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Saint Joseph's University

Saint Joseph's Hawks
Saint Joseph's Hawks
Lynn Greer III
Ciaran O'Connor
83
Winner Saint Joseph's SJU 9-2,0-0 Atlantic 10
58
Iona Iona 4-7,1-1 MAAC
Winner
Saint Joseph's SJU
9-2,0-0 Atlantic 10
83
Final
58
Iona Iona
4-7,1-1 MAAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Saint Joseph's SJU 45 38 83
Iona Iona 22 36 58

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Hawks Run Past Iona, 83-58, at Holiday Hoopfest

ELMONT, N.Y. – Behind a 29-0 run that spanned both halves, Saint Joseph's men's basketball earned its sixth consecutive win as the Hawks downed Iona, 83-58, Saturday evening in the final game of the Holiday Hoopfest at UBS Arena. Erik Reynolds II, who led all scorers with a game-high 26 points and added four assists and four rebounds, was named the Holiday Hoopfest Most Outstanding Player of the Game.

How It Happened
• Saint Joseph's opened a 14-9 lead on a Cameron Brown three-pointer seven minutes into the contest.
• A put-back layup by Brown capped an 11-0 run for the Hawks as they pushed the advantage to 29-16 with 4:42 remaining in the first half.
• Sparked by a Brown three-pointer, St. Joe's ended the first half on an 11-0 run to enter halftime up 45-22.
• The Hawks carried the momentum into the second half, scoring the first 10 points to take a 55-22 lead on a three-pointer by Reynolds II just over two minutes into the period.
• Saint Joseph's opened its biggest lead of the game, 63-23, on a three-pointer by Reynolds II.
• The Hawks maintained a comfortable lead from there as they earned their sixth consecutive victory for the first time since the 2015-16 season (1/10/16-1/30/16).

Inside The Boxscore
• Reynolds II reached the 20-point mark for the second consecutive game and fourth time this season.
Cameron Brown matched his season high with 17 points and grabbed seven rebounds.
Lynn Greer III and Kacper Klaczek each added 10 points apiece.
• The Hawks went 15-30 from three-point range, matching their season high for three-pointers that they set at #17 Kentucky.
• St. Joe's shot 52 percent from the field (26-50) while holding the Gaels to just 27.7 percent (18-65).

Up Next
The Hawks travel to the College of Charleston for a matchup with the Cougars on Thursday, December 21, at 7 p.m.
 
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