Saint Joseph's (6-4) at Bradley (4-6)
Saturday, December 18 | 3:00 p.m. ET / 2:00 p.m. CT | Carver Arena
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THE TIP-OFF
• Saint Joseph's caps the road portion of its non-conference schedule this Saturday as the Hawks head to Bradley.
• St. Joe's rides a two-game win streak into Saturday's contest as it comes off a 68-49 win over Temple last Saturday, and a 78-71 victory over Penn on December 8.
• The Hawks had their best defensive performance of the year against the Owls, holding Temple to a season-low 49 points, including 31.3 percent shooting (20-64) and 10 percent from three-point range (2-20).
• Jordan Hall continued his stellar all-around play as the sophomore finished with 26 points, eight rebounds, five assists and three steals in Saturday's victory over the Owls.
• Hall garnered Lute Olson National Player of the Week, along with Atlantic 10 and Big 5 Player of the Week honors on Monday as he led the Hawks to a 2-0 record last week, averaging 29.5 points 6.0 rebounds and 6.0 assists, while shooting 58.8 percent from the field and 70.6 percent from three-point range.
• After a rookie season in which he averaged 10.6 points, 5.65 assists and 5.9 rebounds per game, Hall enters Saturday averaging 17.3 points, 5.8 assists and 6.5 rebounds per game this year.
• Ejike Obinna finished in double figures for the sixth straight contest in the Hawks' win over Temple, tallying 14 points.
• Over the past six contests, Obinna has shot 69 percent from the field (40-58), while averaging 15.5 points per game.
• Taylor Funk matched his career-high with 13 rebounds against Temple, as Saint Joseph's finished with a season-best 48 boards.
THE MATCHUP
Series vs. Bradley: Bradley leads 4-2
First Meeting: 1/14/50, Bradley, 64-60
Last Meeting: 11/5/19, Saint Joseph's, 86-81
Coach Lange All-Time vs. Bradley: 1-0
SAINT JOSEPH'S VERSUS BRADLEY
• Saint Joseph's and Bradley meet for the second time in three years, and just the seventh time all-time on Saturday.
• The Hawks have won the previous two meetings versus the Braves, including an 86-81 victory in their 2019-20 season opener at Hagan Arena.
• Saint Joseph's head coach Billy Lange earned his first win on Hawk Hill in that previous meeting.
• Bradley topped the Hawks, 65-63, in the lone matchup in Illinois on December 21, 1982.
NEXT UP
The Hawks cap their non-conference schedule with a home matchup versus Holy Cross on December 22.
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