PHILADELPHIA – Saint Louis scored its most points ever in an Atlantic 10 Conference game in a 102-84 victory over La Salle Wednesday at Tom Gola Arena.
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The Billikens improved to 9-14 overall and 2-8 in A-10 play. La Salle dipped to 11-12 and 2-8 in the league.
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Sincere Parker led all scorers with a career-high 33 points. He shot 10-of-14 from the field, 4-of-5 from 3-point range and 9-of-9 from the charity stripe. The 33 points were the most by a Billiken this season.
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Bradley Ezewiro had 16 points and a team-high seven rebounds. He also blocked two shots.
Larry Hughes II had 13 points, while
Kellen Thames chipped in 12.
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The 102 points are the most by the Billikens in an A-10 game, bettering the 96 SLU scored against Davidson on Jan. 20, 2016. It was one shy of the all-time conference single-game scoring record for SLU of 103 vs. Wichita State on Feb. 18, 1956.
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The Billikens led wire-to-wire. They shot 64.5 percent in the first half to set the tone and took a 51-39 lead into the break. SLU came out firing at the start of the second half and never looked back.
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SLU stays in Philadelphia to take on Saint Joseph's Saturday at Hagan Arena. Game time on USA Network is 11:30 a.m. (CST).
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