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St. Bonaventure Starters: #12 Denzel Gregg, #10 G Jaylen Adams,  #21 F Dion Wright, #23 G Andell Cumberbatch, #35 C Youssou Ndoye

The Short Story: Enduring its second-worst shooting game of the season, St. Bonaventure fell to La Salle, 66-56, on Saturday night at the Reilly Center.

St. Bonaventure made just 34 percent of its field goal attempts (20-59) including 2-18 from three-point range.

The Bonnies jumped out to an 8-0 lead to start the game, but thanks to three-point field goals – the Explorers made five in the first half – La Salle took a 29-27 lead into halftime.

La Salle slowly built its lead to a 10-point advantage midway through the second half and maintained that edge throughout the rest of the game. In the second half, La Salle made 11 free throws and went 4-6 from three-point range.

Dion Wright led St. Bonaventure with 21 points, one shy of his career high. Youssou Ndoye contributed 17 points and six rebounds.

Marcus Posley, the A-10's leading scorer entering the day, was held to a season-low four points on 2-12 shooting. Posley did not start (coaches decision) but played 32 minutes. Point guard Jaylen Adams went 1-8 from three-point range and finished with five points.

How It Happened:

• The Bonnies would take an 8-0 lead to the 15:44 mark before La Salle scored their first points on a three-pointer. The eight points were divided equally by Wright and Youssou Ndoye.
• A trio of three-point field goals helped La Salle deadlocked the game at 11 at the 12:32 mark.
• The two teams traded the lead before La Salle took a two-point edge at 18-16 with a three pointer with eight minutes remaining in the half.
• The remainder of the first half was evenly played and La Salle took a 29-27 lead into the break.
• The Explorers extended their lead to 39-33 through the first four minutes of the half.
• Both teams dealt with foul trouble as they were both in the bonus with 10:48 remaining in regulation.
• La Salle increased its lead to 50-40 on a three-pointer by Jordan Price at the 10:09 mark.
• After that point, St. Bonaventure could not pull any closer than eight points the rest of the night. The Bonnies converted only five field goals over the last 10 minutes of the game.
• The Explorers' largest lead came after a Cleon Roberts three-pointer made it 60-48 the 3:00 mark.

Beyond The Boxscore:

• St. Bonaventure's five turnovers were a season low.
• Dion Wright's 21 points marked his second 20-point game in a row and fourth straight game in double figures.
• Saturday was the first game this season that Youssou Ndoye did not record a blocked shot.
• Sophomore Denzel Gregg made his first career start in place of Posley and finished with two points and four rebounds in 14 minutes.
• The Bonnies fell to 5-4 at the Reilly Center this year.
• The Bonnies' 2-18 three-point shooting night was their second-worst of the season – St. Bonaventure was 0-10 at Richmond.
• Jay Adams had seven assists and no turnovers - his third game with no turnovers. 

Quotes From Coach Mark Schmidt
"Give all the credit to LaSalle. I thought they played extremely well defensively. Defensively I thought we played a decent first half, we gave up too many threes in the first half but they shot only 37%, and that's why we were in the game.

"Offensively, it didn't get much better in the second half. Overall LaSalle played very well. They shot the ball very well, they defended."

"We didn't get production from our guards which we usually do. When they shoot 5-26, we're not going to win too many games no matter who we're playing."

"I thought Dion (Wright) and Youssou (Ndoye) did their jobs. (Later in the game) we tried to go inside more. At the same time, you have to shoot the ball from the perimeter well if you're going to win in this league."

Up Next: The Bonnies will travel to new A-10 member Davidson (N.C.) to take on the Wildcats on Wednesday, February 4, at 7:00.