Xzayvier Brown scored a season-high 27 points, including the game-winning free throws with 7.4 seconds remaining, as Saint Joseph's edged past Saint Louis for an 87-86 win on Saturday afternoon at Hagan Arena.

How It Happened
• Saint Joseph's jumped out to a 6-0 lead on consecutive three-pointers from Xzayvier Brown and Cameron Brown.
• Sincere Parker brought Saint Louis to within 10-7 on a basket at 16:53.
• Ahead 13-9, the Hawks used an 8-0 run to open a 21-9 advantage on a Rasheer Fleming layup.
• The Billikens chipped away at St. Joe's lead, and behind a 10-0 run, opened a 42-37 lead on a Terrence Hargrove, Jr. basket with 1:44 left in the half.
• Down 45-39, the Hawks ended the half on a 4-0 run as Lynn Greer III beat the buzzer to get Saint Joseph's within 45-43 at halftime.
• Saint Joseph's scored the opening four points of the second period to retake the lead, 47-44.
• Following a three-pointer by Saint Louis, the Hawks put together an 8-0 run as Xzayvier Brown gave St. Joe's a 55-48 lead on a three-pointer at 16:39.
• Saint Joseph's built its lead to 71-60, but the Billikens responded with a 16-2 run as Terrence Hargrove, Jr. made it 76-73 in favor of the Billikens with 4:41 to play.
• Down 78-76, Cameron Brown put the Hawks back ahead, 79-78, as he was converted a three-point play after being fouled on a dunk with 2:30 left.
• Parker put Saint Louis in front, 82-81, on a basket with just over a minute to go.
• Xzayvier Brown converted a pair of free throws in St. Joe's next possession to put the Hawks back in the lead, 83-82, with 52 seconds remaining.
• Hargrove, Jr. quickly answered for the Billiken with a driving layup to make it 84-83 in favor of the visitors.
• On the ensuing possession, Saint Joseph's failed to score, but Cameron Brown caused a jump ball, giving possession back to the Hawks.
• Greer III found  Fleming for a go-ahead dunk, but Parker countered with a bucket of his own to keep Saint Louis ahead, 86-85, with 12 second to play.
• Out of a timeout, Xzayvier Brown was fouled on a drive to the basket and calmly sank both free throws to give the Hawks an 87-86 lead with :07.4 to go.
• Saint Louis pushed the ball up the court, but Saint Joseph's defense smothered Parker, leading to a Greer III steal as time expired.

Inside The Boxscore
• Xzayvier Brown handed out a game-high seven assists to go with his season-best 27 points.
• Brown's previous high was 21 points against Stonehill.
• Cameron Brown poured in a season-best 23 points and grabbed a team-best seven rebounds.
• Brown set a new program record for career games played, appearing in his 136th game on Saturday and passing Rob Ferguson's mark of 135.
• Erik Reynolds II was the third Hawk in double figures as he finished with 11 points.

Up Next
The Hawks travel to Loyola Chicago for an 8 p.m. ET matchup with the Ramblers.