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Saint Joseph's (PA) defeats Saint Louis 76-63

AP
Feb 07, 2025

PHILADELPHIA (AP) Erik Reynolds II's 25 points helped Saint Joseph's Hawks (PA) defeat Saint Louis Billikens 76-63 on Friday night.

Reynolds shot 10 for 15, including 5 for 9 from beyond the arc for the Hawks (14-9, 6-5 Atlantic 10 Conference). Xzayvier Brown scored 20 points while going 7 of 14 from the floor, including 3 for 7 from 3-point range, and 3 for 3 from the line and added nine rebounds and five assists. Rasheer Fleming had 11 points and went 4 of 13 from the field (1 for 3 from 3-point range).

Kobe Johnson led the Billikens (14-10, 7-4) in scoring, finishing with 21 points and two steals. Kalu Anya added 11 points for Saint Louis. Robbie Avila had nine points and two steals.

Saint Joseph's (PA) took the lead with nine seconds remaining in the first half and did not give it up. The score was 32-30 at halftime, with Reynolds racking up 17 points. Saint Joseph's (PA) pulled away with a 13-2 run in the second half to extend a four-point lead to 15 points. They outscored Saint Louis by 11 points in the final half, as Brown led the way with a team-high 15 second-half points.

Saint Joseph's (PA)'s next game is Wednesday against La Salle at home, and Saint Louis hosts George Mason on Tuesday.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

