RECAP: SJU Hawks Hold Off Rhode Island, 61-55
St. Joe’s Basketball (19–10) fought off a relentless rally by Rhode Island (15–14) for a 61–55 win at the Ryan Center on Saturday.
Rhode Island opened the contest with a 9–2 run, and the Hawks responded with a 14–2 run to take a 16–11 lead of their own. St. Joe’s led at the half, 30–27.
In the second half, the Rhode Island defense stopped St. Joe’s for five minutes during a second-half stretch. The Rams did pull within one point at 56–55 before the Hawks scored another five points to win the game 61–55.
Dasear Haskins scored fourteen points for the Hawks, and Derek Sampson added thirteen for St. Joe’s.
St. Joe’s next game is at Davidson on March 4th.
With an A10 record of 11–5 , each March game is critical for St. Joe’s if they are to gain a bid to the 2026 NCAA Tournament.
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