Overview
- Darryl Simmons II scored 21 points to pace the Bonnies, with Frank Mitchell adding 18 points and nine rebounds as all five starters reached double figures.
- La Salle’s Rob Dockery poured in a career-high 33 points, but the Explorers were short-handed with six players out after a season marked by 146 games lost to injury.
- St. Bonaventure closed the first half on a 10-0 run to build a 15-point lead at the break and stretched the margin to as many as 26 in the second half.
- Pre-game odds listed the Bonnies at -5.5 with a total around 144.5, while SportsLine’s 10,000-simulation model leaned Under at roughly 143 points as the 179-point final sailed over.
- The Bonnies advance to face fifth-seeded George Mason on Thursday at 2 p.m. ET on USA Network.