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

The Short Story:
Marcus Posley went the length of the floor and scored on a short, off-balance jumper just prior to the buzzer to give St. Bonaventure a 62-61 win over Davidson on Wednesday at Belk Arena.

Posley's heroics followed a three-pointer by Davidson's Peyton Aldridge with 4.8 seconds left that made it 61-59 and appeared to crush Bonnies' upset bid. 

The loss was the first for Davidson at Belk Arena and the Wildcats' 61 points were a season low. Defense keyed the Bonnies as they limited Davidson to 39 percent shooting and blocked nine shots.

Posley led the Bonnies with 19 points. Youssou Ndoye totaled 16 points, 12 rebounds and four blocks while Dion Wright added 14 points. 

The win was the 200th in Mark Schmidt's career as a head coach. 

How It Happened:

• The Bonnies got things going right from the opening tip and jumped out to a 7-2 lead going into the under 16 media timeout; the run was capped off by an Andell Cumberbatch steal and dunk.
• Davidson answered with five unanswered points before a Youssou Ndoye lay-up kept St. Bonaventure in front by five with 11:51 remaining in the first half.
• As the Wildcats started to heat up from three-point range, knocking down two threes and converting three free throws, St. Bonaventure was resilient, extending its lead to six thanks to six points from Dion Wright.
• A three apiece from Davidson's Kalinoski and Watkins helped give the Wildcats their first lead of the game at 26-24 with 3:37 left in the first half.
• Brian Sullivan made a three with 41 seconds on the clock to extend Davidson's lead to four heading into the half.
• Over the first five minutes of the second half, the Bonnies and Wildcats traded buckets with Davidson maintaining a one-point lead with 14:52 left on the clock.
• Nearly halfway through the second half the Wildcats held a narrow two-point lead; the teams only scored a combined 20 second half points heading into the under 12 media timeout as defense tightened on both sides.
• The Bonnies trailed by four with nearly 8:30 left; however, a Jay Adams pull-up jumper and Youssou Ndoye slam, off a beautiful feed from Adams, tied the game at 46 with 6:39 remaining.
• Davidson re-took the lead with 4:29 left on the clock but the Bonnies would respond again. After two free throws and a layup from Wright, St. Bonaventure led by three, 57-54, with 3:06 remaining in regulation.
• With 1:21 remaining, Jay Adams was fouled and knocked down two clutch free throws to give the Bonnies a three-point lead.
• A Jordan Barham layup would cut St. Bonaventure's lead to only one with just under one minute left.
• A huge block by Ndoye and a defensive stand put Posley at the line with under 20 seconds remaining. Posley would make one of two free throws giving the Bonnies a two-point lead.
• Peyton Aldridge, a freshman, made a three-pointer with 4.8 seconds remaining in regulation to give the Wildcats a one-point lead at 61-60, setting the stage for Posley's heroics.

Beyond The Box Score:

• The Bonnies held the Wildcats to a season-low 61 points. Davidson averages over 80 points per game.
• The Bona victory snapped Davidson's 15-game home winning streak at Belk Arena and handed the Wildcats their first loss there this season (now 9-1).
• Ndoye's 12 rebounds now give him over 600 rebounds for his career (608).
• Jay Adam's nine points put him over the 200 career point mark (207); Adams reached the milestone in just 19 games, making him the fastest Bonnies player to reach 200 career points since Andrew Nicholson accomplished the feat in just 16 games.
• Jaylen Adams' seven rebounds also set a career high.
• Posley's seven rebounds tie a career-high set earlier this season at home against Siena.
• Chris Dees' two blocks tie a season-high, previously recorded on the road against Duquesne.
  
  Up Next: St. Bonaventure will host No. 22 VCU at Reilly Center this Saturday, Feb. 7, at 2:00. The game will air on NBC Sports Network.