DeAndre' Bembry had 17 points and eight rebounds to lead Saint Joseph's to a 75-60 win over Penn in Big 5 action at the Palestra on Wednesday night. The win is the Hawks' fourth in a row and 11th in the last 12 games, improving their record to 15-3.

The game was the second of a doubleheader which celebrated the 60th anniversary of the Philadelphia Big 5. Temple defeated La Salle, 62-49, in the first game.

Bembry also had four steals and four assists while Aaron Brown had 15 points on 6-for-11 shooting and Isaiah Miles scored 13 points and grabbed nine rebounds. Shavar Newkirk had 11 points and five assists while fellow point guard Lamarr Kimble scored eight points and handed out a season-high six assists.

The Hawks only trailed in the first four minutes and then built up a 29-15 lead, as Brown scored 11 in the first half. Saint Joseph's would take a 39-23 lead at the half as the Hawks limited Penn to just 27 percent shooting.

After Saint Joseph's scored the first five points of the second half to take a 44-26 lead, Penn scored eight in a row to come within 44-34. But that would be the closest the Quakers would get the rest of the way as SJU answered with back-to-back baskets from Newkirk and Bembry to give the Hawks a 48-34 cushion. Penn cut its deficit to 52-40, but Bembry scored four in a row and Newkirk added a layup to build Saint Joseph's lead back up to 58-40.

SJU took its biggest advantage of the game, 67-48, after Bembry picked up a steal and fed James Demery for a dunk at 3:34. 

"I thought the two point guards were terrific. They had 19 (points) between them and 11 assists. I thought that once we got our feet going, they really had a nice feel for the game," said Phil Martelli, who picked up his 390th career win.  "I am concerned with rebounding. We did not answer the bell rebounding the ball. We have to shoot the ball better. We considered this a road game, so we're going to go on the road six or seven more times in the Atlantic 10 and the Atlantic 10 Tournament, and we have to shoot the ball better. I didn't think we were crisp enough in our shot execution."

"I think our players were excited about the building and they should be, because they represent Philadelphia basketball everywhere they go in the Atlantic 10," said Martelli. "Philadelphians come here because of the building. That's the magic."