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GAMENOTES SAINT LOUIS (8-4) APPALACHIAN STATE (5-7) Sunday, Dec. 30, 2018 • 2 p.m. • St. Louis, Mo. • Chaifetz Arena (10,600) TV: FSMW (Scott Warmann, Scott Highmark) SAINT LOUIS BILLIKENS APPALACHIAN STATE MOUNTAINEERS Radio: 101 ESPN (Bob Ramsey, Earl Austin Jr.) 2018-19 Record: 8-4 (0-0 A-10) 2018-19 Record: 5-7 (0-0 Sun Belt) Billiken Media Relations Contact: Brian Kunderman Home/Road/Neutral Record: 7-0/1-2/0-2 Home/Road/Neutral Record: 5-0/0-4/0-3 314-808-4868 | [email protected] Last Game: L, 59-81 (vs. Florida State) Last Game: W, 99-60 (Milligan) Current Streak: L1 Current Streak: W1 Saint Louis Billikens Schedule/Results NCAA NET Ranking: 71 (thru games of Dec. 27) NCAA NET Ranking: 215 (thru games of Dec. 27) KenPom Rating: 94 (thru games of Dec. 27) KenPom Rating: 193 (thru games of Dec. 27) NOVEMBER Scoring Margin: +2.6 Scoring Margin: +7.4 Tue., 6 SEMO (FSMW+) W, 75-65 Sat., 10 Troy (FSMW) W, 62-58 Head Coach: Travis Ford Head Coach: Jim Fox Tue., 13 North Alabama (FSMW) W, 69-58 Ford’s Record at SLU: 37-41 (3rd year) Fox’s Record at APP: 45-78 (5th yr.) Sat., 17 at Seton Hall (FS2) W, 66-64 Ford’s Career Record: 373-307 (22nd year) Fox’s Career Record: Same Wed., 21 vs. Pitt (ESPN3) L, 73-75 Leading Scorer: Javon Bess (15.1 ppg) Leading Scorer: Ronshad Shabazz (20.2 ppg) Sat., 24 Central Arkansas (FSMW) W, 73-61 Leading Rebounder: Bess/French (7.3 rpg) Leading Rebounder: Isaac Johnson (9.1 rpg) DECEMBER Assists Leader: Jordan Goodwin (3.1 apg) Assists Leader: Isaac Johnson (2.8 apg) Sat., 1 Butler (FSMW) W, 64-52 Blocks Leader: Carte’Are Gordon (1.8 bpg) Blocks Leader: Tyrell Johnson (0.9 bpg) Wed., 5 at Southern Illinois (ESPN+) L, 56-61 Steals Leader: Jordan Goodwin (2.4 spg) Steals Leader: Justin Forrest (1.3 spg) Sun., 9 Oregon State (ESPNU) W, 65-61 Next Game: Sun., Jan. 6, vs. Rhode Island Next Game: Thu., Jan. 2, at South Alabama Sun., 16 at #24 Houston (ESPNU) L, 64-68 Wed., 19 NC Central (FSMW) W, 74-65 THE OPENING TIP... Sat., 22 vs. Florida State (FS2/FSMW+) L, 59-81 Sun., 30 Appalachian State (FSMW) 2 p.m. n Saint Louis returns from Christmas break and begins a three-game homestand JANUARY with the Appalachian State game. Sun., 6 Rhode Island (ESPNU) 3 p.m. n Sunday’s game is the final nonconference game for the Billikens, who open A-10 Wed., 9 UMass (CBS SN) 8 p.m. play on Sunday, Jan. 6, against Rhode Island at Chaifetz Arena. Sat., 12 at La Salle (NBCSN) 5 p.m. n Saint Louis is coming off an 81-59 loss at Florida State. Javon Bess led the Billikens Tue., 15 at Fordham 6 p.m. with 16 points and Carte’Are Gordon chipped in a career-high-tying 14 points, Fri., 18 Saint Joseph’s (ESPN2) 6 p.m. but the 11th-ranked Seminoles shot 55 percent from the floor and 56 percent Wed., 23 at Duquesne 7 p.m. from the arc to post the victory. Sat., 26 Davidson (CBS SN) 1 p.m. n Senior guard Javon Bess has led the Billikens in scoring in each of the last four Wed., 30 Richmond (FSMW) 6 p.m. games and six out of the last seven. For the year, he leads the Bills in scoring (15.1 FEBRUARY ppg), 3-pointers made (25) and is tied for the team lead with 7.3 rpg. Sat., 2 at Rhode Island (CBS SN) 3 p.m. n Sophomore guard Jordan Goodwin averages 10.5 ppg and leads SLU in assists Tue., 5 Dayton (CBS SN) 8 p.m. Fri., 8 at Saint Joseph’s (ESPN2) 6 p.m. (37) and steals (29). He also pulls down 6.1 rpg. Wed., 13 at George Washington (CBSSN) 5:30 p.m. n Senior guard Tramaine Isabell Jr. is second on the Billikens in scoring with 11.8 Sat., 16 La Salle (CBS SN) 4 p.m. ppg. He registered his 1,000th career point in the Florida State game. Sat., 23 at Dayton (CBS SN) 3 p.m. n Freshman forward Carte’Are Gordon shoots 54.3 percent from the field and Tue., 26 at VCU (CBS SN) 6:30 p.m. contributes 9.3 ppg. He leads the team with 22 blocked shots. Senior forward MARCH D.J. Foreman turns in 6.5 ppg. Sat., 2 George Mason (NBCSN) 2 p.m. n Sophomore forward Hasahn French scores 6.5 ppg and is tied for the team Wed., 6 Duquesne (FSMW) 7 p.m. lead with 7.3 rpg. Freshman guard Fred Thatch Jr. turns in 4.2 ppg and is a key Sat., 9 at St. Bonaventure Noon contributor on the defensive end. All times Central n Saint Louis is 18th in the NCAA in adjusted defensive efficiency at kenpom.com. PROBABLE STARTERS #2 #0 #3 #5 #11 Javon Jordan BESS Hasahn Tramaine Carte’Are FRENCH GORDON GOODWIN ISABELL JR. Isabell Jr.’s Season Averages Goodwin’s Season Averages Bess’ Season Averages Gordon’s Season Averages French’s