By Paul Gotham ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. -- Cruise control. That's the best way to describe the play of St. Bonaventure's Bonnies on Wednesday night. The Bonnies were a team which found flow and pace early in their 72-63 win over Big 4 rival the University at Buffalo Bulls. SBU took a double-digit lead less than eight minutes into the contest. The Brown and White stretched … [Read more...] about Alston gets maximum output from his minutes
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Rebounds & Putbacks: St. Bonaventure 72 UB 63
By Paul Gotham Early feedback from St. Bonaventure's 72-63 win over the University at Buffalo in Big 4 action. Back-to-back double-doubles for the big fella Four days after registering 23 points and 11 rebounds in a 74-59 win over Niagara, Youssou Ndoye provided more double vision for fans. The 7-0 center netted 17 and grabbed 13 rebounds. The senior added four blocks, … [Read more...] about Rebounds & Putbacks: St. Bonaventure 72 UB 63
Bulls, Bonnies and a night at Reilly
By Paul Gotham The Big 4 doesn't have a championship. If it did, the winner of Wednesday night's meeting at the Reilly Center would serve the purpose. Bobby Hurley's University at Buffalo Bulls and Mark Schmidt's St. Bonaventure Bonnies, coming off convincing wins Saturday at the Big 4 Classic doubleheader, will do battle on Bob Lanier Court. This series lacks the … [Read more...] about Bulls, Bonnies and a night at Reilly
Bearden’s career day is sign of things to come
By Paul Gotham BUFFALO, N.Y. -- All he wanted to do was take what the defense gave him. He accomplished that and then some. UB's freshman guard Lamonte Bearden entered Saturday's game with a career high of eight points. He nearly tripled that in the Bulls 72-57 victory over Canisius. "I knew he was capable of having this type of scoring game," said UB head coach … [Read more...] about Bearden’s career day is sign of things to come
Rebounds & Putbacks: Bona defeats Niagara, 74-59
By Paul Gotham Instant feedback from Saint Bonaventure's 74-59 victory over the Niagara Purple Eagles in game one of the 2014 Big 4 doubleheader at the First Niagara Center. Not so quiet A week ago, Bona's Youssou Ndoye turned in a "quiet" performance with 12 rebounds and eight points. It was an outing of discretion being the better part of valor. Instead of giving … [Read more...] about Rebounds & Putbacks: Bona defeats Niagara, 74-59