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Jones scores 16, including buzzer-beating 3, La Salle takes down Saint Bonaventure 83-82 in OT

AP
Jan 11, 2025

OLEAN, N.Y. (AP) Deuce Jones hit the game-winning 3-pointer with one second remaining in the overtime and finished with 16 points as La Salle beat Saint Bonaventure 83-82 on Saturday.

Jones banked in a contested 3 to pull out the win.

JOnes was 6 of 11, 3 of 6 from 3-point range and had three steals for the Explorers (9-7, 1-3 Atlantic 10 Conference). Demetrius Lilley also scored 16 points and had eight rebounds. Daeshon Shepherd shot 5 for 12, including 2 for 6 from beyond the arc to finish with 14 points.

The Bonnies (14-3, 2-2) were led in scoring by Lajae Jones, who finished with 24 points and eight rebounds. Noel Brown added 17 points and eight rebounds for Saint Bonaventure. Melvin Council Jr. finished with 16 points and two steals.

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Both teams next play Wednesday. La Salle hosts Davidson and Saint Bonaventure plays Richmond at home.

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

1st Half
LAS
Explorers
30
STBN
Bonnies
34

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Bonnies gains possession)
19:46		Jonah Hinton misses three point jump shot
19:44		Deuce Jones defensive rebound
19:16		Daeshon Shepherd misses three point jump shot
19:14		Noel Brown defensive rebound
19:07	+2	Chance Moore makes two point layup	0-2
18:47		Deuce Jones turnover (Chance Moore steals)
18:37		Corey McKeithan shooting foul (Lajae Jones draws the foul)
18:37	+1	Lajae Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2	0-3
18:37	+1	Lajae Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2	0-4
18:22		Demetrius Lilley misses three point jump shot
18:20		Melvin Council Jr. defensive rebound
18:10		Demetrius Lilley personal foul
17:53		Jonah Hinton misses two point layup
17:51		Bonnies offensive rebound
17:30		Melvin Council Jr. misses three point jump shot
17:28		Bonnies offensive rebound
17:25		Bonnies turnover (shot clock violation)
17:08	+3	Corey McKeithan makes three point jump shot (Daeshon Shepherd assists)	3-4
16:57	+2	Melvin Council Jr. makes two point dunk	3-6
16:34		Noel Brown shooting foul (Demetrius Lilley draws the foul)
16:34	+1	Demetrius Lilley makes regular free throw 1 of 2	4-6
16:34	+1	Demetrius Lilley makes regular free throw 2 of 2	5-6
16:14		Noel Brown turnover (Deuce Jones steals)
16:08	+2	Demetrius Lilley makes two point layup (Deuce Jones assists)	7-6
15:42	+2	Lajae Jones makes two point dunk	7-8
15:23		Demetrius Lilley misses three point jump shot
15:21		Jonah Hinton defensive rebound
15:08		Chance Moore misses two point jump shot
15:06		Jahlil White defensive rebound
14:38		Jonah Hinton shooting foul (Demetrius Lilley draws the foul)
14:38		TV timeout
14:38	+1	Demetrius Lilley makes regular free throw 1 of 2	8-8
14:38	+1	Demetrius Lilley makes regular free throw 2 of 2	9-8
14:22		Noel Brown turnover (Jahlil White steals)
14:14		Deuce Jones misses three point jump shot
14:12		Bonnies defensive rebound
13:57		Melvin Council Jr. misses three point jump shot
13:55		Jahlil White defensive rebound
13:42		Corey McKeithan misses three point jump shot
13:40		Melvin Council Jr. defensive rebound
13:32	+2	Melvin Council Jr. makes two point layup	9-10
13:13	+3	Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi makes three point jump shot (Deuce Jones assists)	12-10
12:57		Melvin Council Jr. misses two point jump shot
12:55		Lajae Jones offensive rebound
12:49	+2	Lajae Jones makes two point layup	12-12
12:30		Chance Moore blocks Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi's three point jump shot
12:28		Lajae Jones defensive rebound
12:12		Jonah Hinton misses three point jump shot
12:10		Demetrius Lilley defensive rebound
12:01		Demetrius Lilley misses three point jump shot
11:59		Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi offensive rebound
11:51		Corey McKeithan misses three point jump shot
11:49		Melvin Council Jr. defensive rebound
11:41	+2	Noel Brown makes two point layup	12-14
11:12		Lajae Jones shooting foul (Deuce Jones draws the foul)
11:12		TV timeout
11:12		Deuce Jones misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:12	+1	Deuce Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2	13-14