Season Averages PPG RPG APG MPG PPG RPG APG MPG PPG RPG APG MPG PPG RPG BPG MPG PPG RPG BPG MPG 11.8 3.9 2.4 29.0 10.5 6.1 3.1 31.9 15.1 7.3 2.3 35.8 9.3 4.2 1.8 25.6 6.5 7.3 1.4 27.5 SETTING THE SCENE BILLIKENS VS. MOUNTAINEERS uSaint Louis concludes the regular-season nonconference portion of its schedule on Sunday when it entertains Appalachian State at Chaifetz Arena. Tip time is 2 p.m. uTEAM COMPARISON uThe game will be televised on FOX Sports Midwest. Scott Warmann and Scott SLU APP ST Highmark are on the call. 66.7 ......................... Points per game .........................85.4 uThe game will be streamed live nationwide on the FOX Sports App. It will also 64.1 .................Points allowed per game .................78.0 be streamed on ESPN+ outside of the FSMW footprint. The game will blacked out +2.6 .......................... Scoring Margin ..........................+7.4 in Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Nebraska and Iowa for ESPN+ users. It will be .415 ...........................FG Percentage ............................478 streamed for international viewers through Atlantic10.com. .412 ................Opponent FG Percentage .................446 uThe radio broadcast will air on 101 ESPN (101.1 FM and 101Sports.com). As always, .324 ..........................3FG Percentage ...........................374 Billiken Hall of Famer Bob Ramsey provides the play-by-play, while St. Louis American .306 ...............Opponent 3FG Percentage ................344 Sports Editor and new inductee into the St. Louis Sports Hall of Fame, Earl Austin Jr., 5.6 ........................3FG Made Per Game ........................9.4 handles the analysis. .595 ...................Free Throw Percentage ....................694 14.9 .............Free Throws Made Per Game .............15.5 LAST TIME OUT +4.9 ..................... Rebounding Margin .....................+0.1 uSaint Louis fell 81-59 to No. 11 Florida State Dec. 22 in the Metro by T-Mobile Orange 12.8 .........................Assists Per Game .........................13.7 Bowl Basketball Classic at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Fla. 15.1 ..................... Turnovers Per Game .....................14.2 uThe Seminoles led wire-to-wire and forced the Billikens into 18 turnovers, including 0.9 ........................Assist-Turnover Ratio........................1.0 12 in the first half. The Billikens were hampered by 30.2 percent shooting from the field, 8.5 ............................ Steals Per Game ............................5.0 while Florida State shot 55.4 percent from the floor. 4.8 ............................Blocks Per Game ............................2.9 uJavon Bess led the Billikens with 16 points, while Carte’Are Gordon added a career- high 14 points and seven rebounds. uSERIES NOTES uJordan Goodwin registered eight points, nine rebounds, four assists and four steals. This is the first meeting between the Billikens and Tramaine Isabell Jr. scored seven points and recorded his 1,000th career point on a Appalachian State. 3-pointer in the second half. u SERIES RESULTS GETTING DEFENSIVE Date Location SLU’s Outcome First meeting uSaint Louis is 18th in KenPom.com’s adjusted defensive efficiency. uThe Billikens are third in the Atlantic 10 Conference in defense, yielding 64.1 ppg. uLAST GAME BOX SCORE Through games of Dec. 27, that ranked No. 41 in the NCAA. uFrom 3-point range, opponents connect on just 30.6 percent of their chances. That ranks fourth in the league. Only three times this year has an opposing player hit more than two 3-pointers in a game. uThe Billikens lead the A-10 with 57 blocked shots. Carte’Are Gordon (22 blocks) and Hasahn French (17 blocks) both rank in the top 10 in the league in blocked shots. BILLIKENS ON THE BOARDS uSLU head coach Travis Ford has made rebounding an emphasis. uThe Billikens have outrebounded their opponent in all but three games this season. uThrough games of Dec. 27, the Billikens lead the Atlantic 10 Conference in rebounding margin (+4.9) and total rebounds (470). SLU led the league last year with a +6.8 rebounding margin. uSLU posted a season-high 47 rebounds earlier this season against Central Arkansas. BESS LEADING ON BOTH ENDS OF FLOOR uSenior guard Javon Bess leads the Billikens in scoring with 15.1 ppg. He has led the Billikens in scoring the last four games and in eight games total this year. uIn addition to being SLU’s top scorer, he is one of the Billikens’ top rebounders with 7.3 rpg.