RESULT
Saint Louis 60, VCU 55
Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022 | 5 p.m. CT
Siegel Center | Richmond, Va.

GAME DETAILS
• In a game of runs, Saint Louis took down VCU, 60-55, on the road Wednesday night in an Atlantic 10 Conference game at Siegel Center in Richmond, Va.
• The Billikens improved to 2-2 in league play and 6-10 overall, while VCU dipped to 3-3, 8-8.
• The win was the Billikens' first at Siegel Center since the 2016-17 season.
• With 14 points in the game, Ciaja Harbison passed Shatoya Likely for third on the Billikens' all-time scoring chart (1,557).
• An 8-0 spurt put the Billikens up 10-6 at the 4:01 mark in the first quarter. Led by eight points from Natalie McNeal, SLU held a 17-14 edge at the end of one.
• VCU opened the second period on a 13-2 run, but the Billikens answered by scoring the next 12 points and held the Rams scoreless for the final 5:06 to take a 31-27 lead into the break.
• SLU ended the third quarter on another 12-0 run and held VCU without a point for the final six minutes to take a 49-34 advantage at the end of the period.
• A McNeal trey at 8:58 in the fourth quarter gave the Billikens their biggest lead of the game at 54-36. The Rams then responded with a 14-2 run to pull back within six with 3:16 remaining.
• VCU was able to cut the deficit to just three, but the Billikens held on to pick up the road victory.

BILLIKEN NOTABLES
• McNeal led the way for the Billikens, finishing with 15 points, four assists and four rebounds.
• Harbison posted 14 points and four rebounds, while Bess collected 10 points and three boards.
• Brooke Flowers tallied a game-best 13 rebounds and added eight points.

UP NEXT
Saint Louis returns to Chaifetz Arena Sunday for an A-10 matchup with Richmond. Tipoff is set for 1 p.m. on CBS Sports Network.