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MBB PREVIEW: Billikens, Norse Meet Tuesday at Chaifetz Arena

SLU Men's Basketball Game Notes & Information
Game No. 3 Saint Louis (2-0) vs. Northern Kentucky (2-1)
Date // Time Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2026 // 7 p.m.
Location St. Louis, Mo. (Chaifetz Arena)
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Radio 104.1 FM / 1120 AM KMOX | Varsity Network App (Bob Ramsey, Earl Austin Jr.)
Stream ESPN+ (Tom Ackerman, Troy Robertson)
Live Stats StatBroadcast
Series History First Meeting
Game Notes Saint Louis | Northern Kentucky

WHAT'S ON TAP?

  • Saint Louis takes on the Northern Kentucky Norse at Chaifetz Arena on Tuesday, Nov. 10. Game time is set for 7 p.m.

FOLLOWING THE ACTION

  • Tuesday's game will be streamed exclusively on ESPN+. Tom Ackerman and Troy Robertson have the call.
  • 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 call the action for all SLU games, both at home and on the road. Ramsey is in his 41st season as the radio voice of SLU hoops, while Austin is in his 36th season.

NEWS & NOTES

  • SLU continues to receive votes in the Associated Press Top 25, moving up to the second position in the "receiving votes" category.
  • The Billikens are coming off a 90-84 win over Missouri in the Regions Bank Show Me Showdown. SLU led for the majority of the game and placed five scorers in double figures in front of more than 18,000 fans at Enterprise Center.
  • As expected, SLU is being led offensively by its five returning rotation players from a season ago. Quentin Jones leads the way with a team-high 14.5 ppg, followed by Amari McCottry (13.5 ppg) and Trey Green (13.0 ppg).
  • Alon Michaeli is averaging 12.0 ppg and leads the team with 7.5 rpg. He came up with several clutch baskets late in the Missouri game. Kellen Thames (11.5 ppg) and Ishan Sharma (11.0 ppg) round out the Billikens' double-figure scorers, as SLU has carried last season's balanced scoring attack into this year.
  • SLU has continued its reputation as one of the top shooting teams in college basketball, ranking among the top 20 nationally in both FG% and 3FG% through the first week of the season.
  • The Billikens have won 23 consecutive games at Chaifetz Arena dating back to the 2024-25 campaign, the sixth-longest active home winning streak in NCAA Division I. The streak began Feb. 22, 2025, with a win over Rhode Island. SLU went 19-0 at Chaifetz Arena last season.
  • Head coach Josh Schertz owns a 50-21 record with the Billikens and a 453-130 career record. His .777 career winning percentage ranks among the top 10 of all active NCAA head coaches across all three divisions.

ABOUT NORTHERN KENTUCKY

  • The Norse are 2-1 after a busy opening week of the season. They were part of the Field of 68 Opening Day Marathon at the Sanford Pentagon in South Dakota and won the season opener over UTEP, 84-76.
  • NKU won at South Dakota two days later, 102-94. The Norse then traveled to College Station, Texas, where they fell 104-67.
  • Northern Kentucky freshman Willie Foster had a massive opening week, earning Horizon League Freshman of the Week honors. Through the first week of the season, the 6-2 guard leads the nation in total points scored with 69, ranks seventh in the country in made field goals with 22, ranks 17th in made free throws with 18, and is 34th in points per game at 23.0.
  • Noah Pagotto, a 6-8 forward, has hit 70 percent of his shots from the field early on and averages 19.0 ppg. Eric Acker (17.3 ppg) and B.J. Davis-Ray (11.7 ppg) also score in double figures for the Norse.
  • Head coach Darrin Horn is in his eighth season at Northern Kentucky. He has led the Norse to two Horizon League championships resulting in two NCAA Tournament berths.
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