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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: Marcus Posley scored 36 points – 12 in the final 2:35 of regulation – to lead St. Bonaventure to a stunning, 100-97 overtime win at Duquesne on Thursday.

The Bonnies trailed by 11 points, 89-78, after Dukes guard Derrick Colter made a free throw with 2:48 remaining in regulation. Posley then took over. He made a three-pointer at the 2:35 mark, then converted a traditional three-point play at the 2:08 mark to make it an 89-84 game.

With 1:33 left, Micah Mason made one of two free throws to put the Dukes ahead 90-84. At the other end, Posley again got open and drained another three-pointer to make it a 90-87 game. The Bonnies, who had struggled on defense most of the game, got another must-have stop and called a timeout with 30 seconds left. With the clock down to six seconds, Posley made a contested three-pointer from the left wing that tied the game at 90. Colter's desperation shot was off the mark and the teams went to overtime.

In the extra session, Duquesne took a 95-93 lead before Andell Cumberbath made a three-pointer to give St. Bonaventure a 96-95 lead with 56 seconds left. The lead again swung back as Duquesne's Jordan Stevens made a jumper that put the Dukes up 97-96 with 41 seconds to play.

After a timeout, freshman Jaylen Adams then drove into the lane and calmly made a pull-up jumper with 20 seconds left to put the Bonnies back in front 98-97. Ndoye blocked a Mason layup at the other end and Adams snagged the rebound and was fouled. Adams made two free throws with eight seconds left to make it a 100-97 lead. Stevens got off a long three-pointer to try and tie the game but it was well off the mark and the Bonnies pulled out the win.

The come-from-behind win was St. Bonaventure's third in row and put the Bonnies at 4-2 in A-10 play, 11-6 overall.

Posley's 36 points are the most scored in an A-10 game this season and tied for the fifth-most in Palumbo Center history. Adams' 14 assists tied the school record and set a Palumbo Center record.

How It Happened:

• Dion Wright powered the Bonnies to an early 12-7 lead, scoring three times inside and once on a fastbreak before the first media timeout.
• Marcus Posley made his first two three-point shots, helping the Bonnies maintain a five-point lead at 19-14.
• Wright, who scored 10 points in the first eight minutes of the game, picked up his second foul at the 11:55 mark and went to the bench.
• The game remained close until Duquesne's Derick Colter and L.G. Gill made back-to-back three-pointers that gave the Dukes a 38-33 lead.
• Duquesne stayed hot the rest of the first half, outscoring the Bonnies 20-8 over the final 5:36 to take a 51-39 lead at halftime. The Dukes' 51 points were the most allowed in a half by the Bonnies this season.
• At the 15:57 mark of the second half, Wright was called for a foul, which was his fourth of the game, and then he also received a technical foul at the same time, sending the Bonnies' second-leading scorer and rebounder to the bench for the rest of the night.
• The Dukes extended their lead to 68-55 by making five of their first eight three-pointers of the second half.
• St. Bonaventure fell behind by as many as 15 points at 65-50 before slowing climbing back. A layup by Posley cut the deficit to 72-64 with 9:08 left.
• The Dukes were able to maintain a lead around 10 points, though, all the way under three minutes when Posley took over.

Beyond The Boxscore:

• Posley's eight three-pointers tied the school record held by five players; the last to do it was Chris Matthews at Illinois State Nov. 29, 2009. 
• His 36 points are the second-most ever scored by a Bona player against an Atlantic 10 opponent behind only the 39 scored by Eric Mosley against UMass on Feb. 20, 2013 at the Reilly Center.
• Posley is now a part of the exclusive club of the 15 best scoring performances in SBU history.
• Posley's outburst tied the for the second-most points scored by an opposing player at Duquesne's Palumbo Center with GW's SirValiant Brown and Jami Bosley of Akron.
• Adams tied the Bona single-game assist record set by Marques Green against LaSalle on Jan. 18, 2003.
• Thursday marked just the third time the Bonnies have ever scored 100 points against an Atlantic 10 opponent. The others – 104 against Charlotte in 2013 and 104 against UMass in 1981. The Bonnies' last 100-point outing against any opponent was a 102-89 win at Iona last year.
• Thursday was St. Bonaventure's first overtime game since an 83-80 loss at Richmond Feb. 16, 2013.
• Youssou Ndoye set a career high with his 15 rebounds. He scored 20 points – 19 after the first half – to record his sixth double-double this season. Ndoye also had four blocks.
• Denzel Gregg set career highs in points (nine), blocks (three) and minutes played (31).

Up Next: The Bonnies will remain on the road, traveling east to face Rhode Island on Sunday, Jan. 25, at the Ryan Center at 2:00. 

Video Highlights courtesy of Campus Insiders and Duquesne Athletics Communications.