St. Bonaventure, NY (My Sportsbook) - C.J. Anderson totaled 15 points and six rebounds as 15th-ranked Xavier downed St. Bonaventure, 84-64, at Reilly Center. Brad Redford had 14 points and Jason Love added 11 points and six rebounds for the Musketeers (16-2, 5-0 Atlantic-10), who have won seven straight. Andrew Nicholson had 13 points while Maurice Thomas contributed 11 points and 10 rebounds for the Bonnies (11-7, 2-3), who have dropped three of four. The score was tight early and St. Bonaventure even held the lead at one point. But a 10-4 run by Xavier put the team up 21-15 with under 10 minutes to play in the first half on Anderson's layup. The Musketeers closed the first half scoring 18 of the final 20 points and took a 41-22 lead into the locker room, as Terrell Holloway drained a three- pointer just before the buzzer. Xavier continued to front-run in the second half and were never seriously threatened. St. Bonaventure made it a 19-point game on a D'Lancy Carter free throw a bit less than six minutes in, but the Musketeers answered with the next five points and cruised to the finish line from there. Game Notes Xavier plays at LSU on Saturday...St. Bonaventure plays at Dayton on Sunday...Xavier leads the series, 21-15, and has won eight straight...Chris Matthews had 11 points for the Bonnies. |
