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Reynolds scores 25 as Saint Joseph's pulls away from Virginia Tech in 2nd half, win 82-62

AP
Dec 21, 2024

PHILADELPHIA (AP) Erik Reynolds II knocked down five 3-pointers and put up 25 points to help Saint Joseph's pull away from Virginia Tech to earn an 82-62 win on Saturday.

The victory gave the Hawks their first back-to-back wins since they won three straight in November.

Reynolds hit from behind the arc with 27 seconds left in the first half to send the Hawks (8-4) into intermission with a 32-30 lead. After the Hokies got two free throws to start the second half, Reynolds' layup kicked off a 10-0 run to take a double-digit lead at 42-32. Derek Simpson's second 3 of the half made it a 47-34 lead with under 16 to play. Ben Hammond hit from deep to get Virginia Tech within 10 at 54-44, but Anthony Finkley answered with a 3 and Reynolds followed with a layup as the Hawks pulled away.

Reynolds was 10 of 19 from the field, including 5 of 11 from deep, with three assists, two steals and a blocked shot. Simpson was 4 of 8 from 3-point range and scored 18 and Rasheer Fleming was 8 for 8 from the line to add 18 points while grabbing eight rebounds. Finkley chipped in 13 points by hitting 3 of 4 from deep. Saint Joseph's was 15 of 32 from long range.

Hammond finished with 11 points and Ben Burnham was 3-for-3 from distance off the bench to add another 11.

Saint Joseph's plays host to Delaware State December 28 before opening Atlantic 10 Conference play against UMass on New Year's Eve.

Virginia Tech (5-7, 0-1) returns to Atlantic Coast Conference play New Year's Eve at No. 5 Duke.

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1st Half
VT
Hokies
30
JOES
Hawks
32

