THE BASICS
• Saint Louis enters Thursday's matchup with a 6-2 record, following its 76-61 win over Southeast Missouri State on Tuesday.
• SLU and Missouri are meeting for the 24th time, with the Tigers leading the series 22-1.
• The two teams last met in December last season, ending with Mizzou leaving Chaifetz Arena with a 74-62 victory.
• 2019 second round WNBA draft pick Sophie Cunningham led the Tigers with 18 points, eight assists and five rebounds.
• Ciaja Harbison finished with 19 points on six of eight shooting, along with five assists and three steals.
A LOOK AT THE BILLIKENS
• Southeast Missouri State was just the third team to score at least 60 points on Saint Louis this season.
• Through games of Dec. 3, SLU's opponent average of 51.5 points per game ranked 12th in the country.
• Senior Kendra Wilken has scored at least 15 points in five of eight games this season, including each of the last four contests (19, 15, 19, 16).
• Freshman Rachel Kent's 22 3-pointers rank fourth among freshmen in the NCAA through games of Dec. 3.
• She has made at least two 3-pointers in seven of eight games.
• Harbison has scored double figures in all but two games this year.
• She's third on the team with 12.8 ppg and ranks first with 3.1 apg and 1.9 spg.
• Brooke Flowers is third in the A-10 this season with 2.0 blocks per game.
• The sophomore's 84 career blocked shots rank sixth in SLU history, eight behind LaKia Jones for fifth place (92).
• SLU, on average, is +5.6 in rebounding through eight games, and they have three players in the top 10 in the league in rebounds per game.
• Myriama Smith Traore leads the conference with 9.3 rpg, while Wilken and Flowers are tied for sixth with 7.8 rpg.
• Following the Mizzou game, the Billikens are home for the next three, starting with Illinois State on Sunday.
A LOOK AT THE TIGERS
• Missouri fell to North Carolina 82-69 on Friday at the Cancun Challenge in Cancun, Mexico, dropping the Tigers to 2-6 on the season.
• Senior guard Amber Smith leads the team in scoring (15.3 ppg) and rebounding (8.1 rpg).
• She has led the Tigers in scoring four times this season, and the North Carolina game marked the sixth time she has scored double figures.
• Freshman forward Hayley Frank ranks second on the Tigers in scoring with 14.0 ppg, and she has scored double figures for six consecutive games.
