Game: St. Bonaventure Bonnies vs VCU Rams
Date: Friday, March 14, 2025
Location: Capital One Arena in Washington, DC
TV: USA Net
The VCU Rams (25-6) will play the St. Bonaventure Bonnies (21-10) at Capital One Arena on Friday.
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The St. Bonaventure Bonnies took the court against Davidson and notched a win by a score of 64-61 in their last game. St. Bonaventure finished with a 42.9% FG percentage (24 of 56) and converted 5 of their 24 3-pointers. From the free throw line, the Bonnies made 11 of 15 attempts for a percentage of 73.3%. In regard to grabbing rebounds, they earned 34 with 7 of them being of the offensive sort. They also distributed 9 assists in the game while creating 9 turnovers and getting 6 steals. Regarding defending, St. Bonaventure let their opponent shoot 43.4% from the field on 23 of 53 shooting. Davidson doled out 12 assists and had 4 steals in this contest. In addition, Davidson had 26 rebounds (2 offensive, 24 defensive), but didn’t have a block. Davidson walked away from this one shooting 80.0% from the charity stripe by knocking down 8 of their 10 tries. They also knocked down 7 of 26 shots from beyond the arc. In regard to fouls, the Bonnies left the arena with 12 while Davidson totaled 11 fouls.
Noel Brown is a guy who was a major factor for the game. He ended up with 16 points on 6 out of 7 shooting. He saw the court for 22 minutes and also collected 2 rebounds. He walked away from this one shooting 85.7% from the floor and also earned 1 assist.
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St. Bonaventure will enter this game with a mark of 21-10 so far this season. They average 69.5 pts per game (299th in the nation) while hitting 45.2% from the floor. The Bonnies are shooting 31.5% on shots beyond the perimeter (192 of 609) and 73.3% from the free throw line. As a team, St. Bonaventure is grabbing 33.9 boards per contest and has accounted for 344 dimes so far this year, which is 346th in Division 1 in terms of passing. They lose possession by turning the ball over 10.5 times per contest and as a team they are committing 13.4 personal fouls on a nightly basis.
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On defense, the Bonnies have forced 12.4 turnovers every game while drawing 14.7 personal fouls. They give up 32.7% on three-point shots and they are ranked 21st in the country in opponents points per game (64.8). The Bonnies defense is giving up an opponent FG percentage of 41.9% (718 of 1,712) and they surrender 32.1 boards per contest as a unit. They are ranked 208th in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 424 relinquished for the campaign.
In their last game, the VCU Rams went home defeated by a final of 79-76 when they faced Dayton. The Rams were able to snag 20 defensive rebounds and 18 offensive rebounds totaling 38 in the matchup. They coughed up the ball 7 times, while recording 7 steals in this contest. Dayton committed 21 fouls for the game which took the Rams to the charity stripe for a total of 31 attempts. They were able to convert 25 of those for a clip of 80.6%. When it comes to shooting from beyond the arc, VCU knocked down 5 of 30 tries (16.7%). At the conclusion of this game, the Rams went 23 out of 61 from the field which had them shooting 37.7%. The Rams allowed Dayton to convert 28 of 60 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 46.7% for the matchup. They shot 39.1% from distance by hitting 9 of 23 and finished the game at 14 out of 16 at the free throw line (87.5%). When discussing how they attacked the glass, VCU allowed Dayton to get 28 in all (11 on the offensive glass).
Joseph Bamisile ended up having an impact for the Rams in this game. He knocked down 8 out of 17 in the game giving him a rate of 47.1%, and accumulated 8 rebounds. He earned 18 points in his 30 minutes on the court and had 2 dimes in this matchup.
VCU has a mark of 25-6 this season. The Rams commit 17.9 personal fouls per contest while shooting 74.4% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 15.2 times per contest (78th in college) and they are losing possession via turnover 11.3 times per game. VCU has totaled 2,416 pts for the campaign (77.9 per game) and they grab 38.5 rebounds per contest. When it comes to executing on offense, the Rams are connecting on 44.8% from the floor, which ranks them 175th in D-1.
The Rams defensively are ranked 10th in college in points given up per game with 62.7. They are forcing their opponents into 14.0 TO’s every game and have allowed teams to shoot 39.4% from the field (12th in D-1). The VCU defense gives up 30.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter (179 of 584) and their opposition knocks down 71.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 9.9 dimes and 32.8 total rebounds per game, which is ranked 8th and 82nd in those categories.
Who will win tonight’s NCAA game against the spread?
Tony Sink’s Pick: Take St. Bonaventure
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