PHILADELPHIA – The Saint Joseph's men's basketball team had nine different players find the scoring column as the Hawks downed the Coppin State Eagles 83-54 on Tuesday night.
 
BY THE NUMBERS

• Erik Reynolds II scored 18 in the contest with a career-high four blocks and tied a personal best with four steals.
• Reynolds II had a trio of three-pointers in the game, giving him 279 in his career, moving into third on the St. Joe's career list.
• Dasear Haskins poured in a career-high 15 points with four rebounds.
• Xzayvier Brown netted 10 points and chipped in with five assists.
• Rasheer Fleming had five blocks in the game for a career-high, also scoring nine points.
• Eight Hawks posted six or more points. Shawn Simmons II scored nine. Derek Simpson tallied seven with a team-high matching six rebounds.
• Anthony Finkley and Justice Ajogbor each had six points. Ajogbor pulled in six boards. 
• Mekai Johnson scored his first career points on a second half trey.
• Billy Rayer made his collegiate debut in the final 3:14, picking up an assist.
• As a team, St. Joe's had a season-high 12 blocked shots and shot a season-best 50 percent from the floor. 

HOW IT HAPPENED

• It was a slow start for both teams on the offensive end, but the Hawks were able to build their initial lead thanks to crashing the offensive glass, as Haskins pulled in a pair of o-boards, leading to five second chance points in the opening nine minutes.
• Leading by three, St. Joe's turned up the defense as a block and a turnover helped to ignite an 11-0 run, pushing the advantage to 24-10 at the 9:16 mark of the first half.
• SJU continued to front run, connecting on 10-of-18 shots in the final 11 minutes of the half, eventually going up by as many as 20 points before going into the break on top 42-26.
• Early in the second stanza, the Eagles made a brief run, cutting the lead to 14. St. Joe's responded, scoring 20 of the next 27 points, going up 64-37 with 8:34 remaining.
• Methodically, the Hawks expanded the lead to the final margin in the waning stages of the game.

UP NEXT
The Hawks are off from game action until next week when they host the Princeton Tigers on Tuesday, December 3. Tipoff from Hagan Arena is scheduled for 7:00 p.m.