St. Bonaventure records first NCAA victory in 48 years

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The St. Bonaventure Bonnies beat UCLA 65-58 Tuesday night for the program’s first NCAA tournament victory in 48 years.

With the win, 11th-seeded St. Bonaventure advanced to play No. 6 Florida on Thursday in an NCAA East Region round-of-64 game at Dallas.

Courtney Stockard produced 26 points, four rebounds and four steals, helping the Bonnies hand the Bruins their first NCAA opening-round loss since 2005.

Aaron Holiday, the leading scorer in the Pac-12, registered 20 points for UCLA.