Battling back from a 17-point deficit, the Saint Joseph's men's basketball team topped Penn, 85-80, in a Big 5 overtime thriller at The Palestra on Wednesday evening.

How it Happened
• After a back-and-forth start, Penn used a 21-2 run to open a 27-10 advantage.
• Saint Joseph's battled back as a three-pointer by Erik Reynolds II capped a 10-0 run to pull the Hawks to within 27-20.
• The Quakers pushed their lead to 36-23, but the Hawks scored the final six points of the first half to make it 36-29 at halftime.
• A pair of free throws by Reynolds II brought St. Joe's to within 36-31 to start the second stanza.
• Penn edged ahead by as many as 14, but the Hawks fought back to take a 61-60 lead on a jumper by Lynn Greer III with 6:31 to play.
• The Quakers retook the lead, but Saint Joseph's regained it, 73-72, on a layup by Cameron Brown with 1:04 to go.
• A free throw by Greer III extended the Hawks' lead to 74-72 with :16.7 remaining.
• A jumper by Penn's Jordan Dingle with six seconds to go tied the game at 74-74 to force overtime.
• In the extra frame, Penn jumped ahead by two points on three occasions, but were answered by the Hawks, leading to an 80-80 tie with under a minute to play.
• Brown put St. Joe's ahead 81-80 on a free throw with 37 seconds left in overtime.
• Following an offensive charge drawn by Brown, Reynolds II was fouled and connected on a pair of free throws to extend the lead to 83-80 with 10 seconds left.
• Off a defensive stop, Greer III closed out the game knocking down two free throws in the final moments.

Inside The Boxscore
• Reynolds II led the Hawks in scoring for the fifth time this season, pouring in 27 points to go with five assists.
• Kacper Klaczek posted a career-high 19 points and six assists, and tied Greer III for the team-high in rebounds with nine.
• Greer III was the third Hawk in double figures as he added 16 points, nine boards, four steals and three assists.

Up Next
The Hawks return home to host Fairleigh Dickinson on Saturday at 1 p.m.

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