Venning scores 14, Adams-Woods hits late jumper to lift St. Bonaventure over Akron 62-61

AP
Dec 31, 2023

CLEVELAND (AP) Chad Venning scored 14 points, Mika Adams-Woods hit the game-winning shot with eight seconds remaining and St. Bonaventure beat Akron 62-61 on Saturday night in the Legends of Basketball Showcase.

Adams-Woods drove to the basket and then tossed his jumper over a defender while falling backward. Ali Ali then missed a 3-pointer for Akron to end it.

Venning was 6 of 16 from the floor also blocked three shots for the Bonnies (9-3). Adams-Wood and Moses Flowers scored nine points apiece. Charles Pride added 10 rebounds to go with five points, two assists and two steals.

The Zips (8-4, Mid-American Conference) were led by Ali, who recorded 20 points and two blocks. Enrique Freeman added 14 points and 13 rebounds for Akron. Greg Tribble had eight points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

1st Half
STBN
Bonnies
32
AKRON
Zips
26

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Zips gains possession)
19:39		Enrique Freeman turnover (lost ball) (Daryl Banks III steals)
19:18		Chad Venning misses two point hook shot
19:16		Nate Johnson defensive rebound
19:02		Ali Ali turnover (Assa Essamvous steals)
18:44		Charles Pride misses three point jump shot
18:42		Enrique Freeman defensive rebound
18:32	+2	Greg Tribble makes two point jump shot	0-2
18:08		Mika Adams-Woods misses three point jump shot
18:06		Greg Tribble defensive rebound
18:06		Assa Essamvous personal foul
17:51		Assa Essamvous personal foul
17:44		Chad Venning blocks Enrique Freeman's two point layup
17:42		Barry Evans defensive rebound
17:26		Chad Venning misses two point hook shot
17:24		Charles Pride offensive rebound
17:21		Charles Pride misses two point layup
17:19		Sammy Hunter defensive rebound
17:03		Sammy Hunter misses two point jump shot
17:01		Barry Evans defensive rebound
17:00		Daryl Banks III misses three point jump shot
16:58		Barry Evans offensive rebound
16:53	+2	Chad Venning makes two point jump shot (Barry Evans assists)	2-2
16:38	+3	Ali Ali makes three point jump shot (Greg Tribble assists)	2-5
16:27		Chad Venning misses two point jump shot
16:25		Ali Ali defensive rebound
16:18		Ali Ali misses two point jump shot
16:16		Enrique Freeman offensive rebound
16:10		Mika Adams-Woods personal foul
15:59		Sammy Hunter misses three point jump shot
15:57		Charles Pride defensive rebound
15:50		Daryl Banks III misses two point jump shot
15:48		Barry Evans offensive rebound
15:45	+2	Barry Evans makes two point layup	4-5
15:41		TV timeout
15:30		Ali Ali misses three point jump shot
15:28		Barry Evans defensive rebound
15:09	+3	Moses Flowers makes three point jump shot (Mika Adams-Woods assists)	7-5
14:42	+2	Sammy Hunter makes two point jump shot (Mikal Dawson assists)	7-7
14:28		Kaleb Thornton personal foul
14:19		Moses Flowers misses two point jump shot
14:17		Enrique Freeman defensive rebound
13:57		Shammah Scott misses three point jump shot
13:26		Shammah Scott blocks Mika Adams-Woods's two point layup
13:26		Bonnies offensive rebound
13:26		Mikal Dawson shooting foul
13:26	+1	Noel Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2	8-7
13:26	+1	Noel Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2	9-7
13:15	+2	Enrique Freeman makes two point dunk (Kaleb Thornton assists)	9-9
12:53		Kyrell Luc misses two point jump shot
12:51		Enrique Freeman defensive rebound
12:30		Kaleb Thornton misses three point jump shot
12:28		Kyrell Luc defensive rebound
12:10	+2	Kyrell Luc makes two point jump shot	11-9
11:45		Enrique Freeman misses three point jump shot
11:43		Charles Pride defensive rebound
11:35		Shammah Scott personal foul
11:35		TV timeout
11:24	+2	Chad Venning makes two point jump shot	13-9
11:10		Daryl Banks III personal foul
11:04	+3	Sammy Hunter makes three point jump shot (Ali Ali assists)	13-12
