SLU Men's Basketball Game Notes & Information
Game No. 14	Saint Louis (8-5) at Saint Joseph's (6-6)
Date // Time	Saturday, Dec. 31, 2022 // noon (CT)
Location	Philadelphia, Pa. (Hagan Arena)
Radio	KMOX 1120 AM (Bob Ramsey, Earl Austin Jr.)
TV	None
Stream	ESPN+
Live Stats	SJUHawks.com
Game Notes	Saint Louis
Series	SLU leads 15-4

QUICK PREVIEW 
 
Saint Louis opens Atlantic 10 Conference play on Saturday afternoon when it takes on the Saint Joseph's Hawks at Hagan Arena in Philadelphia. Game time is set for noon (CT).
 
The Billikens enter the A-10 opener with an 8-5 record. SLU hasn't played since a 69-67 loss to SIUE on Dec. 21 at Chaifetz Arena. Saint Joseph's is riding a two-game win streak and is 6-6 overall, which includes a 5-2 mark on the Hawks' home floor.
 
FOLLOW THE ACTION 
 
Saturday's game will not be televised but will be streamed live on ESPN+.
 
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.
 
FIVE FACTS
 
1 // Yuri Collins continues to hold the overwhelming lead in the NCAA in assists (134) and assists per game (10.3). He is 12 assists shy of reaching 700 for his career and would be just the fifth player in A-10 history to reach that milestone.  
 
2 // Javonte Perkins is coming off a season-high 23 points in the SIUE game, where he drained a career-high-tying five 3-pointers. He is 8-for-17 from 3-point range in his last two games. Perkins needs 30 more points to reach 1,000 in his career.
 
3 // In addition to holding SLU's career record with 688 assists, Yuri Collins is seventh in school history with 150 career steals. Gibson Jimerson is seventh all-time at SLU with 181 career 3-pointers.
 
4 // The Billikens are embarking on their 18th season in the Atlantic 10 Conference. They are 150-129 in A-10 tilts. In A-10 openers, the Billikens are 7-10 overall. SLU has won two A-10 regular-season crowns (2013 and 2014) and two A-10 tournament titles (2013 and 2019).  
 
5 // Saint Louis leads the all-time series against the Hawks 15-4. The Billikens have won three in a row, including last year's meeting at Chaifetz Arena. The Bills are 7-2 all-time at Hagan Arena. In the last SLU-SJU game on Hawk Hill in 2019-20, Javonte Perkins (career-high 33 points) and Ryan Daly (35 point) dueled it out with SLU posting the 78-73 win. SJU's last win in the series came during the 2018-19 season, a 91-61 win at Hagan Arena.

Up Next
The Billikens play on the road once again on Jan. 4, 2023, taking on the Massachusetts Minutemen in Amherst, Mass.