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PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — With 33 fouls and 23 turnovers to its credit, St. Bonaventure's miscues were too much to overcome during a 78-71 Atlantic 10 loss at Saint Joseph's on Sunday afternoon at Michael J. Hagan Arena.

The loss is the fourth in the row for the Bonnies, who fall to 9-12 on the season, including 2-6 in the A-10. St. Bonaventure has now dropped 17 straight games in the city of “Brotherly Love.” Saint Joseph's snaps a three-game slide to improve to 9-14 and 3-6 in the league.

The Brown and White's 23 turnovers led to 24 SJU points, while their 33 fouls led to the Hawks going 29-of-45 from the free throw line. Four different players fouled out for St. Bonaventure, as the game saw a combined 55 fouls and 40 turnovers.

Senior Jonathan Hall's third double-double of the season featured game-highs of 24 points and 11 rebounds. Hall's gutsy performance featured 16 points and six rebounds in the second half.

Sophomore Andrew Nicholson finished just a rebound shy of a double-double with 19 points and nine rebounds before fouling out for the second straight game. Senior Chris Matthews was the only other Bonnie in double figures with 10 points.

Senior Darrin Govens led Saint Joseph's with 22 points. Idris Hilliard followed with 19 points on 13-of-17 from the foul line, while senior Garrett Williamson had 16 points on 8-of-11 from the stripe.

Leading by one, 55-54, with 8:41 to play, St. Bonaventure's fouls allowed Saint Joseph's to climb back into the lead with a 14-5 run. The Hawks knocked down all seven of their shots from the line and benefitted from four Bona turnovers that occurred during the four minute-spurt that gave the home team at 68-60 lead with 3:45 remaining.

The Bonnies drew to within five on a pair of occasions over the final two minutes, but couldn't overcome the loss of four players due to fouls and Saint Joseph's 20-for-26 performance at the foul line in the second half.

For the game, St. Bonaventure held a 40-33 edge on the glass that included 13 offensive rebounds. The Brown and White shot a modest 44 (24-55) from the floor and 18-of-24 from the foul line.

Trailing 19-9 seven minutes and 28 seconds into the game with five turnovers to its credit and already in the bonus with seven fouls, St. Bonaventure cut down on its mistakes and attacked the basket during a 16-0 run that helped it take its first lead of the game at 25-19. Nicholson got the run started with six straight points followed by five in a row by Hall. Back-to-back three-pointers from Matthews and junior Ogo Adegboye capped the run with eight minutes left in the half.

After reeling off those 16 consecutive points in just three minutes and 48 seconds, the Bonnies hit an offensive lull over the final eight minutes of the half. The Hawks out-scored the Brown and White 14-8 over the final 8:01 to knot the score at 33-33 at the break.

A sloppy opening 20 minutes featured combined 23 fouls, while the Bonnies turned the ball over 11 times. St. Bonaventure did connect on 11-of-24 from the field, while the Hawks hit just 11-of-28 from the floor and 9-of-19 from the charity stripe.

After playing five of its first eight A-10 games on the road, St. Bonaventure will enjoy a three-game homestand at the Reilly Center. The three-game stretch will begin with Fordham on Wednesday, Feb. 10 at 7 p.m.