Saint Joseph's (4-17, 0-8 A-10) vs. Saint Louis (16-5, 5-3 A-10)
Saturday, February 1 | 6:30 p.m. | Hagan Arena
Television: NBC Sports Network
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It's a Jesuit Basketball Spotlight matchup this Saturday as the Saint Joseph's men's basketball team hosts Saint Louis on the NBC Sports Network. Tip time is set for 6:30 p.m., with free audio broadcast available on TuneIn.
THE MATCHUP
Series vs. Saint Louis: Saint Louis leads 12-4
First Meeting: 1/25/06, Saint Joseph's, 66-54
Last Meeting: 2/8/19, Saint Joseph's, 91-61
Coach Lange vs. Saint Louis: First Meeting
GAMEDAY LINKS
SJU: Roster | Schedule | Stats
Saint Louis: Roster | Schedule | Stats
• Saint Joseph's returns home from a two-game road swing as they take on Saint Louis for the first of two games this season.
• The Hawks and Billikens split last year's two contests, but Saint Louis holds a 12-4 edge in the all-time series and is 5-2 at Hawk Hill.
• The two teams will face each other again on February 26 at Chaifetz Arena.
• The Hawks are coming off a 91-76 loss at UMass on Wednesday.
• Saint Joseph's posted its second-best shooting percentage of the season against UMass as the Hawks went 28-of-67 from the floor for 49.1 percent, just shy of their high of 49.2 at Penn.
• Ryan Daly led the Hawks with a team-high 22 points against the Minutemen on Wednesday to collect his 13th 20-point performance on the season.
• Daly also surpassed 1,400 career points versus UMass and enters Saturday with 1,407.
• Hawk fans are invited to get to Hagan Arena early for the new pregame headquarters, Hawk Hill Bites & Brews. Located in the white tent in the Hagan Arena parking lot, Hawk Hill Bites & Brews will open at 5 p.m. and is open to the public.
DALY'S TRIPLE TOP-10
Saint Joseph's Ryan Daly is one of just two players to rank in the Atlantic 10's top-10 for scoring, rebounding and assists. Daly enters Saturday third in scoring (19.4 ppg), ninth in rebounding (8.0 rpg) and eighth in assists (4.23 apg). Daly joins reigning A-10 Player of the year Jon Axel Gudmundsson as the only players in the conference to currently rank in the top-10 of those three categories.
HAWKS TAKE PART IN COACHES VS. CANCER SUIT AND SNEAKERS WEEK
Saint Joseph's head coach Billy Lange and his staff will be participating in Coaches vs. Cancer Suits And Sneakers Week. The promotion is a nationwide event that unites coaches across the country to wear sneakers with their game attire while coaching games during the weekend to raise awareness about the fight against cancer, share the importance of nutrition and physical activity in reducing one's cancer risk, and promote the American Cancer Society as a place for help and support.
SJU ATOP ATLANTIC 10 IN THREES
The Hawks currently sit atop the Atlantic 10 rankings for three-pointers per game at 9.3. Ranking 31st nationally as well, Saint Joseph's also leads the conference and is fourth overall in Division I in three-pointers attempted (644).
DALY LEADS CONFERENCE IN USAGE RATE
Saint Joseph's Ryan Daly has proven to be a go-to player for the Hawks this season, and the reflect that as he leads the Atlantic 10 in usage rate at 31.2 percent. The next closest conference player is UMass' Tre Mitchell at 30.7 percent.
NEXT UP
Saint Joseph's has a week between games as the Hawks head to Big 5 rival La Salle next Saturday, February 8, for a 5 p.m. matchup with the Explorers.
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