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Saint Joseph's University

Saint Joseph's Hawks
Saint Joseph's Hawks
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Brandon Cornelius
81
Saint Joseph's SJU 10-6,1-2 Atlantic 10
85
Winner Duquesne DU 7-9,2-1 Atlantic 10
Saint Joseph's SJU
10-6,1-2 Atlantic 10
81
Final
85
Duquesne DU
7-9,2-1 Atlantic 10
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 OT 1 F
Saint Joseph's SJU 30 43 8 81
Duquesne DU 36 37 12 85

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Men's Basketball Rallies Before Falling in OT Heartbreaker

PITTSBURGH – The Saint Joseph's men's basketball team erased a double-digit second half deficit, but were upended 85-81 in overtime by the Duquesne Dukes on Wednesday night.
 
BY THE NUMBERS
  • Rasheer Fleming had his sixth double-double of the season and his fourth game with 20+ points, scoring 20, pulling down 10 boards. All but three of his points came in the second half
  • Xzayvier Brown also notched also was in twin figures in two categories, posting 17 with 10 assists.
  • Dasear Haskins had a big game with 12 points and six rebounds.
  • Justice Ajogbor had his first game in double figures for the Hawks, tallying 10. He also had six caroms and two blocks.
  • Derek Simpson added 12 points.
  • SJU shot 15-of-27 (55.6 percent) in the second half to force OT.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • St. Joe's jumped out to a 7-4 lead as three-pointers from Fleming and Haskins kick-started the offense.
  • Duquesne responded, scoring 12 in a row in a span of 3:46, opening a 16-7 edge at the 12:19 mark. Starting with an acrobatic driving layup by Brown, the Hawks scored nine of the next 13, chopping the lead to 20-16 in less than three minutes.
  • The two teams played back and forth ball in the next several minutes with SJU slicing the lead to 29-26 on an Ajogbor layup before the Dukes took a 36-30 advantage into intermission.
  • Opening the second stanza, Saint Joseph's went to work in cutting down the advantage as Fleming was a one-man wrecking crew, scoring the first seven points of the half for the Hawks, trimming the edge to 39-37 in a matter of two minutes.
  • A hot stretch for the Dukes quickly brought the lead back up to 50-38, but the Hawks would not be deterred. Using a 22-9 run with nine of the points scored by Haskins, St. Joe's took its first lead since it was 7-6, going on top 60-59 with 7:14 remaining.
  • From there, the teams went on the seesaw, trading shot for shot. With the game tied 73-73 and one second left, the Hawks inbounded under their own basket. The top shot rolled off the rim, forcing overtime.
  • In the extra session, the Saint Joseph's took an early 80-75 lead, but Duquesne had the final say, scoring 10 of the last 11 points.
 
UP NEXT
The Hawks return home to take on the Loyola Chicago Ramblers on Saturday, January 11. Tipoff from Hagan Arena is scheduled for 3:00 p.m. with the game to be broadcast on CBS Sports Network.
 
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