LEWISBURG — Amon Dorries scored a career-high 36 points, breaking Bucknell’s 48-year-old freshman scoring record, as the Bison defeated Boston University 103-97 in double overtime on Saturday afternoon at Sojka Pavilion. Bucknell Athletics Hall- of-Famer member Al Leslie has held the rookie record since 1978, when he scored 31 points against Rider. Achile Spadone (24 points) and Pat Curtin (22 points) also helped carry the offensive load for the Bison, who improved to 7-16 overall and 4-6 in Patriot League play.

The Terriers (8-15, 3-7 PL) also had a huge freshman performance as Chance Gladden scored a team-high 34 points, 20 coming after the end of regulation, as the two teams traded jabs throughout the extra sessions. Both teams are shorthanded due to injury, and Boston University used only seven players and Bucknell eight in the 50-minute game. Still, both teams were terrific offensively down the stretch.

The game was tied at 67 at the end of regulation, and then the Bison outscored the Terriers 36-30 across the two five-minute overtime periods. Bucknell made 11 of its 15 overtime field goal attempts and 11 of 13 free throws. The 22 points in the second OT session were three shy of the school record for an extra period.

Dorries’ 36 points set a new Sojka Pavilion single-game scoring record for a Bucknell player. Andrew Funk scored 34 points against Loyola in 2022. Curtin added 10 rebounds, securing his first career double-double, while Jayden Williams played all but 33 seconds of the 50-minute contest, handing out eight assists without committing a turnover, while scoring seven points and grabbing five rebounds.

The game had ebbs and flows throughout, and there were 17 lead changes and 13 ties in the contest. Nine of those lead changes came in the first 10 minutes before Bucknell made the game’s first sustained run, a 7-0 spurt to snap a 16-16 tie.