BUFFALO, N.Y. — St. Bonaventure shouldn't have had much of a problem with St. Joseph's, with the Bonnies riding into the Hawks territory on a six-game win streak.
St. Joseph's (10-17, 4-12 Atlantic 10) threated that streak down to the final second of their Saturday night matchup, with the Hawks taking the lead on a Jordan Hall jumper with 1 minute, 55 seconds to go at 52-51.
After a few trips up and down the court, Bona senior Jalen Adaway finally answered with 38 seconds remaining to put St. Bonaventure (19-7, 11-4 Atlantic 10) ahead for good, on the way to a 54-52 win.
Adaway led the Bonnies with 14 points on a slow offensive night for the team.
We've seen a tremendous amount of success from several local colleges in the month of February on the basketball court. St. Bonaventure men's basketball is one of them.
"We are not finished we can't get complacent and satisfied and we have to continue to work, that is what they have done in their six-game winning streak and that's what we need to do." said head coach Mark Schmidt.
The final three regular-season games for the Bonnies are massive. St. Bonaventure holds the fourth and final spot in the conference for a double-bye in the Atlantic 10 tournament the following week. Although they control their own destiny, it won't come easy.
"I made an emphasis on treating this like a tournament game, we want that feel and to get momentum going into the tournament taking it one game at a time, we have it rolling right now and we will keep it going," said Bonnies guard Jalen Adaway.
After tonight, the Bonnies close out the regular season with two final games, Tuesday night at VCU and Friday night at home versus Richmond. The team will then head to Washington DC the following week for the A-10 tournament while looking to punch their ticket to the NCAA tournament for the second year in a row.
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