Recaps from four Atlantic 10 men's basketball games Wednesday night. St. Bonaventure 98 Saint Joseph's 90 Posley's jaw-dropping, eye-opening, hyperbole-deserving 47-point performance Wednesday night proved the center piece in St. Bonaventure's 98-90 victory over Saint Jospeh's in Atlantic 10 action at the Blue Cross Arena. Posley connected on 15-of-19 shots from the … [Read more...] about Bonnies, Explorers, Rams and the midweek A-10 Bounce
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Bonnies look to keep Hawks in cage
By PAUL GOTHAM Two teams both alike in dignity in fair Rochester where we lay our scene. St. Bonaventure (20-7/12-4) and Saint Joseph's (24-5/13-3), a pair of teams assured a bye to the quarter-finals of next week's Atlantic 10 tournament, meet Wednesday at the Blue Cross Arena. Bona has won three straight (the longest streak in the A-10) and eight of nine. Saint … [Read more...] about Bonnies look to keep Hawks in cage
Phil Martelli doesn’t like campaigning
By PAUL GOTHAM Maybe Phil Martelli is on to something. With 21 years at the helm of the Saint Joseph's Hawks (24-5/13-3) men's basketball team, Martelli is the dean of Atlantic 10 coaches. He carries 399 career wins with him into Wednesday night's game against the St. Bonaventure Bonnies (24-7/12-4) at the Blue Cross Arena in Rochester, New York. His Hawks have won 20 or … [Read more...] about Phil Martelli doesn’t like campaigning
Bona’s Idris Taqqee: Invisible only to those who aren’t looking
By PAUL GOTHAM For the better part of this season, Idris Taqqee's contributions to the St. Bonaventure attack consisted of plays not found in the box score. There was pass late in the Rhode Island game, with Bona clinging to a lead, to teammate Jaylen Adams. The difference being Taqqee (a 52.9 percent shooter at the time) gave the ball to a teammate shooting 85.5 from the … [Read more...] about Bona’s Idris Taqqee: Invisible only to those who aren’t looking
Smith’s ‘Super Tuesday’ leads UD over Richmond
RICHMOND, Va. - Scoochie Smith scored a career-high 26 points as the Dayton Flyers earned an 85-84 road win against the Richmond Spiders. Charles Cooke added 21 points and five rebounds, while Dyshawn Pierre added another double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds. The Flyers hadn't won at Richmond since 2004, a streak of six games. Dayton improved to 23-6 overall … [Read more...] about Smith’s ‘Super Tuesday’ leads UD over Richmond