11:02		Lajae Jones misses two point jump shot
11:00		Eric Acker defensive rebound
10:49		Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi misses three point jump shot
10:47		Jahlil White offensive rebound
10:36		Mac Etienne turnover (Lajae Jones steals)
10:23	+3	Lajae Jones makes three point jump shot (Noah Bolanga assists)	13-17
9:56		Corey McKeithan misses three point jump shot
9:54		Bonnies defensive rebound
9:51		Mac Etienne personal foul
9:33		Jump ball. (Explorers gains possession)
9:33		Noah Bolanga turnover (Jahlil White steals)
9:14		Chance Moore blocks Jahlil White's two point dunk
9:12		Lajae Jones defensive rebound
9:04		Jahlil White shooting foul (Chance Moore draws the foul)
9:04		Chance Moore misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:04		Chance Moore misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:04		Mac Etienne defensive rebound
8:43		Mac Etienne turnover (Melvin Council Jr. steals)
8:35		Melvin Council Jr. misses two point layup
8:33		Corey McKeithan defensive rebound
8:09		Corey McKeithan turnover (Melvin Council Jr. steals)
7:58		Melvin Council Jr. turnover (Corey McKeithan steals)
7:47		Lajae Jones blocks Jahlil White's two point layup
7:45		Eric Acker offensive rebound
7:34	+2	Eric Acker makes two point layup	15-17
7:28		Chance Moore misses three point jump shot
7:26		Corey McKeithan defensive rebound
7:19	+2	Mac Etienne makes two point dunk (Eric Acker assists)	17-17
7:10	+3	Lajae Jones makes three point jump shot (Xander Wedlow assists)	17-20
7:08	+3	Eric Acker makes three point jump shot	20-20
7:06		Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi shooting foul
7:06		TV timeout
7:06	+1	Lajae Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2	20-21
7:06	+1	Lajae Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2	20-22
6:53		Mac Etienne misses two point jump shot
6:51		Lajae Jones defensive rebound
6:33		Noel Brown misses two point jump shot
6:31		Daeshon Shepherd defensive rebound
6:18		Eric Acker misses three point jump shot
6:16		Chance Moore defensive rebound
6:10	+3	Jonah Hinton makes three point jump shot (Chance Moore assists)	20-25
5:37		Deuce Jones misses three point jump shot
5:35		Noel Brown defensive rebound
5:19		Noel Brown misses two point jump shot
5:17		Mac Etienne defensive rebound
4:56		Lajae Jones shooting foul (Eric Acker draws the foul)
4:56		Eric Acker misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:56		Eric Acker misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:56		Duane Thompson defensive rebound
4:42		Melvin Council Jr. misses two point jump shot
4:40		Demetrius Lilley defensive rebound
4:14		Deuce Jones misses two point layup
4:12		Demetrius Lilley offensive rebound
4:03	+2	Demetrius Lilley makes two point layup	22-25
3:52		Deuce Jones personal foul
3:52		TV timeout
3:38		Corey McKeithan shooting foul (Duane Thompson draws the foul)
3:38	+1	Duane Thompson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	22-26
3:38	+1	Duane Thompson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	22-27
3:24		Daeshon Shepherd turnover
3:10		Demetrius Lilley shooting foul (Noel Brown draws the foul)
3:10		Noel Brown misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:10	+1	Noel Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2	22-28
2:58	+2	Mac Etienne makes two point dunk (Jahlil White assists)	24-28
2:47		Duane Thompson misses three point jump shot
2:45		Daeshon Shepherd defensive rebound
2:37		Deuce Jones misses three point jump shot
2:35		Chance Moore defensive rebound
2:23		Noel Brown misses two point layup
2:21		Chance Moore offensive rebound
2:12	+3	Duane Thompson makes three point jump shot (Chance Moore assists)	24-31
1:49	+2	Daeshon Shepherd makes two point layup	26-31
1:39		Chance Moore turnover (Jahlil White steals)
1:07	+2	Deuce Jones makes two point jump shot	28-31
0:44		Jonah Hinton offensive foul
0:44		Jonah Hinton turnover (offensive foul)
0:44		Explorers 30 second timeout
0:25		Jahlil White misses two point layup
0:23		Mac Etienne offensive rebound
0:20	+2	Mac Etienne makes two point layup	30-31
0:16		Bonnies 30 second timeout
0:03	+3	Noel Brown makes three point jump shot (Melvin Council Jr. assists)	30-34
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
LAS
Explorers
44
STBN
Bonnies
40

