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Saint Joseph’s Beats Temple in Important Rivalry Game

The Hawks finally put together a full, efficient team effort in their defeat of city and conference rival Temple. By pounding the ball inside rather than relying on three-pointers, Saint Joseph’s was able to display a cohesive half-court offense. SJU improved to 13-7 overall and 4-3 in conference. Ron Roberts led Saint Joseph’s with 18 …

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#14/17 Butler Beats St. Joe’s For First A-10 Win

Once again, Saint Joseph’s failed to put two quality halves together and lost to Butler after leading 40-35 after the first half. Butler opened their A-10 slate in style on the road after trailing for most of the contest. Butler’s star guard Rotnei Clarke led both teams with 28 points on 21 shots. Chris Wilson …

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Saint Joseph’s Defeats City Foe Drexel

In a game that was more highly anticipated in the preseason than it was the day of, Saint Joseph’s decided to come out to play but not until the second half. The Hawks were up 23-18 at the half but both teams shot poorly and there was little flow until the second half. SJU went …

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St. Joe’s Outruns, Outshoots Iona in High-Scoring Game

After two brutal and unexpected losses, Saint Joseph’s desperately had to win a game against a team that beat them in triple overtime last year. At 96-91, it was close yet again, but they got the job done and avoided falling to .500 with a frenetic game against the Iona Gaels. Iona led 47-45 at …

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Hawks Lose Bitter Holy War

As the idea of Saint Joseph’s and Villanova becoming in-conference rivals becomes more and more likely, the two close rivals squared off for their annual matchup. On paper, SJU had this won before tip. For the first time in years, the Hawks had the bragging rights coming into their biggest rivalry game of the year. …

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Hawks Starts Slow, Finish Strong Against American

Saint Joseph’s avenged last year’s loss on the road to American despite a lack of power forward Halil Kanacevic and a sluggish first half. The Hawks only led by four at the half but prevailed thanks to a strong 14-28 shooting performance from beyond the 3-point line. Langston Galloway led the Hawks with 18 including …

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Hawks Impress in OT Win Over #20 Notre Dame

For the third time in the last four tries, Saint Joseph’s defeated a ranked opponent as the Hawks won an exciting game against #20 Notre Dame at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn during the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic. Up 37-36 at the half, St. Joe’s overcame an 8-point deficit late in the second half to …