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GAMENOTES SAINT LOUIS (2-1) BYU (3-0) Monday, Nov. 21, 2016 • 6:30 P.M. (PT) • Las Vegas • MGM Garden Arena TV: None (Stream on YouTube.com) SAINT LOUIS BILLIKENS BYU COUGARS Radio: 101 ESPN (Bob Ramsey, Earl Austin Jr.) Record: 2-1 Record: 3-0 Billiken Media Relations Contact: Neutral Court Record: 0-0 Neutral Court Record: 0-0 Brian Kunderman • 314-808-4868 | [email protected] Last Game: W, 74-69 (vs. Eastern Illinois) Last Game: W, 81-65 (vs. Coastal Carolina) Saint Louis Billikens Schedule/Results Current Streak: W2 Current Streak: W3 Last 5/10: NA Last 5/10: NA NOVEMBER Head Coach: Travis Ford Head Coach: Dave Rose Fri., 4 Greenville (exh.) W, 124-85 Ford’s Record at SLU: 2-1 (1st year) Rose’s Record at BYU: 286-99 (12th year) Fri., 11 Ball State L, 64-85 Ford’s Career Record: 347-258 (20th year) Rose’s Career Record: Same Mon., 14 Southern Utah W, 88-76 Thu., 17 Eastern Illinois W, 74-69 Leading Scorer: Davell Roby (16.3 ppg) Leading Scorer: Eric Mika (21.0 ppg) Mon., 21 vs. BYU (Las Vegas) 8:30 p.m. Leading Rebounder: Reggie Agbeko (10.3 rpg) Leading Rebounder: Eric Mika (11.3 rpg) Wed., 23 vs. Alabama/Valpo (Las Vegas) TBA Assists Leader: Jermaine Bishop (6.0 apg) Assists Leader: L.J. Rose (5.7 apg) Tue., 29 Samford 7 p.m. Blocks Leader: Elliott Welmer (1.7 bpg) Blocks Leader: Eric Mika (2.7 bpg) DECEMBER Steals Leader: Zeke Moore (1.7 spg) Steals Leader: Nick Emery (1.7 spg) Sat., 3 Kansas State 7 p.m. Next Game: Wed., Nov. 23, vs. Alabama/Valpo Next Game: Wed., Nov. 23, vs. Alabama/Valpo Tue., 6 at Wichita State 7 p.m. Sun., 11 Chicago State 2 p.m. Wed.,14 at Southern Illinois 7 p.m. THE OPENING TIP... Sat., 17 SIUE 4 p.m. n Monday’s game is part of the third-annual Men Who Speak Up Main Event. Joining Thu., 22 Winthrop 7 p.m. the Billikens in the Heavyweight Bracket are Alabama, BYU and Valparaiso. Fri., 30 Rhode Island* 6 p.m. n The winners of the two games on Monday (SLU vs. BYU / Alabama vs. Valpo) play JANUARY in the championship game Wednesday night at 11 p.m. (CT). The consolation Wed., 4 at La Salle* 6 p.m. Sun., 8 Davidson* 1 p.m. game is Wednesday at 8:30 p.m. (CT). Wed., 11 at Duquesne* 6 p.m. n After falling to Ball State in the season opener, Saint Louis has reeled off Sat., 14 at George Mason* 1:30 p.m. consecutive wins and comes to Las Vegas with a 2-1 record. Tue., 17 St. Bonaventure* 8 p.m. n Senior forward Reggie Agbeko is averaging a double-double with 16 ppg and Sun., 22 at Dayton* 1 p.m. 10.3 rpg (second in the A-10). He was flirting with his third straight double- Wed., 25 Massachusetts* 7 p.m. double in the last game against Eastern Illinois, but fouled out with 18 points and Sat., 28 at George Washington* 3 p.m. seven rebounds. FEBRUARY n Junior guard Davell Roby, who tied Agbeko for team-high honors with 18 points Wed., 1 George Mason* 6 p.m. against EIU, is the Billikens’ leading scorer averaging 16.0 ppg. Redshirt freshman Sat., 4 North Carolina A&T 7 p.m. forward Elliott Welmer also scores in double figures with 12.3 ppg. Wed., 8 at St. Bonaventure* 6 p.m. n Sophomore guard Jermaine Bishop (9.3 ppg) has eclipsed his career-high for Sat., 11 Duquesne* 7 p.m. assists in each of the last two games and averages 6.0 apg (t-3rd in the A-10). Tue., 14 Dayton* 7 p.m. n Eight Billikens average more than 10 minutes played/game through the first two Sat., 18 at Fordham* 1 p.m. tilts. Wed., 22 at VCU* 6 p.m. Sat., 25 Saint Joseph’s* 3:30 p.m. n BYU enters Monday’s game 3-0 with victories against Princeton (82-73), Coppin MARCH State (96-59) and Coastal Carolina (81-65). Eric Mika leads the Cougars in scoring Wed., 1 La Salle* 7 p.m. (21 ppg) and rebounding (11.3 rpg). Sat., 4 at Richmond* 3 p.m. n First-year Billikens head coach Travis Ford is in his 20th season as a collegiate * A-10 Game head coach and has a 347-258 career mark. POSSIBLE STARTERS #11 #5 #32 #35 #33 Mike Elliott Davell Reggie ROBY Jermaine AGBEKO BISHOP WELMER CRAWFORD Bishop’s Season Averages Roby’s Season Averages Crawford’s Season Averages Agbeko’s Season Averages Welmer’s Season Averages PPG RPG APG MPG PPG RPG APG MPG PPG RPG APG MPG PPG RPG APG MPG PPG RPG APG MPG 9.3 2.3 6.0 32.0 16.3 3.7 3.0 30.3 5.3 6.0 1.7 31.0 16.0 10.3 0.3 28.3 12.3 3.7 0.3 25.0 SETTING THE SCENE BILLIKENS VS. COUGARS uSaint Louis (2-1) looks to continue its winning ways on Monday when it faces BYU in the Men Who Speak Up Main Event at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Game uTEAM COMPARISON time is scheduled for 8:30 p.m. (CT). SLU BYU uMonday’s game will be streamed live on YouTube on the bd Global Network’s channel. 