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MBB Preview: Billikens Take on No. 11 Memphis on Tuesday

SLU Men's Basketball Game Notes & Information
Game No. 4 Saint Louis (3-0) at No. 11 Memphis (2-0)
Date // Time Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021 // 7 p.m.
Location Memphis, Tenn. (FedExForum)
Radio KMOX 1120 AM (Bob Ramsey, Earl Austin Jr.)
TV None
Stream ESPN+ 
Live Stats StatBroadcast
Game Notes Saint Louis | Memphis

Saint Louis heads to Memphis, Tennessee, to take on the 11th-ranked Memphis Tigers on Tuesday night at FedExForum. Game time is set for 7 p.m.
 
The game will air exclusively on ESPN+. Greg Gaston and Jon Albright are on the call.
 
The Billikens are 3-0 on the year with home victories against Central Arkansas, Harris-Stowe and Eastern Illinois. Memphis, ranked 11th in this week's AP top 25, enters Tuesday's game 2-0 after season-opening home wins over Tennessee Tech and North Carolina Central.
 
Here are five additional facts in advance of Tuesday's game against Memphis:
 
1 // Through games of Sunday, Nov. 14, the Billikens are third in the nation in scoring offense (103 ppg) and scoring margin (+50). SLU ranks seventh in the NCAA in assist-turnover ratio (2.35) and seventh in rebound margin (+20.7). The Billikens are one of 19 teams in the NCAA with three victories.
 
2 // Gibson Jimerson leads the Billikens in scoring with 18.7 ppg. He has led the team in scoring in each of SLU's first three games this season.
 
3 // Yuri Collins is fourth nationally in assists per game with 9.3. He recorded his first career double-double with 14 points and 12 assists in the season opener against Central Arkansas.
 
4 // Jordan Nesbitt began his collegiate career at Memphis, appearing in three games last season for the Tigers after enrolling in the second semester. Nesbitt is the Billikens' second-leading scorer with 13.3 ppg.

5 // Tuesday's game marks the 59th meeting between Memphis and Saint Louis. The Tigers hold a 32-26 advantage in the series. The two schools were conference mates in the Missouri Valley Conference, Metro Conference, Great Midwest Conference and Conference USA. SLU and Memphis are meeting for the first time since a first-round matchup in the 2012 NCAA Tournament, which SLU won 61-54. It ended up the final win of Hall of Fame head coach Rick Majerus' career.
 
Up next: The Billikens return to Chaifetz Arena to face Mercer (0-2 entering its game Tuesday against Life University) on Saturday, Nov. 20, at 4 p.m. The game will be televised on Bally Sports Midwest.
 
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Players Mentioned

Yuri Collins

#1 Yuri Collins

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Gibson Jimerson

#24 Gibson Jimerson

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Jordan Nesbitt

#15 Jordan Nesbitt

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Players Mentioned

Yuri Collins

#1 Yuri Collins

6' 0"
Sophomore
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Gibson Jimerson

#24 Gibson Jimerson

6' 5"
Redshirt Freshman
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Jordan Nesbitt

#15 Jordan Nesbitt

6' 6"
Freshman
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