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Saint Bonaventure defeats Fordham 86-66

AP
Jan 04, 2025

NEW YORK (AP) Melvin Council Jr.'s 24 points helped Saint Bonaventure defeat Fordham 86-66 on Saturday.

Council also contributed eight assists and five steals for the Bonnies (14-1, 2-0 Atlantic 10 Conference). Jonah Hinton scored 17 points while going 6 of 11 (4 for 9 from 3-point range) and added seven rebounds. Lajae Jones had 16 points and shot 5 of 10 from the field, including 3 for 4 from 3-point range, and went 3 for 3 from the line. The Bonnies picked up their eighth straight win.

Jackie Johnson III led the way for the Rams (8-7, 0-2) with 21 points and two steals. Romad Dean added 13 points and six rebounds for Fordham. Japhet Medor finished with 13 points and five assists.

Saint Bonaventure took the lead with 16:23 remaining in the first half and did not give it up. Council led their team in scoring with 16 points in the first half to help put them up 43-30 at the break. Saint Bonaventure extended its lead to 70-50 during the second half, fueled by an 8-0 scoring run.

Both teams next play Wednesday. Saint Bonaventure visits Saint Louis and Fordham takes on VCU on the road.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

1st Half
STBN
Bonnies
43
FOR
Rams
30

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Noel Brown vs. Abdou Tsimbila (Rams gains possession)
19:36	+2	Jackie Johnson III makes two point driving floating jump shot	0-2
19:14	+2	Noel Brown makes two point fadeaway jump shot	2-2
18:52		Romad Dean turnover (traveling)
18:33		Melvin Council Jr. misses two point jump shot
18:31		Abdou Tsimbila defensive rebound
18:15		Abdou Tsimbila misses two point jump shot
18:13		Noel Brown defensive rebound
18:04		Abdou Tsimbila blocks Noel Brown's two point layup
18:02		Jahmere Tripp defensive rebound
17:58		Noel Brown shooting foul (Jahmere Tripp draws the foul)
17:58	+1	Jahmere Tripp makes regular free throw 1 of 2	2-3
17:58	+1	Jahmere Tripp makes regular free throw 2 of 2	2-4
17:36		Noel Brown misses two point turnaround hook shot
17:34		Jackie Johnson III defensive rebound
17:19		Jackie Johnson III misses three point jump shot
17:17		Noel Brown defensive rebound
17:08	+2	Melvin Council Jr. makes two point driving floating jump shot	4-4
16:48		Chance Moore personal foul (Romad Dean draws the foul)
16:41		Jonah Hinton personal foul (Japhet Medor draws the foul)
16:28		Abdou Tsimbila misses two point dunk
16:26		Jonah Hinton defensive rebound
16:23	+2	Chance Moore makes two point layup (Jonah Hinton assists)	6-4
16:23		Japhet Medor shooting foul (Chance Moore draws the foul)
16:23	+1	Chance Moore makes regular free throw 1 of 1	7-4
16:16		Japhet Medor turnover (lost ball) (Melvin Council Jr. steals)
16:08	+2	Melvin Council Jr. makes two point dunk	9-4
15:50		Chance Moore personal foul
15:50		TV timeout
15:39	+2	Jahmere Tripp makes two point reverse layup	9-6
15:15	+2	Xander Wedlow makes two point layup (Melvin Council Jr. assists)	11-6
14:51		Jackie Johnson III misses two point layup
14:49		Romad Dean offensive rebound
14:45	+2	Romad Dean makes two point tip layup	11-8
14:36		Melvin Council Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Japhet Medor steals)
14:22		Jahmere Tripp misses three point jump shot
14:20		Xander Wedlow defensive rebound
14:14	+2	Melvin Council Jr. makes two point jump shot	13-8
13:48	+3	Romad Dean makes three point pullup jump shot (Japhet Medor assists)	13-11
13:34	+2	Jonah Hinton makes two point layup	15-11
13:34		Jahmere Tripp shooting foul (Jonah Hinton draws the foul)
13:34	+1	Jonah Hinton makes regular free throw 1 of 1	16-11
13:16	+2	Jahmere Tripp makes two point layup (Jackie Johnson III assists)	16-13
12:51		Noel Brown turnover (bad pass) (Jackie Johnson III steals)
12:34		Matt Zona misses three point jump shot
12:32		Bonnies defensive rebound
12:07	+2	Noel Brown makes two point fadeaway jump shot	18-13
11:54		Noel Brown personal foul
11:54		TV timeout
11:51		Jahmere Tripp turnover (lost ball) (Jonah Hinton steals)