Time		Play	Score
19:42	+3	Jonah Hinton makes three point jump shot (Melvin Council Jr. assists)	30-37
19:16		Jahlil White misses two point layup
19:14		Noel Brown defensive rebound
19:10		Jahlil White personal foul
18:50		Melvin Council Jr. misses three point jump shot
18:48		Chance Moore offensive rebound
18:39	+2	Chance Moore makes two point layup	30-39
18:39		Deuce Jones shooting foul (Chance Moore draws the foul)
18:39		Chance Moore misses regular free throw 1 of 1
18:39		Daeshon Shepherd defensive rebound
18:26	+3	Daeshon Shepherd makes three point jump shot (Corey McKeithan assists)	33-39
18:08		Noel Brown turnover (Deuce Jones steals)
17:51	+3	Corey McKeithan makes three point jump shot	36-39
17:31	+3	Jonah Hinton makes three point jump shot (Chance Moore assists)	36-42
17:11		Deuce Jones turnover (Jonah Hinton steals)
16:53		Chance Moore misses two point layup
16:51		Jahlil White defensive rebound
16:44		Daeshon Shepherd misses three point jump shot
16:42		Chance Moore defensive rebound
16:33		Jahlil White shooting foul (Noel Brown draws the foul)
16:33		Noel Brown misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:33	+1	Noel Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2	36-43
16:12		Corey McKeithan misses two point jump shot
16:10		Melvin Council Jr. defensive rebound
16:03	+2	Lajae Jones makes two point layup (Melvin Council Jr. assists)	36-45
15:34		Daeshon Shepherd misses three point jump shot
15:32		Demetrius Lilley offensive rebound
15:27	+2	Daeshon Shepherd makes two point layup (Demetrius Lilley assists)	38-45
15:26		Chance Moore shooting foul (Daeshon Shepherd draws the foul)
15:26		TV timeout
15:26	+1	Daeshon Shepherd makes regular free throw 1 of 1	39-45
15:16		Corey McKeithan personal foul
15:03		Jonah Hinton misses three point jump shot
15:01		Daeshon Shepherd defensive rebound
14:52	+2	Eric Acker makes two point jump shot	41-45
14:18		Bonnies turnover (shot clock violation)
13:59		Daeshon Shepherd misses two point layup
13:57		Lajae Jones defensive rebound
13:49	+3	Jonah Hinton makes three point jump shot	41-48
13:21	+3	Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi makes three point jump shot (Deuce Jones assists)	44-48
13:03		Deuce Jones blocks Melvin Council Jr.'s two point layup
13:01		Bonnies offensive rebound
13:00	+2	Lajae Jones makes two point jump shot	44-50
12:37	+3	Deuce Jones makes three point jump shot	47-50
12:07		Noel Brown misses two point jump shot
12:05		Bonnies offensive rebound
11:58		Mac Etienne shooting foul (Noel Brown draws the foul)
11:58		TV timeout
11:58	+1	Noel Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-51
11:58	+1	Noel Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-52
11:37		Eric Acker misses three point jump shot
11:35		Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi offensive rebound
11:29	+2	Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi makes two point layup	49-52
11:01		Mac Etienne blocks Melvin Council Jr.'s two point layup
10:59		Noel Brown offensive rebound
10:51		Noel Brown misses two point jump shot
10:49		Noel Brown offensive rebound
10:43	+2	Noel Brown makes two point dunk	49-54
10:34		Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi misses two point layup
10:32		Chance Moore defensive rebound
10:24		Melvin Council Jr. misses three point jump shot
10:22		Mac Etienne defensive rebound
10:08		Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi misses three point jump shot
10:06		Chance Moore defensive rebound
9:55		Jonah Hinton misses two point jump shot
9:53		Daeshon Shepherd defensive rebound
9:36		Jonah Hinton shooting foul (Eric Acker draws the foul)
9:36	+1	Eric Acker makes regular free throw 1 of 2	50-54
9:36	+1	Eric Acker makes regular free throw 2 of 2	51-54
9:21		Chance Moore turnover
9:00		Noel Brown personal foul
8:55	+3	Corey McKeithan makes three point jump shot (Demetrius Lilley assists)	54-54
8:28	+3	Lajae Jones makes three point jump shot (Chance Moore assists)	54-57
8:05		Eric Acker misses two point layup
8:03		Lajae Jones defensive rebound
7:57		Jonah Hinton misses three point jump shot
7:55		Explorers defensive rebound
7:53		TV timeout
7:34	+2	Deuce Jones makes two point layup	56-57
7:03		Daeshon Shepherd personal foul
6:49		Deuce Jones personal foul (Noel Brown draws the foul)
6:49	+1	Noel Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-58
6:49	+1	Noel Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-59
6:33	+3	Demetrius Lilley makes three point jump shot (Corey McKeithan assists)	59-59
6:07		Jonah Hinton turnover
5:40	+3	Deuce Jones makes three point jump shot (Jahlil White assists)	62-59
5:23	+3	Lajae Jones makes three point jump shot	62-62
5:02		Noel Brown shooting foul (Jahlil White draws the foul)
5:02	+1	Jahlil White makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-62
5:02		Jahlil White misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:02		Lajae Jones defensive rebound
4:38		Melvin Council Jr. turnover (Demetrius Lilley steals)
4:28	+2	Deuce Jones makes two point layup	65-62
4:21		Bonnies 30 second timeout
4:21		TV timeout
4:06	+3	Melvin Council Jr. makes three point jump shot (Jonah Hinton assists)	65-65
3:39		Daeshon Shepherd misses three point jump shot
3:37		Demetrius Lilley offensive rebound
3:22		Jahlil White misses three point jump shot
3:20		Daeshon Shepherd offensive rebound
3:16		Melvin Council Jr. blocks Daeshon Shepherd's two point layup
3:16		Noel Brown defensive rebound
3:16		Jahlil White personal foul
3:16		TV timeout
3:16	+1	Noel Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-66
3:16	+1	Noel Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-67
2:52		Demetrius Lilley misses three point jump shot
2:50		Jahlil White offensive rebound
2:44		Lajae Jones shooting foul (Jahlil White draws the foul)
2:44	+1	Jahlil White makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-67
2:44	+1	Jahlil White makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-67
2:33		Demetrius Lilley personal foul
2:33	+1	Noel Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2	67-68
2:33	+1	Noel Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-69
2:06		Corey McKeithan misses two point jump shot
2:04		Demetrius Lilley offensive rebound
1:56	+2	Demetrius Lilley makes two point layup	69-69
1:41		Deuce Jones shooting foul (Melvin Council Jr. draws the foul)
1:41	+1	Melvin Council Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	69-70
1:41	+1	Melvin Council Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	69-71
1:23	+3	Demetrius Lilley makes three point jump shot (Jahlil White assists)	72-71
1:18		Explorers 30 second timeout
0:52		Jonah Hinton turnover (Jahlil White steals)
0:46	+2	Jahlil White makes two point layup	74-71
0:40		Bonnies 30 second timeout
0:33	+2	Melvin Council Jr. makes two point layup	74-73
0:32		Jahlil White shooting foul (Melvin Council Jr. draws the foul)
0:32	+1	Melvin Council Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1	74-74
0:19		Explorers 30 second timeout
0:16		Melvin Council Jr. personal foul
0:02		Corey McKeithan misses two point jump shot
0:01		Daeshon Shepherd offensive rebound
0:01		Daeshon Shepherd misses two point layup
0:00		Lajae Jones defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

