St. Bonaventure and Canyon squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but St. Bonaventure had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Canyon Cowboys by a score of 89-86. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (66), the Seraphs still had to take the loss.
Despite the loss, St. Bonaventure still got an impressive performance from Mathew Wilson, who went 9-for-15 on his way to 28 points and seven boards. Wilson is also on a roll when it comes to shooting accuracy, as he's posted one of at least 46% in the last 15 games he's played. Another player making a difference was Sam Seiden, who dropped a double-double with 16 points and ten assists.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Canyon to victory, but perhaps none more so than Chigozie Osuji, who posted 19 points. That's the most points Osuji has posted since back in December of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Isaac Yuhico, who had 20 points.
Seraphs
| 02/28/25 vs Canyon | 86-89 |
| 02/21/25 vs Irvine | 66-60 |
| 02/18/25 @ Villa Park | 71-65 |
| 02/14/25 vs Blair | 73-52 |
| 02/12/25 @ Verbum Dei Jesuit | 62-51 |
With the loss, St. Bonaventure broke their 14-game winning streak and moved their record to 26-7. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 77.7 points over those games. As for Canyon, the win was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 24-9.
St. Bonaventure didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 73-62 defeat against Cleveland on the 4th. As for Canyon, they have also already played their next matchup, a 60-40 loss against St. Augustine on the 4th.
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