Location: Athens, Ohio | Convocation Center

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St. Bonaventure Starters: #3 G Marcus Posley, #10 G Jaylen Adams,  #21 F Dion Wright, #23 G Andell Cumberbatch, #35 C Youssou Ndoye

The Short Story:
Freshman point guard Jaylen Adams scored a career high 26 points and Marcus Posley added 20 to lead St. Bonaventure to an 80-70 win at Ohio University on Saturday afternoon. The Bonnies improved to 6-1 with their fifth straight win.

St. Bonaventure trailed 37-36 at halftime but tightened its defense in the second half.  Posley's three-pointer with 7:22 left capped an 11-5 run that put the Bonnies ahead 64-53. St. Bonaventure went on to lead by as many as 15 points. The Bonnies made 16 of 18 free throws in the second half and 22-28 for the game.

Youssou Ndoye added eight points, 12 rebounds and three blocks for the Bonnies. Andell Cumberbatch, with 11 points, and Dion Wright, with 10, also reached double figures.

The Bonnies' 6-1 start is their best since 2000-01.

How It Happened:

• The first half was close throughout as neither team led by more than four points and there were seven lead changes.
• A three-point play by Ndoye gave the Bonnies a 23-19 lead at the 9:19 mark.
• Andell Cumberbatch was whistled for a controversial flagrant foul that helped Ohio re-take the lead; Ryan Taylor made two free throws and then a three-pointer that put the Bobcats ahead 23-21.
• Denzel Gregg made his season debut after he sat out the first six games this season on a team suspension. Gregg made an immediate impact with four points and an emphatic blocked shot in the first half.
• The first half ended with the Bonnies trailing 37-36.
• A technical foul was called against Posley early in second half, and after two free throws Ohio led 44-41.
• The technical seemed to spark the Bonnies and Posley. The junior made a three-pointer and followed that with a layup to key a 9-0 run that put St. Bonaventure I front 50-44 with 12:21 left.
• Taylor hit a jumper to pull Ohio within 53-50, but from that point the Bonnies took control with an 11-5 run that ended with a Posley three-pointer at the 7:22 mark. St. Bonaventure led 64-53 at that point.
• Ndoye slammed home a Cumberbatch miss, and Posley then drained another three-pointer, his fourth of the day, to extend the Bonnies' lead to 15 at 73-58 with 4:30 left. This was their largest lead of the game.
• Ohio cut the lead down to six at 74-68 with 1:35 remaining but that was as close as the Bobcats came. Adams and Cumberbatch made two free throws each on ensuing possessions to help the Bonnies stay in control.
• The Bonnies made their final seven free throws of the game.

Beyond the Box Score:

• St. Bonaventure now has its longest in-season win streak (five games) since 2001-02. That team won five in a row from Dec. 8 to Dec. 28, beating Wisconsin Green Bay, Ohio, Davidson, Siena and UConn. The 1999-00 Bonnies won six games in a row.
• The Bonnies set a season high with their 80 points.
• Denzel Gregg made his season debut after he sat out the first six games on a team suspension. Gregg played the most minutes (21) of any Bona reserve and finished with four points, two rebounds and a block.
• After Ohio shot 43 percent overall in the first half, the Bonnies defense improved in the second half and the Bobcats went 12-31 (38 percent) to finish at 41 percent for the game.
• The Bonnies had another solid game taking care of the ball with just nine turnovers.
• Jay Adams' 26 points are the most scored by a Bona freshman since Andrew Nicholson dropped 29 against Duquesne in 2009.
• Jay Adams also set career highs with his 12 free throws, six field goals, five rebounds and three steals.
• Posley's eight field goals are a career high.
• Ndoye has now grabbed 10 rebounds or more in five consecutive games.
• Ndoye now has 151 career blocked shots.

Up Next: The Bonnies will be idle during final exams next week; their next game will be Dec. 13 at Pittsburgh. Tip-off will be 2:00 at Petersen Events Center on ESPNU.