Mercer Bears at St. Bonaventure Bonnies
· Boca Raton Beach Classic - Campus Game
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
51 - 56
51 - 56
St. Bonaventure beats Mercer with late free throws, 56-51
The tournament opened with campus games, but shirts next week to Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton.
The Bonnies led by seven at the break, 27-20, but trailed by two, 46-44 with 4:45 to play, when Djordje Dimitrijevic fouled Jalen English in the backcourt. English drained all three free throws to take a one-point lead.
Dimitrijevic hit a 3 to regain the lead for Mercer, but Kyle Loften answered with a jumper to tie the game and St. Bonaventure closed the game out by hitting six straight free throws, four by Lofton.
Lofton, who was 4-for-4 from the line, added 10 points and passed our four assists for St. Bonaventure (2-4).
Ethan Stair scored 13 points and grabbed 11 boards to lead Mercer (4-3). Maciej Bender added 10 points.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:01 | Djordje Dimitrijevic missed Three Point Jumper. | 51 - 56 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Osun Osunniyi made Free Throw. | 51 - 56 |
| 2nd 0:07 | St. Bonaventure Timeout | 51 - 55 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Osun Osunniyi made Free Throw. | 51 - 55 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Foul on Kamar Robertson. | 51 - 54 |
Statistics
 MER |
 SBU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 20-52 | FG | 18-52 |
| 38 | Field Goal % | 35 |
| 6-19 | 3PT | 4-16 |
| 32 | Three Point % | 25 |
| 5-11 | FT | 16-19 |
| 45 | Free Throw % | 84 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 11 | Assists | 11 |
| 2 | Steals | 2 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Points Off Turnovers | 7 |
| 5 | Fast Break Points | 7 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 18 | Fouls | 14 |
| 4 | Largest Lead | 11 |
Game Information
Venue: Reilly Center
Location: Saint Bonaventure, NY
Attendance: 3,218 | Capacity:
Location: Saint Bonaventure, NY
Attendance: 3,218 | Capacity:
2025-26 Southern Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Tennessee State | 13-5 | - | 23-11 |
| Mercer | 11-7 | 2 | 19-13 |
| Wofford | 11-7 | 2 | 19-13 |
| Samford | 11-7 | 2 | 18-14 |
| Furman | 10-8 | 3 | 22-13 |
| Western Carolina | 10-8 | 3 | 15-16 |
| UNC Greensboro | 9-9 | 4 | 15-19 |
| Chattanooga | 7-11 | 6 | 13-19 |
| The Citadel | 7-11 | 6 | 11-22 |
| VMI | 1-17 | 12 | 6-26 |
2025-26 Atlantic 10 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Louis | 15-3 | - | 29-6 |
| VCU | 15-3 | - | 28-8 |
| Saint Joseph's | 13-5 | 2 | 24-12 |
| Dayton | 12-6 | 3 | 25-12 |
| George Mason | 11-7 | 4 | 23-10 |
| Davidson | 10-8 | 5 | 20-14 |
| Duquesne | 9-9 | 6 | 18-15 |
| George Washington | 8-10 | 7 | 19-16 |
| Fordham | 8-10 | 7 | 17-15 |
| Rhode Island | 7-11 | 8 | 16-16 |
| Richmond | 5-13 | 10 | 15-17 |
| La Salle | 5-13 | 10 | 9-23 |
| St. Bonaventure | 4-14 | 11 | 17-17 |
| Loyola Chicago | 4-14 | 11 | 9-24 |