LEWISBURG — Bucknell men's basketball coach John Griffin will never be one to make excuses. But when his Bison lost their ninth game in a row Saturday — a 73-66 setback against UMBC at Sojka Pavilion — the reasons were pretty obvious.

With just eight scholarship players available due to a rash of injuries, Bucknell was ahead with fewer than five minutes to play before the Retrievers ripped off an 8-0 run against a tiring Bison side.

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