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Council, Jones each score 18 in St. Bonaventure's 64-59 win over Duquesne in Atlantic 10 Tournament

AP
Mar 13, 2025

WASHINGTON (AP) Lajae Jones and Melvin Council Jr. each scored 18 points in St. Bonaventure's 64-59 victory against Duquesne on Thursday in the Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament.

The No. 8 seed Bonnies (22-10) advance to play top-seeded VCU in the quarterfinals on Friday.

Jones also added eight rebounds and three steals for the Bonnies. Council shot 7 of 14 from the field and 4 for 5 from the line while he also had four steals.

Maximus Edwards finished with 18 points and six rebounds for the Dukes (13-19). Matus Hronsky added 11 points and Tre Dinkins had 10 points and six rebounds.

Jones scored six points in the first half and St. Bonaventure went into halftime trailing 34-25. Jones led the way with 12 second-half points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

1st Half
DUQ
Dukes
34
STBN
Bonnies
25

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Dukes gains possession)
19:41	+2	Matúŝ Hronský makes two point jump shot	2-0
19:11		Jonah Hinton turnover (bad pass) (Jakub Necas steals)
19:08		Melvin Council Jr. blocks Matúŝ Hronský's two point layup
19:06		Bonnies defensive rebound
18:52		Noel Brown turnover (bad pass) (Matúŝ Hronský steals)
18:31	+2	Cam Crawford makes two point jump shot	4-0
18:13	+2	Melvin Council Jr. makes two point layup	4-2
17:54	+3	Tre Dinkins III makes three point jump shot (Cam Crawford assists)	7-2
17:08	+2	Jonah Hinton makes two point jump shot	7-4
16:49	+2	Tre Dinkins III makes two point layup	9-4
16:42		Jakub Necas blocks Melvin Council Jr.'s two point layup
16:40		Tre Dinkins III defensive rebound
16:24		Jakub Necas misses two point jump shot
16:22		Melvin Council Jr. defensive rebound
16:15		Noel Brown turnover (lost ball) (Eli Wilborn steals)
16:13		Eli Wilborn turnover (bad pass)
15:55		Noel Brown misses two point jump shot
15:53		Dukes defensive rebound
15:50		TV timeout
15:36		Matúŝ Hronský misses two point hook shot
15:34		Jonah Hinton defensive rebound
15:15		Chance Moore misses two point layup
15:13		Chance Moore offensive rebound
15:13		Chance Moore misses two point layup
15:11		David Dixon defensive rebound
15:07	+3	Matúŝ Hronský makes three point jump shot (Kareem Rozier assists)	12-4
14:43	+2	Lajae Jones makes two point layup	12-6
14:23		Chance Moore blocks David Dixon's two point layup
14:21		Jahsean Corbett offensive rebound
14:18		Cam Crawford turnover (lost ball) (Jonah Hinton steals)
14:14		Jonah Hinton misses two point layup
14:12		Chance Moore offensive rebound
14:12	+2	Chance Moore makes two point dunk	12-8
13:53		Kareem Rozier misses three point jump shot
13:51		Chance Moore defensive rebound
13:40		David Dixon shooting foul (Noel Brown draws the foul)
13:40		Noel Brown misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:40	+1	Noel Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2	12-9
13:12		Tre Dinkins III misses three point jump shot
13:10		Melvin Council Jr. defensive rebound
13:01		Melvin Council Jr. misses two point jump shot
12:59		Lajae Jones offensive rebound
12:56		Lajae Jones misses two point layup
12:54		Lajae Jones offensive rebound
12:44		Maximus Edwards personal foul
12:34		Melvin Council Jr. misses two point jump shot
12:32		Jahsean Corbett defensive rebound
12:25		Kareem Rozier turnover (lost ball) (Noah Bolanga steals)
12:21	+2	Melvin Council Jr. makes two point layup	12-11
12:01		Maximus Edwards misses three point jump shot
11:59		Bonnies defensive rebound
11:58		TV timeout
11:36		Tre Dinkins III blocks Duane Thompson's two point layup
11:34		Tre Dinkins III defensive rebound
