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Saint Joseph's defeats St. Bonaventure 75-64

AP
Feb 26, 2025

PHILADELPHIA (AP) Xzayvier Brown scored 22 points as Saint Joseph's beat St. Bonaventure 75-64 on Wednesday night.

Brown added 10 rebounds for the Hawks (18-10, 10-6 Atlantic 10 Conference). Rasheer Fleming added 19 points while going 9 of 13 (1 for 5 from 3-point range) while he also had six rebounds and three blocks. Derek Simpson went 4 of 11 from the field (2 for 7 from 3-point range) to finish with 11 points.

Melvin Council Jr. led the Bonnies (19-10, 7-9) in scoring, finishing with 18 points, eight rebounds and four assists. Lajae Jones added 14 points and four steals. Noel Brown had 13 points and eight rebounds.

Saint Joseph's entered halftime tied with St. Bonaventure 35-35. Saint Joseph's took the lead for good with 14:46 remaining in the second half on a 3-pointer from Xzayvier Brown to make it a 46-44 game.

Saint Joseph's plays Fordham on the road on Saturday. St. Bonaventure has a week off before hosting UMass on March 5.

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

1st Half
STBN
Bonnies
35
JOES
Hawks
35

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Noel Brown vs. Justice Ajogbor (Rasheer Fleming gains possession)
19:52		Erik Reynolds II misses two point jump shot
19:50		Justice Ajogbor offensive rebound
19:46		Justice Ajogbor turnover (bad pass)
19:23	+2	Chance Moore makes two point jump shot	2-0
18:55		Erik Reynolds II misses three point jump shot
18:53		Bonnies defensive rebound
18:31		Noel Brown misses two point layup
18:29		Justice Ajogbor defensive rebound
18:16	+2	Rasheer Fleming makes two point dunk (Anthony Finkley assists)	2-2
18:03	+2	Melvin Council Jr. makes two point jump shot	4-2
17:39	+2	Xzayvier Brown makes two point layup	4-4
17:25		Melvin Council Jr. misses two point jump shot
17:23		Xzayvier Brown defensive rebound
17:16		Erik Reynolds II turnover (bad pass)
17:04	+2	Melvin Council Jr. makes two point jump shot	6-4
16:54		Erik Reynolds II misses two point layup
16:52		Noel Brown defensive rebound
16:48	+2	Chance Moore makes two point layup	8-4
16:30	+2	Rasheer Fleming makes two point layup	8-6
16:14	+2	Noel Brown makes two point jump shot (Chance Moore assists)	10-6
15:53		Xzayvier Brown turnover (bad pass) (Lajae Jones steals)
15:47	+2	Lajae Jones makes two point layup	12-6
15:23	+2	Erik Reynolds II makes two point jump shot	12-8
15:05		Chance Moore misses two point jump shot
15:03		Rasheer Fleming defensive rebound
14:54	+2	Justice Ajogbor makes two point dunk (Xzayvier Brown assists)	12-10
14:29	+2	Noel Brown makes two point layup	14-10
14:00	+2	Justice Ajogbor makes two point dunk (Erik Reynolds II assists)	14-12
13:43		Noel Brown offensive foul (Justice Ajogbor draws the foul)
13:43		Noel Brown turnover (offensive foul)
13:43		TV timeout
13:27		Jump ball. Derek Simpson vs. Lajae Jones (Lajae Jones gains possession)
13:27		Derek Simpson turnover (lost ball) (Lajae Jones steals)
13:02		Xander Wedlow misses two point jump shot
13:00		Shawn Simmons II defensive rebound
12:50		Rasheer Fleming misses three point jump shot
12:48		Bonnies defensive rebound
12:29	+2	Jonah Hinton makes two point layup	16-12
12:24		Erik Reynolds II misses three point jump shot
12:22		Derek Simpson offensive rebound
12:19		Derek Simpson misses two point jump shot
12:17		Chance Moore defensive rebound
12:01		Melvin Council Jr. misses two point jump shot
12:01		Hawks defensive rebound
11:47		Chance Moore shooting foul (Shawn Simmons II draws the foul)
11:47		TV timeout
11:47		Shawn Simmons II misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:47		Shawn Simmons II misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:47		Noah Bolanga defensive rebound
