Cameron Brown scored a game-high 24 points and Kacper Klaczek added a career-high 21 points as Saint Joseph's wrapped up non-conference play with an 83-66 victory over Central Connecticut State on Thursday evening.

How It Happened
• For the second straight game, the Hawks took control from the tip as a three-pointer by Brown at 16:21 put Saint Joseph's up 15-4.
• The Hawks continued to pull ahead from the Blue Devils, opening a 27-point advantage, 43-16, on a Brown three-pointer with just over a minute left in the first half.
• Saint Joseph's extended its lead to as many as 28, 52-24, on a layup by Lynn Greer III three minutes into the second half.
• Central Connecticut State battled back to cut the Hawks' lead to 16.
• The Blue Devils would get no closer as St. Joe's held on for the victory in the first meeting between the two teams.

Inside The Boxscore
• Brown finished the day 9-18 from the floor, and 6-12 from three-point range, while adding five assists and five rebounds.
• Klaczek passed his previous career-high of 19 points set against Penn earlier this year as he finished the evening 7-8 from the field, 3-4 from behind the arc and 4-5 from the foul line.
• Erik Reynolds II was the third Hawk in double figures as he added 15 points, five assists and six rebounds.
• Saint Joseph's finished the night with a season-high 18 assists.
• The Hawks capped the non-conference with two straight wins in which they didn't trail at any point.

Up Next
Saint Joseph's opens Atlantic 10 play as the Hawks host Saint Louis on December 31 at 1 p.m.

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