For St. Bonaventure, no ‘Saint Louis Blues’. The Bonnies defeated a hot Saint Louis team 68-61 at Chaifetz Arena on Friday evening. The nationally televised win was the Bonnies’ (14-7) 6-4 A10 second straight. Saint Louis (17-7) is now 8-3 in conference play. The numbers and notes…..
Possessions: 68- The average A10 pace for the Billikens but not drastically faster than the tempo employed by the Bonnies (65).
Offensive Efficiency: St. Bona 100, Saint Louis 90. This is what Bona and their faithful were looking for. A return to the ways of lockdown ‘D’. Travis Ford’s Billikens average a 109 efficiency in A10 play, good for third in the conference. Bonaventure as shown by the efficiency metrics, rose to the occasion. A 90 defensive efficiency will win a great deal of games. Especially in a challenging road environment.
TO rate: This one was huge. Bona committed 7 turnovers for an excellent 10% rate. Saint Louis was guilty of 18 turnovers, a drastically...
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