SLU takes on St. Bonaventure tonight at Chaifetz Arena with something at stake. These teams sit tied for fourth in the Atlantic 10 with identical 11-6 marks in the regular season finale for both. Loser has to play Thursday; winner waits until Friday, where they likely meet again.

SLU has fought their way onto the NBK rankings, and a win today would improve their position greatly to get back to the NCAAs. The Bonnies are very young – #336 in experience – and rely almost exclusively on underclassmen. Osun Osunniyi is a force inside, shooting 62% and blocking shots at a rate that is #17 nationally. Hasahn French is #31 and should be up to the challenge.

This final game is a rematch of last year’s A-10 championship brawl, in which Kyle Lofton was terrorized by defensive maven Javon Bess. Lofton is a year older and Bess has moved on to the G League.