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Men's Basketball Hosts Big 5 Rival La Salle In ESPNU Matchup Sunday

2/4/2023 9:56:00 AM

Saint Joseph's (11-11, 5-5 A-10) vs. La Salle (9-13, 3-6 A-10)
Sunday, February 5 | 12:00 p.m. | Hagana Arena
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GAMEDAY LINKS
Saint Joseph's: Roster | Schedule | Stats | Game Notes
La Salle: Roster | Schedule | Stats

SERIES INFORMATION

Series vs. La Salle: Saint Joseph's leads 73-64
First Meeting: 2/11/1909, Saint Joseph's, 35-29
Last Meeting: 1/16/23, Saint Joseph's, 71-59
Coach Lange All-Time vs. La Salle: 3-6

• Saint Joseph's caps a two-game home stretch on Sunday as the Hawks host rival Big 5 La Salle.

• Sunday's contest, set for a 12:00 p.m. tip, will be televised nationally on ESPNU, with audio broadcast available on SJUHawks.com.

• Sunday's matchup, the second this year between the Hawks and Explorers, is the final Big 5 game of the season for St. Joe's.

• The Hawks are 1-2 in the Big 5 this year and 131-120 all-time.

• Saint Joseph's has captured 20 Big 5 titles, with its most recent coming in 2011-12 as the Hawks shared the title with Temple.

• The Hawks are coming off a 64-50 win over Rhode Island on Wednesday and have won five of their past six games.

Cameron Brown led all scorers with a game-high 18 points to go with a team-best eight rebounds and six steals against the Rams.

• Brown enters Sunday tied with Terrell Myers for 10th place all-time in career three-pointers with 175, and 14 shy of Na'im Crenshaw (189) for ninth.

Erik Reynolds II added 15 points and three rebounds against Rhode Island.

Lynn Greer III was the third Hawk in double figures on Wednesday, scoring 12 points to go with a team-best four assists and six rebounds.

• Greer III was named Atlantic 10 Co-Player of the Week on Monday after the sophomore guard averaged 24.5 points, 11.0 rebounds per and 3.5 assists per game, while collecting his first two collegiate double-doubles in a pair of games.

• Over the past six games, Greer III is averaging 15.7 points, 7.8 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game.

Ejike Obinna has gone 13-17 from the field (76.5 percent) over the last three games.

• Saint Joseph's 73 wins are its most versus any opponent.

• The Hawks and La Salle have a discrepancy in all-time record as  SJU recognizes the first meeting between the two teams as a 35-29 victory on February 11, 1909, while the Explorers view their 39-20 win on February 10, 1934 as the start of the series based upon their start at the Division I level in 1931-32.

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