KINGSTON, R.I. – Despite a career-high 21 points from Miles Reynolds, Saint Louis dropped an 81-68 decision at Rhode Island Saturday in Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball action at the Ryan Center.

The Billikens fall to 10-15 overall and 2-10 in A-10 play, while Rhode Island improves to 17-6 and maintains a tie for the lead in the A-10 standings with a 9-3 mark.

Reynolds was 4-of-5 from the field and 13-of-15 from the line to account for his 21 points. That bettered his previous career best of 19 against North Carolina A&T, a game in which he went 14-of-18 from the line.

Davell Roby scored 15 points, grabbed five boards, dished out four assists and recorded three steals. His 10-for-10 performance from the line is the best perfect shooting mark by a Billiken from the charity stripe since Marque Perry went 11-for-11 against East Carolina during the 2002-03 season.

Milik Yarbrough turned in 14 points on 6-of-9 shooting to give the Billikens three freshmen in double figures. Reggie Agbeko tied his career best with nine points on 4-of-5 shooting.

The Billikens shot 51.4 percent from the field, 33.3 percent from 3-point range and 76.5 percent from the free-throw line. Rhode Island had an 81.8 percent shooting mark from the line in a game that saw the Billikens and Rams combine for 67 free throws.

SLU was hampered by 22 turnovers, which Rhode Island turned in to 32 points. URI's Jared Terrell scored a game-high 23 points.

Saint Louis led 6-2 early on thanks to 3-pointers by Roby and Yarbrough, but URI responded with a 12-0 spurt and the Billikens never led again.

SLU trailed by 20 midway through the second half and put together a small rally to close the gap within 10, but Rhode Island held on for the final 13-point margin.

The Billikens remain on the road to face No. 20/22 VCU on Tuesday night. The game, which will be nationally televised on CBS Sports Network, tips at 6:30 p.m. (CT) at the Siegel Center.