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Bucknell beats American 64-59 in Patriot League quarterfinal

WASHINGTON (AP) Avi Toomer scored 18 points and No. 7 seed Bucknell pulled away with a 6-1 surge in the final minute to beat second-seeded American 64-59 on Thursday night in a Patriot League quarterfinal.

Bucknell (14-19) will play in a Sunday semifinal at third-seeded Boston University (19-13), which swept the Bison in the regular season.

Toomer was 6 of 9 from the floor and made three 3-pointers. Paul Newman added 12 points and John Meeks had 10 for Bucknell.

Leaders
Points:	S. Nelson	18.5
Rebounds:	M. Gasperini	5.1
Assists:	S. Nelson	4.7
FG%:	S. Nelson	48.8%
FT%:	S. Nelson	65.5%
3P%:	J. Harris	39.9%
Steals:	S. Nelson	2.8
Blocks:	S. Beckton Jr.	1.0

AP Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Kansas	28-3
2	Gonzaga	31-2
3	Dayton	29-2
4	Florida State	26-5
5	Baylor	26-4
6	San Diego State	30-2
7	Creighton	24-7
8	Kentucky	25-6
9	Michigan State	22-9
10	Duke	25-6
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Coaches Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Kansas	28-3
2	Gonzaga	31-2
3	Dayton	29-2
4	Florida State	26-5
5	Baylor	26-4
6	San Diego State	30-2
7	Kentucky	25-6
8	Villanova	24-7
9	Creighton	24-7
10	Duke	25-6
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Patriot League Standings
	Conference	Overall
	W-L	W-L
Colgate	14-4	25-9
Boston University	12-6	21-13
American University	12-6	16-14
Lafayette	10-8	19-12
Army West Point	10-8	15-15
Navy	8-10	14-16
Bucknell	8-10	14-20
Loyola Maryland	7-11	15-17
Lehigh	7-11	11-21
Holy Cross	2-16	3-29
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Offense (Rank)
Points:	71.6 (159)
Rebounds:	9.0 (248)
Assists:	12.8 (201)
FG%:	45.7% (71)
FT%:	70.3% (195)
3P%:	34.0% (137)

Defense (Rank)
Points:	69.5 (181)
Rebounds:	23.9 (294)
Assists:	12.0 (127)
FG%:	44.6% (267)
FT%:	69.9% (140)
3P%:	31.9% (112)