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Hokies gains possession)
19:37		Justice Ajogbor blocks Mylyjael Poteat's two point layup
19:35		Mylyjael Poteat offensive rebound
19:29		Justice Ajogbor blocks Mylyjael Poteat's two point layup
19:27		Rasheer Fleming defensive rebound
19:16		Derek Simpson misses three point jump shot
19:14		Tyler Johnson defensive rebound
19:03		Tobi Lawal turnover (lost ball) (Rasheer Fleming steals)
18:56		Dasear Haskins misses three point jump shot
18:54		Tyler Johnson defensive rebound
18:35		Tobi Lawal misses three point jump shot
18:33		Justice Ajogbor defensive rebound
18:16		Rasheer Fleming misses three point jump shot
18:14		Tyler Johnson defensive rebound
18:04		Ben Hammond misses two point jump shot
18:02		Rasheer Fleming defensive rebound
17:55		Erik Reynolds II misses two point jump shot
17:53		Ben Hammond defensive rebound
17:38	+2	Mylyjael Poteat makes two point dunk (Ben Hammond assists)	2-0
17:21		Erik Reynolds II misses three point jump shot
17:19		Justice Ajogbor offensive rebound
17:15	+2	Justice Ajogbor makes two point layup	2-2
16:58		Jaden Schutt misses three point jump shot
16:56		Hawks defensive rebound
16:55		Mylyjael Poteat personal foul
16:25		Rasheer Fleming misses two point layup
16:23		Tobi Lawal defensive rebound
16:11		Tobi Lawal turnover (traveling)
16:00		Ben Hammond personal foul
16:00		TV timeout
15:57	+3	Erik Reynolds II makes three point jump shot (Derek Simpson assists)	2-5
15:25		Erik Reynolds II personal foul
15:10	+2	Patrick Wessler makes two point jump shot	4-5
14:45		Rasheer Fleming turnover (Patrick Wessler steals)
14:41	+2	Ben Burnham makes two point dunk (Jaden Schutt assists)	6-5
14:26	+3	Derek Simpson makes three point jump shot (Justice Ajogbor assists)	6-8
14:02	+2	Patrick Wessler makes two point jump shot (Brandon Rechsteiner assists)	8-8
13:48		Rasheer Fleming misses two point jump shot
13:46		Patrick Wessler defensive rebound
13:35		Brandon Rechsteiner turnover (lost ball) (Derek Simpson steals)
13:25		Jaden Schutt personal foul
13:21		Erik Reynolds II offensive foul
13:21		Erik Reynolds II turnover (offensive foul)
13:06		Rodney Brown Jr. misses three point jump shot
13:04		Rasheer Fleming defensive rebound
12:59		Derek Simpson turnover (bad pass) (Brandon Rechsteiner steals)
12:39		Rodney Brown Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Mekai Johnson steals)
12:10		Anthony Finkley turnover (bad pass) (Ben Burnham steals)
12:05		Ben Burnham misses two point layup
12:03		Tobi Lawal offensive rebound
12:03		Mekai Johnson shooting foul (Tobi Lawal draws the foul)
12:03		Tobi Lawal misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:03	+1	Tobi Lawal makes regular free throw 2 of 2	9-8
11:48	+2	Anthony Finkley makes two point jump shot	9-10
11:30		Mekai Johnson shooting foul
11:30		TV timeout
11:30	+1	Ben Hammond makes regular free throw 1 of 2	10-10
11:30	+1	Ben Hammond makes regular free throw 2 of 2	11-10
11:12	+3	Derek Simpson makes three point jump shot (Anthony Finkley assists)	11-13
10:40		Ben Hammond turnover (bad pass)
10:26		Rasheer Fleming misses two point dunk
10:24		Hawks offensive rebound
10:21		Erik Reynolds II misses three point jump shot
10:19		Tobi Lawal defensive rebound
10:03		Justice Ajogbor blocks Jaydon Young's two point layup
10:01		Anthony Finkley defensive rebound
9:56		Ben Hammond personal foul
9:47	+2	Derek Simpson makes two point jump shot	11-15
9:35		Brandon Rechsteiner misses three point jump shot
9:33		Dasear Haskins defensive rebound
9:18		Derek Simpson misses three point jump shot
9:16		Brandon Rechsteiner defensive rebound
9:07	+2	Tobi Lawal makes two point dunk (Jaydon Young assists)	13-15
8:52	+2	Justice Ajogbor makes two point layup (Anthony Finkley assists)	13-17
8:35		Tobi Lawal misses two point jump shot
8:33		Derek Simpson defensive rebound
8:25	+3	Anthony Finkley makes three point jump shot (Derek Simpson assists)	13-20
8:25		Hokies 30 second timeout
8:25		TV timeout
8:03		Jaydon Young misses two point jump shot
8:01		Dasear Haskins defensive rebound
7:43	+3	Anthony Finkley makes three point jump shot (Derek Simpson assists)	13-23
7:26		Tobi Lawal misses three point jump shot
7:11		Derek Simpson turnover (bad pass) (Brandon Rechsteiner steals)
7:02		Brandon Rechsteiner misses three point jump shot
7:00		Derek Simpson defensive rebound
6:55	+2	Rasheer Fleming makes two point layup (Derek Simpson assists)	13-25
6:41	+2	Brandon Rechsteiner makes two point jump shot	15-25
6:17		Rasheer Fleming misses three point jump shot
6:15		Ben Burnham defensive rebound
6:03	+2	Jaden Schutt makes two point jump shot	17-25
6:00		Hawks 30 second timeout
5:52		Justice Ajogbor offensive foul
5:52		Justice Ajogbor turnover (offensive foul)
5:30	+3	Jaden Schutt makes three point jump shot (Brandon Rechsteiner assists)	20-25
5:03		Dasear Haskins turnover (lost ball) (Tyler Johnson steals)
4:57		Tyler Johnson turnover (bad pass) (Erik Reynolds II steals)
4:51		Rasheer Fleming misses three point jump shot
4:50		Jaden Schutt defensive rebound
4:50		Dasear Haskins personal foul
4:30	+2	Patrick Wessler makes two point dunk (Rodney Brown Jr. assists)	22-25
4:07		Rasheer Fleming misses three point jump shot
4:05		Ben Burnham defensive rebound
3:53	+3	Ben Burnham makes three point jump shot (Brandon Rechsteiner assists)	25-25
3:31		Erik Reynolds II misses two point jump shot
3:30		Rasheer Fleming offensive rebound
3:30		Jaden Schutt personal foul
3:30		TV timeout
3:27		Derek Simpson misses three point jump shot
3:25		Derek Simpson offensive rebound
3:21		Derek Simpson misses two point jump shot
3:19		Rodney Brown Jr. defensive rebound
3:07		Erik Reynolds II blocks Brandon Rechsteiner's two point jump shot
3:05		Derek Simpson defensive rebound
2:56		Erik Reynolds II misses three point jump shot
2:54		Jaden Schutt defensive rebound
2:43	+3	Brandon Rechsteiner makes three point jump shot (Rodney Brown Jr. assists)	28-25
2:13	+2	Erik Reynolds II makes two point layup	28-27
1:37		Brandon Rechsteiner misses three point jump shot
1:35		Anthony Finkley defensive rebound
1:23	+2	Rasheer Fleming makes two point dunk (Erik Reynolds II assists)	28-29
1:01	+2	Tobi Lawal makes two point layup	30-29
0:36		Erik Reynolds II misses three point jump shot
0:34		Hawks offensive rebound
0:28	+3	Erik Reynolds II makes three point jump shot (Rasheer Fleming assists)	30-32
0:02		Anthony Finkley blocks Rodney Brown Jr.'s three point jump shot
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
VT
Hokies
32
JOES
Hawks
50

