Jaylen Adams scored 11 straight points in the second half to help power St. Bonaventure to a 79-69 win over Niagara at the Big Four Classic at KeyBank Center on Saturday.
Adams finished with 23 points and seven assists as the Bonnies improved to 9-3 on the season.
"I thought Jaylen was the difference by the way he scored the ball and got us up by 15," Bona Head Coach Mark Schmidt said. "
With Bona leading 47-45, Adams made his run, hitting three straight 3-pointers and two free throws to help the Bonnies open up a 15 point lead.
Jaylen Adams just pulled up at half court and hit for 3. Unreal range. Follows that up with 3rd straight 3. @BonniesMBB now lead 58-45!
— Nick Filipowski (@NICK_WKBW) December 17, 2016
???Cue #NBAJam "HE'S ON FIRE" ??? https://t.co/V3WDsvH74n
— Nick Filipowski (@NICK_WKBW) December 17, 2016
"If you watch him on tape, which we did a lot of, he shows flashes where he can be a pro," Niagara Head Coach Chris Casey said. "He scores from all three levels, and he gets to the basket. He's good at making plays for other guys, too. There were a couple times when we were right there and then he made plays."
"If I get clean looks, they expect me to take them" Adams said. "My teammates put me in good spots and I just shoot it."
Niagara was led in scoring by Kahlil Dukes, who had 21.
A back and forth affair in the first half, James Towns hit a bucket at time expired to pull the Purple Eagles within 34-31 at the break.
"I thought we played extremely hard, showed a lot of fight especially at points where the game could have gotten away from us," Casey said. "I'm proud for our guys for that."
.@NiagaraMBB James Towns hits BUZZER BEATER to pull #PurpleEagles within 34-31 at half Vs. @BonniesMBB @WKBW #Big4Hoops pic.twitter.com/T5vZpSkzDM
— Nick Filipowski (@NICK_WKBW) December 17, 2016
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