St. Joseph’s Hawks (11-12) vs. Loyola-Chicago Ramblers (8-14)
Week 14 of the 2022-23 NCAA men’s basketball season is in full swing on Wednesday, February 8, when the St. Joseph’s Hawks take on the Loyola-Chicago Ramblers in this Atlantic 10 clash at the Joseph J. Gentile Arena in Chicago, Illinois.
These teams met in January, with St. Joe’s earning an 86-55 victory. They were favored by 1.0 points in this contest, with the game going slightly over the 140.5 total that was set. No line or total was set for this game at the time this analysis was written.
The St. Joseph’s Hawks (11-12, 13-10-0 ATS) lost to LaSalle on Sunday, 73-65. The loss snapped a two-game winning streak and is their second defeat in the last seven contests. The Hawks will be on the road for three of their next four games where they are 3-4 this season. The team is 6-1 ATS in their last seven games, with the only ATS loss being against LaSalle.
LaSalle held a five-point lead at the half and extended that to eight by the time the closing buzzer sounded. The Hawks shot 43.5% from the floor but were just 6-25 from three-point range, including 2-13 in the second half. Free-throw shooting is what killed this team, as they were 5-13 from the line, including 3-10 in the second half. Erik Reynolds led the team with 15 points, and Ejike Obinna also scored in double digits, recording 14 points.
Recap: Hawks fall to La Salle in Big 5 finale, 73-65. #THWND
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St. Joseph’s is 93rd in possessions per game (71.8), and has been slightly below that number over the last three games (69.7). The Hawks are averaging 103.1 points per 100 possessions. St. Joseph’s is averaging 71.8 points per game (168th) while allowing 71.7 points per contest (243rd). This is not a very good shooting team, ranked 279th in field-goal percentage (42.8%) and it was not a surprise at how poorly they shot from the free-throw line, connecting on 66.4% of their attempts for the season. St. Joe’s ranks 201st in the KenPom rankings .
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