Location: Philadephia, Pa.  |  Gola Arena

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St. Bonaventure Starters: #10 G Jaylen Adams, #3 G Marcus Posley, #1 G Idris Taqqee, #21 F Dion Wright, #45 F Jordan Tyson 

The Short Story
St. Bonaventure's five game winning streak was snapped Wednesday night with a 71-64 loss to La Salle in Philadelphia.

The Bonnies led 63-62 after Marcus Posley's three-pointer with 2:16 left, but La Salle then got back-to-back layups by Tony Washington and Jordan Price to go ahead 66-63. After Jordan Tyson made one of two free throws, Price scored inside with 34 seconds remaining to put the Explorers in control at 68-64.

St. Bonaventure made just 37 percent of its field goal attempts on the night and was outrebounded 41-27. The Explorers were 11-22 from three-point range including 8-16 in the first half as they took a 35-32 lead at the break. 

Marcus Posley led the Bonnies with 21 points while Dion Wright scored 16. Jaylen Adams had 12 points and six assists.

The Bonnies fell to 17-7 overall and 9-4 in the Atlantic 10 Conference.

How It Happened:

• The Bonnies started slowly, turning the ball over six times in the opening five minutes. La Salle took advantage, jumping out to an 11-2 lead to start the game.
• The Explorers made seven of their first 12 three-point shots in the game, the last by Johnnie Shuler at the 8:42 mark that pushed LaSalle's lead to 25-15.
• St. Bonaventure responded with a 10-0 run to tie the game at 25. Dion Wright capped the spurt at the 5:19 mark; Jaylen Adams keyed the run with two scores and an assist.
• La Salle scored six of the last eight points of the first half and led 35-32 at intermission – just the fourth time this season the Bonnies trailed at the half.
• Marcus Posley started hot in the second half, scoring eight straight points to push the Bonnies ahead 40-38.
• From there, neither team could gain separation until LaSalle pulled ahead 56-51 with a 7-0 run. Two Jordan Price free throws at 7:44 mark capped that surge.
• LaSalle led until the 2:17 mark left in the game when Posley made a three-pointer from the top of the key to put the Bonnies ahead 63-62.

Up Next: St. Bonaventure will travel to Dayton, Ohio, for its second meeting with the Flyers this Saturday, Feb. 20. The game will tip at noon and will air nationally on NBC Sports Network.