Saint Joseph's Erik Reynolds II scored a season-high 27 points to lead the Hawks to a 70-60 victory over Rhode Island on Senior Day at Hagan Arena on Saturday. 

How It Happened
• Tied 16-16 midway through the first half, a basket by Charles Coleman sparked a 7-0 run as a three-pointer by Reynolds II put the Hawks ahead 23-16.
• Saint Joseph's extended its lead to nine, 32-23, on a jumper by Jordan Hall with 1:18 left in the first half.
• Down by as many as 11 in the second half, Rhode Island cut St. Joe's lead to three, 59-56, on a three-pointer by Malik Martin with 3:38 to play.
• The Hawks responded with a dunk from Ejike Obinna and a fastbreak bucket from Reynolds II to push ahead 63-56 at the 2:49 mark.
• St. Joe's allowed Rhode Island to get no closer than five points in the final minutes as it closed out the regular season with a victory.

Inside The Boxscore
• Reynolds II finished the afternoon 10-of-14 from the field, including 5-of-8 from three-point range, and 2-of-2 from the line for a season-best 27 points.
• Reynolds II, who also added four assists, two steals and a block, previously scored a then-season-high 23 points versus Fordham.
• Hall was the only other Hawk in double figures, finishing with 15 points, eight rebounds and four assists.
• Saint Joseph's honored its graduating class of Taylor Funk, graduate manager Andrew Lutes, managers Brendan Farrell, Griffin Kennedy and Jarrett Tognucci, and the Hawk mascot Alec Kerr prior to tip.

Up Next
Saint Joseph's opens play at the Atlantic 10 Championship on Wednesday as the Hawks take on La Salle at 1 p.m. at Capital One Arena.

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