Just when it looked like the season could not get any worse for the Saint Louis University men’s basketball team, it did. St. Bonaventure’s Ogo Adegboye hit six 3-pointers en route to a career-high 29 points, Andrew Nicholson scored 20 of his 22 in the second half, and Da’Quan Cook tied his career-high 21 points in an 83-73 lashing on Wednesday, Feb. 16.

Dwayne Evans led the Billikens (8-17, 3-9 Atlantic 10 Conference) with 16 points, while Brian Conklin added 15. Mike McCall and Cory Remeken added 11 points apiece.

SLU has now dropped four games in a row and are on track for their worst finish in almost 10 years. Currently, the team stands 11th in the conference which would enter them into the post-season tournament.

SLU had an early lead off hot shooting by Rob Loe. The teams swapped leads for most of the half before SLU head coach Rick Majerus was called for a technical foul.

St. Bonaventure took the lead off the two free shots and never looked back.

The Bonnies went on a 14-2 run over a six-minute span to open up the lead for good.

They would go up by as much as 18 in the second half off a 8-1 scoring streak led by Adegboye.

Over the final 1:32 though, the Billikens forced four turnovers and capitalized on each possession to forge an 11-0 run that cut the deficit to seven, 80-73, on a Conklin layup.

Time was not on the Bills’ side, and the team fell by 10. SLU shot a blistering 56 percent in the first half and 50 percent for the game, but allowed the Bonnies to shoot 73 percent in the second half.

Because of travel, Majerus and the team were not available for comment.

Majerus did comment about his concern over the “highs and lows” of his freshman in an interview with The University News on Monday.

The Billikens return to action Saturday, Feb. 19, when Charlotte visits Chaifetz Arena at 7 p.m.

It is the annual Billiken Blue Out, and fans are encouraged to wear blue. The game will be televised locally for fans who cannot attend.