Bucs surge in second half

B-U guard Zane Clevenger (32) drives past the defense of Liberty’s Braden Nichols (14) during the first half of Tuesday’s game. Clevenger tallied 14 points, five rebounds and four assists in the Bucs’ 58-42 win over the Mountaineers. Photo by BRIAN BERGSTROM/The Record Delta

TENNERTON — The Buckhannon-Upshur Buccaneers went on a 19-0 second-half run Tuesday to snap a 14-game losing streak and earn their first Big Ten Conference basketball win of the season in a 58-42 win over Liberty.

The Bucs trailed the Mountaineers 29-26 mid-way through the third quarter, but scored 12 points in the paint and five from the free-throw line during their decisive run, which spanned 7:32 of game time over the third and fourth quarters. On the other end of the court, the Bucs allowed only four field goals over the final 11 minutes of play.



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