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History <\/a><\/p>\n
<\/p>\n PHILADELPHIA \u2013 Jaiden Glover-Toscano<\/a> led four Saint Joseph’s men’s basketball players in double figures as the Hawks came away with an 85-76 season-opening win against the Lafayette Leopards on Monday night.
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\nBY THE NUMBERS<\/p>\n
\n\tGlover-Toscano more than doubled his career-high, scoring 23 points on 8-of-11 shooting. He also pulled in nine rebounds and had four assists.
\n\tAnthony Finkley<\/a> netted 15, including a 7-for-8 effort from the free throw line.
\n\tDasear Haskins<\/a> had a strong overall game with 14 points, five rebounds and two blocks.
\n\tDerek Simpson<\/a> scored 11 and dished a team-high five assists.
\n\tSaint Joseph’s went 19-for-22 at the free throw line as a team and committed just seven turnovers.
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\nHOW IT HAPPENED<\/p>\n
\n\tStarting the game off at an incredibly fast pace, St. Joe’s hit on seven of its first nine shots, taking a 16-12 lead in less than five minutes. Glover-Toscano had five points, two rebounds and two assists in the opening spurt.
\n\tSaint Joseph’s continued to expand the lead, holding the Leopards off the board for the entire span between media timeouts. Glover-Toscano continued to impress, getting two more baskets on tip-ins coming from offensive rebounds.
\n\tThe Hawks pushed the lead to as many as 13 at 25-12 before taking a 41-31 lead at intermission. Offensive rebounding was a key as SJU had 13 second-chance points on seven offensive boards.
\n\tSt. Joe’s scored the first bucket of the second half, but Lafayette came to life with a 10-2 run, slicing the lead to 45-41.
\n\tOn multiple occasions, the Leopards closed to one point and had the ball, but the Hawks’ defense stepped up each time, getting the needed stop as Saint Joseph’s held a 58-55 lead midway through the stanza.
\n\tSJU started to pull away, going up by six with 9:02 to play, but Lafayette hung around, getting the deficit back to two points just two minutes later.
\n\tSt. Joe’s ended any thoughts of a Leopards’ comeback, scoring nine of the next 11 points, capped by a trey from Glover-Toscano. The Hawks then went 7-for-8 from the free throw line in the final three minutes to seal the win. \u00a0
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\nUP NEXT
\nSaint Joseph’s plays its first Big 5 pod game of the season, hosting the Drexel Dragons on Saturday, November 8. Tipoff from Hagan Arena is scheduled for 1:00 p.m.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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