OT
LAS
Explorers
9
STBN
Bonnies
8

Time		Play	Score
5:00		(Bonnies gains possession)
4:38	+2	Chance Moore makes two point layup (Noel Brown assists)	74-76
4:38		Demetrius Lilley shooting foul (Chance Moore draws the foul)
4:38		Chance Moore misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:38		Demetrius Lilley defensive rebound
4:22		Demetrius Lilley misses three point jump shot
4:20		Bonnies defensive rebound
4:17		Explorers 30 second timeout
3:58		Lajae Jones turnover (Deuce Jones steals)
3:35	+2	Daeshon Shepherd makes two point layup	76-76
3:35		Lajae Jones shooting foul
3:35	+1	Daeshon Shepherd makes regular free throw 1 of 1	77-76
3:11		Daeshon Shepherd personal foul
3:11	+1	Chance Moore makes regular free throw 1 of 2	77-77
3:11	+1	Chance Moore makes regular free throw 2 of 2	77-78
2:53		Eric Acker misses two point jump shot
2:51		Chance Moore defensive rebound
2:33	+2	Melvin Council Jr. makes two point layup	77-80
2:11	+3	Daeshon Shepherd makes three point jump shot (Eric Acker assists)	80-80
1:56	+2	Melvin Council Jr. makes two point layup	80-82
1:33		Deuce Jones misses two point jump shot
1:33		Noel Brown defensive rebound
1:11		Melvin Council Jr. misses two point jump shot
1:09		Daeshon Shepherd defensive rebound
0:49		Eric Acker misses two point jump shot
0:47		Noel Brown defensive rebound
0:38		Bonnies 30 second timeout
0:23		Melvin Council Jr. misses two point layup
0:21		Melvin Council Jr. offensive rebound
0:13		Melvin Council Jr. misses two point layup
0:11		Demetrius Lilley defensive rebound
0:03		Explorers 30 second timeout
0:01	+3	Deuce Jones makes three point jump shot	83-82
0:00		End of period

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Deuce Jones makes three point jump shot