GAME NOTES: Saint Louis (Tournament Notes)
Saint Louis will take on Air Force Sunday morning on the final day of action in the Gulf Coast Showcase in Estero, Fla.
Tipoff is slated for 10 a.m. CT from Hertz Arena. A video stream will be available on FloHoops, with an audio stream on SLUBillikens.com.
For a bracket and more information on the tournament, click here.
Air Force and the Billikens will be meeting for the first time.
The Falcons are 3-3 to begin the year. They started 3-0, before dropping their last three contests, including to No. 22 Michigan and Georgia Tech this weekend in the Gulf Coast Showcase.
KEY STORYLINES
• Brooke Flowers continues to move closer to milestones and records in her fifth season with the Billikens. She's closing in on the 1,000-rebound and -point milestones, with 987 and 954, respectively. At 1,000 boards, Flowers would tie Arlene Lampe for the Billikens' career rebounding record.
• Flowers swatted three Belmont shots Saturday, giving her 33 blocked shots in just eight games this season.
• Kyla McMakin put up double digits in the scoring column Saturday, finishing with a team-best 24 points in the contest. She's registered 10+ points in all but one game this season.
• SLU connected on 22 free throws against Belmont Saturday, its most in a game in nearly two years (23 vs. Memphis, Dec. 4, 2020)