RICHMOND, Va. - The Saint Joseph's men's basketball team will ride a three-game win streak into the 2021 Atlantic 10 Championship later this week as the Hawks held off Richmond, 76-73, after a game-tying three-pointer by the Spiders was ruled to have not beaten the buzzer in the regular season finale on Monday night at the Robins Center.

How It Happened
• Saint Joseph's jumped out to an 11-point lead as a Cameron Brown three-pointer made it 16-5.
• Richmond responded with an 11-0 run to tie the game at 16-16.
• Pushing ahead 23-21, the Hawks scored eight consecutive points to open a 31-21 advantage on another Brown three-pointer.
• Up 34-25 entering the second half, Taylor Funk pushed SJU's lead to 12, 37-25, to open the final period.
• The Spiders chipped away at the Hawks' lead, tying the game at 59-59, on a Nathan Cayo layup with 5:08 to play.
• Jordan Hall responded with a three-pointer and was followed by a pair of Funk free throws as the Hawks regained the lead, 64-59.
• Ahead by seven with just over a minute to play, Saint Joseph's saw its lead cut to 74-71 with 12 seconds to go.
• On the inbound, the Hawks found Rahmir Moore open for a dunk to extend the lead to 76-71.
• Isaiah Wilson made a layup and drew the foul with one seconds to go for the Spiders.
• Off an intentionally missed free throw, the ball bounced off a Hawk, giving possession to the Spiders down 76-73 with :00.4 to go.
• On the ensuing play, Matt Grace connected on a three-pointer from the corner, only to have the referees wave off the shot as it was still in Grace's hand when the clock expired.

Inside The Boxscore
• The Hawks finished with five players in double figures, led by Funk's 22 points.
• Hall finished with an 11-point, 10 rebound double-double.
• Brown finished with 15 points, while Moore added 10 points.
• Ryan Daly scored 14 points and grabbed nine rebounds.
• The Hawks finished with a 38-32 edge in rebounds and scored 12 second-chance points.
• Cayo led Richmond with a game-high 25 points.
• Saint Joseph's improved to 19-11 all-time versus Richmond.

Next Up
The Hawks open Atlantic 10 Championship play this Wednesday. Saint Joseph's, the 13th seed for the upcoming conference postseason tournament, will play 12th seed La Salle in the opening game at 11 a.m. at VCU's Siegel Center.

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