GAME DETAILS
Saint Louis 62, Richmond 57
Sunday, February 14, 2021 | 2 p.m. (CST)
Chaifetz Arena | St. Louis, Mo.
 
THE BASICS
• Ciaja Harbison and Brooke Flowers registered double-doubles to lead Saint Louis to its fifth consecutive victory, 62-57 over Richmond, Sunday afternoon at Chaifetz Arena.
• The Billikens improved to 9-3 overall and 7-3 in conference play. The Spiders slipped to 10-6, 7-4.
• Harbison scored 18 points and posted a career-high 12 assists for her first double-double as a Billiken. Flowers turned in her fourth double-double of the season and second in succession, notching 17 points and 10 rebounds (four offensive) to go with four blocks and two steals.
 
FIRST QUARTER
• Saint Louis scored the first five points and held leads of 9-2 and 11-4 before settling for an 11-6 advantage at the buzzer.
• Rachel Kent netted five first-quarter points.
 
SECOND QUARTER
• Richmond evened the score at 11 in the first 1:30.
• Saint Louis grabbed a 21-13 lead with a 10-2 spurt. The run began with 3-pointers from Myia Clark and Kent and concluded with baskets by Myriama Smith Traore and Flowers.
• Richmond answered with a 12-4 flurry that created a 25-25 deadlock.
• Flowers hit a baseline jumper in the closing seconds to send SLU to the locker room with a 27-25 edge.
 
THIRD QUARTER
• The Spiders scored six of the first seven points to gain a 31-28 lead.
• Flowers tossed in eight points during a 12-3 run that put the Billikens in front 40-34 heading into the fourth quarter.
 
FOURTH QUARTER
• Richmond narrowed the gap to three points twice in the early going.
• Harbison drove twice for buckets, and Kent buried a 3-pointer in between, to give SLU a double-digit lead, 49-39, with 7:23 left.
• The Spiders drew to within four on three occasions down the stretch, the final time 58-54 with 18 seconds to play.
• The Billikens missed two free throws, but Harbison made a steal on Richmond's next possession, was fouled, and sank two from the stripe to make it 60-54 with seven seconds left.
• Richmond responded with a 3-pointer, but two more Harbison free throws secured the win.
 
BILLIKEN NOTABLES
• Saint Louis outscored Richmond 12-2 from the free throw line.
• The Billikens earned a 28-16 advantage in points in the paint.
• SLU recorded an assist on 18 of its 23 field goals.
• Kent finished with 15 points.
• Myriama Smith Traore grabbed 12 rebounds, including six on the offensive glass.
 
RICHMOND LEADERS
Addie Budnik, 21 points, nine rebounds, three blocks; Emma Squires, 12 points; Alex Parson, nine points, eight rebounds
 
UP NEXT
The Billikens play at Dayton Saturday, Feb. 20.