11:09		Kareem Rozier misses three point jump shot
11:07		Jakub Necas offensive rebound
11:04		Jakub Necas misses three point jump shot
11:02		Eli Wilborn offensive rebound
10:43		Tre Dinkins III turnover (bad pass)
10:24	+3	Noah Bolanga makes three point jump shot (Noel Brown assists)	12-14
9:58	+2	Maximus Edwards makes two point jump shot	14-14
9:42		Chance Moore misses three point jump shot
9:40		Maximus Edwards defensive rebound
9:34		Maximus Edwards misses two point layup
9:32		Maximus Edwards offensive rebound
9:32	+2	Maximus Edwards makes two point layup	16-14
9:15		Noah Bolanga misses two point jump shot
9:13		Jakub Necas defensive rebound
8:53		Tre Dinkins III misses three point jump shot
8:51		Noel Brown defensive rebound
8:40		Noel Brown misses two point hook shot
8:38		Bonnies offensive rebound
8:25		Noel Brown turnover (lost ball) (David Dixon steals)
8:20	+2	Maximus Edwards makes two point layup	18-14
8:02		Melvin Council Jr. misses two point jump shot
8:00		Tre Dinkins III defensive rebound
7:55		Maximus Edwards misses three point jump shot
7:53		Jakub Necas offensive rebound
7:52	+2	Jakub Necas makes two point layup	20-14
7:51		Bonnies 30 second timeout
7:51		TV timeout
7:26	+2	Lajae Jones makes two point jump shot	20-16
7:08		Noel Brown personal foul
6:50		Jakub Necas misses two point jump shot
6:48		Chance Moore defensive rebound
6:43		Jonah Hinton misses three point jump shot
6:41		David Dixon defensive rebound
6:30	+3	Jakub Necas makes three point jump shot (Cam Crawford assists)	23-16
6:10		Lajae Jones misses three point jump shot
6:08		Tre Dinkins III defensive rebound
5:59		Jakub Necas misses three point jump shot
5:57		Noel Brown defensive rebound
5:53		Matúŝ Hronský shooting foul (Lajae Jones draws the foul)
5:53	+1	Lajae Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2	23-17
5:53	+1	Lajae Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2	23-18
5:40	+3	Matúŝ Hronský makes three point jump shot	26-18
5:23		Jonah Hinton misses two point jump shot
5:21		Matúŝ Hronský defensive rebound
5:11		Cam Crawford misses three point jump shot
5:09		Lajae Jones defensive rebound
5:02		Jahsean Corbett personal foul
4:54		Eli Wilborn blocks Noel Brown's two point layup
4:53		Noel Brown offensive rebound
4:52		Melvin Council Jr. misses three point jump shot
4:50		Eli Wilborn defensive rebound
4:50		Noel Brown personal foul (Eli Wilborn draws the foul)
4:37		Matúŝ Hronský misses three point jump shot
4:35		Lajae Jones defensive rebound
4:27		Lajae Jones misses two point layup
4:25		Eli Wilborn defensive rebound
4:12		Eli Wilborn offensive foul
4:12		Eli Wilborn turnover (offensive foul)
4:00	+2	Melvin Council Jr. makes two point layup	26-20
3:34		Chance Moore personal foul
3:34		TV timeout
3:17		Eli Wilborn misses two point layup
3:15		Eli Wilborn offensive rebound
3:15	+2	Eli Wilborn makes two point dunk	28-20
2:51	+3	Duane Thompson makes three point jump shot	28-23
2:32		Tre Dinkins III misses three point jump shot
2:30		Dukes offensive rebound
2:12		Duane Thompson shooting foul (Jakub Necas draws the foul)
2:12	+1	Jakub Necas makes regular free throw 1 of 2	29-23
2:12	+1	Jakub Necas makes regular free throw 2 of 2	30-23
1:49	+2	Chance Moore makes two point layup (Noah Bolanga assists)	30-25
1:19	+2	Cam Crawford makes two point layup	32-25
1:03		Chance Moore misses two point jump shot
1:01		Jakub Necas defensive rebound
0:55		Dukes 30 second timeout
0:34		Chance Moore shooting foul (Eli Wilborn draws the foul)
0:34	+1	Eli Wilborn makes regular free throw 1 of 2	33-25
0:34	+1	Eli Wilborn makes regular free throw 2 of 2	34-25
0:13		Cam Crawford personal foul
0:03		Melvin Council Jr. turnover (lost ball)
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
DUQ
Dukes
25
STBN
Bonnies
39

