Scores

Final

Cent Arkansas 50

(5-7, 2-6 away)

Bucknell 48

(5-7, 0-3 home)

5:00 PM ET, December 29, 2006

McCann Center, Poughkeepsie, NY

1 2 T
CARK 25 2550
BUCK 18 3048

Top Performers

Central Arkansas: M. Rueter 12 Pts, 3 Reb, 2 Ast, 1 Stl

Bucknell: J. Vegotsky 10 Pts, 1 Reb, 1 Ast, 1 Stl

Cent. Arkansas 50, Bucknell 48

POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. (AP) -- Marcus Pillow scored 18 points to lead Central Arkansas in a 50-48 win over Bucknell in the first game of the Pepsi-Marist Classic Friday.

Pillow scored a three-pointer with 20 seconds left to give the Bears (5-7) the upset.

The Bears led 25-18 at the half, but Bucknell scored nine straight points in the second half to take over.

Central Arkansas answered with seven straight points, highlighted by a Pillow 3-pointer, to go up 41-35.

Mitch Rueter added 12 points for Central Arkansas.

Jason Vegotsky had 10 points to lead Bucknell (5-7). He almost saved the game when his go-ahead 4-point play put the Bisons ahead by a point with 46 seconds left, but Pillow responded with four 3-pointers in the final 6:31 of the game.

Donald Brown contributed 9 for Bucknell.

Central Arkansas will face Marist in the title game on Saturday.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
CARK
BUCK
Points 50 48
FG Made-Attempted 19-43 (.442) 15-38 (.395)
3P Made-Attempted 9-19 (.474) 5-14 (.357)
FT Made-Attempted 3-3 (1.000) 13-17 (.765)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 20 (0/0) 9 (0/0)
Largest Lead 7 1

Game Leaders

 
CARK
BUCK
PointsM. Pillow 18J. Vegotsky 10
ReboundsF. Johnson 6D. Brown 5
AssistsD. Nevels 2J. Griffin 3
StealsM. Rueter 1A. Badmus 3
BlocksD. Nevels 4D. Brown 1
Team Stats: Central Arkansas | Bucknell

2006-07 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
» Dec 29, 2006 CARK 50, @BUCK 48Recap

Next 5 Games

CARK
BUCK
12/30 @MRST 7:30pm
01/04 @UTA 8:00pm
01/06 @TXST 5:00pm
01/11 UTSA 8:00pm
01/13 AMCC 7:00pm
 12/30 NIU 5:00pm
01/06 NAVY 7:00pm
01/09 AMER 7:00pm
01/12 @HC 7:00pm
01/17 @LAF 7:00pm
Complete Schedule: Central Arkansas | Bucknell