November 17, 2008 | AP Press

POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. — Chris Matthews scored 21 points and reserve Andrew Nicholson added 13 points and five of St. Bonaventure’s eight blocked shots and the Bonnies beat Marist 77-54 on Monday night in the Garden State Challenge.

Jonathan Hall added 13 points, six rebounds, four assists, and two blocks for St. Bonaventure (2-0).

Ryan Schneider had 16 points and eight rebounds and David Devezin added 10 points for Marist (0-2), which lost in the home debut of first-year coach Chuck Martin, a former assistant at Memphis.

The Bonnies finished with 15 assists and 15 turnovers. Marist was never able to get things going offensively, committing 24 turnovers and shooting just 33 percent from the field, including 4-17 from 3-point range