Game of the Night
Saint Bonaventure Bonnies 64 George Washington Colonials 57
Saint Bonaventure might have just brought themselves back into the conversation for the NCAA Tournament, with another key win Saturday. The Bonnies were led by Jaylen Adams, who scored all of his 19 points in the second half, as he put his team on his back to lead them to victory.
After a low scoring first half, the offense picked up in the second, and Saint Bonaventure built a lead as large as 13 over several occasions. GW cut the deficit to five midway through, before a 11-3 run stretched the lead back to double-digits. The Colonials made their final run in the waning minutes of this one, drawing as close as four with under 30 seconds left. Yuta Watanabe missed the front end of a one-and-one which would have made the Bonnies’ lead just one possession, but Saint Bonaventure hit free throws at the other end to seal it.
In addition to Adams’ 19 points, the Bonnies were lead by Dion Wright who had 12 points and six rebounds, while Marcus Posley and Denzel Gregg had 11 points each. Patricio Garino led George Washington with 21 points, while Tyler Cavanaugh added 17 points, and Kevin Larsen had 7 points with 11 rebounds.
This game saw two team heading in different directions as the Bonnies now have a firm hold on 4th place in the Atlantic 10, with a two game lead on GW, who is likely to be stuck in the 5-seed in the A10 Tournament, meaning the Colonials will have to win an extra game in order to win the A10 Championship. Saint Bonaventure would only need to win three games to win, as a top-4 seed, while GW would have to win four games.
Saint Bonaventure next plays February 17th at La Salle at 7PM, while GW next plays February 17th at Duquesne at 7PM.
Elsewhere in A10 Play
George Mason Patriots 60 Davidson Wildcats 59
Jalen Jenkins hit a put-back shot just before the buzzer to give George Mason the win over Davidson. Jenkins’ lead the Patriots with 17 points, while DeAndre Abram had 11 and Marko Gujanicic and Shevon Thomson each had 10 points. Jack Gibbs had another phenomenal performance, as he led Davidson with 30 points, and was the only Wildcat in double-figures.
George Mason next plays February 17th against Saint Louis at 7PM, while Davidson next plays February 16th against Richmond at 7PM.
VCU Rams 85 Saint Louis Billikens 52
Korey Billbury had 20 points to lead the Rams as they routed Saint Louis at home. VCU clearly had something to prove tonight, coming off back-to-back loses to George Washington and Massachusetts. The Rams’ patented “Havoc” forced an astounding 21 turnovers, and was a headache for Saint Louis all night. Justin Tillman had 12 points and 11 rebounds, Johnathan Williams had 12 points, 7 assists with 4 rebounds, and Melvin Johnson and Ahmed Hamdy Mohamed both had 12 points each. Jermaine Bishop lead the Billikens with 16 points and Aaron Hines had 10 points.
VCU next plays February 16th against Rhode Island at 7:30PM, while Saint Louis next plays on February 17th at George Mason at 7PM.
Richmond Spiders 71 Fordham Rams 68
Richmond finished the game on a 19-8 run, as the Spiders rallied to beat Fordham at home. Shawn’Dre Jones lead the way with 17 points, including a jumper with 57 seconds left that gave Richmond the lead for good. T.J. Cline added 13 points, while Terry Allen had 12 points. Ryan Rhoomes lead Fordham with 19 points and 12 rebounds, while Christian Sengfelder had 14 points and 15 rebounds.
Richmond next plays February 16th at Davidson at 7PM, while Fordham next plays February 17th against UMass at 7PM.
Saint Joseph’s Hawks 88 La Salle Explorers 62
Isaiah Miles lead the Hawks with 19 points as Saint Joseph’s soared past La Salle. The Hawks led wire-to-wire in this one, and lead 9-0 before the Explorers’ first basket of the game. James Demery had 17 points for Saint Joe’s, while DeAndre Bembry had 13 points, and Aaron Brown had 11 points. Cleon Roberts lead La Salle with 17 points, and Karl Harris had 12 points.
Saint Joseph’s next plays February 17th against #19 Dayton at 6PM, while La Salle next plays February 17th against Saint Bonaventure at 7PM.
