LEWISBURG, Pa. (Interstat) — Jared Turner made eight 3-pointers and scored 24 points, and Old Dominion pulled away in the second half to beat Bucknell 82-62 on Saturday at Sojka Pavilion. The Monarchs improved to 3-0, and the Bison fell to 0-2 before an announced crowd of 1,037.

Old Dominion led 26-25 at halftime after a close first half. Bucknell opened the game with a 5-0 run, getting Patrick O’Brien’s free throw and layup and Luca Soroa Schaller’s layup. Old Dominion answered with Bubu Benjamin’s 3-pointer and Zacch Wiggins’ turnaround jumper to tie the score at 5. The teams traded leads before Old Dominion used a 10-0 run to take a 21-13 advantage. Adante’ Holiman hit two 3-pointers in the first half, and CJ Harper and Jared Turner also connected from beyond the arc. Bucknell closed the half with a 12-5 run, including 3-pointers from Soroa Schaller, Ethan Marten-Coney and Luke Soden, and pulled within 26-25 on O’Brien’s dunk with 32.6 seconds remaining.

Bucknell tied the game at 29 early in the second half and later pulled even at 43 on Rocco Lamuno’s free throws with 12:40 remaining. Old Dominion answered with an 11-1 run, getting 3-pointers from Holiman and Turner before Wiggins capped the burst with two free throws for a 54-44 lead. Turner then hit four 3-pointers in a span of about 2 1/2 minutes to push the Monarchs’ lead to 68-50 with 5:37 left. Bucknell trimmed the deficit to 70-59 on Kyle Marshall’s layup with 3:47 remaining, but Old Dominion responded with baskets from Holiman, Wiggins and Benjamin. Holiman made a layup, Wiggins hit a floating jumper and Benjamin converted a layup to make it 76-60. After Jayden Williams made two free throws for Bucknell, Khoi Thurmon hit a 3-pointer with 49 seconds remaining and Holiman added a 3-pointer with nine seconds left to close the scoring.

Old Dominion shot 28 of 54 from the floor, 17 of 31 from 3-point range and 9 of 11 from the free throw line. Bucknell shot 18 of 51 overall, 7 of 24 from beyond the arc and 19 of 22 from the line. Old Dominion scored 82 points on 65 possessions for an offensive rating of 125.7, while Bucknell scored 62 points on 63 possessions for an offensive rating of 97.7. The Monarchs held a 9-5 edge in offensive rebounds. Bucknell had an 11-6 advantage in assists. Old Dominion had four blocks to Bucknell’s three. Old Dominion committed 15 turnovers to Bucknell’s seven. Old Dominion was whistled for 20 fouls, and Bucknell was called for 14. Both teams scored 22 points in the paint. Bucknell scored 20 points off turnovers to Old Dominion’s 11 and held a 10-2 edge in fastbreak points.

Turner, a 6-foot-8, 215-pound forward from Silver Spring, Md., who attended Gonzaga College High School, had seven rebounds and one assist in 28 minutes. Turner had 12 minutes and six rebounds against Regent and 26 minutes, eight points and eight rebounds against Western Michigan in his previous two games. Holiman, a 5-foot-11, 175-pound guard from McAlester High School, added 17 points, two rebounds and three assists in 32 minutes. Wiggins, a 6-foot-5, 200-pound guard who attended Grimsley High School and Wesleyan Christian Academy, finished with 12 points, four rebounds, three assists and one block in 32 minutes. Benjamin, a 6-foot-7, 220-pound guard from Edge School, had 11 points, two rebounds and four assists in 24 minutes. Nweke, a 6-foot-8, 208-pound forward from Detroit Loyola, added four points, seven rebounds, one assist and two blocks in 23 minutes. Thurmon, a 6-foot-1, 205-pound guard from Buchtel in Akron, Ohio, had seven points, seven assists and one block in 18 minutes.

Soroa Schaller led Bucknell with 17 points, three rebounds and three assists in 34 minutes. The 6-foot-7, 215-pound forward attended American School of Valencia. O’Brien, a 6-foot-8 forward who attended Bishop O’Connell, had seven points, five rebounds, three assists and two blocks in 24 minutes. Lamuno, a 6-foot-3, 190-pound guard from Ravenwood High School, finished with eight points, four rebounds, one assist and one block in 31 minutes. Williams, a 5-foot-10, 230-pound guard from Blair Academy in New Jersey, had nine points, one rebound and one assist in 30 minutes. Old Dominion opened the season with wins over Regent and Western Michigan. Bucknell opened with a loss at Maryland.

Old Dominion next plays at Norfolk State. Bucknell next visits Virginia.

Interstat’s game simulator projected Old Dominion to win 74-68. Its ELO system gave Old Dominion a 62.3% probability, and Old Dominion was installed as a 5.5-point favorite. The total of 144 went under the over/under line of 140.5.