OLEAN, N.Y. (AP) — Tu Holloway scored 22 points to lead five players in double figures as Xavier beat St. Bonaventure 79-65 on Wednesday night.
Holloway, the Atlantic 10’s second-leading scorer at 20.3 points entering the game, out-dueled St. Bonaventure’s Andrew Nicholson, who was leading at 20.9 points.
Nicholson finished with 13 points before fouling out.
The Musketeers (12-5, 4-0) trailed 35-30 at halftime, but opened the second on a 14-4 run and took the lead for good on Jeff Robinson’s dunk with 15:47 left.
Xavier shot 68.2 percent from the field (15 of 22), 83.3 percent from the 3-point line (5 of 6) and 82.4 percent from the line (14 of 17) in the second half.
