SAINT JOSEPH'S HAWKS (3-1) vs. rv/#13 WEST VIRGINIA MOUNTAINEERS (1-2)
Myrtle Beach Invitational Consolation Game
November 18, 2018 • 4 p.m. • ESPNU
HTC Center • Conway, S.C.

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THE MATCHUP
Current SJU Streak: 1 loss
Series vs. WVU: WVU leads 22-10
Last Meeting: 2/4/95, WVU 
Coaches (years/record at school): Phil Martelli - 24th Year (433-310); Bob Huggins - 12th year (225-131)
Teams' Leading Scorers: Charlie Brown, Jr. - 23.8 ppg; Esa Ahmad - 14.3 ppg

THE HAWKS
‹ Charlie Brown, Jr., scored a career-high 28 points and Taylor Funk had 16 but the Hawks couldn't get any more scoring in the 77-57 loss to UCF
‹ Charlie Brown, Jr., is currently the leading scorer in the Myrtle Beach Invitational with 54 points
‹ Taylor Funk has converted 10-of-11 three-point attempts in the two games of this tournament
‹ This is the first meeting of the schools since the 1994-95 season and the first-ever between coach Phil Martelli and WVU's Bob Huggins, who have a combined 61 years as head coaches
‹ The Hawks now own an 8-10 record in early-season tournaments over the past five years. Last season SJU participated in the Wooden Legacy in Fullerton, Calif., and in 2016-17, was at the Paradise Jam in St. Thomas, V.I.
‹ If the Hawks win, it will be the best finish in a tournament since 2012-13 when they were runner-up at the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic in Brooklyn
‹ The Hawks will get a short break for the holiday and return to action on Saturday, November 24 when they visit William & Mary

CHARLIE'S CAREER BEST
• Charlie Brown, Jr. eclipsed his career-high for the second time this season when he poured in 28 points against UCF
• He scored 26 vs. Wake Forest to better his career-high of 22 set vs. Fordham during the 2016-17 season

TAYLOR'S THREE'S
• Sophomore Taylor Funk now has 98 three-pointers in the 36 games of his career thus far
• He set the SJU freshman record last season when he made 84 in 32 games
• Funk was 4-for-4 from beyond the arc against UCF after going 6-for-7 against Wake Forest
• On the season, he's making 58.3 percent of his long-range attempts

OFF BALANCE
• Against UCF, the Hawks didn't get much scoring from players not named Charlie Brown and Taylor Funk as the duo combined for 44 of 57 points
• In fact, only three other players were in the scoring column - Jared Bynum (6 pts), Anthony Longpré (6) and Pierfrancesco Oliva (1)

STREAK ENDER
• Lamarr Kimble went scoreless against UCF, ending his 12-game double-figure scoring streak that dated back to the 2016-17 season
• It was also only the fifth time in the 65 games of his career that he was without a point

20/20/20
• Charlie Brown, Jr., has wasted no time making an impact as he has scored 20-plus points in all four games this year
• Brown set a new career-high with 26 in the Wake Forest win, scoring 17 in the second half
• The redshirt sophomore had another big half earlier this week when he scored 19 points in the second half vs. Monmouth
• He bettered the mark with 28 points in the loss to UCF

GIVING IT AWAY
• The UCF loss marked the first time this season the Hawks committed double-digit turnovers when they had 11
• The lowest total of the season was six against Monmouth

SJU VS. THE TOP 25
• The Hawks are 4-12 against ranked teams over the past four seasons
• SJU's last win over a Top 25 squad came on February 27, 2018 at Rhode Island when the Hawks posted a dominating 78-48 win over the #17 Rams

NEXT UP
• Nov. 24 at William & Mary, 4:30 p.m.