Time		Play	Score
19:49		Eli Wilborn turnover (bad pass) (Lajae Jones steals)
19:37		Jonah Hinton misses three point jump shot
19:35		Jakub Necas defensive rebound
19:23		Tre Dinkins III misses two point jump shot
19:21		Chance Moore defensive rebound
19:02		Noel Brown misses two point hook shot
19:00		Jakub Necas defensive rebound
18:37		Matúŝ Hronský turnover (bad pass) (Jonah Hinton steals)
18:33	+2	Jonah Hinton makes two point layup	34-27
18:12	+2	Eli Wilborn makes two point layup (Tre Dinkins III assists)	36-27
17:53		Jonah Hinton misses three point jump shot
17:51		Noel Brown offensive rebound
17:51		Eli Wilborn personal foul (Noel Brown draws the foul)
17:37		Melvin Council Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Matúŝ Hronský steals)
17:32		Matúŝ Hronský misses two point layup
17:30		Chance Moore defensive rebound
17:25		Lajae Jones misses three point jump shot
17:23		David Dixon defensive rebound
17:20		David Dixon turnover (lost ball)
17:09		Jonah Hinton misses three point jump shot
17:07		Jonah Hinton offensive rebound
17:03	+3	Lajae Jones makes three point jump shot	36-30
16:44	+3	Matúŝ Hronský makes three point jump shot (Tre Dinkins III assists)	39-30
16:30		David Dixon shooting foul (Chance Moore draws the foul)
16:30	+1	Chance Moore makes regular free throw 1 of 2	39-31
16:30	+1	Chance Moore makes regular free throw 2 of 2	39-32
16:13		Matúŝ Hronský misses three point jump shot
16:11		Noel Brown defensive rebound
15:53		Jonah Hinton misses three point jump shot
15:51		Maximus Edwards defensive rebound
15:49		Maximus Edwards offensive foul
15:49		Maximus Edwards turnover (offensive foul)
15:49		TV timeout
15:31		Chance Moore misses three point jump shot
15:29		Maximus Edwards defensive rebound
15:00		Tre Dinkins III misses three point jump shot
14:58		David Dixon offensive rebound
14:56		Chance Moore shooting foul (David Dixon draws the foul)
14:56		David Dixon misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:56	+1	David Dixon makes regular free throw 2 of 2	40-32
14:44		Noah Bolanga misses three point jump shot
14:42		David Dixon defensive rebound
14:25	+3	Maximus Edwards makes three point jump shot	43-32
13:55		Lajae Jones misses two point jump shot
13:55		David Dixon defensive rebound
13:45		Dukes 30 second timeout
13:45		TV timeout
13:44		Cam Crawford turnover (bad pass) (Lajae Jones steals)
13:40		Cam Crawford blocks Lajae Jones's two point layup
13:38		Lajae Jones offensive rebound
13:33		Lajae Jones misses two point layup
13:31		Cam Crawford defensive rebound
13:29	+2	Maximus Edwards makes two point dunk (Cam Crawford assists)	45-32
13:18		Kareem Rozier personal foul
13:15		Cam Crawford personal foul
12:56	+3	Jonah Hinton makes three point jump shot (Chance Moore assists)	45-35
12:34	+3	Maximus Edwards makes three point jump shot (Cam Crawford assists)	48-35
12:09	+3	Lajae Jones makes three point jump shot (Noel Brown assists)	48-38
11:48		Jakub Necas misses three point jump shot
11:46		Jakub Necas offensive rebound
11:41		Lajae Jones shooting foul (Maximus Edwards draws the foul)
11:41		TV timeout
11:41		Maximus Edwards misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:41	+1	Maximus Edwards makes regular free throw 2 of 2	49-38
11:16	+2	Noel Brown makes two point jump shot (Melvin Council Jr. assists)	49-40
10:53		Melvin Council Jr. blocks Jakub Necas's two point layup
10:51		Noel Brown defensive rebound
10:38		Noel Brown misses two point layup
10:36		Jakub Necas defensive rebound
10:15		Eli Wilborn misses two point jump shot
10:13		Jakub Necas offensive rebound
10:10		Cam Crawford misses three point jump shot
10:08		Noel Brown defensive rebound
10:05		Melvin Council Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Jakub Necas steals)