11:34	+2	Noah Bolanga makes two point jump shot	18-12
11:21		Rasheer Fleming misses three point jump shot
11:19		Hawks offensive rebound
11:04		Anthony Finkley misses three point jump shot
11:02		Melvin Council Jr. defensive rebound
10:51	+2	Lajae Jones makes two point jump shot	20-12
10:29		Derek Simpson misses three point jump shot
10:27		Hawks offensive rebound
10:23		Erik Reynolds II misses three point jump shot
10:22		Dasear Haskins offensive rebound
10:22		Chance Moore personal foul (Dasear Haskins draws the foul)
10:12	+2	Rasheer Fleming makes two point layup (Derek Simpson assists)	20-14
9:59		Noel Brown misses two point jump shot
9:57		Bonnies offensive rebound
9:48		Jonah Hinton misses three point jump shot
9:46		Dasear Haskins defensive rebound
9:28	+3	Dasear Haskins makes three point jump shot (Derek Simpson assists)	20-17
9:06		Lajae Jones misses three point jump shot
9:04		Dasear Haskins defensive rebound
8:47	+3	Anthony Finkley makes three point jump shot (Justice Ajogbor assists)	20-20
8:19	+2	Melvin Council Jr. makes two point jump shot	22-20
8:03		Dasear Haskins misses three point jump shot
8:01		Anthony Finkley offensive rebound
7:53		Dasear Haskins turnover (traveling)
7:53		TV timeout
7:34	+2	Noah Bolanga makes two point jump shot	24-20
7:19		Rasheer Fleming misses three point jump shot
7:17		Bonnies defensive rebound
6:50	+2	Noel Brown makes two point jump shot	26-20
6:31		Anthony Finkley misses three point jump shot
6:29		Justice Ajogbor offensive rebound
6:24		Justice Ajogbor turnover (lost ball) (Melvin Council Jr. steals)
6:18	+2	Lajae Jones makes two point dunk	28-20
6:15		Hawks 30 second timeout
6:04	+2	Rasheer Fleming makes two point dunk (Xzayvier Brown assists)	28-22
5:50		Jonah Hinton misses two point jump shot
5:48		Rasheer Fleming defensive rebound
5:39		Derek Simpson misses two point layup
5:37		Rasheer Fleming offensive rebound
5:32	+2	Rasheer Fleming makes two point layup	28-24
5:17	+2	Noel Brown makes two point jump shot (Melvin Council Jr. assists)	30-24
5:02	+3	Xzayvier Brown makes three point jump shot (Erik Reynolds II assists)	30-27
4:40	+3	Noel Brown makes three point jump shot (Melvin Council Jr. assists)	33-27
4:15		Derek Simpson misses three point jump shot
4:13		Anthony Finkley offensive rebound
4:05		Anthony Finkley misses two point layup
4:03		Jonah Hinton defensive rebound
3:57		Melvin Council Jr. misses two point jump shot
3:55		Melvin Council Jr. offensive rebound
3:49		Jonah Hinton misses three point jump shot
3:47		Erik Reynolds II defensive rebound
3:42	+3	Xzayvier Brown makes three point jump shot (Erik Reynolds II assists)	33-30
3:18		Noel Brown misses two point jump shot
3:16		Rasheer Fleming defensive rebound
3:04		Derek Simpson misses three point jump shot
3:02		Noel Brown defensive rebound
2:32		Noah Bolanga misses two point jump shot
2:30		Bonnies offensive rebound
2:29		Bonnies turnover (shot clock violation)
2:29		TV timeout
2:11		Xander Wedlow personal foul
1:59	+3	Anthony Finkley makes three point jump shot (Xzayvier Brown assists)	33-33
1:37	+2	Melvin Council Jr. makes two point layup	35-33
1:14		Xzayvier Brown misses three point jump shot
1:12		Noah Bolanga defensive rebound
0:53		Xander Wedlow misses two point layup
0:51		Xzayvier Brown defensive rebound
0:47		Xander Wedlow blocks Xzayvier Brown's two point layup
0:45		Hawks offensive rebound
0:29	+2	Xzayvier Brown makes two point jump shot	35-35
0:03		Melvin Council Jr. misses two point jump shot
0:01		Rasheer Fleming defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
STBN
Bonnies
29
JOES
Hawks
40

