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St. Bonaventure slips past Cal 74-71 to take third in Deodorant Classic

Posted on July 9, 2016 at 03:40 PM.

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ORLANDO - Andell Cumberbatch scored 31 points to lead St. Bonaventure to a 74-71 win over California to take third place in the Deodorant Classic at the University of Central Florida.

Youssou Nodye was also a force for the Bonnies and finished with a double-double, 11 points and 14 rebounds. Dion Wright added 10 points for the Bonnies.

Ivan Rabb led Cal with 24 points and nine rebounds and Jabari Bird added 19 points for the Golden Bears.

St. Bonaventure slipped by Cal behind Cumberbatch's 31 points.

It was a back and forth game in the first half and St. Bonaventure took a 29-26 lead into halftime.

The Bonnies exploded out of the break and lead by 10, 59-49 with 5:53 left in the game, until a foul sent Golden Bears small forward Roman Davis to the line for a pair of free throws.

Moments later, Bird would hit two 3-pointers for Cal to pull within four, 63-59 with 4:06 to go. The Bonnies responded with a score, then Jordan Mathews then hit a three to make it 65-62 with 3:29 left.

Cal would pull within one, 65-64 on a Rabb drive to the basket, but the Golden Bears (4-4) couldn't close the gap and the Bonnies (5-1) slipped out with the win.

California Golden Bears at St. Bonaventure Bonnies
Nov 25, 2016	1ST	2ND	SCORE
California (4-4)	26	45	71
St. Bonaventure (5-1)	29	45	74

California Golden Bears
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
C. Moore	23	1-8	1-6	0-0	0	5	1	0	0	3
J. Mathews	20	4-8	2-4	0-0	2	1	2	0	1	10
J. Bird	21	7-14	5-11	0-0	2	0	1	0	0	19
I. Rabb	21	7-9	0-0	10-11	9	4	1	1	2	24
K. Rooks	17	1-7	0-0	0-0	5	3	1	2	0	2
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
R. Davis	13	2-5	1-2	2-2	3	2	0	0	1	7
B. Chauca	3	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	1	0	1	0
K. Okoroh	12	2-4	0-0	2-2	3	3	0	1	1	6

St. Bonaventure Bonnies
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
J. Gathers	20	2-8	2-4	0-0	2	9	1	1	2	6
A. Cumberbatch	18	12-22	7-14	0-0	3	1	1	0	2	31
D. Wright	18	4-7	0-1	2-2	4	4	1	0	0	10
X. Smith	11	2-4	1-3	0-0	0	2	0	0	1	5
Y. Ndoya	17	3-6	0-0	5-9	14	1	1	1	0	11
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
D. Gregg	11	1-4	1-2	0-0	2	1	0	1	1	3
C. Dees	10	1-3	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	1	1	2
M. Posely	9	2-4	0-0	0-0	1	3	0	0	1	4
I. Taqque	4	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	1	0	0	1	0
J. Tyson	11	0-2	0-2	2-2	6	0	2	1	0	2