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MBB Preview: Billikens Open Four-Game Homestand Saturday

SLU Men's Basketball Game Notes & Information
Game No. 9 Saint Louis (7-1) vs. UAB (6-2)
Date // Time Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021 // 5:30 p.m. (CT)
Location St. Louis, Mo. (Chaifetz Arena)
Radio KMOX 1120 AM (Bob Ramsey, Earl Austin Jr.)
TV Bally Sports Midwest (Dan McLaughlin, Scott Highmark)
Stream ESPN+ | Bally Sports Midwest
Live Stats StatBroadcast
Tickets Starting at $10
Game Notes Saint Louis | UAB

Saint Louis returns home to Chaifetz Arena to begin a four-game homestand on Saturday against UAB. Game time is scheduled for 5:30 p.m., a change from the original schedule.
 
The Billikens have won four in a row and enter Saturday night's matchup 7-1. They are receiving votes in the Coaches Poll. UAB is 6-2, with its only losses coming in close games against South Carolina and undefeated San Francisco.
 
Following the men's basketball game, fans are invited to stick around to watch the SLU men's soccer game on the Chaifetz Arena video boards. The Billikens are in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Men's Soccer Championship, where they take on the Washington Huskies in a 7 p.m. (CT) kickoff Saturday night in Seattle.
 
Promotions: The first 2,500 fans will receive a foam blue LED cheer stick, compliments of SLU Online. Additionally, the first 1,000 students in attendance will receive free SLU socks.
  
Here are five additional facts in advance of Saturday's game against UAB:
 
1 // Fans are encouraged to click here to read important information relating to the Chaifetz Arena mask requirement, clear bag policy, cashless concessions and mobile-first ticketing. 
 
2 // Through games of Thursday, Dec. 2, the Billikens are sixth in the nation in scoring offense, averaging 88.1 ppg. SLU has scored 74 points or more in each of the first eight games of the season for the first time since 1955-56.
 
3 // The Billikens are second in the NCAA in free throws made (165) and 35th in free-throw percentage (.769). SLU has hit 80 percent or better from the stripe in three straight games while making 25+ trips to the line in each of those contests.

4 // Gibson Jimerson leads the Billikens in scoring with 17.0 ppg. Francis Okoro is SLU's top rebounder at 7.6 rpg.
 
5 // Yuri Collins is five assists away from matching Erwin Claggett for 10th on SLU's all-time career assists list.
 
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Players Mentioned

Yuri Collins

#1 Yuri Collins

G
6' 0"
Sophomore
Gibson Jimerson

#24 Gibson Jimerson

G
6' 5"
Redshirt Freshman
Francis Okoro

#5 Francis Okoro

F
6' 9"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Yuri Collins

#1 Yuri Collins

6' 0"
Sophomore
G
Gibson Jimerson

#24 Gibson Jimerson

6' 5"
Redshirt Freshman
G
Francis Okoro

#5 Francis Okoro

6' 9"
Junior
F