SLU Men's Basketball Game Notes & Information |
Game 20 |
#4 Saint Louis (14-5)Â vs. #1 St. Bonaventure (14-4) |
Date // Time |
Saturday, March 6Â // 5 p.m. (CT) |
Location |
Richmond, Va. (Siegel Center) |
TV |
CBS Sports Network (Tom McCarthy & Chris Walker) |
Radio |
KMOX 1120 AM / Radio.com (Bob Ramsey, Earl Austin Jr.) |
Live Stats |
StatBroadcast |
Game Notes |
Saint Louis | St. Bonaventure |
Saint Louis faces top-seeded St. Bonaventure on Saturday night with a trip to the A-10 final on the line. Game time vs. the Bonnies is 5 p.m. (CT). It will be played at the Siegel Center on the campus of VCU in Richmond, Va.
Billiken Hall of Famers Bob Ramsey and Earl Austin Jr. will call all the action on KMOX 1120 AM. The broadcast will also air on radio.com/kmox.Â
The game will be televised on CBS Sports Network. Tom McCarthy and Chris Walker are on the call.
The Billikens have won three in a row, including an 86-72 win over #5 seed UMass on Friday in the quarterfinals. St. Bonaventure defeated #9 Duquesne on Friday to advance. The SLU-St. Bonaventure winner will play in the A-10 final next Sunday, March 14 (Selection Sunday) in Dayton, Ohio. #2 VCU meets #3 Davidson in the other A-10 semifinal at 8 p.m. (CT) on Saturday.
Here are five additional facts in advance of Saturday's game against St. Bonaventure:Â
1 // Javonte Perkins scored 25 points and Yuri Collins matched his career-scoring-high with 17 points as Saint Louis rolled past UMass 86-72 on Friday
2 // Perkins' 25 points on Friday were the most by a Billiken in an A-10 Championship game since Dwayne Evans scored 25 against Charlotte in the 2013 quarterfinals at Barclays Center.
3 // Hasahn French had a steal in the UMass game on Friday to give him 100 for his career. He is the only active player in NCAA Division I with 200+ blocked shots, 200+ assists and 100+ steals.
4Â // Jordan Goodwin's double-double Friday against UMass (18 points, 14 rebounds) was his 14th of the year.
5 // The Billikens have won two A-10 Championship titles – in 2013 as the No. 1 seed and in 2019 as the No. 6 seed.
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