Well, that sucked: Vanderbilt loses to Bucknell 75-72

Well, that’s not going to help the old NCAA Tournament resume.

The Vanderbilt Commodores scored on their first eight possessions of the game, building an 18-11 lead over the Bucknell Bison at the first media timeout. But that lead didn’t hold up once the Commodores started missing shots, and Bucknell ended the first half on a 17-4 run that gave the Bison a 40-38 lead at the half.

With the exception of a brief stretch around the ten-minute mark, when Bucknell briefly extended its lead to seven points, the Commodores and the Bison effectively played the entire second half within one possession of each other. Vanderbilt looked to have a chance to pull even in the last minute after Matthew…