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Bonnies prepare for VCU in Atlantic-10 championship game

No. 2 seed VCU (19-6, 12-4) vs. No. 1 seed Saint Bonaventure (15-4, 13-4)
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St. Bonaventure 's Osun Osunniyi, left, and Saint Louis' Jordan Goodwin vie for a rebound during an NCAA college basketball game at the Atlantic 10 men's tournament Saturday, March 6, 2021, in Richmond, Va. (Alexa Welch Edlund/Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP)

DAYTON, Ohio — Saint Bonaventure is set to face off against VCU in the Championship of the A10 tournament. The teams split the regular season series at one win apiece. The teams last met on Feb. 12, when the Rams shot 36.1 percent from the field en route to a three-point victory.

The electric Nah'Shon Hyland is averaging 19.4 points, 4.7 rebounds and two steals to lead the way for the Rams. Vince Williams Jr. is also a primary contributor, maintaining an average of 10.6 points and 5.1 rebounds per game. The Bonnies have been led by Kyle Lofton, who is averaging 14.2 points and 5.5 assists.NAH'SHON IS A FORCE: Hyland has connected on 37.2 percent of the 180 3-pointers he's attempted. He's also converted 85.6 percent of his free throws this season.

Saint Bonaventure is a perfect 13-0 when it scores at least 65 points. The Bonnies are 2-4 when scoring any fewer than that.

The Bonnies have recently used assists to create buckets more often than the Rams. Saint Bonaventure has an assist on 46 of 77 field goals (59.7 percent) across its past three outings while VCU has assists on 33 of 72 field goals (45.8 percent) during its past three games.

VCU has forced opponents into committing turnovers on 24.2 percent of all possessions this year, the 10th-highest rate among all Division I teams.

The Atlantic 10 Conference Tourney Championship is Sunday at noon at the University of Dayton Arena in Dayton, Ohio.

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