Saint Joseph's Hawks vs Pennsylvania Quakers
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
PENN | 20 | 36 | 56 |
JOES | 17 | 35 | 52 |
Penn beats St. Joseph's 56-52 in Big 5 matchup
PHILADELPHIA -- Tony Hicks scored 15 points and Darien Nelson-Henry 14 to lead Penn over St. Joseph's 56-52 on Saturday night at The Palestra.
Penn (5-10) notched its lone win in four Big 5 games while St. Joseph's (8-10) dropped to 1-2 in Philadelphia's city series with La Salle left to play.
Greg Louis added 10 points for the Quakers, who led by 10 with 5:06 remaining.
Shavar Newkirk's second 3-pointer of the season got the Hawks within 51-49 with 34 seconds left. But Hicks and Louis then combined for five free throws, enough to hold off St. Joseph's which got a 3-pointer from DeAndre' Bembry with nine seconds remaining.
Bembry had 25 points for the Hawks, who shot only 33.9 percent and were 5 of 24 from the arc. Chris Wilson grabbed 10 rebounds.
Penn shot 46.3 percent and had a 37-31 rebounding edge to help offset 19 turnovers.
Game Information
Philadelphia, PA
Referee:Gary Pucino
Referee:Clarence Armstrong
Referee:Paul Huovinen
2025-26 Standings
| Atlantic 10 Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Louis | 15-3 | - | 29-6 |
| VCU | 15-3 | - | 28-8 |
| Saint Joseph's | 13-5 | 2 | 24-12 |
| Dayton | 12-6 | 3 | 25-12 |
| George Mason | 11-7 | 4 | 23-10 |
| Davidson | 10-8 | 5 | 20-14 |
| Duquesne | 9-9 | 6 | 18-15 |
| George Washington | 8-10 | 7 | 19-16 |
| Fordham | 8-10 | 7 | 17-15 |
| Rhode Island | 7-11 | 8 | 16-16 |
| Richmond | 5-13 | 10 | 15-17 |
| La Salle | 5-13 | 10 | 9-23 |
| St. Bonaventure | 4-14 | 11 | 17-17 |
| Loyola Chicago | 4-14 | 11 | 9-24 |
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