GAME DETAILS

Saint Louis 60, George Washington 44

Sunday, February 3, 2019 | 1 p.m. (CST)

Chaifetz Arena | St. Louis, Missouri

THE BASICS

• Ciaja Harbison scored 19 of her game-high 21 points in the second half to lead Saint Louis to a 60-44 Atlantic 10 Conference victory over George Washington Sunday afternoon at Chaifetz Arena.

• The Billikens, who have won four of their last five games, improved to 10-12 overall and 5-4 in the A-10. George Washington fell to 8-14, 5-4.

• Saint Louis has won after trailing at halftime in its last two outings. GW led 24-23 at the break.

FIRST HALF

• Saint Louis trailed 10-6 with 2:52 left in the first quarter but outscored George Washington 8-2 the rest of the period. Jordyn Frantz ignited the run with a three-point play, followed by a Tasia Jeffries 3-pointer and a Brooke Flowers bucket.

• Frantz hit a 3-pointer on the Billikens' initial second-quarter possession, but George Washington outscored SLU 12-6 the rest of the way and took a 24-23 edge to the locker room.

SECOND HALF

• GW stretched its lead to three with a pair of early third-quarter free throws, but Saint Louis started a 12-2 spurt on its next possession.

• Harbison scored the last nine points of the run, including two 3-pointers, and it was 35-28 Billikens with 4:46 remaining.

• The Colonials narrowed the margin to four, but Kerri McMahan buried a triple from the corner at the buzzer to give the Billikens a 43-36 advantage.

• McMahan's trey sparked another 12-2 flurry that put Saint Louis in firm command, 52-38, with 7:34 to play. She recorded the Bills' first basket of the fourth quarter, Flowers scored on consecutive possessions, and Harbison punctuated the run with a three-point play.

• GW drew to within 10 points, 54-44, with 5:32 remaining. However, the Colonials could not take advantage of three straight empty possessions for SLU, and 3-pointers by Harbison and Frantz secured the victory for the Billikens.

BILLIKEN NOTABLES

• Saint Louis out-rebounded George Washington 41-27, including 13-6 on the offensive glass.

• The Billikens held an A-10 opponent to fewer than 60 points for a sixth time this season.

• Harbison's 21 points included a career-high three 3-pointers (3-of-5). She was 7-of-14 from the field overall, had a career-high eight rebounds and tied for the team high with three steals.

• Frantz posted 13 points, a game-high-tying four assists and a season-high-tying three steals.

• McMahan (5-of-9 FG) matched her season high of 12 points and had no turnovers in 38 minutes.

• Flowers (4-of-7 FG) narrowly missed a double-double, turning in eight points and nine rebounds.

• Evan Zars tied Flowers for game-high honors with nine rebounds and added three assists and two blocks.

• Myia Clark had a game-high three offensive rebounds.

GEORGE WASHINGTON LEADERS

Neila Luma, 13 points, seven rebounds; Kayla Mokwuah, nine points; Maddie Loder, four assists; Mei-Lyn Bautista, four steals, three assists

UP NEXT

The Billikens travel to the Bronx, New York, to take on Fordham Wednesday, Feb. 6. Game time is 6 p.m. (CST).