By PAUL GOTHAM OLEAN -- In a contest decided by 16 points it can be difficult finding a single play where the match tilted in favor of one team. Maybe it's a case of preventing the need for a game-saving effort. Less than six minutes remained in Sunday's Atlantic 10 battle inside the Reilly Center, and the host St. Bonaventure Bonnies held a nine-point advantage over the … [Read more...] about Taqqee makes the right play for Bona
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Bona to face tough test in Richmond
By PAUL GOTHAM If Mark Schmidt's St. Bonaventure Bonnies (12-6/4-3) are to snap their current three-game losing skid, they will have to slow one of the nation's more efficient offenses. The Richmond Spiders (12-8/3-4) rank top ten in the country for field goal percentage (49.8), 2-pt. field goal percentage (57.0) and effective field goal percentage (60.2/factors both 2-pt. … [Read more...] about Bona to face tough test in Richmond
VCU-Davidson tips off weekend action in the Atlantic 10
By PAUL GOTHAM Dayton (7-1) and Saint Joseph's (6-1) look to keep pace with VCU (7-0) at the top of the Atlantic 10 standings while five four-win teams jockey for position. Five nationally-televised games are on tap. Here's the A-10 weekend slate: VCU (15-5/7-0) at Davidson (12-6/4-3) 6 p.m. Friday ESPN2 Ball control meets Havoc Friday night. Davidson leads the A-10 … [Read more...] about VCU-Davidson tips off weekend action in the Atlantic 10
Richmond wins thriller at GW in double overtime
Courtesy of RichmondSpiders.com WASHINGTON, D.C. – Junior ShawnDre' Jones scored 13 of his game-high 29 points in the overtime periods as the University of Richmond men’s basketball team picked up a thrilling 98-90 double-overtime victory over George Washington on Thursday night in front of a national TV audience. Entering Thursday night, the Colonials were unbeaten at … [Read more...] about Richmond wins thriller at GW in double overtime
Miles leads Saint Joseph’s over UMass, 78-70
Courtesy of SJUHawks.com PHILADELPHIA - Senior Isaiah Miles had a game-high 27 points and 12 rebounds to lead Saint Joseph’s to a 78-70 win over Massachusetts in Atlantic 10 action at Hagan Arena. It is Hawks’ sixth straight win and their 13th in the last 14 games. Miles scored eight of the Hawks’ nine points in the final 1:30 of the game to preserve the win, while … [Read more...] about Miles leads Saint Joseph’s over UMass, 78-70