Men's Basketball Falls to Saint Joseph's

Bronx, N.Y. – Everyone is familiar with the Peanuts comic strip where Lucy holds the football for Charlie Brown to kick and pulls it back at the last minute. Tonight Charlie Brown, the Saint Joseph's guard, got some revenge for his cartoon character as the Hawks let Fordham take a 16-point lead before Brown helped the visitors come back to defeat Fordham, 66-52, in an Atlantic 10 game in the Rose Hill Gym.
 
With the loss, Fordham falls to 11-17 overall, 2-13 in the Atlantic 10, while Saint Joseph's improves to 12-16 overall, 5-10 in the conference.
 
Freshman guard Ty Perry led the Rams with 12 points, hitting four three-pointers, while freshman guard Nick Honor netted ten and junior forward Chuba Ohams added nine points and six rebounds.
 
The Rams defense held Saint Joseph's to shooting just 25.0 percent (8-32) in the first half, including 6.3 percent (1-16) from behind the arc, as Fordham took a 34-23 lead at the break.
 
Fordham would get the lead to 16, 39-23, on an Antwon Portley free throw 2:17 into the second half when Saint Joseph's scored 23 straight points to take a 46-39 lead with 9:24 remaining.
 
The Rams managed to get the Hawks' lead down to three, 48-45, on an Honor three-point play with 8:39 left but that was as close as they would get.
 
Takeaways
• Nick Honor scored in double figures for the 25th time this year.
 
• Chuba Ohams is averaging 8.5 ppg and 8.0 rpg over the last ten games while junior center Jesse Bunting is averaging 10.0 ppg and 6.1 rpg over the past eight while shooting .596 (34-57) from the field.
 
• Saint Joseph's entered the game third in the Atlantic 10 in three-pointers made/game (8.8) but connected on only five tonight.
 
• The Hawks outscored the Rams 15-7 from the charity stripe.
 
By the Numbers
3 – Steals by Jalen Cobb who entered the game 12th in the Atlantic 10 in steals/game (1.4).
 
18 – Second half points by Fordham, a season-low.
 
30 – Three-pointers attempted by Saint Joseph's, a season-high for a Fordham opponent.
 
249 – Three-pointers made by the Rams this year, the second-best season total in school history.
 
 
What's Next?
• The Rams return to action by traveling to Davidson, N.C., to face the Davidson College Wildcats for an Atlantic 10 contest in Belk Arena on Saturday, March 2, at 1:00 p.m.
 
• It will be the ninth meeting between Fordham and Davidson on the hardwood.
 
• The Wildcats lead the all-time series, 6-2, including a 79-69 win in the Rose Hill Gym.