SLU Men's Basketball Game Notes & Information
Game No. 26	Saint Louis (16-9, 8-4 A-10) vs. Davidson (11-13, 4-8 A-10)
Date // Time	Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023 // 8 p.m. CT
Location	St. Louis, Mo. (Chaifetz Arena)
Radio	KMOX 1120 AM (Bob Ramsey, Earl Austin Jr.)
TV	CBS Sports Network (Chris Lewis, Avery Johnson)
Tickets	Available here
Live Stats	StatBroadcast
Game Notes	Saint Louis
Series	Davidson leads 8-3

QUICK PREVIEW 
 
Saint Louis welcomes the Davidson Wildcats to Chaifetz Arena for the first time since the 2018-19 season on Wednesday night. Game time is 8 p.m.
 
The Billikens are 16-9 overall and tied for third in the A-10 with an 8-4 record. Davidson is 11-13 overall and 4-8 in the league.
 
FOLLOW THE ACTION 
 
Tuesday's game is the second game of a tripleheader on CBS Sports Network. Chris Lewis and Avery Johnson are on the call. Tipoff is scheduled for 8:05 p.m. CT, but could tip as late as 8:10 p.m. depending on the length of the first game – Xavier at Marquette.

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 (238) and assists per game (9.9). He needs eight more assists to reach 800 for his career.
 
2 // Jake Forrester and Francis Okoro are putting up FG percentages this season that rank among the best in school history. Forrester's .585 shooting percentage currently ranks eighth all-time at SLU in a single season. Okoro is just outside the top 10 with a .580 clip from the field.
 
3 // Gibson Jimerson is 24th in school history with 1,168 career points. With 11 more points, he would jump Jim McLaughlin and Hasahn French and climb into 22nd. Jimerson is fifth all-time at SLU with 212 career 3-pointers made.
 
4 // Saint Louis leads the A-10 and is 25th nationally with 38.8 rpg. The Billikens were the A-10 leader in rebounding in each of the last four seasons – 2018-19 through 2021-22.

5 // Full-session tickets for the 2023 Atlantic 10 Conference Men's Basketball Championship are on sale now through the Billiken Ticket Office. Click here for more information. The tournament takes place March 7-12 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. Note the change in the schedule – the tournament starts a day earlier on Tuesday, March 7. There is an off day on Friday, March 10, prior to Saturday's semifinal action. The bracket can be found here.
 
ABOUT DAVIDSON
 
Davidson enters Wednesday's game 11-13 overall and 4-8 in A-10 play. Many of the Wildcats' A-10 losses have been close – losing by two points to Fordham, VCU, and George Mason; and losing by four to Saint Louis and Richmond.
 
Since joining the A-10 in 2014-15, Davidson has won two regular-season titles (2015, 2022) and a tournament title (2018) and has made three NCAA Tournaments (2015, 2018, 2022).
 
Foster Loyer leads the Wildcats in scoring with 15.9 ppg. He is also tops on the team in 3-pointers (51), assists (105) and steals (39). Sam Mennenga is second on the Wildcats in scoring (15.2 ppg) and leads the squad in rebounding (6.9 rpg).
 
Matt McKillop is in his first season as head coach at Davidson. He took over the program after his father, Bob McKillop, retired this offseason after 33 seasons as Davidson's head coach. Matt McKillop has been a part of the Wildcats' staff since 2008, and he was named Davidson's associate head coach prior to the 2016-17 season.
 
THE SAINT LOUIS-DAVIDSON SERIES
 
This is the 12th meeting all-time between the Billikens and Wildcats in a series that began when Davidson joined the A-10 in 2014-15.
 
The Wildcats lead the series 8-3, but SLU won the last meeting earlier this year 74-70 at Belk Arena.  That was the Bills' first win at Belk Arena after going 0-4 the previous stops in Davidson.
 
The Wildcats haven't played at Chaifetz Arena since the 2018-19 season. Davidson has a 2-1 edge over the Bills in games played in St. Louis.
 
This is the first season that the Billikens and Wildcats are playing a regular-season home-and-home series in A-10 play.

UP NEXT
 
The Billikens host Duquesne on Saturday, Feb. 18, in a 7 p.m. tipoff on Bally Sports Midwest and ESPN+.