Saint Joseph's Hawks (4-5, 1-1 Big 5) vs. Villanova Wildcats (5-5, 2-1 Big 5)
Saturday, December 17 | 4 p.m. | Hagan Arena
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• Saint Joseph's looks to keep its hopes alive for a share of the Big 5 title as the Hawks take on rival Villanova on Saturday.

• The Hawks are 1-1 in the City Series this year, and can still earn a share of the title with Temple (3-1) with wins over Villanova and La Salle.

• Saint Joseph's is 131-119 all-time in Big 5 play.

• The Hawks have captured 20 Big 5 titles, with its most recent coming in 2011-12 as the Hawks shared the title with Temple.

• Saturday's contest is the first home sell out of the season for St. Joe's.

• Saint Joseph's is coming off a week's rest for finals following a dominant second-half performance in a 73-57 victory over Saint Peter's.

• Down by as many as 10 in the first half, the Hawks outscored the Peacocks 44-19 in the second half, limiting Saint Peter's to 16.7 percent shooting (4-24), while St. Joe's went 9-18 from the field and 23-27 from the foul line in the final 20 minutes.

• Cameron Brown led four Hawks in double figures with a game-high 17 points to go with a team-best six rebounds against Saint Peter's.

• Erik Reynolds II added 15 points, three rebounds and two assists.

• Rasheer Fleming finished with a season-best 10 points and four blocked shots against the Peacocks.

SAINT JOSEPH'S VERSUS VILLANOVA
Saturday marks just the 14th time Saint Joseph's has hosted Villanova on Hawk Hill ... The Hawks are 2-11 in those previous 13 matchups, and are 1-4 against the Wildcats at Hagan Arena ... Cameron Brown and Anton Jansson are the only two Hawks to have previously played Villanova multiple times in their careers ... Brown has averaged 9.0 points and 4.5 rebounds per game in two contests versus Villanova, while has played a combined seven minutes over two games ... Ejike Obinna had 10 points and Erik Reynolds II finished with eight points in last year's meeting with the Wildcats ... Saint Joseph's Head Coach Billy Lange served as associate head coach at Villanova from 2011-13 ... Lange originally joined Villanova's staff as an assistant coach and coordinator of basketball operations for three seasons before taking the head job in Navy in 2004.

HOME SWEET HOME, HOME, HOME, HOME, HOME
St. Joe's is currently in the midst of a five-game homestand. The five consecutive home contests are SJU's longest home streak since 2002-03.

SCORING FROM THE STRIPE
Saint Joseph's attacking offense has made the Hawks one of the top free throw shooting teams in the nation. Currently the Hawks rank 17th nationally in free throws made (17.3) and taken (25.0) per game, and are coming off a season-high 27 made free throws versus Saint Peter's.