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The Red Flash visits Bucknell as the Bison celebrate their 2013-14 home opener.   Bucknell enters the game having made the most of its time on the road by putting a scare into Stanford (72-68) and downing Penn State (90-80) on Wednesday.

Saint Francis, on the other hand, was left to regroup after letting a nip-and-tuck contest at Dayton slip through its fingers.  The Frankies tied up the game with four minutes to play but lapsed down the stretch in front of 12,000 at UD Arena.

With a pair of Atlantic 10 contests now under its belt, SFU's attention shifts back to the second of its four Patriot League opponents.  The 2013-14 campaign marks the eighth consecutive season that the two teams have met, with Bucknell holding a 4-3 edge during that span.

In total, Saturday's is the 30th meeting between the two schools in men's basketball in a series that dates to the 1926-27 season. 

Saint Francis is the first of two Northeast Conference opponents that the Bison will face this season.  Bucknell will visit Mount St. Mary's on Nov. 26.

The visit to Lewisburg represents the second game of a season-high four-game road swing.  The Red Flash gets back to the A-10 portion of its schedule on Tuesday when it plays a 7 p.m. contest at George Mason.