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Bona opens February with tilt today vs. Mason
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J.P. BUTLER Special to the Era 
Feb 01, 2020
ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. — It’s become an anticipated, almost expected, segment of the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball season. The February run. Indeed,...
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Bonnies fend off Fordham for OT victory
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J.P. BUTLER Special to the Era 
Jan 30, 2020
BRONX, N.Y. — A strong start to the second half was going to be the difference. And when it wasn’t, an old-fashioned three-point play and back-to-back...
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Bona battles, but falls short against Rhode Island
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J.P. BUTLER Special to the Era 
Jan 27, 2020
ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. — It had many of the same components from the instant-classic St. Bonaventure-Rhode Island game from two years ago: An electric ...
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Bonnies back at home to face ‘Rhode’ test
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J.P. BUTLER Special to the Era 
Jan 25, 2020
ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. — Mark Schmidt was ready to answer the question before it had even been asked. And when he did, his response was all of 14 words...
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Bonnies run into another buzzsaw, bow to Dayton
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J.P. BUTLER Special to the Era 
Jan 23, 2020
DAYTON, Ohio -- It was supposed to be over before it started. Here was the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team, minus its most important player, aga...
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Can Bona topple Toppin, Dayton at UD Arena?
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J.P. BUTLER Special to the Era 
Jan 22, 2020
DAYTON, Ohio — Mark Schmidt, understandably, did his best to downplay the magnitude of this matchup. The St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team, he sai...
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After VCU rout, SBU eager for shot at UD
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JP BUTLER Special to the Era 
Jan 22, 2020
DAYTON, Ohio — If you’re willing to count it as such, the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team already owns one win over a ranked opponent. It was ba...
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Bonnies’ fast start halted in road loss to VCU
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J.P. BUTLER Special to the Era 
Jan 20, 2020
It already had the makings of the toughest test of the season. With the added blow of star center Osun Osunniyi being sidelined with concussion-like s...
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Scoring or not, Planutis earning minutes with Bona
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J.P. BUTLER Special to the Era 
Jan 17, 2020
He’s become a fan favorite due, in part, to his given name. Bobby Planutis, who earned the nickname “Bobby Buckets” while starring at Hazleton Area Hi...
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Red-hot Bonnies top UMass 74-61 in Roc City Classic
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J.P. BUTLER Special to the Era 
Jan 16, 2020
ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Dominick Welch had the benefit of hindsight. A day earlier, multiple members of the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team were aske...
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Bona stays perfect in A-10 with 64-44 victory over Fordham
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J.P. BUTLER Special to the Era 
Jan 13, 2020
ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. — It wasn’t exactly where the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team expected to be. Not after having led comfortably for most of...
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Bonnies look to maintain momentum vs. Fordham
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J.P. BUTLER Special to the Era 
Jan 11, 2020
ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. — Kyle Lofton was trying to get his teammate to laugh. A couple of feet away, outside the visiting locker room, Dominick Welch w...
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St. Bonaventure comes back for 61-49 win at George Mason
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J.P. BUTLER Special to the Era 
Jan 09, 2020
FAIRFAX, Va. — The seeds for this kind of performance were sewn nearly 10 months earlier on a surprisingly mild March day in Brooklyn. That afternoon,...
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Déjà-‘Shoon: Osunniyi dominant again at GW
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J.P. BUTLER Special to the Era 
Jan 06, 2020
WASHINGTON, D.C. — His mannerisms, in this venue, against this opponent, were familiar. Osun Osunniyi wore a half-scowl after each rim-rattling dunk. ...
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Bonnies to open A-10, start fresh in Foggy Bottom
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J.P. BUTLER Special to the Era 
Jan 04, 2020
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The stakes, of course, are now raised. From now until early March, the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team will aim for its highe...
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Bona bows to UB after comeback effort falls short
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J.P. BUTLER Special to the Era 
Dec 31, 2019
AMHERST, N.Y. — For a brief couple of seconds, nothing that preceded it -- Buffalo’s second-half surge, its success in transition, its massive advanta...
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