Saint Joseph's Taylor Funk became the 58th student-athlete in program history to reach 1,000 career points as he led four Hawks in doubles figures with a career-best 36 points on Wednesday night as SJU soared past Dayton, 97-84, in the final game at Hagan Arena this season. Honoring its graduating class prior to tip, the Hawks also got a 25-point performance from redshirt senior Ryan Daly, while sophomore Cameron Brown added 18 points and freshman Jordan Hall finished with 16 points.

How It Happened
• The Hawks took control from the tip as they ran out to a 24-7 lead, with Funk connecting on three of his five three-pointers during the opening 5:41 of play.
• Dayton fought back and cut Saint Joseph's lead to 31-21 on a layup by Zimi Nwokeji at 10:36.
• The Hawks pushed back and extended their lead to as many as 17, before entering halftime ahead 54-38.
• Behind an 11-3 run to start the second half, the Flyers cut their deficit to 57-49 on a layup by Jalen Crutcher.
• Dayton continued to chip away at the Hawks' lead, cutting it to 62-59.
• Saint Joseph's answered with a 12-3 run as a three-pointer by Cameron Brown pushed the lead to 74-63.
• Having its advantage cut to seven, back-to-back three-pointers from Brown and Hall sparked a 12-0 run by the Hawks that pushed them ahead 88-69.
• Saint Joseph's allowed Dayton to get no closer than the final deficit.

Inside The Boxscore
• Funk surpassed his previous career-high of 29 points set at Rhode Island earlier this season.
• Funk is the first Hawk since Charlie Brown, Jr. to reach 1,000 career points in Crimson and Gray.
• Over the past two games, Daly has gone 22-38 from the field and 8-17 from three-point range to average 27.5 ppg.
• Rahmir Moore added a team-best eight rebounds to go with five assists and two points.
• The Hawks' five starters accounted for all 95 points.
• Senior Ethan Griffith made his collegiate debut.
• Saint Joseph's connected on 18-42 from three-point range (42.9 percent).
• The 18 three-pointers are two shy of the SJU single-game record of 20 set against Temple on January 31, 2004.
• Saint Joseph's 97 points are its most since it scored 99 against Iona on November 23, 2011.
• The Hawks led wire-to-wire, and never allowed the Flyers to tie the score.
• Overall, the Hawks shot 48.8 percent from the field (31-64).
• Crutcher led five Flyers in double figures with 16 points.
• The 97 points are the most Dayton has given up since March 4, 1999 in a 100-90 loss to George Washington.
• The Hawks honored its graduating class of Daly, Griffith, Anthony Longpré and graduate assistants Reggie Cameron and Mike Jolaoso in a pregame ceremony.
• Saint Joseph's improved to 20-23 all-time versus Dayton with the win.

Next Up
The Hawks (3-14, 2-9 Atlantic 10) cap the regular season this coming Monday, March 1 at Richmond.

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