After a close first period that saw Saint Joseph's take a three-point lead into halftime, visiting St. Bonaventure used a strong second-half performance to pull away for a 74-56 victory Tuesday evening at Hagan Arena.
How It Happened
• In a back-and-forth first half that featured seven lead changes and four ties, the Hawks tallied the final four points of the stanza to take a 34-31 lead into the lockerroom.
• St. Bonaventure scored the opening eight points of the second half en route to a 13-3 run to take a 44-37 lead with 16:59 to play.
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Ryan Daly cut the Hawks' deficit to four, 46-42, with a basket in the lane less than 50 seconds later.
• The Bonnies countered with a 9-0 run to open a 55-42 advantage and never allowed Saint Joseph's to get closer than 10 points from there.
Inside The Boxscore
• Daly reached the 20-point mark for the 16th time this season as he finished with a game-high 21 points to go with a team-best four assists and added four rebounds.
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Myles Douglas finished with 10 points and a pair of rebounds in a reserve role.
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Toliver Freeman led Saint Joseph's with seven rebounds and added four points.
• As a team, the Hawks shot 36.7 percent from the floor (22-of-60), 21.4 percent from three-point range (6-of-28) and went 6-of-8 from the foul line.
• St. Bonaventure shot 47.5 percent from the field (29-of-61), including 17-of-30 in the second half (56.7 percent).
• The Bonnies went 8-of-16 from behind the arc in the second half and finished the night going 13-of-31 for 41.9 percent.
• Justin Winston and Kyle Lofton each had 20 points for St. Bonaventure.
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Saint Joseph's (4-20, 0-11 Atlantic 10) heads to Rhode Island for a noon matchup with the Rams on Saturday.
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