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• Kenny Rodriguez led the Golden Eagles with 25 points (9-16 FG, 3-4 3PT, 4-6 FT), adding a double-double with 11 rebounds, five assists, three steals, and one block.
• AJ Esposito posted a double-double of 21 points (6-7 FG, 9-13 FT) and a game-high 17 rebounds (5 offensive), plus three assists and one block.
• Anthony Todd contributed 10 points, four rebounds, two assists and one steal
• Matthew Maxwell added eight points, four assists, two rebounds, and one steal
• Corey Sommervil came off the bench for nine points, one rebound and two steals
• Zion Williams and Jake Devaney led the Privateers with 27 and 22 points, respectively

How it happened:

• The game opened with a back-and-forth battle as neither team gained a lead larger than three points through the first nine minutes of play with the game tied at 17 with 11:19 to go in the first half
• St. Joseph's broke the tie with an 8-0 scoring run fueled by back-to-back threes from Maxwell and Sommervil; Sommervil capped the scoring run with a fastbreak layup to give the Golden Eagles a 25-17 advantage
• The Privateers responded going on a 7-0 scoring burst themselves to bring the game within one (25-24), before Todd ended the scoring drought with a layup off the pass from Rodriguez
• The first half came to a close as both teams traded buckets down the stretch as SJLI pulled ahead late taking a five point lead into half (34-29)
• As Williams hit a three to start the second half scoring for Maritime, Esposito and Rodriguez answered with baskets of their own to bring the lead back up to six (42-36); Maritime would go on a 12-0 scoring burst to claim a 48-42 lead with 13:47 left in the game
• St. Joseph's offense would explode with an 18-0 scoring run with Rodriguez scoring 13 straight points as the Golden Eagles claimed a 60-48 lead just over the midway point of the second half
• Maritime cut the lead to just five (60-55) with just over seven minutes remaining but again SJLI answered with a 10-1 scoring run, as Esposito posted six of the team's 10 points in that time as St. Joseph's held a 70-56 lead with 4:16 left in the game
• Strong free throw shooting in the final two minutes from Esposito and Rodriguez secured the victory for the Golden Eagles in a crucial Skyline Conference matchup against Maritime 

Notes:

• St. Joseph's shot 45.5% from the field (30-66) and 38.9% from three (7-18), while going 15-23 (65.2%) from the free-throw line. 
• SJLI dominated the boards 48-37 (13 offensive boards) and scored 38 points in the paint.
• Maritime shot 39.7% overall (27-68) and 26.5% from three (9-34)
• The Golden Eagles had a clear edge in fast-break points (15-10) and bench scoring (17-8).

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