Time		Play	Score
19:46		Justice Ajogbor shooting foul (Mylyjael Poteat draws the foul)
19:46	+1	Mylyjael Poteat makes regular free throw 1 of 2	31-32
19:46	+1	Mylyjael Poteat makes regular free throw 2 of 2	32-32
19:35	+2	Erik Reynolds II makes two point layup	32-34
19:09		Jaden Schutt misses two point jump shot
19:07		Rasheer Fleming defensive rebound
18:57		Rasheer Fleming misses two point jump shot
18:55		Tyler Johnson defensive rebound
18:50		Dasear Haskins blocks Tyler Johnson's two point layup
18:48		Dasear Haskins defensive rebound
18:39	+3	Rasheer Fleming makes three point jump shot (Derek Simpson assists)	32-37
18:16		Justice Ajogbor blocks Mylyjael Poteat's two point layup
18:14		Ben Hammond offensive rebound
18:00		Ben Hammond turnover (bad pass) (Erik Reynolds II steals)
17:52		Dasear Haskins misses three point jump shot
17:50		Justice Ajogbor offensive rebound
17:46	+3	Derek Simpson makes three point jump shot (Justice Ajogbor assists)	32-40
17:20		Jaden Schutt misses three point jump shot
17:18		Mylyjael Poteat offensive rebound
17:10		Jaden Schutt misses three point jump shot
17:08		Derek Simpson defensive rebound
17:02		Erik Reynolds II misses three point jump shot
17:00		Rodney Brown Jr. defensive rebound
16:59		Dasear Haskins personal foul
16:51		Tobi Lawal turnover (bad pass) (Justice Ajogbor steals)
16:40		Rodney Brown Jr. shooting foul (Rasheer Fleming draws the foul)
16:40	+1	Rasheer Fleming makes regular free throw 1 of 2	32-41
16:40	+1	Rasheer Fleming makes regular free throw 2 of 2	32-42
16:32	+2	Ben Hammond makes two point layup (Patrick Wessler assists)	34-42
16:12		Patrick Wessler shooting foul (Rasheer Fleming draws the foul)
16:12	+1	Rasheer Fleming makes regular free throw 1 of 2	34-43
16:12	+1	Rasheer Fleming makes regular free throw 2 of 2	34-44
15:59		Ben Hammond misses two point jump shot
15:57		Erik Reynolds II defensive rebound
15:52	+3	Derek Simpson makes three point jump shot (Erik Reynolds II assists)	34-47
15:50		Hokies 30 second timeout
15:50		TV timeout
15:29		Rodney Brown Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Derek Simpson steals)
15:27		Derek Simpson misses two point dunk
15:25		Hokies defensive rebound
15:25		Derek Simpson technical foul
15:25		TV timeout
15:25	+1	Brandon Rechsteiner makes technical free throw 1 of 1	35-47
14:57		Brandon Rechsteiner turnover (lost ball) (Dasear Haskins steals)
14:47		Rodney Brown Jr. shooting foul (Justice Ajogbor draws the foul)
14:47		Justice Ajogbor misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:47	+1	Justice Ajogbor makes regular free throw 2 of 2	35-48
14:25		Brandon Rechsteiner misses two point jump shot
14:23		Rasheer Fleming defensive rebound
14:15		Erik Reynolds II misses three point jump shot
14:13		Patrick Wessler defensive rebound
13:51		Justice Ajogbor personal foul
13:41	+2	Rodney Brown Jr. makes two point layup	37-48
13:14	+3	Erik Reynolds II makes three point jump shot (Anthony Finkley assists)	37-51
12:52		Brandon Rechsteiner turnover (lost ball) (Dasear Haskins steals)
12:27		Anthony Finkley misses three point jump shot
12:25		Jaden Schutt defensive rebound
12:19		Erik Reynolds II shooting foul (Ben Hammond draws the foul)
12:19	+1	Ben Hammond makes regular free throw 1 of 2	38-51
12:19	+1	Ben Hammond makes regular free throw 2 of 2	39-51
12:00		Anthony Finkley turnover (lost ball) (Jaydon Young steals)
11:53		Ben Hammond misses three point jump shot
11:51		Derek Simpson defensive rebound
11:35		Dasear Haskins offensive foul
11:35		Dasear Haskins turnover (offensive foul)
11:35		TV timeout
11:10	+2	Tobi Lawal makes two point dunk (Ben Hammond assists)	41-51
10:58	+3	Rasheer Fleming makes three point jump shot (Anthony Finkley assists)	41-54
10:33		Dasear Haskins personal foul
10:28	+3	Ben Hammond makes three point jump shot (Rodney Brown Jr. assists)	44-54
