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Saint Joseph's Hawks
Saint Joseph's Hawks
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Greg Fiume/Atlantic 10
73
Winner Saint Joseph's SJU 22-11,11-7 Atlantic 10
68
Dayton UD 22-10,12-6 Atlantic 10
Winner
Saint Joseph's SJU
22-11,11-7 Atlantic 10
73
Final
68
Dayton UD
22-10,12-6 Atlantic 10
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 OT 1 F
Saint Joseph's SJU 33 27 13 73
Dayton UD 24 36 8 68

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Survive and Advance! Men's Basketball Grinds Out Overtime win Against Dayton in A-10 Quarterfinals

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Bolstered by its supporting cast, the Saint Joseph's men's basketball team ground out a 73-68 win in overtime against the Dayton Flyers in the quarterfinals of the A-10 Championship on Friday night.
 
BY THE NUMBERS
  • Erik Reynolds II led the Hawks with 21 points and pulled in a season-high tying seven rebounds.
  • Xzayvier Brown had 20 points and seven boards and was 8-for-8 from the line.
  • Justice Ajogbor delivered a career-high seven blocks, the fourth-highest total ever in an A-10 tournament game. He also scored six and had five caroms. 
  • Derek Simpson scored 11 and had four boards. He was 3-for-3 from beyond the arc.
  • Simpson combined with Dasear Haskins to net 16 off the bench, contributing six boards and three steals.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • After getting off to a slow start, hitting two of their first 10 shots, the Hawks got a lift off the bench from Dasear Haskins. He came away with a steal and dunk and then followed with a right-wing three as SJU went on a 7-0 run to go up 12-10 at the 11:32 mark.
  • The teams traded baskets as Dayton evened the contest at 14-14 before a 9-0 St. Joe's run was capped by a Simpson trey, pushing the Hawks on top 23-14 with just less than six minutes remaining in the half.
  • Unrelenting, Saint Joseph's extended the lead to as many as 15 on a three-pointer by Reynolds. The defense was big part of the equation as Dayton opened the half 5-for-26 from the floor. The Flyers eventually scored eight of the final 10 points of the frame, but the Hawks still led 33-24 at intermission.
  • While the Hawks shot well to open the second, Dayton was on fire, closing the gap to 46-43 with 11:47 to play.
  • The Flyers continued to press the play and eventually took a 60-56 lead. Brown stepped up and calmly deposited four in a row at the line in the final 14 seconds as the Hawks were able to force five more minutes of basketball.
  • In the extra session, St. Joe's never trailed as a layup by Reynolds and a pair of free throws from Rasheer Fleming put SJU on top.
  • Saint Joseph's went 8-for-10 at the line in the extra period.
 
UP NEXT
It is a short turnaround for the Hawks who take on second seeded George Mason in the A-10 Championship semifinals on Saturday, March 15. Tipoff is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. with the game to air ono CBS Sports Network.
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