SLU Men's Basketball Game Notes & Information
Game No. 2	Saint Louis (1-0) vs. Chicago State (0-1)
Date // Time	Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025 // 7 p.m.
Location	St. Louis, Mo. (Chaifetz Arena)
Chaifetz Arena	Tickets | Parking | Clear Bag Policy
Radio	104.1 FM / 1120 AM KMOX | Varsity Network App (Bob Ramsey, Earl Austin Jr.)
TV	Fanduel Sports Network Extra (Tom Ackerman, Troy Robertson, Tamar Sher)
Stream	ESPN+
Live Stats	StatBroadcast
Series History	Saint Louis leads 11-0
Game Notes	Saint Louis

WHAT'S ON TAP?

• Saint Louis welcomes in the Chicago State Cougars to Chaifetz Arena on Thursday night at 7 p.m.
• It's the second game of Thursday doubleheader, as the women's team kicks things off with their home opener at 4 p.m. against Middle Tennessee State at Chaifetz Arena. Men's basketball ticket holders can scan their ticket for the women's game and may sit in GA seating.

FOLLOWING THE ACTION

• Thursday's game will be televised on FanDuel Sports Network Extra and simulcast on ESPN+. Tom Ackerman, Troy Robertson, and Tamar Sher will call the action.
• 104.1 FM / 1120 AM KMOX is the home for Billiken Basketball on the radio. Billiken Hall of Famers and longtime SLU men's basketball radio partners Bob Ramsey and Earl Austin Jr. will the call the action for all SLU games, both at home and on the road. Billiken Basketball sends a special salute to Rammer, who tonight begins his 40th season as the radio voice of SLU hoops. Austin enters year No. 35.

NEWS & NOTES

• Saint Louis continues its five-game homestand Thursday by hosting Chicago State at Chaifetz Arena.
• The Billikens are coming off a 92-67 season-opening win over Southeast Missouri State on Monday night.
• Robbie Avila led the Billikens with 18 points and added 11 rebounds for a double-double. Dion Brown also recorded a double-double with 11 points and 11 boards. 
• Amari McCottry (16), Kellen Thames (12) and Quentin Jones (10) also scored in double figures for SLU.
• The Bills corralled 54 rebounds, tied for the third-most ever for SLU at Chaifetz Arena and the second-most against a Division I foe on opening night in the NCAA.
• The Billikens are in their 18th season playing inside the state-of-the-art Chaifetz Arena. SLU is 219-79 all-time on its home court.
• Senior center Robbie Avila has been named to preseason Watch Lists for the Naismith Trophy, Oscar Robertson Trophy and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award. Last season he averaged 17.3 points and 6.9 rebounds. He led all centers in Division I in 3s made per game and assists per game. 
• Saint Louis went 19-15 overall and 11-7 in league play last season and was an at-large pick for the National Invitation Tournament (NIT).
• Billiken head coach Josh Schertz is in his 18th season as a collegiate head coach. His .773 winning percentage ranks in the top 10 among active coaches in the NCAA.
• Up next, the Billikens host Lindenwood (1-0 entering Thursday game vs. UHSP) on Monday, Nov. 10, at 7 p.m. at Chaifetz Arena.

ABOUT THE COUGARS

• Chicago State enters Thursday game 0-1 on the young season. The Cougars fell 92-62 at DePaul in the season opener on Monday night. 
• The Cougars were picked to finish sixth in the 10-team Northeast Conference (NEC). LIU was the unanimous choice to win the NEC.
• Against DePaul on Monday, forward Marcus Tankersley led the Cougars with 16 points and nine rebounds. Newcomer Stephen Byard came off the bench to score 16 points on 5-of-8 shooting. Guard Braelon Bush added six points, four assists and four rebounds, while Doyel Cockrill III chipped in 10 points and connected on two triples.
• Chicago State went 4-28 (4-12 NEC) last season.
• Landon Bussie is in his first season as head coach at Chicago State. He came to the Cougars from Alcorn State, where he led the Braves to back-to-back SWAC regular-season titles in 2022 and 2023. Bussie was a two-time SWAC Coach of the Year.

SERIES HISTORY

• The Billikens and Cougars are meeting for the 12th time. SLU is 11-0 against Chicago State. All but one game in the series has been played in St. Louis. The Billikens visited Chicago State during the 1988-89 season.
• Saint Louis defeated Chicago State last year 85-62 at Chaifetz Arena behind a team-high 19 points by Robbie Avila. SLU's 41-33 halftime lead almost completely evaporated in the early stages of the second half as Chicago State outscored the Billikens 16-9 to trail by one with 15:31 remaining. But 3-pointers by Gibson Jimerson on consecutive possessions extended the lead to 56-51 and sparked an offensive flurry that helped the Bills pull away.