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GAMENOTES SAINT LOUIS (4-0) INDIANA STATE (1-1) Tuesday, Dec. 15 • 7 p.m. • St. Louis, Mo. • Chaifetz Arena (10,600) TV: FSMW (Dan McLaughlin, Scott Highmark) SAINT LOUIS BILLIKENS INDIANA STATE SYCAMORES Radio: KMOX 1120 (Bob Ramsey, Earl Austin Jr.) Record: 4-0 (0-0 A-10) Record: 1-1 (0-0 MVC) Live Stats: SLU.StatBroadcast.com Home/Road/Neutral Record: 4-0/0-0/0-0 Home/Road/Neutral Record: 1-0/1-0/0-0 Last Game: W, 88-65 (vs. Central Arkansas) Last Game: L, 68-80 (at Purdue) Saint Louis Billikens Schedule/Results Current Streak: W4 Current Streak: L1 NCAA NET Ranking: NA NCAA NET Ranking: NA NOVEMBER KenPom Rating: 36 (thru Dec. 12) KenPom Rating: 137 (thru Dec. 9) Travis Ford Greg Lansing Wed., 25 SIUE^ (ESPN+) W, 89-52 Head Coach: Head Coach: Ford’s Record at SLU: 79-58 (5th yr.) Lansing’s Record at ISU: 167-155 (11th yr.) Sat., 28 LSU^ (ESPN+) W, 85-81 Ford’s Career Record: 415-324 (24th yr.) Lansing’s Career Record: Same DECEMBER Scoring Margin: +29.3 Scoring Margin: +1 Sat., 5 Arkansas-Pine Bluff (FSMW) W, 107-54 Leading Scorer: Javonte Perkins (19.8 ppg) Leading Scorer: Cooper Neese (16.0 ppg) Tue., 8 Central Arkansas (FSMW) W, 88-65 Leading Reb.: Jordan Goodwin (10.0 rpg) Leading Reb.: Jake Laravia (6.0 rpg) Sat., 12 Evansville (NBCSN) Canceled Assists Leader: Yuri Collins (7.3 apg) Assists Leader: Julian Larry (4.0 apg) Tue., 15 Indiana State (FSMW) 7 p.m. Blocks Leader: Hasahn French (1.5 bpg) Blocks Leader: Jake Laravia (2.5 bpg) Sun., 20 at Minnesota (FS1) 7:30 p.m. Steals Leader: Jordan Goodwin (3.0 spg) Steals Leader: Julian Larry (4.0 spg) Wed., 23 Kansas City (FSMW) 7 p.m. Next Game: Sun., Dec. 20, at Minnesota Next Game: Sat., Dec. 19, vs. Ball State Wed., 30 Duquesne* (FSMW) 6 p.m. JANUARY Sat., 2 Massachusetts* (NBCSN) 5:30 p.m. THE OPENING TIP... Wed., 6 at La Salle* (ESPN+) TBA n Saint Louis is riding a nine-game winning streak dating back to February of last Sat., 9 at Saint Joseph’s* (NBCSN) 5 p.m. season. It is tied for the sixth longest streak in the country. Fri., 15 Davidson* (ESPN) TBA n The Billikens continue to improve their vote total in the AP Top 25 but are still just Wed., 20 at Massachusetts* (FSMW) 5 p.m. on the outside of cracking the Top 25. SLU is second among teams “also receiving Sat., 23 St. Bonaventure* (ESPN) TBA votes” this week. n Tue., 26 Dayton* (CBSSN) TBA The Billikens lead the Atlantic 10 and are 11th in the NCAA in scoring offense with 92.2 ppg. Five players, including four starters, average double figures in scoring. Fri., 29 at Richmond* (ESPN) TBA n SLU ranks fifth in the NCAA in 3-point field-goal percentage (.464) and 13th FEBRUARY nationally in field-goal percentage (.536). Sat., 6 at George Washington* (CBSSN) TBA n Javonte Perkins leads the Billikens with 19.8 ppg and has put up gaudy shooting Wed., 10 Rhode Island* (CBSSN) TBA percentages – 60.4% from the field, 57.9% from the arc, 100% from the stripe. Sat., 13 at Fordham* (CBSSN) TBA n Jordan Goodwin is averaging a double-double with 13.3 ppg and a league-leading Tue., 16 La Salle* (FSMW) 7 p.m. 10.0 rpg. He has registered a double-double in three of the Billikens’ four games. Fri., 19 at Dayton* (ESPN) TBA n Yuri Collins is 13th in the NCAA with 7.2 assists per game. He also leads the league Tue., 23 at VCU* (CBSSN) TBA and is fourth nationally in assist-to-turnover ratio (9.67; 29 assists to just three Fri., 26 Richmond* (ESPN) TBA turnovers). n MARCH The Billikens registered 16 steals as a team on Dec. 8 against Central Arkansas, a Tue., 2 George Mason* (CBSSN) TBA Chaifetz Arena record and the most in a game since 2003. n Saint Louis has scored 80 or more points in the first four games for the first time TBD since the 1955-56 season. That team scored 80+ in its first nine games. TBA at St. Bonaventure* TBA n Up next, the Billikens travel to Minnesota to take on the Golden Gophers on Sunday ^ Billiken Classic *A-10 game at 7:30 p.m. on FS1. LAST GAME STARTERS #0 #1 #3 #11 #24 Yuri Jordan Gibson Hasahn Javonte FRENCH COLLINS PERKINS JIMERSON GOODWIN Goodwin’s Season Averages Collins’ Season Averages Perkins’ Season Averages French’s Season Averages Jimerson’s Season Averages PPG RPG APG MPG PPG RPG APG MPG PPG RPG APG MPG PPG RPG BPG MPG PPG RPG APG MPG 13.3 10.0 3.5 27.3 5.5 2.5 7.3 24.8 19.8 3.8 3.0 25.1 10.5 6.0 1.5 23.1 15.0 2.0 1.0 24.4 BILLIKENS VS. SYCAMORES ABOUT TUESDAY’S GAME uThe Billikens will take on the Sycamores of Indiana State on Tuesday at 7 p.m. uThe game will be televised on FOX Sports Midwest, with Dan McLaughlin and uTEAM COMPARISON calling the action. SLU ISU Scott Highmark u 92.3 ..................Points per game .................. 