Saint Joseph's Hawks (4-2) at #18/15 Villanova Wildcats (6-1)
Wednesday, November 29 | 6:30 p.m. | Finneran Pavilion
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Saint Joseph's heads to #18/15 Villanova on Wednesday for the second Big 5 contest of the season for both teams. Wednesday's contests, set for 6:30 p.m., will air nationally on FS1, with audio available on SJUHawks.com.

• The Hawks, who are 1-0 in the Big 5 behind a 69-61 win over Penn on November 10, can secure a spot in the Big 5 title game on Saturday with a victory over the Wildcats.
• Saint Joseph's is 133-120 all-time in the Big 5 and has captured 20 titles, with its most recent coming in 2011-12 as the Hawks shared the title with Temple.
• St. Joe's is coming off a 64-55 wire-to-wire victory over Sacred Heart on Sunday.
• Cameron Brown paced the Hawks with a team-high 16 points, and added five rebounds and four steals.
• Erik Reynolds II scored 12 points to go with three rebounds and two assists versus the Pioneers.
• Rasheer Fleming finished with 12 points and six rebounds on Sunday.
• Saint Joseph's connected on double-digit three-pointers for the fourth time this season, knocking down 11 against Sacred Heart.

THE HAWKS AND WILDCATS CONNECTIONS
Saint Joseph's and Villanova bring several connections into Wednesday's matchup.
• Saint Joseph's Head Coach Billy Lange served as associate head coach at Villanova from 2011-13, and originally joined Villanova's staff as an assistant coach and coordinator of basketball operations for three seasons (2001-04),  before taking the head job in Navy in 2004.
• Saint Joseph's junior Lynn Greer III was a teammate of Villanova's Hakim Hart at Roman Catholic High School, with Greer III assisting on Hart's game-winning basket in the 2018 Philadelphia Catholic League title game.

ST. JOE'S VERSUS RANKED OPPONENTS
Wednesday is the 192nd time the Hawks have faced a ranked opponent. Saint Joseph's is 45-146 all-time versus ranked teams, with its last win coming on February 27, 2018 versus #17 Rhode Island, 78-48.

SHARING THE BALL
Through six games, Saint Joseph's has averaged 18.5 assists per game, and ranks 36th nationally. The Hawks enter Wednesday having assisted on 108 of 165 made field goals (65.4 percent) so far this season.