Time		Play	Score
19:52		Erik Reynolds II misses three point jump shot
19:50		Lajae Jones defensive rebound
19:27	+2	Noel Brown makes two point layup (Melvin Council Jr. assists)	37-35
19:08	+2	Rasheer Fleming makes two point dunk (Anthony Finkley assists)	37-37
18:45		Noel Brown misses two point jump shot
18:43		Erik Reynolds II defensive rebound
18:37	+2	Rasheer Fleming makes two point layup (Erik Reynolds II assists)	37-39
18:13		Chance Moore misses two point jump shot
18:11		Xzayvier Brown defensive rebound
18:04		Xzayvier Brown misses two point layup
18:02		Lajae Jones defensive rebound
17:56		Jonah Hinton misses three point jump shot
17:54		Justice Ajogbor defensive rebound
17:43		Erik Reynolds II misses three point jump shot
17:41		Lajae Jones defensive rebound
17:41		Erik Reynolds II personal foul (Lajae Jones draws the foul)
17:15		Justice Ajogbor blocks Noel Brown's two point layup
17:13		Xzayvier Brown defensive rebound
17:09	+2	Xzayvier Brown makes two point layup	37-41
17:09		Melvin Council Jr. shooting foul (Xzayvier Brown draws the foul)
17:09		Xzayvier Brown misses regular free throw 1 of 1
17:09		Melvin Council Jr. defensive rebound
16:51	+2	Lajae Jones makes two point layup	39-41
16:35	+2	Justice Ajogbor makes two point dunk (Erik Reynolds II assists)	39-43
16:18	+2	Melvin Council Jr. makes two point layup	41-43
15:50		Erik Reynolds II turnover (bad pass) (Noah Bolanga steals)
15:46	+2	Chance Moore makes two point layup	43-43
15:46		Erik Reynolds II shooting foul (Chance Moore draws the foul)
15:46		TV timeout
15:46	+1	Chance Moore makes regular free throw 1 of 1	44-43
15:22		Noah Bolanga personal foul (Derek Simpson draws the foul)
15:12		Noah Bolanga personal foul (Rasheer Fleming draws the foul)
15:07		Erik Reynolds II misses three point jump shot
15:05		Melvin Council Jr. defensive rebound
14:57		Lajae Jones misses two point jump shot
14:55		Hawks defensive rebound
14:46	+3	Xzayvier Brown makes three point jump shot (Erik Reynolds II assists)	44-46
14:21		Noel Brown misses two point jump shot
14:19		Anthony Finkley defensive rebound
14:14		Derek Simpson turnover (bad pass) (Lajae Jones steals)
14:05		Rasheer Fleming blocks Melvin Council Jr.'s two point layup
14:03		Anthony Finkley defensive rebound
14:01		Lajae Jones shooting foul (Xzayvier Brown draws the foul)
14:01	+1	Xzayvier Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2	44-47
14:01	+1	Xzayvier Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2	44-48
13:37		Melvin Council Jr. misses three point jump shot
13:35		Noel Brown offensive rebound
13:29		Noah Bolanga misses three point jump shot
13:27		Rasheer Fleming defensive rebound
13:23	+2	Derek Simpson makes two point layup	44-50
13:15		Dasear Haskins shooting foul (Chance Moore draws the foul)
13:15	+1	Chance Moore makes regular free throw 1 of 2	45-50
13:15	+1	Chance Moore makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-50
12:58	+3	Derek Simpson makes three point jump shot (Anthony Finkley assists)	46-53
12:38		Rasheer Fleming blocks Melvin Council Jr.'s two point layup
12:36		Xzayvier Brown defensive rebound
12:33		Xzayvier Brown misses two point layup
12:32		Dasear Haskins offensive rebound
12:32		Noah Bolanga shooting foul (Dasear Haskins draws the foul)
12:29		Dasear Haskins misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:29		Dasear Haskins misses regular free throw 2 of 2
12:29		Xander Wedlow defensive rebound
12:13	+2	Lajae Jones makes two point layup	48-53
11:56		Anthony Finkley turnover (lost ball) (Lajae Jones steals)
11:52		Anthony Finkley shooting foul (Lajae Jones draws the foul)
11:52		TV timeout
11:52		Lajae Jones misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:52	+1	Lajae Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2	49-53
11:26	+2	Erik Reynolds II makes two point jump shot	49-55
10:55		Lajae Jones misses two point jump shot
10:53		Xzayvier Brown defensive rebound
10:45		Derek Simpson misses three point jump shot
10:43		Lajae Jones defensive rebound
10:36		Derek Simpson personal foul (Lajae Jones draws the foul)
10:22		Rasheer Fleming shooting foul (Melvin Council Jr. draws the foul)
10:22	+1	Melvin Council Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	50-55