9:56		Cam Crawford turnover (lost ball) (Melvin Council Jr. steals)
9:51		Lajae Jones misses three point jump shot
9:49		Dukes defensive rebound
9:39		Tre Dinkins III turnover (lost ball) (Melvin Council Jr. steals)
9:35	+2	Melvin Council Jr. makes two point dunk	49-42
9:27		Lajae Jones personal foul
9:12		Maximus Edwards misses three point jump shot
9:10		Tre Dinkins III offensive rebound
9:03		Tre Dinkins III turnover (lost ball) (Melvin Council Jr. steals)
8:44		David Dixon blocks Jonah Hinton's two point layup
8:42		Matúŝ Hronský defensive rebound
8:18		Cam Crawford turnover (lost ball) (Melvin Council Jr. steals)
8:05	+2	Melvin Council Jr. makes two point jump shot (Noel Brown assists)	49-44
7:44		Chance Moore personal foul
7:44		TV timeout
7:43	+3	Maximus Edwards makes three point jump shot (Kareem Rozier assists)	52-44
7:17	+3	Lajae Jones makes three point jump shot (Noah Bolanga assists)	52-47
6:56	+2	Tre Dinkins III makes two point layup	54-47
6:43	+2	Noel Brown makes two point jump shot (Melvin Council Jr. assists)	54-49
6:18		David Dixon offensive foul
6:18		David Dixon turnover (offensive foul)
5:59		Melvin Council Jr. misses three point jump shot
5:57		Maximus Edwards defensive rebound
5:32		Maximus Edwards misses three point jump shot
5:30		Noel Brown defensive rebound
5:12	+2	Noel Brown makes two point hook shot (Noah Bolanga assists)	54-51
5:00		Dukes 30 second timeout
4:44	+2	Tre Dinkins III makes two point jump shot	56-51
4:22		Lajae Jones misses three point jump shot
4:20		Tre Dinkins III defensive rebound
4:16	+2	Jakub Necas makes two point dunk (Tre Dinkins III assists)	58-51
4:16		Melvin Council Jr. shooting foul (Jakub Necas draws the foul)
4:16		Jakub Necas misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:16		Lajae Jones defensive rebound
4:07		Melvin Council Jr. misses two point layup
4:05		Maximus Edwards defensive rebound
4:05		Noel Brown personal foul (Maximus Edwards draws the foul)
4:04		Kareem Rozier turnover (bad pass)
3:47	+2	Noel Brown makes two point layup	58-53
3:39		TV timeout
3:39		TV timeout
3:39		Jonah Hinton shooting foul (Tre Dinkins III draws the foul)
3:39		Tre Dinkins III misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:39		Lajae Jones defensive rebound
3:18	+3	Lajae Jones makes three point jump shot (Jonah Hinton assists)	58-56
2:44		Tre Dinkins III misses three point jump shot
2:42		Lajae Jones defensive rebound
2:19	+2	Melvin Council Jr. makes two point jump shot	58-58
1:57		Tre Dinkins III turnover (bad pass) (Chance Moore steals)
1:49		Bonnies 30 second timeout
1:38		David Dixon shooting foul (Melvin Council Jr. draws the foul)
1:38	+1	Melvin Council Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-59
1:38	+1	Melvin Council Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-60
1:24		Noel Brown shooting foul (Tre Dinkins III draws the foul)
1:24		Tre Dinkins III misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:24	+1	Tre Dinkins III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-60
1:05	+2	Melvin Council Jr. makes two point jump shot	59-62
0:32		David Dixon turnover (bad pass) (Lajae Jones steals)
0:20		David Dixon shooting foul (Melvin Council Jr. draws the foul)
0:20	+1	Melvin Council Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-63
0:20		Bonnies 30 second timeout
0:20	+1	Melvin Council Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-64
0:11		Tre Dinkins III misses three point jump shot
0:09		Chance Moore defensive rebound
0:06		Jakub Necas shooting foul (Melvin Council Jr. draws the foul)
0:06		Melvin Council Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:06		Jakub Necas defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Jakub Necas defensive rebound