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Philadelphia, Pa. – The Fordham University Rams continue the 2020 Atlantic 10 season, Fordham's 117th varsity season, by traveling to Philadelphia to face the Saint Joseph's University Hawks in the Michael Hagan Arena on Saturday, February 29, at 1:00 p.m.
The game will be streamed live on ESPN+ with Matt Martucci (p-b-p) and Joe Lunardi (color) announcing and broadcast live on WFUV (90.7 FM) with Dominic Capone (p-b-p) and Andrew Posadas (color) announcing.
Fordham enters the game with a 7-20 record, 1-14 in the Atlantic 10, and is coming off a 76-75 A-10 loss to Rhode Island in the Rose Hill Gym on Wednesday night while Saint Joseph's is 5-23 overall on the year, 1-14 in the conference, and is coming off a 76-63 league loss at Saint Louis on Wednesday.
Saturday afternoon's contest will be the 57th meeting between Fordham and Saint Joseph's on the hardwood. The Hawks lead the all-time series, which started in the 1919-20 season, 38-18, and have won six of the past seven over the Rams.
Notes
• The game is part of the
Jesuit Basketball Spotlight, a nationwide effort to capitalize on basketball games between Jesuit schools and, through those games, bring greater positive awareness and exposure to Jesuit education and its shared mission.
• The Rams are holding their opponents to an average of 61.9 ppg, tops in the Atlantic 10, while Fordham foes have shot .404 (578-1430) from the field, also tops among A-10 teams.
• Fordham is 13th in the NCAA in scoring defense.
• In 23 of the 27 games this season, the Rams have held their opponent to under its season scoring average.
• Over the past 14 games, 67.2% of Fordham's scoring has come from freshmen and sophomores (511 of 760 points).
• Since 1926, the Fordham University Rams are 3-2 when playing on Leap Day.
