THE BASICS

• Saint Louis enters the game with a 14-10 record, 6-5 in the Atlantic 10.
• The Billikens had a four-game winning streak snapped at Rhode Island Wednesday, falling 72-63.
• Through games of Feb. 13, SLU was the No. 2 ranked A-10 team in the RPI at No. 98 (Dayton, No. 57).
• Saint Louis leads the all-time series 12-4 over Massachusetts.

A LOOK AT THE BILLIKENS

• Saint Louis is holding opposing teams to 56.7 points per game, ranking the Billikens third in the Atlantic 10 and 31st in the NCAA.
• The Billikens are holding opponents to a 36.2 shooting percentage, first in the league.
• SLU is 12-1 in games it allows fewer than 60 points.
• Saint Louis is one of three A-10 teams who have four players averaging 10+ points: Ciaja Harbison (15.1), Kendra Wilken (11.3), Rachel Kent (10.3) and Myia Clark (10.1).
• The Billikens are third in the league with 40.1 rebounds per game.
• Myriama Smith Traore ranks third in the conference with 8.0 rebounds per game, followed by Wilken (fourth, 7.9) and Brooke Flowers (eighth, 6.5).
• SLU ranks second in the A-10 and 23rd nationally with 4.92 blocks per game.
• Harbison leads the Billikens in scoring, assists (4.0 apg) and steals (1.5 spg).
• Kent's 51 3-point field goals are first among freshmen in the A-10 and 10th among rookies in the NCAA.

A LOOK AT THE MINUTEWOMEN

• UMass enters the game on a three-game skid, most recently dropping a 52-51 decision against Dayton on Wednesday.
• UMass leads the league in assist-turnover ration (1.10) and scoring margin (+8.0), while ranking second in steals (8.8), turnovers (12.8), assists (14) and points per game (67.2).
• The Minutewomen's leading scorer Sam Breen has recorded at least 20 points in each of her five starts.
• Freshman Maeve Donnelly leads the Atlantic 10 and is fifth in the NCAA among rookies with 65 blocks on the season.
• Senior Hailey Leidel's 2.64 3-point field goals per game is tops in the A-10.