Box Score WASHINGTON, D.C. – Down by as many as 18 in the first half, the Saint Joseph's men's basketball team cut the lead to one, but the Hawks were upended in the Atlantic 10 Championship semifinals by No. 2 George Mason, 74-64 on Saturday afternoon.
 
BY THE NUMBERS

• Xzayvier Brown led St. Joe's with 26 in the game, connecting on a season-high five threes. He also had six rebounds in the game.
• Anthony Finkley scored 14 and came up with a career-high four steals.
• Rasheer Fleming tallied nine and had 12 rebounds.
• Dasear Haskins gave the Hawks seven points off the bench in the first half and nine for the game.

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The game did not start as St. Joe's would have wanted as the Hawks opened 0-for-8 from the floor while GM started 6-for-8.
• It continued that way through the midway portion of the half as George Mason opened a 25-7 advantage with 9:33 remaining.
• SJU started to make some noise as an 8-2 run, sparked by high energy from Haskins off the bench cut the lead to 12 in just two minutes.
• Eventually Saint Joseph's cut the lead to seven on a three-pointer from Rasheer Fleming before a layup to beat the buzzer from the Patriots sent GM into the locker room up 37-28.
• The Hawks came out for the second half on fire, using a 7-0 run to slice the lead to 37-35 in less than three minutes, forcing a George Mason timeout.
• GM regained its footing, but St. Joe's kept the pressure on, never allowing the lead to get past seven until the seven-minute mark.
• After the Patriots pushed the lead back to 14, SJU had one more run in it, scoring 11 of 13, cutting the gap to 67-62 with 1:06 left. It looked like Saint Joseph's came away with a steal, but on the scramble for the loose ball, a foul was called. GM was able to convert at the line to hold on.

 
UP NEXT
At 22-12, the Hawks have their most wins in a season since 2015-16. Saint Joseph's now awaits the results of postseason selections on Sunday to determine further play this season.