.e. three points.
3. Griffin ended up playing 47 minutes for the Bison - which was nothing compared to Navy's top players. Chris Harris went 52 minutes, Kaeo Kina 49 minutes, and PL POY Greg Sprink 48 minutes. Sprink was on pace to play 54 minutes had he not fouled out.
4. For the Bison, Mastro and Tyree fouled out, and Griff had four. For Navy, Sprink and Garcia fouled out, and Harris had four.
5. Sprink, who was a great player, ended up with 37 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Griffin had 21 points (on 9 FGA's) for the Bison.
6. An unsung hero for the Bison was Todd O'Brien, who came off the bench for 12 points, 6 rebounds, 4 blocks, and 3 steals. Wish he had stayed.
7. GW Boon hit a huge 3-pointer to tie the game with 40 seconds left in the third OT.
8. Navy coach Billy Lange was at Navy for seven years and his teams won exactly zero PL tournament games. In 2009 they also had a home game and lost in OT to Colgate.
Game Article: https://bucknellbison.com/news/2008/3/5/2090304 26....
Box Score: https://bucknellbison.com/sports/mens-basketbal l/s...
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BisonRoadWarrior
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03-05-21 10:31 PM - Post#321482
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6. An unsung hero for the Bison was Todd O'Brien, who came off the bench for 12 points, 6 rebounds, 4 blocks, and 3 steals. Wish he had stayed.
He may have had the same wish.
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