Saint Joseph's Hawks (16-9, 6-6 A-10) vs. Duquesne Dukes (14-10, 4-7 A-10)
Saturday, February 17, 2024 | 2:30 p.m. | UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse
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Saint Joseph's caps its two-game road trip Saturday at Duquesne at 2:30 p.m. Saturday's contest will be televised on USA Network, with audio broadcast available on SJUHawks.com.
• Saturday is the second meeting this year between the Hawks and Dukes as St. Joe's won the previous meeting, 71-69, on a last-second basket by
Cameron Brown.
• The Hawks are coming off a 64-59 loss at Loyola Chicago on Wednesday.
• For a second-straight game, reigning Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week
Xzayvier Brown scored a career-high, this time pouring in 29 points and matched his season-high of rebounds with seven.
• Named A-10 Rookie of the Week on Monday, Brown averaged 21.0 points, 4.5 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game over a pair of contests last week, including a then career-high 27 points against Saint Louis.
• Brown has excelled in conference play, averaging 14.8 points (13th in the A-10), 3.5 assists (11th), and 1.8 steals (fifth).
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Erik Reynolds II was the only other Hawk in double figures on Wednesday as he finished with 12 points, three boards and two steals.
• Reynolds II enters Saturday with 78 made three-pointers on the year, three shy of tying Pat Carroll (81 in 2003-04) and teammate
Cameron Brown (81 in 2022-23) for ninth most in a single season.
• Last year, Reynolds II tied Marvin O'Connor for the third-most three-pointers in a season with 99.
• Reynolds II enters Saturday with 227 career three-pointers, having passed Mark Bass (225) for eight all-time in career three-pointers, and Jameer Nelson (seventh - 229) and O'Connor (sixth - 231) up next.
SAINT JOSEPH'S VERSUS DUQUESNE
Saturday marks the 63rd meeting between Saint Joseph's and Duquesne ... The Hawks are 16-12 all-time versus the Dukes in Pittsburgh ... Duquesne has won the last three meetings at home against St. Joe's ... Earlier this season, the Hawks topped the Dukes, 71-69, at Hagan Arena on a last-second basket by
Cameron Brown.