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Saint Joseph's University

Saint Joseph's Hawks
Saint Joseph's Hawks
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Brandon Cornelius
78
Winner Saint Joseph's SJU 12-7,3-3 Atlantic 10
61
Davidson DC 12-7,2-4 Atlantic 10
Winner
Saint Joseph's SJU
12-7,3-3 Atlantic 10
78
Final
61
Davidson DC
12-7,2-4 Atlantic 10
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Saint Joseph's SJU 43 35 78
Davidson DC 27 34 61

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Men's Basketball Claims Wire-To-Wire Win at Davidson

DAVIDSON, N.C. – The Saint Joseph's men's basketball team won at Davidson for the first time in more than 50 years as the Hawks evened their conference record with a 78-61 on Tuesday night.
 
BY THE NUMBERS
  • Xzayvier Brown led the Hawks with 20. It was his third consecutive game with 20 or more, the first time a St. Joe's player accomplished the feat since last March.
  • Erik Reynolds II scored 17, surpassing the 1,900 point mark for his career. He had five triples in the contest.
  • Rasheer Fleming scored 12 with eight rebounds and three blocks.
  • Justice Ajogbor recorded his second double-figure scoring game in an SJU uniform with 10 points, adding eight rebounds and three blocks.
  • Anthony Finkley contributed eight. Derek Simpson scored seven with seven rebounds and six assists.
  • It was the first win for Saint Joseph's at Davidson since an 85-84 victory on January 16, 1971 at Johnston Hall. It is the initial win for SJU at Belk Arena in nine tries.
  • The loss was Davidson's first home setback of the season.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • It could not have been much of a better start for the Hawks who connected on eight of their first 11 shots, taking a 19-6 lead just 6:31 into the contest. Fleming was instrumental in the effort, scoring 10 points in the opening five minutes.
  • The run continued into the second media timeout as Brown started to heat up, scoring six in a quick span, including a four-point play, pushing SJU on top 23-10 at the 11:31 mark.
  • The Wildcats started to make a bit of noise, beginning to trade baskets, but Finkley got things going again for Saint Joseph's with back-to-back treys, extending the advantage to 17.
  • After a small burst by DC cut the edge to 10, SJU got a layup and free throw by Brown and a three-pointer from Reynolds, helping the Hawks to a 43-27 lead at intermission.
  • A slow start to the second half for St. Joe's allowed the Wildcats to halve the lead by the first media timeout.
  • The Hawks were quick to respond as a steal and score for Derek Simpson and a triple from Reynolds pushed the lead back to 50-37 at the 14:08 mark, eventually extending the advantage to 19 with nine minutes gone in the frame.
  • From that point, Saint Joseph's didn't allow Davidson to get closer than 12, maintaining the advantage for the win.
 
UP NEXT
The Hawks remain on the road, traveling to face the Dayton Flyers. Tipoff from UD Arena is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. with the game to air on ESPN2.
 
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