11:41		Jonah Hinton misses three point jump shot
11:39		Lajae Jones offensive rebound
11:39		Jackie Johnson III personal foul
11:32	+2	Melvin Council Jr. makes two point layup	20-13
11:32		Jahmere Tripp shooting foul (Melvin Council Jr. draws the foul)
11:32	+1	Melvin Council Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1	21-13
11:14		Jackie Johnson III misses two point pullup jump shot
11:12		Jonah Hinton defensive rebound
11:06		Xander Wedlow misses two point layup
11:04		Romad Dean defensive rebound
11:01		Xander Wedlow personal foul
10:41		Zach Riley misses three point jump shot
10:39		Lajae Jones defensive rebound
10:33		Zach Riley blocks Melvin Council Jr.'s two point layup
10:32		Bonnies offensive rebound
10:24		Melvin Council Jr. misses two point jump shot
10:22		Abdou Tsimbila defensive rebound
10:15		Xander Wedlow shooting foul (Japhet Medor draws the foul)
10:15	+1	Japhet Medor makes regular free throw 1 of 1	21-14
10:15	+1	Japhet Medor makes regular free throw 2 of 2	21-15
9:53		Jonah Hinton turnover (bad pass) (Zach Riley steals)
9:53		Zach Riley misses two point layup
9:51		Jonah Hinton defensive rebound
9:29		Zach Riley shooting foul (Xander Wedlow draws the foul)
9:29	+1	Xander Wedlow makes regular free throw 1 of 2	22-15
9:29	+1	Xander Wedlow makes regular free throw 2 of 2	23-15
9:17	+2	Zach Riley makes two point driving floating bank jump shot (Japhet Medor assists)	23-17
8:52	+3	Lajae Jones makes three point jump shot (Xander Wedlow assists)	26-17
8:36	+3	Romad Dean makes three point jump shot (Zach Riley assists)	26-20
8:27		Melvin Council Jr. turnover (bad pass)
8:11		Jonah Hinton shooting foul (Japhet Medor draws the foul)
8:11	+1	Japhet Medor makes regular free throw 1 of 2	26-21
8:11	+1	Japhet Medor makes regular free throw 2 of 2	26-22
7:44		Lajae Jones misses two point layup
7:42		Japhet Medor defensive rebound
7:31	+3	Jackie Johnson III makes three point jump shot (Japhet Medor assists)	26-25
7:11		Lajae Jones misses two point dunk
7:09		Lajae Jones offensive rebound
6:59		Noah Bolanga misses three point jump shot
6:57		Japhet Medor defensive rebound
6:52		Jackie Johnson III misses three point jump shot
6:50		Xander Wedlow defensive rebound
6:46	+3	Melvin Council Jr. makes three point pullup jump shot	29-25
6:31		Zach Riley turnover (traveling)
6:31		TV timeout
6:04		Jonah Hinton misses three point jump shot
6:02		Matt Zona defensive rebound
5:36		Japhet Medor turnover (lost ball) (Noah Bolanga steals)
5:30		Jonah Hinton misses three point jump shot
5:28		Rams defensive rebound
5:16		Japhet Medor turnover (lost ball) (Melvin Council Jr. steals)
5:02	+2	Jonah Hinton makes two point floating jump shot	31-25
4:32		Jackie Johnson III misses three point jump shot
4:30		Xander Wedlow defensive rebound
4:30	+3	Jonah Hinton makes three point jump shot	34-25
4:30		Rams 30 second timeout
4:30		TV timeout
4:02		Matt Zona misses three point jump shot
4:00		Jonah Hinton defensive rebound
3:43		Noah Bolanga misses three point jump shot
3:41		Xander Wedlow offensive rebound
3:26	+2	Melvin Council Jr. makes two point layup	36-25
2:55		Abdou Tsimbila misses two point layup
2:53		Jahmere Tripp offensive rebound
2:47	+2	Jahmere Tripp makes two point tip layup	36-27
2:42		Xander Wedlow turnover (traveling)
2:23		Jahmere Tripp turnover (bad pass) (Melvin Council Jr. steals)
2:14	+2	Noah Bolanga makes two point layup (Melvin Council Jr. assists)	38-27
1:48		Jahmere Tripp misses two point driving floating jump shot
1:46		Lajae Jones defensive rebound
1:38	+3	Jonah Hinton makes three point jump shot (Melvin Council Jr. assists)	41-27
1:21	+3	Jackie Johnson III makes three point jump shot	41-30
0:50	+2	Melvin Council Jr. makes two point layup	43-30
0:32		Jackie Johnson III misses three point jump shot
0:30		Lajae Jones defensive rebound
0:29		Matt Zona personal foul (Lajae Jones draws the foul)
0:29		Bonnies 30 second timeout
0:02		Melvin Council Jr. misses three point jump shot
0:02		Ryan Pettis defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
STBN
Bonnies
43
FOR
Rams
36

