GAME DETAILS
Saint Louis 76, Fordham 68
Saturday, February 20, 2016 | 7 p.m.
St. Louis, Mo. | Chaifetz Arena
THE BASICS
Mike Crawford finished one point shy of his career high with 21 points and Jermaine Bishop chipped in 17 as the Saint Louis Billikens defeated Fordham 76-68 Saturday night in Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball action at Chaifetz Arena.
It was the second win in a row for the Billikens, who improve to 10-16 overall and 5-9 in the A-10. Fordham dips to 13-12 overall and 4-10 in the league.
BILLIKEN NOTABLES
-- The Billikens shot 52.3 percent from the floor, the second time in as many games they shot better than 50 percent.
-- Crawford was a perfect 6-of-6 from the floor, which included a 3-of-3 mark from 3-point range. He also shot 6-of-7 from the charity stripe and led the Billikens with six rebounds.
-- Crawford also posted a career-high four steals.
-- Aaron Hines dished out a career-high and team season-high-tying eight assists.
-- Bishop was 5-of-10 from the field and drained three 3-pointers en route to 17 points.
-- Ash Yacoubou scored nine points, while Miles Reynolds chipped in seven.
HOW IT HAPPENED
-- The game featured 13 lead changes, all occurring in the first half.
-- A Matt Neufeld dunk at the 5:07 mark of the first half sparked an 8-0 Billiken run, which gave SLU a lead it would not relinquish.
-- Fordham scored the last five points on the first half to trim the Saint Louis lead to two, 30-28, at halftime.
-- A Crawford trey at the 7:20 mark of the second half gave SLU a 14-point lead, its largest advantage of the night.
-- Fordham chipped away at its deficit and pulled to within four with less than three minutes remaining, but Crawford drained another trey to keep SLU ahead.
FORDHAM LEADERS
-- Three Rams scored in double figures, led by Ryan Rhoomes' 17 points. He also pulled down 10 rebounds to finish with a double-double.
UP NEXT
-- The Billikens host Dayton Tuesday night at Chaifetz Arena. Tip time is 7 p.m. and the game will be televised on CBS Sports Network.
