GAME DETAILS

Saint Louis 77, Rhode Island 60

Saturday, February 27, 2016 | 2 p.m.

Chaifetz Arena | St. Louis, Missouri

THE BASICS

--Saint Louis concluded the regular season with authority on Senior Day Saturday afternoon, defeating Rhode Island 77-60 in an Atlantic 10 Conference matchup at Chaifetz Arena.

--The victory was the fifth in a row for the Billikens (23-6, 13-3 A-10), who added to their school records for total wins and conference wins. SLU's .813 conference winning percentage also is a school record.

--The Billikens are assured of no worse than a second-place tie with George Washington in the final A-10 standings, and they have a chance to earn a share of the regular-season crown. League leader Duquesne (13-2) plays its A-10 finale Sunday at St. Bonaventure.

--The Bills have earned a double bye to the A-10 Championship quarterfinals and will play their tournament opener next Friday. The conference office will announce tournament seedings, pairings and start times Sunday evening.

--Rhode Island fell to 11-17, 5-11 with its seventh consecutive loss.

HOW IT HAPPENED

--Saint Louis wasted no time taking command, scoring the first 10 points of the game just four minutes in.

--Rhode Island whittled away and sliced the Billikens' lead to 18-14 with 46 seconds left in the first quarter. But a three-point play by Jackie Kemph and a Denisha Womack 3-pointer restored a 10-point margin, 24-14, at the end of one.

--Jenny Vliet immediately buried a 3-pointer to start the second quarter, giving SLU its largest first-half advantage.

--Rhode Island dented the lead with a 10-4 run to make it a 31-24 game at the 5:57 mark. Saint Louis answered with a Sadie Stipanovich layup and a Vliet triple to go on top 36-24.

--The margin floated between eight and 12 points the rest of the quarter before the Billikens carried a 46-35 lead to the locker room.

--Neither team generated much offense in the third quarter. A Stipanovich jumper stretched the Saint Louis lead to 56-42 before a pair of Rhode Island treys allowed the Rams to make it an eight-point game. Jordyn Frantz hit a short jumper to give the Billikens a 58-48 lead after three.

--The Rams hung around for a while in the fourth quarter, trailing 60-52 with 7:11 remaining. But Vliet's third 3-pointer of the game triggered a 10-0 spurt that put the game out of reach.

BILLIKEN NOTABLES

--The Billikens shot 47.4 percent overall and 45.5 percent (10-of-22) from 3-point range. They held Rhode Island to 33.3 percent overall and 26.7 percent (8-of-30) from beyond the arc.

--Saint Louis recorded 23 assists on 27 field goals and committed just 12 turnovers.

--SLU outscored Rhode Island 30-18 in the paint.

--The Billikens' 46 first-half points tied their season high for points in the first half.

--Jackie Kemph led the Billiken scoring effort with 19 points. Kemph was 7-of-7 from the free throw line and added eight assists (game high), five rebounds and three steals.

--Denisha Womack (6-of-8 FG) scored a season-high 18 points. Womack had a season-high three 3-pointers (3-of-4) and tied for game-high honors with seven rebounds.

--Sadie Stipanovich (8-of-12 FG) tallied 18 points and collected seven rebounds, including a team-high three offensive boards.

--Jenny Vliet was 3-of-7 from beyond the arc and finished with 10 points. Vliet also chipped in five rebounds and a season-high-tying four assists.

--Jamesia Price contributed four assists.

RHODE ISLAND LEADERS

--Charise Wilson, 20 points, five rebounds; Symone Bullard, 17 points, five assists; Brianna Thomas, seven rebounds; Tayra Melendez, six rebounds.