GDT Bot Posted February 22 Posted February 22 SLU Men's Basketball Game Notes & Information Game 27 Saint Louis (14-12, 7-6 A-10) vs. Rhode Island (17-8, 6-7 A-10) Date // Time Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025 // 1:30 p.m. CT Location St. Louis, Mo. (Chaifetz Arena) Chaifetz Arena Tickets | Parking | Clear Bag Policy Radio 97.1 FM KFTK | Varsity Network App (Bob Ramsey, Earl Austin Jr.) TV USA Network (Steve Schlanger, Dr. John Giannini) Live Stats StatBroadcast Series History Tied 13-13 Game Notes Saint Louis SETTING THE SCENE Saint Louis returns to Chaifetz Arena to host the Rhode Island Rams in an important Atlantic 10 Conference matchup Saturday afternoon. Game time is set for 1:30 p.m. The Billikens are back on the road for a Tuesday matchup against Davidson in North Carolina. That game tips at 6 p.m. (CT). FOLLOWING THE ACTION Saturday's game will televised on USA Network and streamed on the NBC Sports App. Steve Schlanger and Dr. John Giannini have the call. Saturday's game can be found on the radio dial at 97.1 FM KFTK as there is a programming conflict on KMOX. Billiken Hall of Famers and longtime SLU men's basketball radio partners Bob Ramsey and Earl Austin Jr. will the call the action for all SLU games, both at home and on the road. Ramsey is in his 39th season calling SLU games, while Austin is in year No. 34. PROMOTIONS The annual Great Baby Race, sponsored by Royal Banks of Missouri, will take place at halftime on the Chaifetz Arena court. Babies will race (crawl) across the court for the chance at savings bonds courtesy of Royal Banks of Missouri. Fans are encouraged to stick around after the game for the first-ever Student Baby Race. SLU students have been chosen to participate in a Baby Race for the opportunity to win cash prizes, courtesy of Royal Banks of Missouri. NEWS & NOTES Saint Louis enters the weekend in a two-way tie for fifth in the A-10 standings at 7-6. Rhode Island is one game back of the Bills in a tie for seventh at 6-7. Saint Louis leads the A-10 in FG% (.473) and effective FG% (.557). Gibson Jimerson leads the Billikens and is fourth in the A-10 in scoring with 17.2 ppg. He is three field goals away from surpassing Monroe Douglass (766 career FGs from 1985-89) for second on SLU's career chart. Jimerson's 76 treys this year ranks seventh on the Billikens' single-season list. Robbie Avila is a finalist for the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center of the Year Award. He scores 16.8 ppg (sixth in A-10) and leads all centers in Division I in assists (4.1) and 3s made per game (1.7). Isaiah Swope turns in 16.1 points and is fourth in the A-10 with 4.6 assists per game. With the scoring trio of Avila, Jimerson and Swope, the Billikens are the only program in the country with three active players averaging 16.1 ppg or more. Kalu Anya is second in the A-10 in rebounds per game (8.9). His FG% of .606 is No. 5 in a season in school history. Kobe Johnson is averaging 9.7 ppg in conference play while shooting .628/.429/.929. Over the last eight games, Johnson is averaging 12.9 ppg. SLU is 11-3 at Chaifetz Arena this season but has dropped the last two on their home floor. Head coach Josh Schertz is in his first season at SLU. His .775 winning percentage ranks No. 8 among active coaches across all three NCAA divisions. ABOUT THE RAMS The University of Rhode Island (Kingston, R.I.) has won two in a row and enters Saturday's game 17-8 overall and 6-7 in the A-10. At 17-8 with five regular-season games to go, Rhode Island has already secured its first winning season since the 2019-20 season, snapping a string of four consecutive years below .500. Sebastian Thomas leads the A-10 in steals per game (2.17) and assists per game (6.8). His 18.1 ppg is third in the conference. Thomas has a knack for getting to the free throw line as he is second in the conference in makes and attempts. David Green is second on the Rams in scoring (14.3 ppg) and third in rebounding (5.6 rpg). Jaden House contributes 11.2 