74.0 KMOX 1120 AM is the home for Billiken Basketball on the radio. As always, 63.0 ...........Points allowed per game .......... 73.0 Billiken Hall of Famers Bob Ramsey and Earl Austin Jr. are on the call. +29.3 ................Scoring Margin...................+1.0 .536 ................... FG Percentage ................... .452 LAST TIME OUT .423 ..........Opponent FG Percentage ......... .487 uSaint Louis broke open a close game with a 13-0 flurry early in the second .464 .................. 3FG Percentage ................. ..279 half, and the Billikens ran their record to 4-0 with an 88-65 victory over Central .356 ........ Opponent 3FG Percentage ........ .462 Arkansas Tuesday night at Chaifetz Arena. 9.8 ................3FG Made Per Game ................ 9.0 uJordan Goodwin tied his career high of six steals and surpassed Anthony .775 ............ Free Throw Percentage ............ .688 15.5 .......Free Throws Made Per Game ....... 11.0 Bonner as SLU’s all-time leader with 194 thefts. Bonner (1986-90) had 192 +8.3...............Rebounding Margin ............... -6.0 steals. Goodwin also turned in his 26th career double-double, scoring 15 points 21.3 ................. Assists Per Game ................. 15.5 and grabbing a game-high 11 rebounds. 11.3 .............. Turnovers Per Game .............. 12.0 uGibson Jimerson poured in a game-high 21 points for the Billikens, who have 1.9 ................ Assist-Turnover Ratio ................ 1.3 scored 80 or more points in each of their first four games for the first time since 11.5 ..................Steals Per Game .................. 10.0 the 1955-56 season. 3.3 ................... Blocks Per Game ................... 5.0 uYuri Collins tallied a career-high 12 points, led all players with nine assists and added three steals. Javonte Perkins had 10 points and four assists, and Hasahn uSERIES NOTES French collected eight rebounds. This will be the 18th meeting between the Billikens and Sycamores in a series dating all the way back to 1924 ... the Billikens lead the POLLING PLACE all-time series 12-5 ... SLU had won nine in a uThe Billikens continue to move up in the AP Top 25 among teams “also row before Indiana State came out on top in receiving votes.” They are second (essentially ranked No. 27) with 121, the third the last outing, a 76-68 win over the Billikens consecutive week they have increased their vote total. at Chaifetz Arena on Dec. 19, 2015 ... this will u be the Sycamores’ third trip to Chaifetz Arena If the Billikens crack the Top 25, it would be the their first time ranked since ... the teams met four times in the 2010s, with SLU’s final ranking of No. 25 in 2013-14. That year, SLU climbed all the way up to the first being a matchup in the 2010 College No. 10 in the nation in consecutive weeks in February. Basketball Invitational ... they played three uA little-known fact is that the Billikens were ranked No. 1 in the inaugural AP straight years from 2013-15, two at Chaifetz poll released on Jan. 17, 1949. The reigning NIT champions that year, SLU held Arena and one game at the Hulman Center. the top spot again the next week before being overtaken by eventual NCAA champion Kentucky. uSERIES RESULTS Date Location SLU’s Outcome 12/18/24 Terre Haute, Ind. W, 30-21 GETTING DEFENSIVE 2/14/74 St. Louis, Mo. L, 69-78 uThe Billikens have a saying on the bench when on defense, “Make a Play.” A 12/10/75 Terre Haute, Ind. W, 62-58 “play” refers to either a deflection, block, steal, or taking a charge. 2/21/77 St. Louis, Mo. L, 72-77 uThere have been plenty of “plays” falling into the steals category recently. On 12/1/77 Terre Haute, Ind. L, 68-84 1/3/82 St. Louis, Mo. W, 73-71 Tuesday against Central Arkansas, the Billikens registered 16 steals, the most in 12/28/83 Terre Haute, Ind. L, 58-66 a game since the Billikens twice turned in 16 steals in the 2003-04 season. 12/13/85 St. Louis, Mo. W, 65-61 uThe 16 steals against Central Arkansas broke the Chaifetz Arena record, which 1/3/87 Terre Haute, Ind. W, 67-64 (OT) was matched a game earlier when Billikens recorded 14 against Arkansas-Pine 12/21/87 St.