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Saint Joseph's University

Saint Joseph's Hawks
Saint Joseph's Hawks
xzayvier brown
Brandon Cornelius
66
Saint Joseph's SJU 18-12,8-9 Atlantic 10
73
Winner Richmond UR 23-7,15-2 Atlantic 10
Saint Joseph's SJU
18-12,8-9 Atlantic 10
66
Final
73
Richmond UR
23-7,15-2 Atlantic 10
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Saint Joseph's SJU 27 39 66
Richmond UR 36 37 73

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Hawks' Rally Falls Short At Richmond

RICHMOND, Va. – Saint Joseph's Erik Reynolds II and Xzayvier Brown combined for 42 points, but the Hawks' second-half rally came up short as Richmond held on for a 73-66 decision on Wednesday evening at Robins Center.

How It Happened
• After a back-and-forth start, Richmond broke an 8-8 tie with a 7-0 run as a three-pointer by Delonnie Hunt made it 15-8.
• A basket by Xzayvier Brown and a three-pointer from Rasheer Fleming brought the Hawks to within 15-13. 
• Up 17-15, Richmond scored eight straight points to open a 25-15 advantage on a pair of Hunt free throws.
• The Spiders extended their lead to as many as 12, but the Hawks battled back as a three-pointer by Reynolds II brought St. Joe's to within 36-27 at halftime.
• Scoring eight of the first 11 points of the second half, Richmond extended its lead to 44-30 on a Neal Quinn layup just over three minutes into the period.
• Back-to-back three-pointers by Xzayvier Brown made it 44-36 at 15:23.
• Reynolds II crossed the 1,500-point threshold with a dunk at 11:20 to bring the Hawks within 47-40.
• Richmond scored five straight to extend its lead to 52-40 on a Hunt three-pointer.
• Saint Joseph's continued to chip away at Richmond's advantage as a layup by Reynolds II made it 56-51.
• A three-pointer by Tyler Harris gave Richmond a 65-55 edge with 2:27 to go.
• The Hawks continued to attack with a three-pointer by Xzayvier Brown making it 67-61 with 1:48 left.
• Richmond allowed St. Joe's to get no closer than five from there as it closed out the game going 6-6 from the foul line in the final minute.

Inside The Boxscore
• Reynolds II became the 19th Hawk to reach 1,500 points as he finished the night with 21 points to push his career total to 1,513.
• Xzayvier Brown added 21 points to go with a game-high four steals.
• Rasheer Fleming grabbed a game-high nine rebounds and was the third Hawk in double figures with 11 points.
• St. Joe's starters accounted for 64 of the Hawks' 66 points.

Up Next
The Hawks cap the regular season on Saturday as they host Davidson at 1 p.m.
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