Gameday Information
Bucknell (13-12, 8-4 PL) at Navy (9-15, 5-7 PL)
Wednesday, February 11, 2015 | 7:00 PM (ET)
Annapolis, Md. | Alumni Hall (5,710)
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Radio: 1430 AM / 99.9 FM WNAV and wnav.com
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ANNAPOLIS, MD. - Coming off its season sweep of rival Army, the Navy men's basketball team (9-15, 5-7 PL) will host Bucknell (13-12, 8-4 PL) on Wednesday at 7:00 PM in Alumni Hall. Bucknell is currently tied with Colgate (11-14, 8-4 PL) and Navy will play both teams this week.

A free live video stream of the Navy-Bucknell game will be available on the Patriot League Network on PatriotLeague.TV and navysports.com. The game will be carried on the radio on WNAV 1430 AM / 99.9 FM in Annapolis and on wnav.com. Pete Medhurst and Michael Heary will serve as the broadcast crew. Live statistics will also be available.

Midshipmen Storylines
• Navy (9-15, 5-7 PL) is coming off a 67-59 win over Army in the Star Game on Saturday in front of 6,110 fans.
• The Mids enter Wednesday's game in a three-way tie for seventh place in the league standings, but are just one game out of fourth.
• Sophomore Zach Fong had a breakout game against Army on Saturday, with 24 points on 9-of-14 shooting.
• Fong was filling in for injured starter Brandon Venturini, and he knocked down five 3-pointers for the second straight game.
• Fong is averaging 19.5 points per game over the last two games that he has started. Fong is 14-of-24 on 3-pointers (.583) over the last five games.
• Fong made 52 3-pointers last season, the third-highest total by a freshman in school history.
• Worth Smith had 14 points, eight rebounds, three blocks and a steal against Army. Smith scored seven straight Navy points at the end of the game to keep the Mids in control.
• Smith leads the team with 15.5 points per game overall and 15.8 a contest in league play.
• Junior guard Tilman Dunbar had 16 points and five assists in the win over Army. In the last four games, Dunbar has tallied 17 assists against just six turnovers.
• Junior Will Kelly had five points, seven rebounds, a career-high four assists and four blocks against Army.
• Senior captain Kevin Alter has been named to the 2015 Allstate NABC Good Works Team, a community service and leadership based award.
• He is one of five Division I players on the Good Works Team along with Virginia's Malcolm Brogdon, Texas A&M's Jordan Green, Appalachian State's Michael Obacha and Santa Clara's Dominic Romeo.
• Alter has been invited to the Final Four in Indianapolis to be recognized for his achievement and to participate in a community service project benefitting the city.
• With its win over Army, Navy matched its overall win total from last season (9), while its five conference wins are the most since the 2011 season.
• Head coach Ed DeChellis is in his fourth season at Navy.

Bucknell Storylines
• Bucknell (13-12, 8-4 PL) enters Wednesday's game tied for first place in the league with Colgate.
• Colgate holds the tiebreaker over Bucknell, as the Raiders have already swept the season series.
• The Bison recently snapped a two-game losing skid with a 70-57 win over Holy Cross on Sunday.
• The Bucknell-Holy Cross game featured 52 fouls and 69 free throws.
• Bucknell held Holy Cross to a shooting percentage of just 30.6 percent.
• John Azzinaro scored 14 points, Zach Thomas had 12 points and 11 rebounds, while Chris Hass and Ryan Frazier each scored 11.
• Hass leads Bucknell in scoring at 16.4 points per game and Nana Foulland is second at 9.0 points per game.
• Bucknell is coached by Dave Paulsen. The seventh-year head coach has a record of 128-91 while at Bucknell.

Series History vs. Bucknell
• The all-time series between Navy and Bucknell is even at 35-35.
• Navy is 30-10 all-time in games played in Annapolis, and won its home matchup last season, 62-61.
• Bucknell defeated Navy, 65-63, in Lewisburg on Jan. 14.
• Navy led by six points with 2:30 remaining before John Azzinaro hit three late 3-pointers to rally the Bison.
• Azzinaro finished with 19 points off the bench while Foulland added 12 points and eight boards.
• Worth Smith scored 14 for Navy, while Edward Alade (12) and Kendall Knorr (11) also scored in double figures.

Looking Ahead
• Navy will next travel to Colgate for a contest on Saturday at 2 PM.
• Colgate is currently tied with Bucknell for first place in the league standings.
• Navy surrendered a 15-point lead to Colgate in a 65-53 loss in Annapolis on Jan. 17.

Shuttle / Parking Information
Fans without Department of Defense clearance must park outside of the U.S. Naval Academy grounds. Fans may park at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium for $5. Buses will run every 15 minutes starting at 6:00 PM and will continue running throughout the game and until 10:00 PM.