Lynn Greer III and Kacper Klaczek scored 17 points apiece to lead Saint Joseph's offensive outburst as the Hawks topped Loyola Chicago, 86-55, on Saturday afternoon at Hagan Arena.

How It Happened
• Saint Joseph's took control from the tip as a three-pointer by Cameron Brown gave the Hawks an 11-0 edge to start.
• A basket by Greer III extended St. Joe's lead to 16-2 just over five minutes into the half.
• Loyola Chicago used a 14-3 run to cut the Hawks' lead to 21-18 on a basket by Ben Schwieger at 8:44.
• Saint Joseph's responded with an 18-3 run as Greer III found Louis Bleechmore for an alley-oop dunk to put the Hawks ahead 42-21 with under three minutes to go in the half.
• The Ramblers chipped away at the Hawks' lead as a three-pointer by Jayden Dawson brought Loyola Chicago to within 51-37 five minutes into the second half.
• A layup by Klaczek sparked a 20-3 run for Saint Joseph's, as a three-pointer by Erik Reynolds II pushed the Hawks ahead 71-40 with 7:34 to play.
• Loyola Chicago would get no closer than 28 points in the final minutes as the Hawk led for all but 16 seconds.

Inside The Boxscore
• Greer III finished with 17 points, including a career-best five three-pointers, while finishing with six rebounds, five assists and three steals.
• Klaczek scored 14 of his 17 points in the second half and added five assists, four rebounds and two steals.
• Christian Winborne scored 15 points on 5-8 shooting, including 3-5 from behind the arc and 2-2 from the foul line.
• Reynolds II was the fourth Hawk in double figures as he added 14 points, four assists, three rebounds and three steals.
• Bleechmore matched his season-high with nine points.
• Ejike Obinna grabbed a team-best eight rebounds to go with eight points.
• Saturday marked the first of two games between the Hawks and Ramblers this year as the two teams will meet again on February 8 in Chicago, Illinois.

Up Next
Saint Joseph's heads to La Salle on Monday for a 2 p.m. matchup with the Explorers on CBS Sports Network.

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