Final Score: St. Joseph's 83, St. Bonaventure 74

Location: Bob Lanier Court at the Reilly Center – St. Bonaventure, N.Y.

Records: St. Bonaventure 16-13 (6-9) | Saint Joseph's 21-7 (11-3)

Box Score (PDF) | Final Stats and Play-by-Play

The Short Story: As it has all season, St. Bonaventure played one of the A-10's top teams close, but ultimately the Bonnies fell to Saint Joseph's 83-74 on Saturday afternoon in the Reilly Center. The Bonnies struggled to slow down the A-10's top shooting team, as the Hawks made 14 of 22 shots in the second half and shot 54% from the floor overall.

On Senior Day, Matthew Wright scored 27 points and reached the 1,000 point mark for his career with a layup at the 9:01 mark of the first half. He is the 40^th player in school history to reach the milestone. Seniors Charlon Kloof and Marquise Simmons and also played their final game at the RC; Simmons scored 13 points and grabbed five boards while Kloof totaled 11 points and five assists.

St. Bonaventure Starters: #3 G Charlon Kloof, #23 G Andell Cumberbatch, #24 Matthew Wright, #33 F Marquise Simmons, #35 C Youssou Ndoye

How It Happened:

• The Hawks used an 11-0 run to open an 18-11 lead just over eight minutes into the game. Saint Joseph's made four consecutive three-point shots in that run.
• The visitors' lead grew to 24-13 after a three-pointer by Papa Ndao at the 9:45 mark.
• The Bonnies responded, using a 10-2 run to close within three points at 26-23 with 7:31 left in the first.
• It was a 28-25 game when the Hawks went on a 7-1 run to open a nine-point lead.
• A Charlon Kloof dunk with 1:35 left in the half made it a 35-31 game, but Isaiah Miles answered with a three-pointer.
• Youssou Ndoye closed the first half with an emphatic follow-up dunk off a miss by Dion Wright but the Hawks led 40-35 at halftime.
• After a bucket by Saint Joseph's Ronald Roberts to open the second half, the Marquise Simmons helped to spark a 10-0 St. Bonaventure run. Simmons had back-to-back scores to cap the run, the second of which gave the Bonnies a 45-44 lead with 17:02 left.
• Senior forward Halil Kanacevic, Saint Joseph's leader in rebounds, assists and blocks, picked up his fourth foul at the 15:58 mark and went to the bench.
• The Bonnies led 47-46 after another Simmons score, but Roberts scored twice and senior guard Langston Galloway capped an 8-0 Hawk run with a three-point play at the 12:48 mark that made it 54-47.
• Simmons responded with a three-point play that got the Bonnies back to within 54-50 with 12:34 remaining in the game.
• Saint Joseph's, however, continued to pull away thanks to the shooting of Galloway.  The Hawks went on a 17-9 run that put them up 70-59 after Isiah Miles hit a three-pointer with 5:50 remaining.
• St. Bonaventure cut the deficit to six on two free throws by Matthew Wright with 1:59 left, but could not close the gap any further the rest of the way.
• Galloway scored 15 of his 27 points in the second half.
• The Hawks made 14 of 22 shots in the second half and shot 54% from the floor overall.
• St. Bonaventure fell short in the rebounding battle, 33-27, and the Bonnies' bench was outscored 14-8.

Beyond the Box Score:

• Matthew Wright's 27 points are the most he's scored against an A-10 opponent.
• Wright now has 1,016 points for his career.
• The Bonnies will remain in eighth place in the Atlantic 10 standings regardless of the outcome of the rest of Saturday's games.
• St. Bonaventure honored seniors Danny Farrell, Charlon Kloof, Marquise Simmons and Matthew Wright in the traditional Senior Day pre-game ceremony. Each senior received a framed jersey.
• Kloof's five assists give him 143 for the season, good for 10^th-best in a single season in Bona history.

Quotes from St. Bonaventure coach Mark Schmidt:

• "St. Joe's played extremely well offensively. They were hard to guard. We knew their starting five were really good and against a team like that, those role guys can't have an effect on the team. I thought [Isaiah] Miles was the difference. Their bench played well for them, and we didn't get our normal production from our bench, which has been really good for us all year."
• "Knowing that Kanacevic was out of the game, Galloway took over. He made big shots when (St. Joseph's) needed them. He's a heck of a player."
• "I'm really proud of our seniors. Matthew, Marquise and Charlon played their hearts out. … I've been privileged to coach them. They've been a very positive influence on this University. They helped us win an Atlantic 10 title. It's sad to lose them."   

Up Next: The Bonnies have a bye in the middle of next week and will be off until next Saturday, March 8, when they travel to take on VCU for the regular season finale at 7:00 pm.

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