10:22	+1	Melvin Council Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	51-55
9:58	+2	Erik Reynolds II makes two point layup	51-57
9:54		Noel Brown turnover (bad pass)
9:34		Erik Reynolds II misses three point jump shot
9:32		Noah Bolanga defensive rebound
9:21		Justice Ajogbor blocks Lajae Jones's two point layup
9:19		Noel Brown offensive rebound
9:19		Justice Ajogbor blocks Noel Brown's two point layup
9:17		Derek Simpson defensive rebound
9:14	+2	Xzayvier Brown makes two point layup (Derek Simpson assists)	51-59
9:14		Noah Bolanga shooting foul (Xzayvier Brown draws the foul)
9:14	+1	Xzayvier Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 1	51-60
8:56		Noel Brown misses two point jump shot
8:54		Justice Ajogbor defensive rebound
8:40	+3	Rasheer Fleming makes three point jump shot (Derek Simpson assists)	51-63
8:36		Bonnies 30 second timeout
8:36		TV timeout
8:18		Jonah Hinton turnover (bad pass) (Derek Simpson steals)
7:47		Justice Ajogbor misses two point layup
7:45		Jonah Hinton defensive rebound
7:40		Erik Reynolds II personal foul (Jonah Hinton draws the foul)
7:40		TV timeout
7:40	+1	Jonah Hinton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-63
7:40	+1	Jonah Hinton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-63
7:21		Xzayvier Brown misses two point layup
7:19		Noel Brown defensive rebound
6:58		Chance Moore turnover (lost ball) (Rasheer Fleming steals)
6:39		Rasheer Fleming misses three point jump shot
6:37		Bonnies defensive rebound
6:17		Jonah Hinton misses two point jump shot
6:15		Xzayvier Brown defensive rebound
5:51		Derek Simpson misses three point jump shot
5:49		Melvin Council Jr. defensive rebound
5:38	+2	Melvin Council Jr. makes two point layup	55-63
5:32		Hawks 30 second timeout
5:21		Melvin Council Jr. personal foul (Erik Reynolds II draws the foul)
5:21	+1	Erik Reynolds II makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-64
5:21	+1	Erik Reynolds II makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-65
5:03	+2	Melvin Council Jr. makes two point jump shot	57-65
4:46	+2	Derek Simpson makes two point layup	57-67
4:39		Chance Moore misses three point jump shot
4:37		Justice Ajogbor defensive rebound
4:36		Noel Brown personal foul (Justice Ajogbor draws the foul)
4:36		Justice Ajogbor misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:36		Lajae Jones defensive rebound
4:17		Melvin Council Jr. misses two point jump shot
4:15		Justice Ajogbor defensive rebound
3:52	+3	Derek Simpson makes three point jump shot	57-70
3:52		Chance Moore shooting foul (Derek Simpson draws the foul)
3:52		TV timeout
3:52	+1	Derek Simpson makes regular free throw 1 of 1	57-71
3:35	+2	Noah Bolanga makes two point jump shot	59-71
3:11		Noel Brown blocks Erik Reynolds II's two point layup
3:09		Melvin Council Jr. defensive rebound
3:05		Rasheer Fleming blocks Lajae Jones's two point layup
3:03		Melvin Council Jr. offensive rebound
2:59	+2	Melvin Council Jr. makes two point layup	61-71
2:36		Noel Brown personal foul (Justice Ajogbor draws the foul)
2:36		Justice Ajogbor misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:36		Justice Ajogbor misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:36		Noel Brown defensive rebound
2:26	+3	Lajae Jones makes three point jump shot (Melvin Council Jr. assists)	64-71
2:25		Bonnies 30 second timeout
2:08	+2	Rasheer Fleming makes two point dunk (Anthony Finkley assists)	64-73
1:53		Lajae Jones misses two point jump shot
1:51		Xzayvier Brown defensive rebound
1:37		Melvin Council Jr. personal foul (Xzayvier Brown draws the foul)
1:37	+1	Xzayvier Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-74
1:37	+1	Xzayvier Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-75
1:27		Melvin Council Jr. misses three point jump shot
1:25		Noel Brown offensive rebound
1:19		Noah Bolanga misses three point jump shot
1:17		Noel Brown offensive rebound
1:11		Chance Moore misses two point layup
1:09		Xzayvier Brown defensive rebound
0:42		Xzayvier Brown misses three point jump shot
0:40		Melvin Council Jr. defensive rebound
0:32		Lajae Jones misses three point jump shot
0:30		Xzayvier Brown defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Xzayvier Brown defensive rebound