Sparked by 11-straight points from Ryan Daly during a crucial stretch of the second half, the Saint Joseph's men's basketball team topped Big 5 rival Penn, 87-81, on Saturday afternoon at The Palestra.

How It Happened
• Leading by as many as 16 points, the Hawks saw their lead erased with just over 10 minutes to play as Penn took a 61-60 edge on two of AJ Brodeur's game-high 33 points.
• The Quakers advantage lasted just seconds as Daly responded with a layup to spark a 16-3 run for Saint Joseph's.
• Daly scored the first 11 points for the Hawks, with Cameron Brown capping the run at 4:22 with a three-pointer to make it 76-64 in favor of SJU.
• Penn cut the deficit to four in the final minute, but Saint Joseph's secured the victory at the line hitting 5-of-6 free throws.
• In the first half, the Hawks used a 16-0 run to break a 14-14 tie and take a 30-14 lead on a three-pointer by Lorenzo Edwards at 10:09.
• The Quakers rallied before halftime and scored 12 of the final 14 points to cut Saint Joseph's lead to 46-40.

Inside The Boxscore
• Saint Joseph's shot a season-best 49.2 percent from the field, connecting on 30 of 61 shots, including 12 of 27 from behind the arc.
• The Hawks went 15-of-19 from the foul line, including 9-of-13 in the second half.
• Penn shot 45.6 percent from the floor (31-of-68), but was held to just 7-of-34 from three-point range (20.6 percent).
• The Hawks' 46 first half points were their most in a half since UConn (54 points).
• Nineteen of Daly's team-high 30 points came in the second half as he added nine rebounds and a game-high six assists.
• The 30 points are two shy of Daly's career mark of 32, set earlier this season against Villanova.
• Brown matched his season-best of 17 points and had five rebounds.
• Anthony Longpré capped the day with a 10-point, 10-rebound double-double.
• Myles Douglas was the fourth Hawk in double figures as he finished with 11 points.

Next Up
The Hawks (4-14, 1-2 Big 5, 0-5 A-10) return to conference 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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