SLU Men's Basketball Game Notes & Information
Game No. 29	Saint Louis (18-10, 10-5 A-10) vs. Loyola Chicago (9-18, 3-12 A-10)
Date // Time	Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023 // 5 p.m. CT
Location	St. Louis, Mo. (Chaifetz Arena)
Radio	KMOX 1120 AM (Bob Ramsey, Earl Austin Jr.)
TV	CBS Sports Network
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Live Stats	StatBroadcast
Game Notes	Saint Louis
Series	Loyola Chicago leads 24-23

QUICK?PREVIEW? 
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Saint Louis plays its second-to-last home game of the season on Saturday when it welcomes Loyola Chicago to Chaifetz Arena. It's the first game between the Billikens and Ramblers at Chaifetz Arena, as LUC just joined the A-10 this past offseason.
 
FOLLOW THE ACTION? 
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Saturday's game will be televised on CBS Sports Network, with Chris Lewis and BJ Taylor on the call. Tipoff is slated for 5:05 p.m. with the possibility of a 5:10 p.m. tip depending on the length of the game ahead on CBSSN.

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. 
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FIVE FACTS 
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1?//?Yuri Collins continues to hold the overwhelming lead in the NCAA in assists (275) and assists per game (10.2). He dished out 17 assists against Richmond, the third-most by a player in the NCAA this season. Collins' 20 assists earlier this year against Tennessee State remains the most by a player in the NCAA this year. 
 
2 // In addition to Collins' gaudy assists numbers, he ranks fifth in school history with 173 career steals.
 
3?//?Gibson Jimerson leads the Billikens with 14.2 ppg. He enters the Loyola Chicago game tied with Jordair Jett for 19th in school history in career scoring with 1,239 points.
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4?//?Francis Okoro leads the A-10 in rebounding with 8.9 rpg. He is averaging 12.7 rebounds over the last three games.  
 
5 // Saint Louis leads the A-10 in rebounds/game (38.4), assists/game (16.3) and fastbreak points/game (12.9). The Billikens are second in the A-10 in scoring offense (75.7 ppg).
 
ATLANTIC 10 CONFERENCE MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
 
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. 
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ABOUT LOYOLA CHICAGO
 
The Loyola University Chicago Ramblers enter Saturday's game 9-18 overall and 3-12 in the Atlantic 10 Conference. This is Loyola Chicago's first season in the Atlantic 10 after spending the previous nine years as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference.
 
Philip Alston leads the Ramblers with 14.6 ppg and 5.4 rpg. The transfer from California (Pa.) reached 1,000 career points earlier this season. Braden Norris turns in 10.8 ppg and leads LUC in 3-pointers made (59) and assists (106). He was tabbed the A-10 Player of the Week Dec. 12. Bryce Golden scores 5.9 ppg for the Ramblers. His brother, Grant, scored more than 2,000 points as a member of the Richmond Spiders.
 
Drew Valentine is in his second season as head coach at Loyola Chicago. He has been on the staff of two programs that have made a Final Four – with Loyola Chicago as an assistant coach in 2018, and with Michigan State as a graduate assistant in 2015.
 
THE SAINT LOUIS-LOYOLA CHICAGO SERIES
 
Loyola Chicago leads the all-time series 24-23. The Billikens won at Loyola Chicago earlier this season, 76-59. Javonte Perkins led the way for Saint Louis with 18 points on 7-of-9 shooting from the field and 4-of-5 from downtown. The Billikens finished with a 57.7 percent mark (30-52) from the field in the game, including a 47.4 percent mark from 3-point range.
 
While this is the first season the two teams are meeting as members of the A-10, the series goes way back. The squads first played more than 100 years ago in the 1921-22 season. From 1982 to 1991, the Billikens and Ramblers were members of the Midwestern Collegiate Conference.
 
POSTGAME PRESS CONFERENCE 
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The postgame press conference will be streamed live on YouTube.
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UP NEXT 
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The Billikens hit the road to face VCU on Tuesday, Feb. 28, at 7 p.m. (CT). The game will be televised on CBS Sports Network.