St. Bonaventure Upsets Rhode Island

(AP/WWJ) - Matt Mobley scored 26 points and grabbed a key rebound with 4.2 seconds left, and St. Bonaventure beat Rhode Island 77-74 to snap the 16th-ranked Rams' 16-game winning streak on Friday night. Rhode Island is the 10th AP Top 25 team to lose this week.

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— Bonnies Men's Basketball (@BonniesMBB) February 17, 2018

LaDarien Griffin scored 10 of the Bonnies' last 14 points over the final six minutes in rallying them back from a 67-61 deficit — St. Bonaventure's largest of the game. The Bonnies (20-6, 10-4 Atlantic 10) won their eighth straight and stayed in the hunt for the regular-season conference title, as well as a potential at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament.

Griffin slipped free for a dunk with 23 seconds remaining that gave the Bonnies the lead and sent the Reilly Center into a frenzy.

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— Bonnies Men's Basketball (@BonniesMBB) February 17, 2018

Jared Terrell led the Rams with 23 points, but missed a potential go-ahead layup with 4.8 seconds left. Down 75-74, Terrell's shot banked off the backboard and off the front of the rim and out. Mobley came down with the rebound and was fouled.

The Rams (21-3, 13-1 A-10) had not lost since dropping a 68-64 decision at Alabama on Dec. 6. Rhode Island's winning streak was the longest in the nation. The Rams also had one of the longest conference-game winning streaks:

For the first time in 366 days, Rhode Island has lost a game to an Atlantic 10 opponent. St. Bonaventure gets a huge 77-74 home win to keep their NCAAT alive. That was a terrific game.
— Matt Norlander (@MattNorlander) February 17, 2018