Dayton Flyers at St. Bonaventure Bonnies
· NCAA Men's Basketball
53 - 75
Jones scores 23, St. Bonaventure downs Dayton 75-53
Jones also contributed seven rebounds for the Bonnies (16-6, 4-5 Atlantic 10 Conference). Melvin Council Jr. scored 20 points and added five rebounds, six assists, and three steals.
Nate Santos led the Flyers (14-7, 4-4) in scoring, finishing with 12 points and seven rebounds. Enoch Cheeks added 10 points.
St. Bonaventure took the lead with 13:04 remaining in the first half and did not relinquish it. Jones led his team in scoring with 16 points in the first half to help put them up 39-32 at the break. St. Bonaventure pulled away with a 16-1 run in the second half to extend a four-point lead to 19 points. They outscored Dayton by 15 points in the final half, as Council led the way with a team-high 14 second-half points.
St. Bonaventure takes on Fordham at home on Saturday, and Dayton visits Saint Louis on Friday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 53 - 75 |
| 2nd 0:21 | Xander Wedlow made Jumper. Assisted by Miles Rose. | 53 - 75 |
| 2nd 0:44 | Isaac Jack made Layup. Assisted by Jaiun Simon. | 53 - 73 |
| 2nd 1:00 | Foul on Noel Brown. | 51 - 73 |
| 2nd 1:00 | Isaac Jack Offensive Rebound. | 51 - 73 |
Statistics
 DAY |
 SBU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 21-52 | FG | 27-53 |
| 40 | Field Goal % | 51 |
| 8-24 | 3PT | 12-25 |
| 33 | Three Point % | 48 |
| 3-7 | FT | 9-12 |
| 43 | Free Throw % | 75 |
| 27 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 17 | Assists | 16 |
| 2 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 7 | Total Turnovers | 6 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 7 | Points Off Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 12 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 12 | Fouls | 10 |
| 1 | Largest Lead | 25 |
Game Information
Location: Saint Bonaventure, NY
Attendance: 3,929 | Capacity:
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 |