Who’s Playing
Bucknell Bison @ Colgate Raiders
Current Records: Bucknell 8-11, Colgate 8-11
How To Watch
- When: Monday, January 20, 2025 at 7 p.m. ET
- Where: Cotterell Court — Hamilton, New York
- TV: CBS Sports Network
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What to Know
Bucknell is 1-9 against Colgate since March of 2021 but they’ll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. Both will face off in a Patriot battle at 7:00 p.m. ET at Cotterell Court. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Bucknell will bounce into Monday’s game after (finally) beating Navy, who they had gone 2-8 against in their ten prior meetings. Bucknell secured a 73-69 W over Navy on Saturday. The victory came about thanks to a strong surge starting at the 19:04 mark of the second half, when the Bison were facing a 39-27 deficit.
Bucknell can attribute much of their success to Josh Bascoe, who went 6 for 11 en route to 18 points plus seven assists and three steals, and Noah Williamson, who went 9 for 15 en route to 25 points plus eight rebounds. That’s the most assists Bascoe has posted since back in December of 2023.
Even though they won, Bucknell struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only four offensive rebounds. They were smoked by their opponents in that department as Navy pulled down 15.
Meanwhile, Colgate had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 16.3 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Saturday. Everything went their way against the Leopards as they made off with a 90-67 win. The oddsmakers were on the Raiders’ side, but they didn’t give the squad enough credit as the margin was unexpectedly wide.
Colgate relied on the efforts of Jeff Woodward, who went 6 for 9 en route to 17 points plus eight rebounds and five assists, and Nicolas Louis-Jacques, who went 8 for 11 en route to 21 points. Louis-Jacques continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he’s played. Jalen Cox was another key player, almost dropping a double-double on 11 points and nine rebounds.
Bucknell’s victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-11. As for Colgate, they are on a roll lately: they’ve won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-11 record this season.
Bucknell was able to grind out a solid win over Colgate in their previous matchup two weeks ago, winning 66-60. The rematch might be a little tougher for Bucknell since the team won’t have the home-court advantage this time around. We’ll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Series History
Colgate has won 9 out of their last 10 games against Bucknell.
- Jan 05, 2025 – Bucknell 66 vs. Colgate 60
- Mar 10, 2024 – Colgate 68 vs. Bucknell 65
- Feb 17, 2024 – Colgate 62 vs. Bucknell 50
- Jan 13, 2024 – Colgate 84 vs. Bucknell 73
- Feb 11, 2023 – Colgate 76 vs. Bucknell 56
- Jan 14, 2023 – Colgate 71 vs. Bucknell 65
- Mar 03, 2022 – Colgate 96 vs. Bucknell 68
- Feb 02, 2022 – Colgate 83 vs. Bucknell 69
- Jan 19, 2022 – Colgate 75 vs. Bucknell 56
- Mar 10, 2021 – Colgate 105 vs. Bucknell 75