10:33	+3	Daryl Banks III makes three point jump shot (Kyrell Luc assists)	16-12
10:20		Shammah Scott misses three point jump shot
10:18		Moses Flowers defensive rebound
9:57	+2	Chad Venning makes two point layup (Moses Flowers assists)	18-12
9:42		Enrique Freeman turnover (lost ball) (Moses Flowers steals)
9:25		Daryl Banks III misses two point jump shot
9:23		Nate Johnson defensive rebound
9:15		Nate Johnson misses two point jump shot
9:13		Barry Evans defensive rebound
8:51		Moses Flowers misses three point jump shot
8:49		Noel Brown offensive rebound
8:47		Enrique Freeman shooting foul (Noel Brown draws the foul)
8:47	+1	Noel Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2	19-12
8:47	+1	Noel Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2	20-12
8:27		Ali Ali turnover (lost ball) (Barry Evans steals)
7:56	+2	Moses Flowers makes two point jump shot	22-12
7:40		Barry Evans shooting foul (Greg Tribble draws the foul)
7:40		TV timeout
7:40	+1	Greg Tribble makes regular free throw 1 of 2	22-13
7:40	+1	Greg Tribble makes regular free throw 2 of 2	22-14
7:14		Noel Brown turnover (traveling)
7:02		Greg Tribble misses three point jump shot
7:00		Bonnies defensive rebound
6:42		Barry Evans misses three point jump shot
6:40		Daryl Banks III offensive rebound
6:29		Chad Venning offensive foul
6:29		Chad Venning turnover (offensive foul)
6:07		Enrique Freeman turnover (bad pass) (Barry Evans steals)
5:58	+2	Barry Evans makes two point dunk	24-14
5:35		Ali Ali misses two point jump shot
5:33		Mikal Dawson offensive rebound
5:33		Mika Adams-Woods personal foul
5:33		Mikal Dawson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
5:33		Barry Evans defensive rebound
5:16		Chad Venning misses two point jump shot
5:14		Ali Ali defensive rebound
4:49	+3	Ali Ali makes three point jump shot (Enrique Freeman assists)	24-17
4:19		Chad Venning misses two point hook shot
4:17		Enrique Freeman defensive rebound
4:08	+3	Ali Ali makes three point jump shot (Enrique Freeman assists)	24-20
3:39		Daryl Banks III turnover (lost ball) (Shammah Scott steals)
3:34		Daryl Banks III shooting foul
3:34		TV timeout
3:34	+1	Shammah Scott makes regular free throw 1 of 2	24-21
3:34	+1	Shammah Scott makes regular free throw 2 of 2	24-22
3:09		Charles Pride misses three point jump shot
2:43		Barry Evans shooting foul (Ali Ali draws the foul)
2:43		Ali Ali misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:43	+1	Ali Ali makes regular free throw 2 of 2	24-23
2:33		Kaleb Thornton personal foul
2:24	+2	Kyrell Luc makes two point layup (Charles Pride assists)	26-23
2:04		Ali Ali turnover (lost ball) (Kyrell Luc steals)
1:55	+2	Kyrell Luc makes two point dunk	28-23
1:46		Greg Tribble misses two point jump shot
1:44		Chad Venning defensive rebound
1:32		Kyrell Luc misses two point layup
1:30		Assa Essamvous offensive rebound
1:28	+2	Assa Essamvous makes two point layup	30-23
1:28		Zips 30 second timeout
1:13		Kyrell Luc blocks Greg Tribble's two point layup
1:11		Zips offensive rebound
1:07	+2	Ali Ali makes two point jump shot	30-25
1:03		Bonnies 30 second timeout
0:38	+2	Chad Venning makes two point jump shot	32-25
0:24		Assa Essamvous personal foul
0:24		Ali Ali misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:24	+1	Ali Ali makes regular free throw 2 of 2	32-26
0:03		Chad Venning misses two point jump shot
0:01		Ali Ali defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

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Venning scores 14, Adams-Woods hits late jumper to lift St. Bonaventure over Akron 62-61

1st Half
STBN
Bonnies
32
AKRON
Zips
26

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Venning scores 14, Adams-Woods hits late jumper to lift St. Bonaventure over Akron 62-61

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1st Half
STBN
Bonnies
32
AKRON
Zips
26