Time		Play	Score
19:48		Noel Brown turnover (traveling)
19:29		Jahmere Tripp misses two point layup
19:28		Rams offensive rebound
19:21	+2	Japhet Medor makes two point floating jump shot	43-32
19:00	+2	Lajae Jones makes two point layup	45-32
18:39		Melvin Council Jr. personal foul (Jackie Johnson III draws the foul)
18:31		Jackie Johnson III misses three point jump shot
18:29		Chance Moore defensive rebound
18:25		Abdou Tsimbila shooting foul (Chance Moore draws the foul)
18:25		Chance Moore misses regular free throw 1 of 2
18:25	+1	Chance Moore makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-32
18:07	+2	Abdou Tsimbila makes two point dunk (Jackie Johnson III assists)	46-34
17:50		Noel Brown misses two point jump shot
17:49		Lajae Jones offensive rebound
17:49		Romad Dean personal foul
17:44	+3	Jonah Hinton makes three point jump shot (Lajae Jones assists)	49-34
17:27		Jackie Johnson III turnover (bad pass) (Melvin Council Jr. steals)
17:18	+2	Melvin Council Jr. makes two point layup	51-34
17:09	+3	Jackie Johnson III makes three point jump shot (Japhet Medor assists)	51-37
16:44		Abdou Tsimbila blocks Noel Brown's two point layup
16:42		Japhet Medor defensive rebound
16:33		Jonah Hinton personal foul
16:33		Jackie Johnson III misses three point jump shot
16:31		Abdou Tsimbila offensive rebound
16:20	+3	Zach Riley makes three point jump shot (Jackie Johnson III assists)	51-40
15:46		Melvin Council Jr. misses two point jump shot
15:44		Lajae Jones offensive rebound
15:36		Lajae Jones misses two point layup
15:34		Romad Dean defensive rebound
15:30	+2	Abdou Tsimbila makes two point layup (Japhet Medor assists)	51-42
15:20	+2	Melvin Council Jr. makes two point layup	53-42
14:50		Jackie Johnson III turnover (bad pass) (Lajae Jones steals)
14:46		Romad Dean shooting foul (Chance Moore draws the foul)
14:46		TV timeout
14:46		Chance Moore misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:46	+1	Chance Moore makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-42
14:26	+3	Japhet Medor makes three point jump shot	54-45
13:59	+2	Lajae Jones makes two point pullup jump shot	56-45
13:33		Romad Dean misses three point jump shot
13:31		Chance Moore defensive rebound
13:21	+2	Melvin Council Jr. makes two point layup	58-45
12:54		Jackie Johnson III misses two point floating jump shot
12:52		Noah Bolanga defensive rebound
12:26		Melvin Council Jr. misses two point layup
12:24		Romad Dean defensive rebound
12:17		Romad Dean misses three point jump shot
12:15		Xander Wedlow defensive rebound
11:56		Chance Moore turnover (bad pass) (Zach Riley steals)
11:43		Chance Moore blocks Zach Riley's two point layup
11:41		Jackie Johnson III offensive rebound
11:40		Xander Wedlow shooting foul (Japhet Medor draws the foul)
11:38		TV timeout
11:38	+1	Japhet Medor makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-46
11:38	+1	Japhet Medor makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-47
11:14		Matt Zona personal foul
10:58	+3	Lajae Jones makes three point jump shot (Melvin Council Jr. assists)	61-47
10:58		Matt Zona shooting foul (Lajae Jones draws the foul)
10:58	+1	Lajae Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 1	62-47
10:43		Jahmere Tripp turnover (bad pass) (Lajae Jones steals)
10:30		Jonah Hinton misses three point jump shot
10:28		Jahmere Tripp defensive rebound
10:17	+3	Romad Dean makes three point jump shot (Zach Riley assists)	62-50
9:54	+3	Jonah Hinton makes three point jump shot (Noel Brown assists)	65-50
9:32		Romad Dean misses three point jump shot
9:30		Lajae Jones defensive rebound
9:21	+2	Noel Brown makes two point layup (Melvin Council Jr. assists)	67-50
8:57		Abdou Tsimbila misses two point jump shot
