SLU Men's Basketball Game Notes & Information
Game No. 15	Saint Louis (9-5, 1-0 A-10) at UMass (9-4, 0-1 A-10)
Date // Time	Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023 // 6:30 p.m. (CT)
Location	Amherst, Mass. (Mullins Center)
Radio	KMOX 1120 AM (Bob Ramsey, Earl Austin Jr.)
TV	NESN
Stream	ESPN+
Live Stats	UMassAthletics.com
Game Notes	Saint Louis
Series	SLU leads 17-7

QUICK PREVIEW 
 
Saint Louis searches for its second straight Atlantic 10 Conference road win on Wednesday night when it travels to Amherst, Massachusetts, to face the UMass Minutemen. Game time is set for 6:30 p.m. (CT).
 
The Billikens are 9-5 overall and 1-0 in league play. They are coming off an 83-78 win at Saint Joseph's in Philadelphia on Saturday. UMass (9-4 overall and 0-1 in A-10 play), under the direction of first-year head coach Frank Martin, won the Myrtle Beach Invitational earlier this season. The Minutemen fell 83-64 at St. Bonaventure in the A-10 opener.
 
FOLLOW THE ACTION 
 
Wednesday's game will be televised on NESN (New England Sports Network). It will be simulcast 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 (149) and assists per game (10.6). He is fourth all-time in the A-10 history with 703 career assists.  
 
2 // Gibson Jimerson is coming off a season-high 22 points in the win against Saint Joseph's. He leads the Billikens in scoring with 13.4 ppg.
 
3 // Yuri Collins is averaging a double-double with 12.0 ppg and 10.6 apg. If he keeps the averages up he would be the fifth player in NCAA history to finish a season averaging a points/assists double-double and the first since Ja Morant in 2018-19.
 
4 // A win Wednesday would give the Billikens their first 2-0 start in A-10 play since the 2018-19 season. That team ended up starting the conference season 5-0 and eventually captured the A-10 Tournament title in Brooklyn, N.Y.
 
5 // Saint Louis leads the all-time series against the Minutemen 17-7 and has won three of the last four. The Billikens are 4-5 all-time at the Mullins Center, which includes a 1-2 mark for Travis Ford coaching against his former team in Amherst.
 
Up Next
The Billikens open a two-game homestand on Saturday, Jan. 7, hosting St. Bonaventure at 3 p.m. on Bally Sports Midwest. Then, George Mason comes to town on Wednesday, Jan. 11, for a 7 p.m. tip of Bally Sports Midwest.