75.3 ......................... Points per game .........................86.3 Wednesday’s championship game will be televised on ESPN2, while the consolation 76.7 .................Points allowed per game .................65.7 game will be streamed on YouTube. -1.3 ........................... Scoring Margin ....................... +20.7 u .435 ...........................FG Percentage ............................469 Monday’s and Wednesday’s radio broadcasts will air on 101 ESPN. As always, Billiken .395 ................Opponent FG Percentage .................323 Hall of Famer Bob Ramsey provides the play-by-play, while St. Louis American Sports .365 ..........................3FG Percentage ...........................303 Editor Earl Austin Jr. handles the analysis. .378 ...............Opponent 3FG Percentage ................222 .663 ...................Free Throw Percentage ....................740 LAST TIME OUT -3.0 ...................... Rebounding Margin .................. +13.0 uSaint Louis rallied from an 11-point halftime deficit to post a 74-69 victory against 13.7 .........................Assists Per Game .........................18.7 Eastern Illinois Thursday night at Chaifetz Arena. 14.3 ..................... Turnovers Per Game .....................15.7 uSenior forward Reggie Agbeko and junior guard Davell Roby led the way for Saint 6.7 ............................ Steals Per Game ............................6.3 Louis with 18 points apiece. Freshman forward Elliott Welmer scored 15 points, while 5.0 ............................Blocks Per Game ............................5.7 sophomore guard Jermaine Bishop added 14 points and posted a career-high eight assists. uThe Billikens opened the second half on a 15-0 run to gain command, and they held on down the stretch to post the win. uAgbeko was 9-of-12 from the field en route to his 18 points. He also gathered seven rebounds before fouling out with 2:18 remaining in the contest. uSERIES HISTORY uRoby was 4-of-5 from long range and 6-of-11 from the field for his 18 points. He BYU leads the all-time series 3-1 ... the Billikens and finished with five rebounds and four assists. Cougars met in the quarterfinals of the 1951 NIT, a uBishop posted a career high in assists (eight) for the second straight game. tournament BYU eventually won ... the last meeting uWelmer hit a pair of treys and was 5-of-6 from the field for his 15 points. He was also a occurred in the 1953-54 season, with the Billikens perfect 3-for-3 from the charity stripe. coming away with an 86-74 win. uSenior guard Mike Crawford had seven rebounds, four assists and two steals. 12/31/30 St. Louis L, 32-37 TRAVIS FORD IN FIRST SEASON ON BILLIKENS’ SIDELINE $ 3/12/51 New York L, 58-75 u 12/22/52 Provo, Utah L, 69-86 Saint Louis head coach Travis Ford is in his first season at SLU and 20th overall. He began his career at Campbellsville, an NAIA institution in Campbellsville, Ky. From 1/5/54 St. Louis W, 86-74 $ National Invitation Tournament there, Ford served five seasons as head coach at Eastern Kentucky before moving on to UMass for three seasons. He was at Oklahoma State the last eight seasons. uFord has been to the postseason 10 times during his coaching career, including six NCAA Tournaments. uFord has coached six players who have gone on to play in the NBA and five who have been named conference player of the year. A tireless recruiter, Ford and his coaching staff recruited three McDonald’s All-Americans to Stillwater during his tenure at uBILLIKENS AT CHAIFETZ ARENA Oklahoma State. This is the ninth season of basketball at Chaifetz uAs a player at Kentucky, Ford helped the Wildcats to three NCAA Tournament Arena (capacity of 10,600). SLU has an all-time appearances. He was a junior on the 1993 Wildcat team that advanced to the NCAA record of 106-39 on its home floor. Final Four. MEN WHO SPEAK UP MAIN EVENT uThe Billikens are playing in the Heavyweight Bracket which also includes BYU, Alabama and Valparaiso. SLU faces BYU on Monday, Nov. 21, at 8:30 p.m. (CT) at the MGM Garden Arena. SLU faces either Alabama or Valparaiso on Wednesday, Nov. 23. Game time will either be 8:30 p.m. (consolation game) or 11 p.m.