Army ends Bucknell's 9-game win streak 90-70
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Jeremy Hence scored 23 points as Army ended Bucknell's nine-game winning streak with a 90-70 victory on Saturday.
The Black Knights (11-11, 3-4 Patriot League) shot 60.7 percent (17 of 28) in the first half, when they took a 42-34 lead.
A couple of 3-pointers by Darryl Shazier helped Bucknell narrow the lead early in the second half, but the Bison (15-8, 6-1) could not keep up with Army's outside shooting.
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Two 3-pointers by Ella Ellis and one by Josh Herbeck helped make it 60-48 Army, and a steal by Nathan Hedgecock and a breakaway dunk by Cartavious Kincade widened it to 70-55 with 6:10 left.
Julian Simmons had 15 points and Ellis 14 for the Black Knights.
Mike Muscala led Bucknell with 20 points.
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Zach Spiker became the first coach to win 25 games in his first two seasons with Army since Mike Krzyzewski.