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Record: 11-7 (0-5, 14th in A-10 MBB)
Coach: Mark Schmidt
PS/G: 77.6 (164th of 365)
PA/G: 72.8 (158th of 365)
SRS: 1.51 (142nd of 365)
SOS: -1.14 (193rd of 365)
ORtg: 114.1 (110th of 365)
DRtg: 107.2 (230th of 365)
Preseason Odds: Championship +150000


Loyola Chicago Ramblers 5-14 (1-5) at St. Bonaventure Bonnies 11-7 (0-5) – 6:00pm CST, Reilly Center, Olean, NY

Tonight, the Ramblers travel to the middle of nowhere, Olean, New York, where they will take on the St. Bonaventure Bonnies. Since joining the A10 in 2022-23, the Ramblers are winless at St. Bonaventure in 2 previous tries.

On Friday night, the short-handed Ramblers lost at Dayton 78-51. The Ramblers made the first half competitive, winning for most of it, and were within one point at the break. Loyola didn’t get any closer than that, getting blasted 47-21 in the second half. Miles Rubin was the leading team scorer with 14 points and eight rebounds while Kymany Houinsou put up 10 points with six rebounds and three assists for the Ramblers.

Over on the Bonnies’ side, they got off to a great start this year at 10-1 over their first 11 games. The lone loss in that time was to North Carolina. It’s been a rough 1-6 stretch since then however, featuring losses to Ohio, VCU, Richmond, Fordham, Saint Joseph’s and La Salle. Over the first 18 outings of the year, St. Bonaventure has managed to post an 11-7 overall run.
At 0-5 in A-10 play heading into Tuesday's game, they're the lone squad without a win in conference play. Despite dropping its last five games, St. Bonaventure is 7-2 on its home court.

In their last game on Saturday at La Salle, the Bonnies lost a close one to the Explorers, 78-74. The Bonnies couldn’t defeat a struggling La Salle team over the weekend, giving up 58.1 percent shooting from the field and 57.1 percent (8-of-14) from outside. The Explorers’ 20-of-20 from the free throw line stood in stark contrast to St. Bonaventure’s 5-of-9 (55.6 percent) effort on foul shots. Frank Mitchell put up 26 points with seven rebounds and four assists to lead the way, while Daniel Egbuniwe added 19 points with four boards. Dasonte Bowen doubled up on 12 points and 10 assists as well.

7.2% of minutes played and 7.0% of scoring return from the Bonnies 2024-25 roster. Frank Mitchell is averaging a double-double for the Bonnies with 17.2 points and 10.4 rebounds per game. He also added 2.8 assists, 1.3 steals, and 0.7 blocks per game. Mitchell has scored at least 10 points in all but one game this season and has six 20-point performances. He has 10 double-doubles and posted a stretch with five straight earlier this season.

Tonight’s game is a marquee matchup between two teams who are trending downward and on losing streaks. Loyola’s losses are simply attributed to injury and lack of bodies to play while the Bonnies losses are just bad A10 luck and their roster’s league inexperience – however, they have been able to keep each game and loss close. The Bonnies have lost five straight games now, giving up 78 or more points in four of them. Loyola does not play well at the Reilly Center.


St. Bonaventure Probable Starters – 6-2 G Dasonte Bowen, 6-3 G Cayden Charles, 6-7 F Daniel Egbuniwe, 6-8 F Frank Mitchell, 5-10 G Daryl Simmons II

Loyola Probable Starters - Rubin, Houinsou, JOJ, Anderson, Tavarez

LAST 10 GAMES FOR BOTH SQUADS

Bonnies: 4-6, averaging 79.7 points, 31.5 rebounds, 16.9 assists, 7.3 steals and 3.7 blocks per game while shooting 46.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 76.3 points per game.

Ramblers: 3-7, averaging 68.3 points, 32.6 rebounds, 13.5 assists, 3.9 steals and 3.6 blocks per game while shooting 42.8% from the field. Their opponents average 78.2 points.


Watch / Listen – Tuesday night’s game will stream on ESPN+, and can be listened to Rambler Sports Network with our friends Sudikoff and CT.

Postgame Show - Tune in to Sudikoff on RSN, followed by TalkinBlers Spaces on the X: https://x.com/blerstalking?s=21


Odds: Bonnies -11.5