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St. Bonaventure Starters: #10 Jaylen Adams, #3 G Marcus Posley, #1 Idris Taqqee, #21 F Dion Wright, #20 F Derrick Woods 

The Short Story

St. Bonaventure came up just short Tuesday night at the Times Union Center, dropping a 73-70 decision to Siena in the annual Franciscan Cup game.

The Bonnies (7-3) committed three turnovers in the last three minutes of the game, none more critical than a travel called on Jaylen Adams with 10 seconds left when Bona trailed 71-70.

St. Bonaventure led 68-66 with 2:33 left after a jumper by Idris Taqqee. Siena, however, tied the game on a jumper by Marquis Wright and then, after an offensive foul call against  Marcus Posley, Brett Bispeng drove for a layup with 40 seconds that gave the Saints the lead for good. The Bonnies' only points in the final 2:33 were two free throws by Adams wit 18 seconds left that pulled the score to 71-70.

The teams combined for 45 turnovers – 25 by Siena. The Saints (8-4) outrebounded the Bonnies 38-27. 

Posley and Adams led the Bonnies with 18 points each. Wright finished with 14 points and Denzel Gregg scored 12.  Freshman point guard Nelson Kaputo continued his strong play with six assists, four steals and two points.

The loss snapped St. Bonaventure's four-game winning streak. Siena has won the last three Franciscan Cup games.

How It Happened:

• Siena jumped out to 6-0 lead two minutes into the game as the Bonnies started slowly. 
• After Marcus Posley nailed a three to cut the deficit to 11-9, Siena, thanks to two Marquis Wright three-pointers, increased its lead to 16-11.
• Battling back and forth, the Bonnies cut the Siena advantage to 23-22 after a Jaylen Adams off-balance three-pointer with one second on the shot clock.
• Responding to a 7-0 Saints run, a three-pointer by Adams and a tough layup by Posley cut the Siena lead to three at 32-29.
• Behind 12 points from Adams, the Bonnies were able to go into the half only trailing 34-32 despite committing 10 first-half turnovers.
• Only seconds into the second the half, St. Bonaventure took its first lead thanks to a Posley three-pointer from the left wing.
• Providing a spark off the bench, Denzel Gregg scored three straight field goals, including an alley-oop dunk off a Nelson Kaputo pass, to help the Bonnies gain a two-point lead, 51-49.
• After a Gregg three-pointer knotted the game at 56, Kaputo went coast-to-coast after a steal, then Adams followed with a similar play to give the Bonnies a 60-56 lead with 8:00 remaining.
• Leading 64-63, Wright went straight to the basket, banking in a shot from the right block to give the Bonnies a three-point lead with 3:05 left.
• However, Marquis Wright tied the game at 66 with his fourth three-pointer of the night.
• Scoring his first points of the game, Idris Taqqee hit a step-back two pointer to again put the Brown and White up by two at the 2:33 mark.
• Tied at 68, Siena's Brett Bisping was able to convert in the paint to give the Saints a two-point advantage with 34.8 seconds remaining.
• After an SBU turnover, Adams hit two free throws to make the score 71-70 in favor of Siena.
• Ryan Oliver was fouled with 17 seconds left and he missed both of his free throws.
• Adams was called for traveling as he drove to the basket and St. Bonaventure was forced to foul on the inbounds pass.
• Two more free throws by Marquis Wright gave the Saints a three-point lead with 8.9 left.
• Wright's three-point shot as time expired was off the mark.

Beyond the Box Score:

• Siena's 34-32 lead at intermission was the first time this season the Bonnies have trailed at halftime.
• There were 10 ties and eight lead changes in the game.
• Siena's 11-rebound advantage marked the just the fourth game this season the Bonnies were outrebounded and the largest rebounding margin of those four. Seventeen of the Saints' 34 rebounds were offensive.
• Denzel Gregg's 12 points – all in the second half – were his second-highest total of the year.
• Nelson Kaputo had four of the Bonnies' seven steals, a season high for the freshman.

Up Next: St. Bonaventure will break for Christmas, then return to host Niagara on Dec. 30 at the Reilly Center. Tipoff will be at 7:00 on Time Warner SportsChannel.