| GAME 20 |
Duquesne (13-6, 3-3 A-10) at Saint Louis (10-9, 2-4 A-10) |
| WHEN |
Sunday, Jan. 26 • 5 p.m. |
| WHERE |
Chaifetz Arena (St. Louis, Mo.) |
| STREAM |
ESPN+ (Jeff Vernetti, Sadie Montgomery) |
| LIVE STATS |
StatBroadcast |
| GAME NOTES |
SLU | DUQ | Atlantic 10 |
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Sunday's game is part of a men's and women's basketball doubleheader. The Billikens' men's team plays Fordham at 2 p.m. prior to the women's game. One ticket is good for both games. Women's basketball ticket holders wishing to attend the men's game should redeem their women's ticket at the Billiken Ticket Office for a reserved seat for the men's game.
THE BASICS
• Saint Louis enters the game with a 10-9 record, 2-4 in the Atlantic 10.
• The Billikens have dropped consecutive contests for just the second time this season, Dec. 20 and 22, vs. Princeton and Kansas.
• SLU's four losses in conference play have come to teams that combine for a 20-1 record in the A-10.
• Saint Louis was predicted to finish fourth in the A-10 in a poll of conference head coaches, while Duquesne was selected ninth.
A LOOK AT THE BILLIKENS
• Saint Louis is second in the league with 42.0 rebounds per game in conference games only.
• Overall, the Billikens have out-rebounded their opponent in 12-of-19 games.
• Three Billikens are in the A-10's top eight in rebounds per game, led by Myriama Smith Traore with 8.4 (second).
• Kendra Wilken sits fifth with 7.9, while Brooke Flowers is eighth (6.9).
• SLU ranks first in the A-10 and 19th in the NCAA with 5.21 blocked shots per game.
• The Billikens are averaging 5.83 blocks in conference games only.
• Sophomore Ciaja Harbison leads the Billikens in scoring (15.0 ppg), assists (3.4 apg) and steals (1.5 spg).
• Myia Clark is second on the team with 13.5 ppg in league games only, including hitting a team-best 12 3-point field goals (fourth in the conference).
• Wilken turns in 10.5 ppg and Rachel Kent averages 9.8 to round out the top Billiken scorers.
A LOOK AT THE DUKES
• Duquesne enters the game with a 13-6 record, 3-3 in the A-10, and winners of its last two.
• Libby Bazelak leads the Dukes in most major categories, including scoring (12.8 ppg), rebounds (6.3 rpg), assists (4.2 apg) and steals (1.5 spg).
• Bazelak ranks fourth in the NCAA in 3-point field goal percentage (47 percent).
• Amana Kalin is at the top of league in assists to turnover ration (1.83, fourth), assists (77, fifth) and assists per game (4.1, fifth).
• Kalin registered a triple-double Jan. 11, against La Salle, recording 15 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists.
• The Dukes' balanced offense has had five different players score 20+ points at least once this season.