Bay Area Billiken

Around the A10, on a poor overall 3-5 Friday: In Charleston: Dayton 88 St. John's 81; In Brooklyn: Auburn 77 St. Bona 60 in a game that wasn't close, Auburn led 48-28 at Halftime; In Philadelphia: Texas A&M Commerce 57 St. Joe's 54 - Ouch; At US Virgin Islands Paradise Jam: Fordham 77 Norfolk State 64; In Pittsburgh: Duquesne 77 Rider 58; In Amherst: Harvard 78 UMass 75; In Johnson City, TN: East Tenn. State 70 Davidson 68. This league is losing to Low Cons, lower Mid-Majors, the Ivy League.

It would be good to bring a 2-1 record and an AAC scalp home from Myrtle Beach.

SLU vs. Wichita State, for 3rd Place, Sunday, 8 pm Eastern, 7 pm Central on ESPN2. Liberty beat Wichita State 83-66.

Even with poor opposition defense a team usually doesn’t shoot 50% from 3. Down 15 it may be too late, but hopefully Vermont cools off in the 2nd Half.

UVT shot 64-50-75% in 1st Half.

This is the new normal in the A10.

47-32 Vermont at Half. Vermont shot lights out.

VMT shooting 67, 56, 88%.

Jimer hammered, ref calls traveling.

Defense is lacking so far, need to get out on the shooters.

cbssports.com’s line is now SLU +3, o141.5. ESPN has UVM -3.5.

SLU is #77 in Massey College Basketball Ratings, best in the A10.

Rigged, like the NET. But eventually getting this Mountain West scalp should help with something.

SLU shattered the spread!

ESPN2 briefly showed Taj rise to his feet in applause after the Larry Hughes, Jr. dagger 3. Will Taj donate his NIL compensation to the alma mater like his much younger understudy?

That's a Winner! SLU 79 WYO 69. SLU beats the spread. Bring on the Bernie Bros.

Come on Dalger, hit these FT's.

Taj sighting!

2:43 left, up 7.

Saw great plays earlier in this quarter by Thames. He's going to be a star.

Right now we're getting killed on the boards. I am aware of the height disadvantage.

2 offensive rebounds by WYO.

Refs swallow whistle on foul against SLU, then call foul on SLU.

Don't let them come back shooting free throws with the clock stopped.

What was that call? Mercy. Zebra just gave WYO 2 unearned points.