Scores

Final

Duquesne 71

(16-15, 7-9 A 10)

St. Bonaventure 83

(15-15, 7-9 A 10)

7:00 PM ET, March 9, 2010

Reilly Center, St. Bonaventure, NY

1 2 T
DUQ 30 4171
SBON 34 4983

Top Performers

Duquesne: D. Saunders 18 Pts, 10 Reb, 2 Ast, 3 Stl, 1 Blk

St. Bonaventure: C. Matthews 28 Pts, 2 Reb, 1 Ast, 2 Stl

St. Bonaventure 83, Duquesne 71

Associated Press

OLEAN, N.Y. -- Chris Matthews tied his career-high with 28 points and Andrew Nicholson scored 25 as St. Bonaventure defeated Duquesne 83-71 on Tuesday night in the first round of Atlantic 10 Conference tournament.

Matthews hit six 3-pointers, Nicholson had his third straight 20-point effort and Jonathan Hall chipped in 10 for the Bonnies (15-15), who will play top-seeded Temple on Friday in Atlantic City, N.J.

Damian Saunders had 18 points and 10 rebounds, B.J. Montero added 13 points and Jason Duty had 11 for Duquesne (16-15).

The Bonnies sealed the victory when Nicholson converted a successful three-point play after a monstrous one-handed dunk with 13:11 remaining in the second half. The Dukes failed to score on their next possession and Matthews buried a 3-pointer from the left corner for a 53-45 lead.

Those baskets keyed a 14-0 run and the Bonnies never looked back.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
DUQ
SBON
Points 71 83
FG Made-Attempted 29-59 (.492) 25-49 (.510)
3P Made-Attempted 5-21 (.238) 9-12 (.750)
FT Made-Attempted 8-14 (.571) 24-31 (.774)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 23 (1/0) 17 (1/0)
Largest Lead 4 14

Game Leaders

 
DUQ
SBON
PointsD. Saunders 18C. Matthews 28
ReboundsD. Saunders 10A. Nicholson 7
AssistsM. Bolding 3J. Hall 5
StealsD. Saunders 3D. Conger 2
BlocksD. Saunders 1A. Nicholson 3
Team Stats: Duquesne | St. Bonaventure

2009-10 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
Jan 23, 2010 @DUQ 70, SBON 69Recap
Mar 3, 2010 @SBON 92, DUQ 80Recap
» Mar 9, 2010 @SBON 83, DUQ 71Recap

Next 5 Games

DUQ
SBON
03/17 @PRIN 7:00pm
11/13 BLU 7:00pm
11/19 @RMU 7:00pm
11/22 @BGSU 7:00pm
11/27 UMBC 7:00pm
 03/12 @TEM 12:00pm
11/12 @CAN 8:30pm
11/14 UALR 2:00pm
11/19 @COR 7:00pm
11/21 @BING 2:00pm
Complete Schedule: Duquesne | St. Bonaventure

Atlantic 10 Conference Standings

TEAMCONF W-LTOTAL W-L
#17 Temple14-229-5
Richmond13-326-8
Xavier14-224-8
Rhode Island9-723-9
Saint Louis11-520-11
Dayton8-820-12
Charlotte9-719-12
George Washington6-1016-14
Duquesne7-916-15
St. Bonaventure7-915-16
La Salle4-1212-18
Massachusetts5-1112-20
Saint Joseph's5-1111-20
Fordham0-162-26
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