8:55		Jonah Hinton defensive rebound
8:39	+3	Chance Moore makes three point jump shot (Melvin Council Jr. assists)	70-50
8:37		Rams 30 second timeout
8:37		TV timeout
8:36		Romad Dean turnover (lost ball) (Chance Moore steals)
8:30		Lajae Jones misses three point jump shot
8:28		Japhet Medor defensive rebound
8:20	+2	Japhet Medor makes two point layup	70-52
8:06	+2	Noel Brown makes two point fadeaway jump shot (Melvin Council Jr. assists)	72-52
7:41		Abdou Tsimbila misses two point layup
7:39		Rams offensive rebound
7:39		TV timeout
7:37		Jahmere Tripp misses three point jump shot
7:35		Lajae Jones defensive rebound
7:23		Abdou Tsimbila personal foul
7:02		Chance Moore misses three point jump shot
7:00		Romad Dean defensive rebound
7:00		Noel Brown personal foul
6:42	+2	Jackie Johnson III makes two point layup	72-54
6:42		Chance Moore shooting foul (Jackie Johnson III draws the foul)
6:42		Jackie Johnson III misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:42		Jonah Hinton defensive rebound
6:20		Lajae Jones misses two point layup
6:18		Noel Brown offensive rebound
6:18		Melvin Council Jr. misses two point layup
6:16		Bonnies offensive rebound
6:13		Japhet Medor shooting foul (Noel Brown draws the foul)
6:13	+1	Noel Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2	73-54
6:13	+1	Noel Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2	74-54
6:03		Ryan Pettis misses three point jump shot
6:01		Chance Moore defensive rebound
5:46		Noel Brown misses two point layup
5:39		Lajae Jones offensive rebound
5:34		Abdou Tsimbila shooting foul (Lajae Jones draws the foul)
5:34	+1	Lajae Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2	75-54
5:34	+1	Lajae Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2	76-54
5:28	+2	Romad Dean makes two point layup (Ryan Pettis assists)	76-56
5:21		Noel Brown misses two point dunk
5:19		Abdou Tsimbila defensive rebound
4:59	+3	Jackie Johnson III makes three point jump shot (Ryan Pettis assists)	76-59
4:59		Rams 30 second timeout
4:57	+3	Lajae Jones makes three point jump shot (Chance Moore assists)	79-59
4:43	+2	Abdou Tsimbila makes two point hook shot	79-61
4:03	+2	Melvin Council Jr. makes two point jump shot	81-61
3:49		Abdou Tsimbila misses two point jump shot
3:47		Jonah Hinton defensive rebound
3:32		Melvin Council Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Jackie Johnson III steals)
3:11	+2	Jackie Johnson III makes two point layup	81-63
2:40	+2	Noel Brown makes two point layup (Melvin Council Jr. assists)	83-63
2:19		Abdou Tsimbila misses two point dunk
2:17		Chance Moore defensive rebound
2:13		Chance Moore misses two point layup
2:11		Ryan Pettis defensive rebound
2:04		Japhet Medor misses three point jump shot
2:03		Ryan Pettis offensive rebound
2:02	+3	Jackie Johnson III makes three point jump shot (Ryan Pettis assists)	83-66
2:11		Rams 30 second timeout
2:02		TV timeout
1:52		Matt Zona shooting foul (Noel Brown draws the foul)
1:52	+1	Noel Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 1	84-66
1:52	+1	Noel Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2	85-66
1:29		Romad Dean turnover (lost ball) (Melvin Council Jr. steals)
1:27		Ryan Pettis shooting foul (Chance Moore draws the foul)
1:27	+1	Chance Moore makes regular free throw 1 of 2	86-66
1:27		Chance Moore misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:27		Romad Dean defensive rebound
1:15		Japhet Medor misses three point jump shot
1:13		Melvin Council Jr. defensive rebound
1:03		Jonah Hinton misses three point jump shot
1:01		Zach Riley defensive rebound
0:53		Ryan Pettis turnover (lost ball) (Noel Brown steals)
0:09		Bonnies turnover (shot clock violation)
0:00		End of period

Bonnies turnover (shot clock violation)