WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
>> Bucknell used a strong second half to pull away from Saint Francis in non-conference men's basketball action on Wednesday.
>> Josh Cohen (Lincroft, N.J.) paced the Red Flash with 18 points and seven rebounds.
>> Brad McCabe (Manasquan, N.J.) posted 12 points off four 3-pointers and added five rebounds and three assists.

TURNING POINT OF THE GAME
Bucknell, who went 1-for-9 in the first half from behind the arc, used six baskets from downtown, a foul on a 3-ball that turned into three made free throws in a 36-13 run to take the lead it would not relinquish. During the spurt, the Bison also had a foul on a made 3-pointer, a missed free throw, offensive rebound and another trey to make it a six-point play and turn a 47-44 game into a 53-44 difference en route to a 89-63 win.

FLASH QUOTES
"I thought we came out much more ready to play in the first 20 minutes. The challenge is that we are still learning how to put 40 minutes of basketball together. That second group that came in in the first half gave us a great lift. We are going to have to have another short-term memory with our next opportunity on Saturday against a very talented Ohio State team." – head coach Rob Krimmel on the game.

FLASH MOMENTS
Trailing 11-4, the Red Flash answered with an 8-0 run fueled by the Jersey Force boys. Cohen started the spurt with a jumper and then McCabe connected on back-to-back triples off assists from Cam Gregory (Accokeek, Md.) to give Saint Francis a 12-11 edge with 9:41 left in the first half.
 
The 3-ball was good to the Loretto program in the first 20 minutes. McCabe hit his third basket from downtown at 7:55 to give the Red Flash an 18-17 lead, Luke Ruggery (Duncansville, Pa.) dialed up long distance at 5:49 for a 21-19 advantage and Landon Moore (Bloomington, Ill.) had a 3-pointer at 3:36 for a 26-25 edge. Gregory also had a trey at 1:55 in the first half to 6-2 run to end the stanza to go onto the locker room trailing, 33-32.
 
McCabe and Moore each hit a trey in the second half to give Saint Francis a 35-33 and 38-36 lead, respectively. Moore's 3-ball with 18:22 left gave the Red Flash the edge for the final time.

FLASH NUGGETS
Cohen, the current Northeast Conference Player of the Week, has reached double figures in his last 15 games dating back to last season. He has posted 18 points or more six times this season and has hauled in seven rebounds four times in 2022-23.
 
McCabe notched a season-high 12 points and reached double figures for the third time this season. And sixth time in his career. It is the third time this season he has grabbed five boards in a game and had a career-best three assists on the night. The four baskets from behind the arc are the second most he has hit in a game.
 
Moore finished the game with eight points, while Gregory posted six points and a career-high five assists. Wisler Sanon II (Sicklerville, N.J.) tied his career best with seven points.

NEXT TIME OUT
Saint Francis returns to action at No. 25 Ohio State on Saturday. Game time is 12 p.m.