OLEAN, N.Y. — Daryl Banks III scored 26 points off the bench to lead the Saint Bonaventure men’s basketball team over Loyola 79-64 on Tuesday night.
Banks was 5 of 13 shooting, including 4 for 8 from 3-point range, and went 12 for 12 from the line for the Bonnies (18-10, 9-7 Atlantic 10 Conference). Chad Venning scored 18 points while going 6 of 11 and 6 of 7 from the free-throw line, and added six rebounds. Moses Flowers had 12 points and shot 4 for 7 (1 for 3 from 3-point range) and 3 of 3 from the free-throw line.
Philip Alston finished with 12 points for the Ramblers (20-8, 12-3). Braden Norris added 11 points, seven assists and two steals for Loyola. In addition, Des Watson finished with nine points, nine rebounds and five assists.
The Ramblers broke a seven-game winning streak with the loss.
Saint Bonaventure took the lead with 12:17 left in the first half and never looked back. After a 41-26 halftime lead, Saint Bonaventure pulled away with a 13-3 run in the second half for a 21-point lead.
Saint Bonaventure’s next game is Wednesday against George Washington on the road. Loyola hosts No. 21 Dayton on Friday.
The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
