Behind a 22-4 run to start the second half, Saint Joseph's pulled away from Davidson for an 89-71 victory in the Hawks' regular season finale on Saturday at Hagan Arena.
How It Happened
• Saint Joseph's jumped out to an early 6-0 advantage behind three-pointers from
Cameron Brown and
Erik Reynolds II.
• A 9-0 run by Davidson saw the visitors open a 16-9 advantage on a basket by Connor Kochera at 14:20.
• The Wildcats opened their biggest lead of the contest, 26-16, on a three-pointer by Kochera.
• Saint Joseph's began to chip away at the deficit, and behind a 7-0 run, retook the lead, 38-37, on a free throw by
Christ Essandoko.
• Davidson countered, scoring the final six points of the period to take a 43-38 advantage into halftime.
• An energized Hawk squad opened the second half in full control, using a 22-4 run to open a 60-47 lead on a three-pointer by
Xzayvier Brown.
• Fleming gave St. Joe's its biggest lead of the game, 74-55, with a three-pointer at 8:38.
• The Hawks allowed Davidson to get no closer than 10 from there as Saint Joseph's closed out the regular season with a 14-3 record at home.
Inside The Boxscore
• Fleming finished with a career-best 23 points, and added nine rebounds and four blocked shots.
• Reynolds II scored 19 points to go with three assists.
•
Xzayvier Brown finished with 15 points and seven assists.
• Saint Joseph's honored graduate students
Cameron Brown (eight points) and
Charles Coleman, and seniors
Chris Arizin,
Brian Geatens and
Cooper Vogel (two points) in a pregame ceremony.
Up Next
Saint Joseph's opens Atlantic 10 Championship play on Wednesday at Barclays Center. Tournament seeds and schedule will be released at the completion of the conference schedule Saturday evening.
