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Saint Joseph's Hawks
Saint Joseph's Hawks
rasheer fleming
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60
Lafayette Laf 0-1,0-0 Patriot
81
Winner Saint Joseph's SJU 1-0,0-0 Atlantic 10
Lafayette Laf
0-1,0-0 Patriot
60
Final
81
Saint Joseph's SJU
1-0,0-0 Atlantic 10
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Lafayette Laf 35 25 60
Saint Joseph's SJU 38 43 81

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Hawks Fly By Lafayette In Season Opener, 81-60

Saint Joseph's Erik Reynolds II, Lynn Greer III, Rasheer Fleming and Cameron Brown combined for 57 points as the Hawks downed Lafayette in their season opener, 81-60, on Monday night at Hagan Arena. 

How It Happened
• The Hawks and Leopards traded baskets over the opening 10 minutes with St. Joe's holding a 21-20 edge.
• Ahead by one, Saint Joseph's used a 9-0 run as a dunk by Fleming pushed the advantage to 30-20.
• Lafayette answered back to cut the Hawks' lead to three, 38-35, at halftime.
• Sparked by a three-pointer by Greer III, Saint Joseph's scored 12 straight points to open a 51-37 lead.
• The Leopards would get no closer than 11 points from there as St. Joe's improved to 84-28 all-time in its season openers.

Inside The Boxscore
• Reynolds II scored 11 of his 18 points in the second half.
• Greer III added 15 points, four assists, three rebounds and two steals.
• Fleming finished with 14 points and four rebounds.
Cameron Brown was the fourth Hawk in double figures, adding 10 points to go with five rebounds.
Kacper Klaczek had a game-high six rebounds to go with nine points, three points and two steals.
Xzayvier Brown finished with six points and an assist in his collegiate debut.
Anthony Finkley grabbed five rebounds, had three assists and scored two points in his first collegiate contest.
• The Hawks assisted on 21 of 29 field goals.
• St. Joe's converted 16 Lafayette turnovers into 22 points.
• The Hawks improved to 35-9 all-time against Lafayette.

Up Next
The Hawks open Big 5 play on Friday as they host Penn at 6:30 p.m.
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