WHAT'S ON TAP?

• Saint Louis is in Philadelphia for a key Atlantic 10 Conference matchup as the Billikens take on the Saint Joseph's Hawks Friday night at Hagan Arena. Game time on ESPNU is 9 p.m. (ET) / 8 p.m. (CT).
• Next up, the Billikens host first-place George Mason at Chaifetz Arena on Tuesday, Feb. 11. That game tips at 7 p.m. and will be televised on FanDuel Sports Network.

FOLLOWING THE ACTION

• Friday's game will televised on ESPNU and streamed on ESPN+. Mike Corey and Perry Clark will call the action.
• KMOX 1120 AM 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. Ramsey is in his 39th season calling SLU games, while Austin is in year No. 34. 

BILLIKEN NOTABLES

• Saint Louis remains in third place in the Atlantic 10 Conference with a 7-3 record.
• Saint Louis leads the A-10 in FG% (.477) and effective FG% (.561). The Bills will be looking to cut down on turnovers however as they are last in A-10 play in turnovers/game and turnover margin.
• The Billiken defense is tops in the A-10 in opponent 3FG% as teams shoot just .238 from beyond the arc in league games. SLU is third in the A-10 in defensive efficiency during the A-10 slate.
• Gibson Jimerson leads the Billikens and is fourth in the A-10 in scoring with 17.8 ppg. He is second in the league and 31st  nationally with 3.0 3-pointers made per game.
• Robbie Avila scores 16.6 ppg. His 4.2 assists (fifth in the A-10) and 1.6 3s lead all centers in NCAA Division I.
• Isaiah Swope turns in 16.5 points and is fourth in the A-10 with 4.7 assists per game.
• With the scoring trio of Avila, Jimerson and Swope, the Billikens are the only program in the country with players averaging 16.5 ppg or more.
• Kalu Anya is third in the A-10 in rebounds per game (9.0).
• Kobe Johnson is averaging 12 points and 5 rebounds over the last five games, shooting .629/.500/.889 during that stretch.
• Amari McCottry had a big final minute against UMass with two steals and the game-saving offensive board and assist that led to Swope's game-winning 3-pointer.
• Head coach Josh Schertz is in his first season at SLU. His .779 winning percentage ranks No. 7 among active coaches across all three NCAA divisions.

ABOUT THE HAWKS

• The Saint Joseph's University Hawks (Philadelphia, Pa.) enter Friday's game 13-9 overall and 4-5 in conference play.
• The Hawks are coming off a midweek bye. They fell 58-55 last Saturday at Loyola Chicago.
• Erik Reynolds II is one of the Hawks' all-time leading scorers. He enters Friday's game third in career points (1,965) and second in career treys (315). Reynolds has been tabbed first-team All-Atlantic 10 in each of the last two seasons.
• Xzayvier Brown lead Saint Joseph's in scoring with 16.1 ppg and assists at 4.8 per game.
• Rasheer Fleming averages 15.5 ppg and leads the Hawks in rebounding (9.2/game) and steals (1.5/game).
• Justice Ajogbor is second in the A-10 with 2.1 blocks per game.
• Adding in Fleming's 1.6 blocks per game, Saint Joseph's is one of the top shot-blocking teams in the country, ranking fifth with 5.6 blocks per game.
• The Hawks are second in the league in FT percentage (.751) and rank third in the A-10 in 3s make per game and 3s attempted per game.
• Head coach Billy Lange is in his sixth season on Hawk Hill and 15th year overall, which also includes stints at U.S. Merchant Marine Academy and Navy.

SERIES HISTORY

• This is the 24th meeting all-time between the Billikens and Hawks. Saint Louis leads the series 18-5.
• The Billikens are 8-3 at Hagan Arena, one of four venues in the A-10 where SLU has a winning record (George Mason, La Salle and Fordham are the others).
• The Billikens topped Saint Joseph's 73-57 on Jan. 3 at Chaifetz Arena. Robbie Avila posted his first double-double of the season (21 and 11). Isaiah Swope netted four treys (4-of-9) on his way to a game-high 26 points, and he equaled his season best with a game-high eight assists. SLU had an assist on 21 of its 27 field goals.