PHILADELPHIA – The Saint Joseph's men's basketball team reached the 100-point mark for the first time in two years as the Hawks downed the Rutgers-Camden Scarlet Raptors, 100-61 on Tuesday night.
 
BY THE NUMBERS

• Jaiden Glover-Toscano and Jaden Smith topped the Hawks with 16 points apiece. It was a career-high for Smith, who added six rebounds.
• Derek Simpson scored 11 and had a season-high eight assists.
• Dasear Haskins and Deuce Jones II each tallied 10.
• Khaafiq Myers pulled in 12 rebounds and had six assists to go with four points.
• Al Amadou scored his first points in a Saint Joseph's uniform, netting six. Steven Solano also scored six points, playing six minutes.
• Will Lange tallied four. Billy Rayer connected on a shot from beyond the arc for his first career points.
• As a team, Saint Joseph's had more than 50 rebounds in a game for the first time since December 14, 2016 at Princeton.
• The Hawks hit 100 points for the first time in two years when they beat Stonehill 100-56 on November 14, 2023.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• St. Joe's struggled to hold on to the ball in the early going as the Scarlet Raptors held a 2-0 lead two minutes into the game. SJU found its footing, scoring the next 19 points on 9-for-12 shooting, opening a 19-2 advantage with 13:08 remaining in the half.
• The Hawks pushed the lead to as many as 29 in the first half, shooting 64.5 percent through the opening 17 minutes before taking a 53-28 lead into the break.
• Saint Joseph's opened the second half, connecting on 5-of-7 shots, extending the lead to 71-32 at the 11:34 mark.
• As the contest moved on, role players were able to get extended playing time, contributing to 12 different players scoring for St. Joe's.

 
UP NEXT
The Hawks are in action next on Sunday, November 30, when they take on the Princeton Tigers in the Jersey Jam. Tipoff from CURE Insurance Arena in Trenton is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. with the game airing on BallerTV.