PHILADELPHIA – Xzayvier Brown had his fourth double-double of the season as the Saint Joseph's men's basketball team won its third straight, downing the St. Bonaventure Bonnies 75-64 on Wednesday night.
 
BY THE NUMBERS

• Brown led all scorers with 22 points and pulled in 10 rebounds, all of them on the defensive glass. He also added three assists.
• Rasheer Fleming delivered 19 points and had six rebounds and three blocks.
• Derek Simpson was also in double figures with 11 points.
• Erik Reynolds II tied a season-high with six assists, chipping in eight points.
• Justice Ajogbor had seven rebounds and three blocks.
• It was the first win for St. Joe's against St. Bonaventure since January 6, 2018.

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Both teams got off to a very hot start from the floor as the Hawks made six of their first nine shots. The Bonnies, however, hit seven of their first 10 and held a 14-12 lead six minutes into the contest.
• St. Bonaventure extended the lead to eight before an 8-0 run for Saint Joseph's, keyed by threes from Dasear Haskins and Anthony Finkley knotted the contest at 20-20 at the 8:46 mark.
• The pattern continued as SBU would pull ahead before the Hawks would come back. As the half wound down, the last bucket went to St. Joe's as a jumper by Brown knotted the score at 35-35 heading into the break.
• In the second half, the trend reversed as it was the Hawks who pulled out to the short lead before the Bonnies came back.
• Leading 53-49. Saint Joseph's went on a 10-2 run in a span if 3:13, taking a 61-53 lead with 8:39 to play.
• St. Bonaventure quickly got the lead back to single digits and pulled it to a seven-point game with 2:25 to play. They got no closer as a dunk by Fleming and a pair of free throws by Brown sealed the contest. 

UP NEXT
SJU heads north to the Bronx to take on Fordham on Saturday, March 1. Tipoff from Rose Hill Gym is scheduled for 12:00 p.m. with the game to be broadcast on USA Network.