ST. LOUIS – The Saint Joseph's men's basketball team had five players score in double figures, but the Saint Louis Billikens shot at a historic pace from beyond the arc as the Hawks were downed 102-79 on Wednesday afternoon.
 
BY THE NUMBERS

• Jaiden Glover-Toscano led the Hawks with 23 points, going 4-for-5 from beyond the arc.
• Anthony Finkley, Dasear Haskins, Khaafiq Myers and Derek Simpson each tallied 12 points.
• Simpson led St. Joe's with five assists. Haskins topped the team with nine rebounds.
• It was the fourth consecutive game in double figures for Myers.
• SJU committed a season-low six turnovers.

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• After a tough start that saw the teams combine to go 0-for-5 from the floor in the first two minutes, each squad began to find the bottom of the net. In the next eight-plus minutes, the Hawks went 8-for-13 from the floor, however, the Billikens were 9-for-10 in the same stretch as Saint Louis held a 22-20 lead at the second media timeout.
• Despite holding a +6 rebounding advantage in the opening half and some solid defense for St. Joe's, Saint Louis continued to make shots at an incredible clip as the Billikens took a 49-40 lead into the locker room.
• In the second half, SLU continued to drain shots at a near-record clip, doubling the halftime lead in five minutes and maintaining the advantage through the remainder of the game.

 
UP NEXT
Saint Joseph's plays its first game of the 2026 calendar year, hosting Davidson on Saturday, January 3. Tipoff from Hagan Arena is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. with the game airing nationally on CBS Sports Network.