Score: St. Bonaventure 70, VCU 56
Location: Olean, N.Y. (Reilly Center)
Record: VCU 10-4 (3-2 A-10), St. Bonaventure 71 (5-1)
 
The short story: Sophomore Bones Hyland provided a team-high 16 points, but a dominant second-half performance by St. Bonaventure dashed VCU's hopes of a fourth Atlantic 10 road win Wednesday.
 
OPENING TIP

• Hyland knocked down 4-of-7 from beyond the 3-point arc and added four rebounds and a pair of steals for the Black and Gold
• Junior Vince Williams canned 3-of-7 triples for the Rams on the way to his ninth double-digit performance of the season
• Sophomore forward Hason Ward also supplied eight points, a career-high 10 rebounds and three blocks
• Dominick Welch led all players with 19 points for St. Bonaventure

THE DIFFERENCE

• The game was a tale of two halves. The Rams took a 15-point lead into the break, but shot 19 percent (5-of-26) in the second as the Bonnies outscored VCU 45-14
• VCU led 43-29 with 18:56 remaining, but watched as St. Bonaventure embarked on a 16-0 run, punctuated by back-to-back alley-oop dunks by Osun Ossunniyi. VCU never fully recovered. Williams tied it a short time later at 51-all, but VCU scored just one field goal in the final 11:15 as the Bonnies closed the game on a 19-3 run
• St. Bonaventure shot 56 percent (15-of-27) in the second half and outrebounded VCU 22-14 in the period
• VCU built a 40-25 halftime lead on the strength of a 28-15 rebounding advantage and a defense that held the Bonnies to 31-percent (10-of-32) shooting from the floor

NOTABLE

• VCU leads the all-time series with St. Bonaventure 6-5
• Hyland has scored in double figures in 13 of 14 games this season
• The Rams blocked nine shots Wednesday

NEXT UP
VCU will return to the Stuart C. Siegel Center to face Dayton on Saturday, Jan. 23 at 4:30 p.m. The game will also be broadcast on CBS Sports Network.