ST. LOUIS – Saint Louis received a season-high 18 points from D.J. Foreman and five Billikens scored in double-figures as SLU led wire-to-wire in a 73-60 win over Dayton Tuesday at Chaifetz Arena.
Saint Louis, which snapped a four-game skid, improves to 15-8 overall and 6-4 in A-10 play. Dayton falls to 15-8 and 7-3 in the league.
Foreman connected on his first seven shots from the field and finished 7-of-10 from the field. He also led the Billikens with seven rebounds and three steals.
Javon Bess scored 14 points, including 12 in the second half. Fred Thatch Jr. buried a pair of big 3-pointers in the first half and finished with 12 points and seven rebounds in the game.
Hasahn French recorded 10 points, eight rebounds and two blocked shots. Tramaine Isabell Jr. chipped in 11 points and dished out four assists. Jordan Goodwin had seven rebounds and five assists.
The Billikens out-rebounded Dayton 41-33.
Saint Louis turned the ball over just nine times and only twice in the second half.
SLU started the game on a 10-0 run and never looked back, pushing its lead to 20 at one point late in the second half.
But Dayton responded with a 13-0 run to end the first half and begin the second. SLU still led by double digits for the majority of the second half. After Dayton cut it to nine, Isabell drained three free-throws to push the Bills back to a double-digit advantage. A Bess layup with 2:18 remaining put the Bills on top by 17 and they cruised to the victory, their 12th this season at Chaifetz Arena.
SLU is back in action on Friday night when they travel to Philadelphia to face Saint Joseph's. Game time is 6 p.m. (CT), and the game will be televised on ESPN2.