ppg, while Jamarques Lawrence chips in 9.7 ppg with a team-best 46 3-pointers. Javonte Brown (8.6 ppg) leads the team with 43 blocked shots. David Fuchs is the Rams' top rebounder at 7.8 rpg. The Rams are second in the A-10 in scoring offense at 78.3 ppg. They are tops in the league in free throws made per game (17.8) and fastbreak points per game (14.0). Defensively, the Rams are second in the league in 3P-FG% defense (.302). Head coach Archie Miller is in his third season at Rhode Island. He served as Dayton's head coach for six seasons and guided the Flyers to four NCAA appearances during his tenure. SERIES HISTORY This is the 27th meeting all-time between the Rams and Billikens. The series is tied 13-13. Saint Louis has won six in a row, including two games last year. SLU won in Kingston then defeated the Rams in the opening round of the A-10 Tournament in Brooklyn. At one point in the series, the Rams won 10 out of 11. Gibson Jimerson has averaged 23.0 ppg in five games against the Rams. That is his best scoring output against any A-10 opponent in his career. Quote
Bay Area Billiken Posted February 22 Posted February 22 Lines: ESPN SLU -6.5, Total 152.5; CBS Sports SLU -6, Total 152.5. Quote
HoosierPal Posted February 22 Posted February 22 Interesting in the Game Notes, our last Chaifetz loss to RI was in January, 2018; 72-65. Roby was our leading scorer with 19, Foreman next with 13, Jalen Johnson 10, Bess and French 10 apiece, Goodwin 5. Hines with 0. Bess went 40 minutes, Roby 36. Series tied at 13-13, with Bills on a 6-0 run. Make it 7-0 after today. CenHudDude and White Pelican 2 Quote
dlarry Posted February 22 Posted February 22 The Bills are rested for the stretch run. I’d like to see a laugher. At the very least a comfortable double digit win. Maybe I’m asking for too much? Billikenbooster 1 Quote
BrettJollyComedyHour Posted February 22 Posted February 22 1 minute ago, dlarry said: Maybe I’m asking for too much? Yes, you'll get a single digit, bad first half win and you'll like it. dlarry 1 Quote
dlarry Posted February 22 Posted February 22 29 minutes ago, BrettJollyComedyHour said: Yes, you'll get a single digit, bad first half win and you'll like it. I was thinking. Gar up by 20 and hold on as RI slowly claws their way back into it. Win by 3-8 Quote
SLU_Nick Posted February 22 Posted February 22 8 days to rest. Gotta take care of business now. No excuses Quote
basebill123 Posted February 22 Posted February 22 I’m not sure when the last time we’ve made the first shot off a steal… Quote
68Alum Posted February 22 Posted February 22 Team succeeding in keeping the ball away from KJ again. Quote
TheA_Bomb Posted February 22 Posted February 22 2 minutes ago, TRN said: Worst layup shooting team in America I was thinking that too but our 2PT % is #3 in the country. So perhaps we're not. Or maybe we mostly take layups and still miss 40%. Quote
68Alum Posted February 22 Posted February 22 Robbie the biggest and slowest point guard in America but burning it up again from 3 Quote
Bay Area Billiken Posted February 22 Posted February 22 How many bunnies has SLU missed? This game should be a blowout. They’re letting URI hang around. Swope has 3 turnovers. 68Alum 1 Quote
TRN Posted February 22 Posted February 22 3 minutes ago, TheA_Bomb said: I was thinking that too but our 2PT % is #3 in the country. So perhaps we're not. Or maybe we mostly take layups and still miss 40%. I think you are right. We only shoot 3s or layups by design. Schertz has even said so. We should be up 15-20 if we could make a 2 foot shot. Quote
68Alum Posted February 22 Posted February 22 Another good job before the half. Stand at the half until 3 second and then miss a challenged 50 footer! who’s coaching this team???? Quote
Old guy Posted February 22 Posted February 22 We are holding our lead but we are not dominating the game. Bills can certainly win if they manage to hold them where they are until the end of the game. Go Bills! Quote
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