SAINT JOSEPH'S HAWKS (6-5) vs. WAGNER SEAHAWKS (5-5)
  December 29, 2018 • 2 p.m. • ESPN+
Hagan Arena (4,200) • Philadelphia, Pa.

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THE MATCHUP
Current SJU Streak: 1 win
Series vs. WC: SJU leads 1-0
Last Meeting: 11/18/16, SJU 71-57
Coaches (years/record at school): Phil Martelli - 24th Year (436-314); Bashir Mason - 7th Year (110-79)
Teams' Leading Scorers: Charlie Brown, Jr. - 20.9 ppg; Romo Saunders - 17.6 ppg

THE HAWKS
• Saint Joseph's will be playing for the first time in a week after defeating Loyola Chicago, 45-42, last Saturday at the Palestra. Lamarr Kimble orchestrated the heroics with a three-pointer at 0.4 seconds for the win
• Saint Joseph's ranks second in the nation in turnovers per game, with an average of 8.6, despite committing a season-high 13 against Loyola. Jared Bynum tops the conference and ranks 35th in the nation in assist/turnover ratio with 3.08
• SJU is in the midst of four consecutive games in Philadelphia
• This is the final tuneup before the A-10 season begins but the Hawks still have one more non-conference game left, on Jan. 26 vs. Penn
• The Hawks will play in the first game of the Atlantic 10 Conference season on Thursday when they host George Mason. SJU will play its only Sunday game of the year against George Washington on Jan. 6

THE CAPTAIN, THE HERO
• Lamarr Kimble hit the game-winner with 0.4 left on the clock to lift Saint Joseph's to a 45-42 win over Loyola Chicago at The Palestra
• It was the team captain's third game-winning shot as a Hawk
• “It wasn't exactly the way we drew it up,'' said coach Phil Martelli. “But he's got a little bit of freedom, because his heart's bigger than his body.”

GIVEAWAYS
• The Hawks entered the Loyola game averaging just 8.3 turnovers per game, to rank second in the nation, but they committed eight in the first half alone
• SJU finished the game with a season-high 13 turnovers
• The Hawks now average 8.7 but are second in the nation behind Virginia (7.9)

TAKING CARE OF THE BALL
• The Hawks rank second in the nation in turnovers per game (8.6) and are second in fewest number of turnovers with 95
• SJU has committed less than 13 turnovers in every game this season, with a low of six vs. Monmouth
• The Hawks had an uncharacteristic 10 turnovers at Princeton, with three quick ones at the game's start; it was the most since they had 11 against UCF. More recently, they had a season-high 13 against Loyola Chicago
• Freshman Jared Bynum leads the A-10 in assist/turnover ratio with 3.1 and is ranked 35th in the nation. He has 40 assists this year to just 13 turnovers

LOOKING AHEAD
• Saint Joseph's will play in the first Atlantic 10 game of the year when it hosts George Mason on Jan. 3
• The Hawks will follow that with a rare Sunday game against George Washington on Jan. 6 at Hagan Arena