GAME DETAILS
Saint Louis 63, Saint Joseph's 60
Sunday, February 7, 2021 | 1 p.m. (CST)
Hagan Arena | Philadelphia, Pa.

THE BASICS
• Saint Louis trailed by as many as 12 points in the second half, but 21 points from Rachel Kent and 15 second-half points from Ciaja Harbison led the Billikens to a 63-60 Atlantic 10 Conference win Sunday afternoon in Philadelphia, Pa.
• Myriama Smith Traore posted her third double-double this season and fourth in her career.
• The Billikens have won four of their last five games, improving to 6-3 overall and 4-3 in league play. Saint Joseph's dropped to 5-4, 3-4.

FIRST QUARTER
• Five straight points from Ciaja Harbison gave the Billikens a 7-5 lead, but SJU scored the next seven.
• SLU held the Hawks scoreless for over four minutes, helping the Billikens knot the game back at 12.
• A jumper right before the buzzer gave Saint Joseph's a 14-12 lead after one period of play.

SECOND QUARTER
• SJU connected on the first three field goals of the frame, but Rachel Kent's second three-pointer of the game brought the Billikens back within six at 23-17. 
• After falling down 10 at 29-19, the Billikens used an 8-0 run to trail by just two.
• The Hawks posted the final five points of the half to hold a 34-27 lead.

THIRD QUARTER
• Saint Joseph's took their largest lead of the game at 45-33 at 6:07, but Harbison answered with a 5-0 run of her own to pull the Billikens back within eight.
• The Billikens continued Harbison's spurt to make it 10 straight SLU points, pulling them within two at 45-43.
• Kent's two free throws near the end of the quarter brought the score to 49-45 in favor of the Hawks.

FOURTH QUARTER
• Five consecutive Billiken free throws gave SLU its first lead of the game (50-49) since the first quarter.
• The Hawks responded taking back the advantage at 55-53 at 3:18, but it would be the last time they held an edge in scoring over the Billikens.
• Harbison and Kent combined for eight of the next 10 points, and Smith Traore sank both her free throws to bring the Billikens' score to 63.

BILLIKEN NOTABLES
• Kent finished with a season-high 21 points on 6-of-10 shooting, while also adding nine rebounds. This was the sixth time this season she connected on three shots from behind the arc.
• Harbison scored 15 of her 20 points in the second half, despite only playing 22 minutes in the game.
• The game marked the first time two Billikens scored 20 points in the same game this season.
• Smith Traore grabbed five of her 10 rebounds on the offensive glass. She also tallied 10 points, for her third double-double of the season.
• The win was head Coach Lisa Stone's 650th of her career.

UP NEXT
The Billikens will wrap up their stay in Philadelphia with another contest at Saint Joseph's Monday, Feb. 8, at 4 p.m. (CST).