SLU Men's Basketball Game Notes & Information
Game 33	#5 Saint Louis (19-13) vs. #4 Loyola Chicago (21-10)
Date // Time	Friday, March 14, 2025 // 2 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. CT
Location	Washington, D.C. (Capital One Arena)
A-10 Championship	Tickets | Championship Central
Radio	1120 KMOX | Varsity Network App (Bob Ramsey, Earl Austin Jr.)
TV	USA Network (Jac Collinsworth, Dr. John Giannini)
Live Stats	StatBroadcast
Series History	Loyola Chicago leads 27-25
Game Notes	A-10 Championship Notes | Gameday Update

SETTING THE SCENE

• No. 5 seed Saint Louis continues play in the 2025 Atlantic 10 Conference Men's Basketball Championship on Friday when it takes on the No. 4 seed Loyola Chicago Ramblers in the quarterfinals. Game time at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C., is set for 2 p.m. Eastern, 1 p.m. Central.
• The winner advances to face either No. 1 VCU or No. 8 St. Bonaventure on Saturday at 1 p.m. (ET)/Noon (CT).

FOLLOWING THE ACTION

• Friday's game will be televised on USA Network. Jac Collinsworth and Dr. John Giannini have the call. 
• KMOX 1120 AM is the home for SLU men's 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. 

HOW WE GOT HERE

• Saint Louis defeated Davidson 83-75 Thursday in the second round to advance to Friday's quarterfinal. This will be Loyola Chicago's first game of the tourney as they received a double-bye into the quarterfinals by earning a top-four seed. 
• The Billikens were led against Davidson by 26 points from Isaiah Swope and 25 from Gibson Jimerson. Robbie Avila had a double-double of 13 points and 11 rebounds. He also dished out a game-high seven assists. Amari McCottry provided 19 valuable minutes off the bench and finished with a career-high 15 points on a perfect 5-of-5 shooting from the field.

NEWS & NOTES

• Saint Louis has won five of its last six games.
• Three Billikens earned Atlantic 10 Conference honors, which were announced on Tuesday ahead of the Championship. Gibson Jimerson was named first-team All-Conference and was voted to the All-Academic team; Robbie Avila landed on the A-10 second team; and Isaiah Swope was named third-team All-Conference.
• Gibson Jimerson leads the Billikens with 18.5 ppg and has been on a tear as of late, averaging 29.0 ppg over the four games in March. He is the new SLU single-season leader for 3-pointers made in a season (109), surpassing the previous record of 103 (Erwin Claggett, 1994-95).
• Jimerson is the Billikens' all-time leading scorer and also holds school records in field goals, 3-pointers made, games played and minutes played.
• Robbie Avila is second on the Billikens in scoring (17.3 ppg), rebounding (6.9 rpg) and assists (4.1 apg). He leads all centers in Division I in assists (4.1) and 3s made per game (1.7).
• Isaiah Swope leads the Bills and is fourth in the A-10 with 4.4 assists per game. He also averages 16.7 ppg. His 96 3-pointers this season rank third in school history.
• The Billikens are the only program in NCAA Division I with three players averaging 16.7 ppg or better.
• Saint Louis has already broken the school record for 3-pointers made in a season (317). 
• Head coach Josh Schertz is in his first season at SLU. His .776 winning percentage ranks No. 8 among active coaches across all three NCAA divisions.
• The Billikens have claimed two A-10 Championship titles – in 2013 as the No. 1 seed in Brooklyn, N.Y., at the Barclays Center, and again in Brooklyn in 2019 as the No. 6 seed.
• In all, Saint Louis has won three conference tournament titles – the 2000 Conference USA Championship in addition to the 2013 and 2019 A-10 Championships. SLU owns a 19-16 all-time record in A-10 Championship tilts.
• This is the third time the A-10 Championship is being held at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C. The Billikens are 4-2 all-time in the building.

ABOUT THE RAMBLERS

• Loyola Chicago is winners of two straight and seven of its last eight. 
• Jayden Dawson leads Loyola Chicago with 13.5 ppg. He averaged 20.0 ppg and made 10 of 13 threes in the two games against the Billikens this year.
• Des Watson is second on the team with 12.6 ppg. Sheldon Edwards Jr. averages 12.2 ppg and has drained a Loyola Chicago single-season record 94 3-pointers.
• Miles Rubin leads the A-10 and is among the NCAA leaders in blocks per game (2.4).
• The Ramblers lead the A-10 in assists per game (16.3) and 3-point field-goal percentage (.359).
• Drew Valentine is in his fourth season 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.

SERIES HISTORY / BILLIKENS vs. RAMBLERS

• This will be the third time the Billikens and Ramblers are meeting this season.
• SLU won 98-67 March 1 as the Bills set a program record with 18 made 3-pointers against the Ramblers. Gibson Jimerson drilled a school-record nine in the game. Additionally, the +31 margin of victory is tied for the highest in an A-10 for SLU since joining the league in 2005-06.
• Loyola Chicago won 78-69 at Gentile Arena on Feb. 14. The Ramblers used a late 11-0 run to defeat the Bills.
• This is the 53rd meeting all-time against the Ramblers. Loyola Chicago leads the series 27-25.
• This is the third season the two teams are meeting as members of the A-10. From 1982 to 1991, the Billikens and Ramblers met regularly as members of the Midwestern Collegiate Conference.
• The Bills and Ramblers met twice in the MCC Tournament. Loyola Chicago won in 1989-90, while the Billikens picked up the win a year later in 1990-91.