PHILADELPHIA – The Saint Joseph's men's basketball team won for the sixth time in the last seven games, grinding out a 67-58 win against La Salle on Saturday afternoon.
 
BY THE NUMBERS

• Dasear Haskins tied career highs with 20 points and 11 rebounds for his second double-double of the year.
• Jaiden Glover-Toscano netted 16.
• Derek Simpson had 13 points, six rebounds and seven assists.
• Khaafiq Myers and Jaden Smith provided quality minutes off the bench, combining for 13 points, three rebounds and three steals.
• SJU tied a season-high with 14 three-pointers.

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• La Salle got off to a hot start, hitting four of its first five shots from the floor. The Hawks responded from distance, scoring their first 12 points on threes and used an 8-0 run to go up 14-9 five minutes into the game. SJU extended the spurt to 14-0 thanks to a pair more of threes from Haskins, who scored 11 points in the first six-plus minutes.
• St. Joe's built a 20-9 lead, but the Explorers made their run, scoring 11 of the next 13 points, cutting the gap to 22-20 midway through the opening half.
• The game remained close through the two-minute mark when Saint Joseph's scored the final five points of the half and took a 36-29 lead into the locker room.
• After trading baskets for the first couple of moments in the second half, SJU went on an extended 18-8 run to open its largest lead of the game at 63-47 with 4:06 remaining.
• As expected in a city rivalry game, La Salle came back, scoring 11 in a row to chop the edge to 63-58. The Hawks sealed the game, calmly depositing all four of their free throws in the final 36 seconds.

 
UP NEXT
St. Joe's is back at home for the first time in 10 days when it hosts George Washington on Wednesday, February 4. Tipoff from Hagan Arena is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. with the game to air on ESPN+.