LEWISBURG — Bucknell center Grgur Brcic had a career day with 14 points and 16 rebounds, but UMBC made some timely shots down the stretch to turn back the Bison 73-66 on Saturday afternoon at Sojka Pavilion.

Jah’Likai King scored 20 points to lead the Retrievers, who improved to 6-3 on the season. Bucknell was once again without the services of five injured players, and the Bison dropped their ninth straight game to fall to 2-9 on the season.

Amon Dorries led Bucknell with 16 points, all in the second half, and Achile Spadone (13) and Quin Berger (11) also scored in double figures for the Bison.

Both teams shot under 40% in a first half dominated by the defenses, but both sides warmed up in the second half. UMBC shot 64.3% in the second stanza and flipped a one-point halftime deficit into a seven-point lead on Cougar Downing’s layup just under six minutes in.

Bucknell went 1-for-14 from 3-point range in the first half before Quin Berger hit three bombs in a row to get the Bison right back in it. Jayden Williams’ layup at the 9:30 mark put them back in front 48-47, and four minutes later buckets by Dörries and Brcic gave Bucknell a pair of two-point leads.

The Retrievers answered both of those buckets to tie the game, with DJ Armstrong’s driving layup with 4:24 left igniting an 8-0 run that gave the visitors the lead for good. Josh Odunowo’s transition layup made it 65-59, but Bucknell responded with a 3-pointer from Spadone and layup from Dorries to pull within 65-64 with 57 seconds remaining. Armstrong followed with one of the biggest shots of the game, a 3-pointer from the top of the key to restore UMBC’s two-possession cushion.

Dorries had a short jumper in the lane rim out that would have cut the margin to two, and UMBC stretched it out at the foul line in the closing seconds.

Bucknell shot 39.3% from the field and finished 6 for 24 from the arc and 12 for 17 from the foul line. Berger and Spadone combined for all six of Bucknell’s 3-pointers, hitting three apiece. Berger added a career-high four steals.

Brcic recorded his first career double-double – he had 11 points and 11 rebounds in the first half alone – and his 16 rebounds were the most by a Bison since Noah Williamson recorded 16 against Loyola last season.

The Bison outrebounded the Retrievers 34-32, with 14 of those caroms coming on the offensive glass. UMBC finished at 51.9 percent overall, including 7-for-18 shooting from long range and 12-for-15 from the foul line.

This was the first meeting between the two teams since 2001, and Bucknell now leads the all-time series 6-3. The Bison are back in action on Tuesday at Rider before taking 11 days off for final exams.

UMBC 73, Bucknell 66

UMBC (6-3)

Josh Odunowo 6-11 0-0 12, DJ Armstrong 4-8 1-2 11, Riley Jacobs 4-7 3-4 11, Ace Valentine 3-4 0-0 9, Jah’Likai King 6-11 6-7 20, Jose Roberto Tanchyn 1-3 0-0 2, Daylon Dickerosn 0-0 0-0, Cougar Downing 1-2 0-0 2, Caden Diggs 2-6 2-2 6, Tim Eze 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 27-52 12-15 73.

BUCKNELL (2-9)

Amon Dorries 5-8 6-6 16, Grgur Brcic 6-11 2-6 14, Jayden Williams 2-8 2-2 6, Quin Berger 3-10 2-2 11, Achile Spadone 5-12 0-0 13, Aleksander Pachucki 1-7 0-0 2, Jacob Meachem 1-3 0-1 2, Patrick O’Brien 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 24-61 12-17 66.

Halftime: Bucknell 26-25. 3-point goals: UMBC 7-18 (Valentine 3-3, King 2-5, Armstrong 2-5, Downing 0-1, Tachyn 0-1, Jacobs 0-1, Diggs 0-2), Bucknell 6-24 (Berger 3-8, Spadone 3-7, Meachem 0-1, Dorries 0-1, Pachucki 0-4, Williams 0-3). Fouled out: UMBC-none; Bucknell-none. Rebunds: UMBC 32 (Odunowo 7), Bucknell 34 (Brcic 16). Assists: UMBC 18 (Valentine 5), Bucknell 14 (Williams 5). Technical fouls: UMBC-Valentine; Bucknell-none. Total fouls: UMBC 14, Bucknell 16. A: 741.