10:09	+3	Anthony Finkley makes three point jump shot (Erik Reynolds II assists)	44-57
9:44		Ben Burnham misses two point jump shot
9:42		Hokies offensive rebound
9:37		Rodney Brown Jr. misses two point dunk
9:35		Hawks defensive rebound
9:15	+2	Erik Reynolds II makes two point layup (Derek Simpson assists)	44-59
8:52		Jaydon Young misses three point jump shot
8:50		Hawks defensive rebound
8:33		Tobi Lawal blocks Anthony Finkley's two point layup
8:31		Jaydon Young defensive rebound
8:25	+2	Ben Hammond makes two point layup	46-59
8:05		Derek Simpson misses three point jump shot
8:03		Jaydon Young defensive rebound
7:55		Rodney Brown Jr. misses three point jump shot
7:53		Mekai Johnson defensive rebound
7:39		Ben Hammond personal foul
7:39		TV timeout
7:30		Patrick Wessler personal foul
7:20		Tobi Lawal shooting foul (Derek Simpson draws the foul)
7:20	+1	Derek Simpson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	46-60
7:20	+1	Derek Simpson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-61
7:01		Patrick Wessler misses two point jump shot
7:00		Hawks defensive rebound
7:00		Patrick Wessler personal foul (Rasheer Fleming draws the foul)
7:00	+1	Rasheer Fleming makes regular free throw 1 of 2	46-62
7:00	+1	Rasheer Fleming makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-63
6:42		Rasheer Fleming shooting foul (Patrick Wessler draws the foul)
6:42	+1	Patrick Wessler makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-63
6:42	+1	Patrick Wessler makes regular free throw 2 of 2	48-63
6:19	+2	Derek Simpson makes two point layup	48-65
6:03		Justice Ajogbor shooting foul (Rodney Brown Jr. draws the foul)
6:03		Rodney Brown Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:03	+1	Rodney Brown Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	49-65
5:44		Erik Reynolds II misses two point layup
5:42		Rasheer Fleming offensive rebound
5:39		Rasheer Fleming misses two point layup
5:37		Jaden Schutt defensive rebound
5:33	+2	Brandon Rechsteiner makes two point layup (Jaden Schutt assists)	51-65
5:16		Mekai Johnson misses two point layup
5:14		Anthony Finkley offensive rebound
5:14		Jaden Schutt shooting foul (Anthony Finkley draws the foul)
5:14	+1	Anthony Finkley makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-66
5:14	+1	Anthony Finkley makes regular free throw 2 of 2	51-67
5:01	+3	Ben Burnham makes three point jump shot (Brandon Rechsteiner assists)	54-67
4:39	+3	Erik Reynolds II makes three point jump shot (Anthony Finkley assists)	54-70
4:24	+3	Ben Burnham makes three point jump shot (Brandon Rechsteiner assists)	57-70
3:51	+2	Erik Reynolds II makes two point jump shot	57-72
3:34		Rasheer Fleming blocks Ben Burnham's two point layup
3:32		Dasear Haskins defensive rebound
3:11		Tobi Lawal personal foul
3:11		TV timeout
3:11	+1	Rasheer Fleming makes regular free throw 1 of 2	57-73
3:11	+1	Rasheer Fleming makes regular free throw 2 of 2	57-74
2:56	+2	Tobi Lawal makes two point jump shot (Rodney Brown Jr. assists)	59-74
2:40	+2	Erik Reynolds II makes two point dunk (Dasear Haskins assists)	59-76
2:29		Tobi Lawal offensive foul
2:29		Tobi Lawal turnover (offensive foul)
2:07	+3	Erik Reynolds II makes three point jump shot (Anthony Finkley assists)	59-79
1:49		Brandon Rechsteiner misses three point jump shot
1:47		Rasheer Fleming defensive rebound
1:21		Tobi Lawal blocks Anthony Finkley's two point layup
1:19		Jaden Schutt defensive rebound
1:13		Rodney Brown Jr. misses three point jump shot
1:11		Dasear Haskins defensive rebound
1:06		Hawks 30 second timeout
0:44		Shawn Simmons II misses two point layup
0:42		Ryan Jones Jr. defensive rebound
0:31	+3	Jaydon Young makes three point jump shot	62-79
0:04	+3	Dasear Haskins makes three point jump shot	62-82
0:00		End of period

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Dasear Haskins makes three point jump shot