Emory Tallies Career Game as Men’s Basketball’s Comeback Falls Short at Bucknell

Monday, November 3

Lewisburg, PA

7 PM

University of Delaware

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Bucknell

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Delaware

Bucknell

Emory Tallies Career Game as Men’s Basketball’s Comeback Falls Short at Bucknell

11/3/2025 9:13:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

LEWISBURG, Pa. – Sophomore Macon Emory tallied a career game on Monday in the season opener as the University of Delaware men's basketball's comeback fell short in the 78-70 loss to Bucknell. The Fightin' Blue Hens dip to 0-1, while the Bison move to 1-0.

HEN HIGHLIGHTS

Delaware swiped 10 steals to win the turnover margin (+1).
M. Emory posted his first career double-double with career highs of 13 points and 10 rebounds.
Jameel Brown notched a team-high 19 points on 6-of-12 shooting, including 4-of-6 from long range. The senior transfer also added five rebounds and two steals to his line.
Christian Bliss dropped 16 points and added six assists with a pair of takeaways.
Tyler Houser registered 12 points in his return to the floor and corralled six rebounds.
Houston Emory tied his career high of three blocks.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Delaware opened the game with the first five points before the Bison responded with an 8-0 run over 2:58 to take an 8-5 lead into the first media stoppage at 15:57. Bucknell pushed the margin to 16-8 before the teams traded the next four points for an 18-10 lead for the home team at the under-12 stoppage. After Bucknell widened the gap to 11 at 29-18, UD ripped off a 5-0 spurt over 44 seconds to close it to 29-23 to force a timeout with 4:00 on the clock. The teams traded the final 10 points of the half for a 34-28 score at the break.
The under-16 media timeout occurred after the teams swapped the first 14 points of the second stanza. Five unanswered from the Hens made it a one-point game at 41-40 with 14:39 left. The Bison answered with a 7-2 advantage over 1:54 to push the gap back to six at 48-42. The home team continued to pour it on for its largest lead of the game at 65-49 before the Hens took an 11-0 run over 1:51 to close it to 65-60 at the Bucknell timeout at 4:25. UD would make it a one-score game after a Brown three pointer to make it 67-65. An 11-5 advantage for the home team the rest of the way made the deficit too much to overcome.

GAME NOTES

Bliss, Mason Ellison, Alex Kazanecki, and Jayden Taylor made their collegiate debuts.
Bliss and Brown started their first games for the Blue & Gold.
Houser returned to the floor for the first time in 603 days.
Ellison (6) and Taylor (1) scored their first career points.

UP NEXT
Delaware welcomes DII Wilmington to the Bob Carpenter Center on Friday at 11 a.m. for the annual Education Day Game.

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