SLU Men's Basketball Game Notes & Information
Game No. 18	Saint Louis (11-6, 2-2 A-10) vs. UMass (8-9, 1-4 A-10)
Date // Time	Sunday, Jan. 23, 2022 // 1:30 p.m. (CT)
Location	St. Louis, Mo. (Chaifetz Arena)
TV	USA Network (Zora Stephenson, Sydney Johnson)
Radio	KMOX 1120 AM (Bob Ramsey, Earl Austin Jr.)
Tickets	Starting at $10
Live Stats	StatBroadcast
Series History	SLU leads 16-7
Game Notes	Saint Louis

 
QUICK PREVIEW
 
Saint Louis (11-6, 2-2 A-10) hosts UMass (8-9, 1-4 A-10) at Chaifetz Arena at 1:30 p.m. in an Atlantic 10 Conference matchup on USA Network.
 
UMass defeated the Bills on Thursday night 91-85 in Amherst in a rescheduled game from a postponement on Dec. 30. It sets up a rare back-to-back regular-season matchup between the two teams.
 
The Minutemen, one of the top 3-point shooting teams in the country, were held to just 35 percent shooting from the arc on Thursday, but they ended up hitting 66.7 percent from the floor in the second half to post the win. Noah Fernandes led UMass with 24 points.
 
The Billikens were led in scoring by Gibson Jimerson's 23 points (tied a season high) and Fred Thatch Jr.'s 20 points (tied a career high). Francis Okoro scored 16 points and brought down a team-high seven rebounds.
 
FOLLOW THE ACTION
 
Sunday's game will be televised on USA Network, with Zora Stephenson and Sydney Johnson on the call.
 
The radio broadcast will air on the home for the Billikens, KMOX 1120 AM. As always, Billiken Hall of Famers Bob Ramsey and Earl Austin Jr. will be on the call.
 
BABY RACE AT HALFTIME
 
The fan-favorite Royal Banks of Missouri Baby Race will take place at halftime. Sixteen babies will race (crawl) across the Chaifetz Arena court with the opportunity to win savings bonds, courtesy of longtime SLU corporate partner, Royal Banks of Missouri.
 
IMPORTANT COVID-19 INFORMATION
 
Attendees aged 12 and above will be required to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination or a COVID-19 negative test result (taken within 72 hours of the game). Fans can supply the necessary information ahead of time at ChaifetzArenaCheckIn.com to help speed up the entry process.
 
In addition, masks are required to be worn when inside Chaifetz Arena. For the full Chaifetz Arena Safe Arena Policy, please click here.
 
FIVE FACTS
 
1 // Gibson Jimerson leads the Atlantic 10 Conference in scoring with 17.1 ppg. He has led the Billikens in scoring in 11 games this season, including the last three.
 
2 // Yuri Collins continues to climb the SLU career assists chart and enters Sunday's game tied for fourth with Kwamain Mitchell with 420 assists. He needs five more assists to pass Jordair Jett and Charles Newberry to end up in second all alone. Josh Fisher holds the SLU career assists record with 436.
 
3 // On Thursday at UMass, the Billikens had two players score 20+ points in an A-10 road game (Gibson Jimerson, 23 and Fred Thatch Jr., 20) for the first time since Ash Yacoubou and Jermaine Bishop (21 points apiece) did so at Duquesne in the 2015-16 season.
 
4 // The Billikens are playing the same opponent in back-to-back games during the regular season for the first time since playing Marquette twice in consecutive games in the 1993-94 season.
 
5 // Saint Louis leads the all-time series with the Minutemen 16-7, which includes four straight Billiken wins at Chaifetz Arena.
 
UP NEXT
 
The Billikens host George Washington at Chaifetz Arena on Wednesday night. Game time on Bally Sports Midwest is 7 p.m.