1st Half
STL
Billikens
30
JOES
Hawks
32

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Robbie Avila vs. Justice Ajogbor (Hawks gains possession)
19:52	+2	Erik Reynolds II makes two point jump shot (Xzayvier Brown assists)	0-2
19:39		Gibson Jimerson misses three point jump shot
19:37		Billikens offensive rebound
19:27		Isaiah Swope misses two point jump shot
19:25		Xzayvier Brown defensive rebound
19:00		Kalu Anya blocks Rasheer Fleming's two point jump shot
18:58		Hawks turnover (shot clock violation)
18:51		Robbie Avila misses two point hook shot
18:49		Robbie Avila offensive rebound
18:44		Rasheer Fleming blocks Robbie Avila's two point layup
18:42		Xzayvier Brown defensive rebound
18:35	+2	Xzayvier Brown makes two point layup	0-4
17:53		Gibson Jimerson misses three point jump shot
17:51		Xzayvier Brown defensive rebound
17:43		Xzayvier Brown misses three point jump shot
17:41		Hawks offensive rebound
17:29		Anthony Finkley misses three point jump shot
17:27		Kalu Anya defensive rebound
17:20	+2	Kalu Anya makes two point dunk	2-4
17:08	+2	Erik Reynolds II makes two point layup (Anthony Finkley assists)	2-6
16:54	+2	Kobe Johnson makes two point layup (Robbie Avila assists)	4-6
16:42		Justice Ajogbor misses two point layup
16:40		Isaiah Swope defensive rebound
16:24	+2	Kalu Anya makes two point floating jump shot (Isaiah Swope assists)	6-6
15:53		Xzayvier Brown misses three point jump shot
15:51		Gibson Jimerson defensive rebound
15:39		Kalu Anya misses three point jump shot
15:37		Justice Ajogbor defensive rebound
15:30		Rasheer Fleming misses three point jump shot
15:28		Robbie Avila defensive rebound
15:16	+2	Kalu Anya makes two point layup	8-6
14:53		Xzayvier Brown misses two point fadeaway jump shot
14:51		Kobe Johnson defensive rebound
14:47		Erik Reynolds II shooting foul (Kalu Anya draws the foul)
14:47		TV timeout
14:47	+1	Kalu Anya makes regular free throw 1 of 2	9-6
14:47		Kalu Anya misses regular free throw 2 of 2
14:47		Dasear Haskins defensive rebound
14:27	+2	Derek Simpson makes two point layup	9-8
14:08		Xzayvier Brown shooting foul (Gibson Jimerson draws the foul)
14:08		Gibson Jimerson misses regular free throw 1 of 3
14:08	+1	Gibson Jimerson makes regular free throw 2 of 3	10-8
14:08	+1	Gibson Jimerson makes regular free throw 3 of 3	11-8
13:58	+2	Xzayvier Brown makes two point layup (Derek Simpson assists)	11-10
13:58		Amari McCottry shooting foul (Xzayvier Brown draws the foul)
13:58	+1	Xzayvier Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 1	11-11
13:38		Kalu Anya turnover (traveling)
13:20		Rasheer Fleming misses two point layup
13:18		Rasheer Fleming offensive rebound
13:00		Rasheer Fleming misses two point layup
12:58		Isaiah Swope defensive rebound
12:48		Isaiah Swope misses two point jump shot
12:46		Rasheer Fleming defensive rebound
12:43		Amari McCottry blocks Dasear Haskins's two point layup
12:41		Amari McCottry defensive rebound
12:08	+2	Kalu Anya makes two point layup (Isaiah Swope assists)	13-11
12:03	+2	Erik Reynolds II makes two point layup	13-13
11:56		Isaiah Swope turnover (bad pass) (Xzayvier Brown steals)
11:40	+3	Erik Reynolds II makes three point jump shot (Rasheer Fleming assists)	13-16
11:30	+2	Gibson Jimerson makes two point layup (Isaiah Swope assists)	15-16
11:13		Derek Simpson misses three point jump shot
11:11		Gibson Jimerson defensive rebound
11:09		Dasear Haskins personal foul (Gibson Jimerson draws the foul)
11:09		TV timeout
10:49	+2	Gibson Jimerson makes two point layup	17-16
10:33		Dasear Haskins misses three point jump shot
10:31		Erik Reynolds II offensive rebound
10:15		Anthony Finkley misses two point layup
10:13		Dylan Warlick defensive rebound
10:03	+2	Kobe Johnson makes two point fadeaway jump shot	19-16
9:44		Erik Reynolds II misses three point jump shot
9:42		Derek Simpson offensive rebound
9:34		Anthony Finkley misses two point fadeaway jump shot
9:32		Hawks offensive rebound
9:27	+2	Erik Reynolds II makes two point pullup jump shot (Derek Simpson assists)	19-18
