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Saint Joseph's returns to Big 5 play this Saturday as the Hawks head to The Palestra to take on Penn. Tipoff is set for 2 p.m. with the game airing locally on NBC Sports Philadelphia, with stream available on ESPN+, and Matt Martucci and Joe Lunardi on the call on TuneIn.
Saint Joseph's (3-14, 0-2 Big 5) at Penn (7-6, 1-1 Big 5)
Saturday, January 18 | 2:00 p.m. | The Palestra
Stream: ESPN+ | Television: NBC Sports Philadelphia
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THE MATCHUP
Series vs. Penn: Saint Joseph's leads 51-37
First Meeting: 12/19/22, Penn, 29-17
Last Meeting: 1/26/19, Penn, 78-70
Coach Lange vs. Penn: 2-3
• Saint Joseph's takes on Penn for the 89th time this Saturday with the Hawks holding a 51-37 edge in the series.
• The Hawks and Quakers continue to keep the Big 5 custom of playing at The Palestra alive as Saturday marks the 25th-straight season the two teams will play each other there.
• The Hawks are looking to snap a two-game skid to the Quakers, despite SJU having won four of the previous seven meetings.
• Saint Joseph's is looking for its first Big 5 win of the season after falling to #23 Villanova and Temple in December.
• The Hawks are coming off a hard-fought battle with Rhode Island on Wednesday that saw the Rams pull away for the victory late in the second half, 71-61.
• Ryan Daly reached the 20-point mark for the 11th time this season as he finished with 21 points and added seven rebounds and three assists against the Rams.
• Anthony Longpré finished with eight points and added a season-best 11 rebounds and a team-best four assists versus Rhode Island.
OVER 50 CLUB
The Hawks enter Saturday with 51 all-time victories over the Quakers, the fourth-most victories by SJU over a single opponent in program history. To date, Saint Joseph's has posted 50 victories against only Penn (51), Rhode Island (56), Temple (69) and La Salle (70).
LANGE AT THE PALESTRA
Saint Joseph's Billy Lange makes his first trip to The Palestra as the Hawks' head coach on Saturday, but it isn't the first time the South Jersey native has coached at the Cathedral of College Basketball. Lange previously coached at The Palestra five times, four coming with Navy and once as head coach at U.S. Merchant Marine Academy.
KNOX AND BISHOP FOND MEMORY OF THE PALESTRA
Freshmen Chereef Knox and Dahmir Bishop, then teammates at Imhotep Charter, led the Panthers to the 2018 Philadelphia Public League title at The Palestra.
THE HAWKS AND THE BIG 5
Saint Joseph's enters Saturday with a 127-115 all-time record in Big 5 play, and has captured 20 city series titles.
NEXT UP
The Hawks return to Atlantic 10 play as they host VCU on Tuesday. The game, set for a 9 p.m. tip, will be nationally televised on CBS Sports Network.
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