Opening night results in Atlantic 10 men's basketball. Matthews paces No. 23/24 URI in return E.C. Matthews led all scorers with 21 points as #23/24 Rhode Island earned an 84-61 win over Dartmouth on Friday night. It was Matthews' first game action in almost a full calendar year, after suffering a season-ending knee injury in the 2015-16 lid lifter vs. American on Nov. … [Read more...] about E.C. Matthews, Charles Cooke and the A-10 Bounce
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Adams grabs spot in Bona lore
By PAUL GOTHAM It didn't take a genius to figure out what St. Bonaventure would run when it needed a basket late in Saturday's Atlantic 10 matchup with Dayton. Jaylen Adams using a high ball screen had worked all day. He had scored going right. He scored going left. He pulled up, stepped back, drove the lane, the baseline and in general pushed a Dayton team known for … [Read more...] about Adams grabs spot in Bona lore
Adams delivers as Bona stuns Dayton
By PAUL GOTHAM DAYTON, OH -- Jaylen Adams connected on a go-ahead 3-pointer with 36 seconds remaining as the St. Bonaventure Bonnies defeated the University of No. 15/13 Dayton Flyers, 79-72 in Atlantic 10 action, Saturday. Adams hit 8-of-19 shots on the day including 5-of-9 from behind the arc to go with a perfect 10-of-10 mark at the free throw line. The sophomore point … [Read more...] about Adams delivers as Bona stuns Dayton
Saint Joseph’s defeats La Salle, 69-48
Courtesy of SJUHawks.com PHILADELPHIA – On a day where Philadelphia began to dig out from a blizzard that dropped in excess of two feet of snow across the region, the Saint Joseph's men's basketball team did some digging out of its own, overcoming an 11-point first-half deficit to cruise past La Salle, 69-48, at Tom Gola Arena on Sunday evening. Junior DeAndre' Bembry … [Read more...] about Saint Joseph’s defeats La Salle, 69-48
Gregg, McElvene seeing results from off-season work
By PAUL GOTHAM A "white out" is played inside the Reilly Center Tuesday night's when Mark Schmidt's St. Bonaventure Bonnies (12-4/4-1) host Archie Miller's University of Dayton Flyers (14-3/4-1) for the first of a home-and-home series in Atlantic 10 action. The chilly weather outside figures to mirror in color the in-game promotion. The play inside will be anything but … [Read more...] about Gregg, McElvene seeing results from off-season work