9:15		Robbie Avila offensive foul
9:15		Robbie Avila turnover (offensive foul)
9:03		Derek Simpson misses three point jump shot
9:01		Kobe Johnson defensive rebound
8:53		Kobe Johnson misses two point layup
8:51		Derek Simpson defensive rebound
8:39		Anthony Finkley misses three point jump shot
8:37		Isaiah Swope defensive rebound
8:32		Isaiah Swope turnover (bad pass) (Rasheer Fleming steals)
8:29		Robbie Avila blocks Anthony Finkley's two point layup
8:27		Hawks offensive rebound
8:12		Jump ball. Xzayvier Brown vs. Robbie Avila (Robbie Avila gains possession)
8:12		Xzayvier Brown turnover (lost ball) (Robbie Avila steals)
7:57		Justice Ajogbor shooting foul (Robbie Avila draws the foul)
7:57		TV timeout
7:57		Robbie Avila misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:57	+1	Robbie Avila makes regular free throw 2 of 2	20-18
7:33		Rasheer Fleming misses two point layup
7:31		Kalu Anya defensive rebound
7:20		Robbie Avila misses three point jump shot
7:18		Rasheer Fleming defensive rebound
7:09		Derek Simpson misses three point jump shot
7:07		Kobe Johnson defensive rebound
7:01	+3	Kobe Johnson makes three point jump shot (Kalu Anya assists)	23-18
7:01		Hawks 30 second timeout
6:39	+2	Derek Simpson makes two point layup	23-20
6:33	+2	Kalu Anya makes two point alley-oop dunk (Isaiah Swope assists)	25-20
6:16		Erik Reynolds II misses three point jump shot
6:14		Derek Simpson offensive rebound
6:06		Rasheer Fleming misses three point jump shot
6:04		Isaiah Swope defensive rebound
5:58	+2	Kobe Johnson makes two point layup	27-20
5:42		Dasear Haskins misses three point stepback jump shot
5:40		Isaiah Swope defensive rebound
5:29		Gibson Jimerson misses three point jump shot
5:27		Kalu Anya offensive rebound
5:18		Kobe Johnson misses three point jump shot
5:16		Rasheer Fleming defensive rebound
5:12		Dasear Haskins turnover (bad pass)
4:57	+3	Isaiah Swope makes three point pullup jump shot	30-20
4:40	+2	Rasheer Fleming makes two point turnaround hook shot	30-22
4:17		Justice Ajogbor personal foul (Kalu Anya draws the foul)
4:11		Isaiah Swope turnover (bad pass)
3:53		Derek Simpson misses two point layup
3:51		Hawks offensive rebound
3:51		TV timeout
3:41		Kalu Anya shooting foul (Rasheer Fleming draws the foul)
3:41	+1	Rasheer Fleming makes regular free throw 1 of 2	30-23
3:41	+1	Rasheer Fleming makes regular free throw 2 of 2	30-24
3:22		Jump ball. Kobe Johnson vs. Erik Reynolds II (Erik Reynolds II gains possession)
3:22		Kobe Johnson turnover (lost ball) (Erik Reynolds II steals)
2:58		Jump ball. Xzayvier Brown vs. Kalu Anya (Kalu Anya gains possession)
2:58		Xzayvier Brown turnover (lost ball) (Kalu Anya steals)
2:42		Gibson Jimerson misses three point jump shot
2:40		Rasheer Fleming defensive rebound
2:33	+3	Erik Reynolds II makes three point pullup jump shot	30-27
2:13		Kalu Anya misses three point jump shot
2:11		Xzayvier Brown defensive rebound
2:06		Erik Reynolds II misses three point jump shot
2:04		Kobe Johnson personal foul
1:51		Erik Reynolds II misses two point layup
1:49		Billikens defensive rebound
1:36		Isaiah Swope turnover (lost ball) (Xzayvier Brown steals)
1:34		Xzayvier Brown turnover (lost ball) (Isaiah Swope steals)
1:17		Rasheer Fleming blocks Isaiah Swope's three point jump shot
1:17		Derek Simpson defensive rebound
1:15		Isaiah Swope personal foul (Derek Simpson draws the foul)
1:02		Anthony Finkley turnover (bad pass) (Kobe Johnson steals)
0:52		Isaiah Swope misses three point jump shot
0:50		Erik Reynolds II defensive rebound
0:44	+2	Rasheer Fleming makes two point layup (Anthony Finkley assists)	30-29
0:44		Billikens 30 second timeout
0:35		Rasheer Fleming blocks Dylan Warlick's two point jump shot
0:33		Xzayvier Brown defensive rebound
0:09	+3	Erik Reynolds II makes three point jump shot (Anthony Finkley assists)	30-32
0:00		Dylan Warlick misses three point jump shot
0:01		Derek Simpson defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
STL
Billikens
33
JOES
Hawks
44

