LEWISBURG, Pa. – KaVaughn Scott made a free throw with just over 35 seconds left to tie the game at 68-68, but Bucknell University made three at the line with less than six seconds left to escape with a 71-68 Patriot League win over visiting Loyola University Maryland at Sojka Pavilion on Wednesday night.
 
Isaiah Hart made a 3-pointer with 1:13 left, pulling the Greyhounds (7-13 overall, 3-4 Patriot League) within a point, and the Greyhounds then drew an offensive foul on the defensive end to regain possession.
 
Scott was hit on the arm by a Bucknell defender in the paint, and he made the second of two free throws to tie the game with 35.3 on the clock.
 
Bucknell (12-7, 6-1) called a timeout and played for a shot late in its possession. Loyola collapsed into the paint to defense Bruce Moore, and he kicked it out to Jimmy Sotos on the high, left wing. Sotos launched a three with the shot-clock expiring and went to the ground. The Greyhounds were whistled for a foul, sending Sotos to the line where he made three free throws with 5.8 ticks on the clock.
 
Loyola's 3-pointer at the buzzer went off the mark, and Bucknell retained sole possession of first place in the conference.
 
The Bison led by as many as 15 in the first half, but Loyola cut its deficit to one, 59-58, when Andrew Kosteecka threw a pass to Casmir Ochiaka in the paint for an up-and-under layup with 7:55 on the clock.
 
Bucknell, however, held Loyola without a point for more than five minutes, going on a 9-0 run capped by a runner in the paint by Kimball Mackenzie to make it 68-58 with 2:57 left.
 
Jaylin Andrews hit a three 20 seconds later for Loyola, sparking a 10-0 run by the Greyhounds. Kostecka scored on a traditional 3-point play at 1:52, and Hart's 3-pointer made it 68-67 with more than a minute to play.
 
Kostecka finished with a game-high 26 points and career-best seven assists. Hart added 15 points, and Andrews had his second-straight game in double-figures, scoring 10. Ochiaka had a career-high seven points to go with four rebounds and two blocked shots.
 
Mackenzie led Bucknell with 16 points, and Avi Toomer tallied 14.
 
The Greyhounds return to Reitz Arena on Saturday, January 26, to host Colgate University at 12 noon in a nationally-televised game on CBS Sports Network.