How to watch American vs. Bucknell basketball game
By Scout Staff
1 min read
Who’s Playing
Bucknell @ American
Current Records: Bucknell 3-14; American 4-9
What to Know
The American Eagles won both of their matches against the Bucknell Bison last season (78-71 and 81-68) and are aiming for the same result on Sunday. The Eagles will play host again and welcome Bucknell to Bender Arena, where tip-off is scheduled for 2 p.m. ET. Both teams were wiped off the court in their previous games and will be looking to bounce back in a big way.
American found themselves the reluctant recipients of an unpleasant 79-53 punch to the gut against the Boston University Terriers on Monday. One thing holding American back was the mediocre play of guard Colin Smalls, who did not have his best game: he finished with ten points on 4-for-11 shooting and turned the ball over four times in his 39 minutes on the court.
Meanwhile, it’s never fun to lose, and it’s even less fun to lose 97-64, which was the final score in Bucknell’s tilt against the Lehigh Mountain Hawks on Thursday.
American is now 4-9 while Bucknell sits at 3-14. Two defensive stats to keep in the back of your head while watching: The Eagles have allowed their opponents to shoot 49.30% from the floor on average, which is the 356th highest shooting percentage allowed in college basketball. The Bison have experienced some struggles of their own as they are stumbling into the contest with the 350th most points allowed per game in college basketball, having given up 80.8 on average. It’s possible one of these Achilles’ heels will wind up tripping the losing team up.
How To Watch
- When: Sunday at 2 p.m. ET
- Where: Bender Arena — Washington, District of Columbia
- Follow: CBS Sports App
Series History
Bucknell have won eight out of their last 13 games against American.
- Feb 28, 2021 – American 81 vs. Bucknell 68
- Feb 27, 2021 – American 78 vs. Bucknell 71
- Mar 05, 2020 – Bucknell 64 vs. American 59
- Feb 15, 2020 – Bucknell 72 vs. American 68
- Jan 15, 2020 – American 61 vs. Bucknell 60
- Jan 26, 2019 – American 76 vs. Bucknell 68
- Jan 12, 2019 – Bucknell 55 vs. American 54
- Feb 24, 2018 – Bucknell 80 vs. American 61
- Dec 29, 2017 – Bucknell 84 vs. American 55
- Feb 01, 2017 – Bucknell 80 vs. American 60
- Jan 05, 2017 – Bucknell 69 vs. American 60
- Feb 03, 2016 – American 69 vs. Bucknell 55
- Jan 06, 2016 – Bucknell 72 vs. American 54