Time		Play	Score
19:52		Isaiah Swope personal foul (Erik Reynolds II draws the foul)
19:45		Xzayvier Brown misses three point jump shot
19:44		Anthony Finkley offensive rebound
19:38		Kobe Johnson personal foul
19:19	+3	Erik Reynolds II makes three point pullup jump shot	30-35
18:45		Gibson Jimerson misses two point layup
18:43		Gibson Jimerson offensive rebound
18:38	+2	Gibson Jimerson makes two point putback layup	32-35
18:32		Kobe Johnson personal foul (Justice Ajogbor draws the foul)
18:27	+2	Erik Reynolds II makes two point layup	32-37
18:19	+2	Kobe Johnson makes two point layup	34-37
18:06	+2	Justice Ajogbor makes two point layup (Erik Reynolds II assists)	34-39
18:06		Robbie Avila shooting foul (Justice Ajogbor draws the foul)
18:06		Justice Ajogbor misses regular free throw 1 of 1
18:06		Robbie Avila defensive rebound
17:54		Rasheer Fleming personal foul
17:43		Robbie Avila misses two point floating jump shot
17:41		Anthony Finkley defensive rebound
17:36		Isaiah Swope personal foul
17:36		Justice Ajogbor offensive foul
17:36		Justice Ajogbor turnover (offensive foul)
17:33		Isaiah Swope misses two point layup
17:31		Xzayvier Brown defensive rebound
17:24	+2	Rasheer Fleming makes two point layup (Xzayvier Brown assists)	34-41
17:22		Billikens 30 second timeout
17:22		TV timeout
17:09		Isaiah Swope turnover (bad pass) (Derek Simpson steals)
16:59	+2	Derek Simpson makes two point layup	34-43
16:44		Amari McCottry turnover (lost ball) (Anthony Finkley steals)
16:36		Erik Reynolds II turnover
16:21		Robbie Avila offensive foul
16:21		Robbie Avila turnover (offensive foul)
15:56	+3	Xzayvier Brown makes three point jump shot	34-46
15:29	+2	Kobe Johnson makes two point jump shot	36-46
15:16		Xzayvier Brown turnover (lost ball)
15:16		TV timeout
14:54		Derek Simpson personal foul (Dylan Warlick draws the foul)
14:40		Isaiah Swope misses three point jump shot
14:38		Xzayvier Brown defensive rebound
14:25		Xzayvier Brown misses two point jump shot
14:23		Dylan Warlick defensive rebound
14:22		Jump ball. (Billikens gains possession)
14:12	+3	Isaiah Swope makes three point jump shot (Kalu Anya assists)	39-46
13:55		Rasheer Fleming misses two point alley-oop layup
13:53		Dylan Warlick defensive rebound
13:39		Rasheer Fleming shooting foul (Robbie Avila draws the foul)
13:39	+1	Robbie Avila makes regular free throw 1 of 2	40-46
13:39	+1	Robbie Avila makes regular free throw 2 of 2	41-46
13:19		Jump ball. (Hawks gains possession)
13:09		Derek Simpson misses three point jump shot
13:08		Rasheer Fleming offensive rebound
13:07		Rasheer Fleming misses two point layup
13:07		Dasear Haskins offensive rebound
13:07		Kalu Anya shooting foul (Dasear Haskins draws the foul)
13:07	+1	Dasear Haskins makes regular free throw 1 of 2	41-47
13:07	+1	Dasear Haskins makes regular free throw 2 of 2	41-48
12:47		Erik Reynolds II shooting foul (Dylan Warlick draws the foul)
12:47		Dylan Warlick misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:47	+1	Dylan Warlick makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-48
12:34		Max Pikaar blocks Rasheer Fleming's two point layup
12:32		Billikens defensive rebound
12:23		Rasheer Fleming shooting foul (Dylan Warlick draws the foul)
12:23	+1	Dylan Warlick makes regular free throw 1 of 2	43-48
12:23		Dylan Warlick misses regular free throw 2 of 2
12:23		Derek Simpson defensive rebound
12:03	+3	Xzayvier Brown makes three point pullup jump shot	43-51
11:36		Rasheer Fleming blocks Dylan Warlick's two point hook shot
11:34		Xzayvier Brown defensive rebound
11:24		Dasear Haskins misses three point jump shot
11:22		Max Pikaar defensive rebound
10:57		Robbie Avila misses two point turnaround hook shot
10:55		Derek Simpson defensive rebound
10:26		Xzayvier Brown misses two point jump shot
10:24		Dasear Haskins offensive rebound
10:24		Jump ball. Dasear Haskins vs. Robbie Avila (Robbie Avila gains possession)
10:24		Dasear Haskins turnover (lost ball) (Robbie Avila steals)
10:24		TV timeout
9:14	+2	Robbie Avila makes two point layup	45-51
9:14	+2	Justice Ajogbor makes two point layup (Anthony Finkley assists)	45-53
9:02	+2	Max Pikaar makes two point alley-oop dunk (Robbie Avila assists)	47-53
8:53		Erik Reynolds II misses three point jump shot
8:51		Max Pikaar defensive rebound
8:44	+2	Kobe Johnson makes two point layup	49-53
8:18		Anthony Finkley misses three point jump shot
8:16		Robbie Avila defensive rebound
8:08	+2	Max Pikaar makes two point dunk (Isaiah Swope assists)	51-53
7:43		Derek Simpson misses two point jump shot
7:41		Derek Simpson offensive rebound
7:31		Xzayvier Brown misses three point jump shot
7:29		Justice Ajogbor offensive rebound
7:23	+3	Derek Simpson makes three point jump shot (Justice Ajogbor assists)	51-56
7:02	+2	Robbie Avila makes two point driving floating jump shot (Max Pikaar assists)	53-56
6:45	+3	Erik Reynolds II makes three point jump shot (Xzayvier Brown assists)	53-59
6:29	+2	Kobe Johnson makes two point driving floating jump shot	55-59
6:00	+2	Anthony Finkley makes two point layup (Xzayvier Brown assists)	55-61
5:53		Erik Reynolds II shooting foul (Kobe Johnson draws the foul)
5:52		TV timeout
5:53	+1	Kobe Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 1	56-61
5:53	+1	Kobe Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	57-61
5:28		Anthony Finkley turnover (lost ball) (Isaiah Swope steals)
5:02		Robbie Avila misses two point layup
5:00		Anthony Finkley defensive rebound
4:39	+3	Rasheer Fleming makes three point jump shot (Derek Simpson assists)	57-64
4:16		Anthony Finkley shooting foul (Robbie Avila draws the foul)
4:16		Robbie Avila misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:16		Anthony Finkley defensive rebound
3:46		Anthony Finkley turnover (lost ball) (Kobe Johnson steals)
3:42		TV timeout
3:32		Justice Ajogbor blocks Robbie Avila's two point driving floating jump shot
3:30		Xzayvier Brown defensive rebound
3:14	+3	Anthony Finkley makes three point jump shot (Xzayvier Brown assists)	57-67
2:53		Robbie Avila turnover (lost ball) (Justice Ajogbor steals)
2:37	+2	Xzayvier Brown makes two point layup	57-69
2:36		Billikens 30 second timeout
2:25	+2	Max Pikaar makes two point dunk (Isaiah Swope assists)	59-69
2:00		Dylan Warlick shooting foul (Xzayvier Brown draws the foul)
2:00	+1	Xzayvier Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 1	59-70
2:00	+1	Xzayvier Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-71
1:44		Robbie Avila misses two point layup
1:42		Rasheer Fleming defensive rebound
1:12	+3	Xzayvier Brown makes three point jump shot (Derek Simpson assists)	59-74
1:00	+2	Kobe Johnson makes two point floating jump shot	61-74
0:31	+2	Xzayvier Brown makes two point pullup jump shot	61-76
0:22		Robbie Avila misses two point layup
0:21		Robbie Avila offensive rebound
0:21		Xzayvier Brown shooting foul (Robbie Avila draws the foul)
0:21	+1	Robbie Avila makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-76
0:21	+1	Robbie Avila makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-76
0:00		End of period

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Robbie Avila makes regular free throw 2 of 2