Pat Curtin scores 24 as Bucknell beats Army 65-55 in Lewisburg

Pat Curtin had 24 points in Bucknell's 65-55 victory over Army on Tuesday in the first round of the Patriot League Tournament in Lewisburg. The senior led the Bison attack and helped secure a 10-point win that advances Bucknell in the conference bracket.

Curtin added nine rebounds and three steals for the Bison (9-22, 6-12 Patriot League). Achile Spadone added 19 points while going 8 of 12 from the floor and 3 for 5 from the line, and also had five rebounds. Amon Dorries had 17 points and shot 6 for 11 (1 for 3 from 3-point range) and 4 of 5 from the free-throw line; Bucknell took the lead for good with 15:34 remaining in the second half on a dunk from Dorries to make it a 36-34 game.

Jaxson Bell led the Black Knights (11-20, 5-13) in scoring, finishing with 14 points, six rebounds and two steals for Army. Ryan Curry added nine points, six rebounds and three steals for Army. Jacen Holloway finished with nine points as the 9th-seeded Black Knights challenged the 8th-seeded Bison through much of the contest.

Bucknell led Army at the half, 26-25, with Curtin (12 points) the high scorer before the break. After Dorries’ go-ahead dunk early in the second half, Bucknell stretched the margin down the stretch and closed out the game 65-55, a 10-point final that ends a season of mixed results for both programs.

The win sends 8th-seeded Bucknell to Navy on Thursday for a quarterfinal matchup against the top-seeded Midshipmen. Bucknell enters the quarterfinals with a 9-22 overall record and a 6-12 mark in Patriot League play; Army finishes its season 11-20 overall and 5-13 in league games.

This account is based on an Associated Press game recap. The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.