BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Daniel Egbuniwe scored 15 points, Cayden Charles added 14 points and four other Bonnies finished in double figures as the St. Bonaventure men's basketball team defeated previously unbeaten University of Buffalo, 77-69, on Saturday (Dec. 6) at Alumni Arena. The Bonnies maintained a lead throughout the entirety of the game.
 
Frank Mitchell his fourth straight double double of the season with 11 points and 13 rebounds. Ilia Ermakov logged a career-high 12 points on 5-for-8 shooting and Dasonte Bowen recorded a season-best 11 points on 4-for-9 shooting. Buddy Simmons II also chipped in 12 points.  
 
FIRST HALF 
St. Bonaventure (8-1) opened the contest with eight unanswered points behind a jumper and triple from Charles, a free throw from Bowen and layup from Mitchell.  
 
Buffalo's Daniel Freitag halted the run with a score, but the Bonnies continued their strong play, outscoring UB 6-0 over the next 2:03 to take a 14-2 lead following a triple by Ermakov. 
 
The Bulls (8-1) clawed their way back to down one, 21-20, after a 18-6 push that included eight straight points by Ryan Sabol. 
 
SBU responded with another blow, forcing its cushion back to double digits, 36-26, through a 15-6 surge fueled by three-pointers from Bowen, Simmons II and Ermakov.  
 
In the remaining 2:04, UB shrunk the gap to six, 38-32, heading into the break. Ermakov and Simmons II led the Brown and White in scoring at half with eight points each.  
 
SECOND HALF
Buffalo went on an 8-3 spurt through the first 4:39, trimming the margin to 41-40.  
 
St. Bonaventure stayed composed, going on a 13-4 run capped off by a Mitchell putback lay-in to extend the advantage to 54-44 at the 10:53 mark.  
 
Both teams traded scores over the ensuing 7:33, with the Bonnies protecting their multi-possession edge, 67-59. 
 
UB cut SBU's lead to as little as five in the final two minutes, but Charles, Simmons II, Egbuniwe and Mitchell all went 2-for-2 from the free throw line in that span to secure the 77-69 win.  
 
UP NEXT
The Bonnies will return to the Reilly Center on Wednesday (Dec. 10) to host Colgate. Tipoff is slated for 7 p.m., and the game will be streamed live on ESPN+.
 
NOTES

• Mitchell surpassed 600 career rebounds during the game. With 13 rebounds in the game, he also surpassed 100 boards on the season.
• The Bonnies have had six players reach double figures in a game for the second time this season.
• The two teams shot a combined 12-for-25 (48 percent) from beyond the arc in the first half, but just 5-for-20 (25 percent) in the second half.
• St. Bonaventure tallied a season-high 13 steals as a team. They forced 17 Buffalo turnovers and scored 21 points off those turnovers.