By: Dylan Nuzzo, Assistant Sports Information Director
ST. BONAVENTURE (2-1) vs. LAFAYETTE (2-2)
Saturday, Nov. 14 – 4:00 p.m.
St. Bonaventure, N.Y. – Reilly Center
TV: ESPN+
RADIO: Bonnies Online Network
The St. Bonaventure University men's basketball team continues its homestand Saturday, Nov. 14 when it welcomes Lafayette to the Reilly Center. Tipoff is set for 4:00 p.m. and is the second game of a doubleheader with the women's basketball team who takes on Binghamton at 1:30 p.m.
LAST TIME OUT
The Bonnies scored an 88-64 win over Cornell for their first home win of the 2026-27 season Wednesday evening.
Benjamin Bill matched his career-high while setting a Division I career-best with 28 points on 13-for-15 shooting to go along with six rebounds and four blocks. Ari Fulton finished the game with 14 points and eight rebounds while Taj Au-Duke chipped in 10 points and five assists.
The Bonnies used a 9-0 run to take a 48-31 lead into halftime and never looked back, growing the lead to as many as 29 in the second half. Bona's held the Big Red to 38.5 percent shooting from the field and 26.3 percent from beyond the arc.
Wednesday's game marked the second straight contest that all available players for the Bonnies saw action.
BEN'S BLOCK
Benjamin Bill has been efficient as could be through his first three games at the Division I level. Through Wednesday's games, he ranks second in the Atlantic 10 and fifth in the NCAA in field goal percentage, shooting 85.7 percent (24-for-28) from floor.
His 24 field goals leads the A10 and is 33rd in the nation. He currently paces the Bonnies at 17.7 points per game to go along with 6.7 rebounds per contest. Bill has also recorded 10 of the Brown and White's 19 blocks this season, sitting second in the Atlantic 10 and fifth in the NCAA.
FULTON BOUNCES BACK
After recording just one point in his Bonnies debut, Ari Fulton bounced back to average 16.0 points and 8.0 rebounds over the next two contests.
He has pulled down eight rebounds in all three games this season and ranks sixth in the Atlantic 10 in rebounds (24) as well as rebounds per game (8.0)
LAFAYETTE NOTES
- Lafayette enters Saturday's contest 2-2 to begin the year, capturing wins over King's (PA) and Penn St.-Lehigh Valley. The Leopards finished last season 11-21 overall and 8-10 in Patriot League play. Lafayette was picked to finish seventh in the Patriot League preseason poll this season.
- Mike McGarvey is in his fifth season as the head coach at Lafayette, guiding the Leopards to 39-67 record during his time in Easton, Pa. McGarvey is in his ninth season overall as a head coach, spending four years at Division III Lycoming and is 92-103 all-time as a head coach.
- Cooper Kesler averages 15.8 points to pace the Leopards on offense while Beckett Currie also chips in double figures at 12.3 points per game. On the glass, Jasraj Gill is grabbing 8.3 rebounds per contest to lead Lafayette.
SERIES HISTORY
Saturday will be just the second time St. Bonaventure and Lafayette have squared off all-time. The two schools lone matchup came on Dec. 29, 1949 with the Bonnies coming out on top, 47-41.
UP NEXT
The Bonnies wrap up its three-game homestand Thursday, Nov. 19 when they host Buffalo. Tipoff is set for 7:00 p.m. at the Reilly Center.
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