SAINT JOSEPH'S HAWKS (13-16; 6-10 A-10) vs. RHODE ISLAND RAMS (14-14; 7-9 A-10)
March 5, 2019 • 7 p.m. • CBSSN
Michael J. Hagan '85 Arena • Philadelphia, Pa.
WATCH – CBSN (John Sadak, Michael O'Donnell)
LISTEN - WPHT 1210 AM (Patrick McCarthy, Joe Lunardi) | SJUHawks.com
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TICKETS
** Free admission for SJU students and an indoor student tailgate beginning at 6 p.m. Come early and see the women's basketball team take on GW in the A-10 Championship First Round at 3 p.m. Free admission and open seating to the women's game, preceded by an indoor student tailgate at 3 p.m.
THE MATCHUP
Current SJU Streak: 2 wins
Series vs. Rhode Island: SJU leads 56-30
Last Meeting: 3/10/18, URI 90-87
Coaches (years/record at school): Phil Martelli - 24th Year (443-325); David Cox - 1st Year (14-14) Teams' Leading Scorers: Charlie Brown, Jr. - 19.2 ppg; Jeff Dowtin - 15.0 ppg
THE HAWKS
• Senior Chris Clover scored a game-high 19 points, and Lamarr Kimble had 18, to lead Saint Joseph's to a 72-62 win over La Salle on SJU's “Senior Day” on Saturday
• SJU has won two in a row for the first time since late December. A third straight win would give the Hawks their longest winning streak of the year, matching the streak from the start of the season in November
• Lamarr Kimble returned to the starting lineup vs. La Salle and scored 14 of the Hawks' first 22 points in the win
• Charlie Brown, Jr., is the leading scorer in the A-10 with 19.2 points per game and is second in conference games with 17.8 points per game
• Saint Joseph's closes out the regular season on the road at VCU on March 8 in their fourth A-10 Friday Night Showcase game of the year
SCORER'S STREAK
• Lamarr Kimble put together back-to-back double-figure halves as he tallied 13 in the second half of the Fordham game on Wednesday and followed that with 14 in the first half against La Salle on Saturday
SENIOR SENDOFF
• Chris Clover helped pace the La Salle win on “Senior Day,” with a team-high 19 points on 7-for-10 shooting
• Clover is making the best of the final games of his career, as he's scored double figures in nine of the last 13 games
HOLDING ON
• Saint Joseph's owned a double-digit lead for most of the game against La Salle and didn't lose it as they had in two recent games (Davidson, UMass)
• SJU was up by as much as 17 against the Explorers and led for all but 1:40 in the game
TAKING CARE OF THE BALL
• Saint Joseph's ranks third in the nation in turnovers per game (9.3) and third in fewest turnovers (270)
• The Hawks are in good company as Virginia leads the NCAA with 9.17 per game followed by Wisconsin at 9.2
LOOKING AHEAD
• The Hawks close out the regular season at VCU on March 8 in their fourth A-10 ESPN Friday Night Showcase game of the season
• The 2019 Atlantic 10 Championship begins at the Barclays Center on March 13 with opening round games and runs through March 17
