WHAT'S ON TAP?

• Saint Louis travels to Kingston, R.I., to take on the Rhode Island Rams Tuesday night in Atlantic 10 Conference action. Game time at the Ryan Center is set for 6 p.m. CT.
• Up next, the Billikens are back at Chaifetz Arena for a Friday, Feb. 20, showdown against the VCU Rams in the annual Billiken Blue Out. That game will tip at 6 p.m. CT on ESPN2.

FOLLOWING THE ACTION

• Tuesday's game will stream exclusively on ESPN+. The game will not be televised.
• 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. Billiken Basketball sends a special salute to Rammer, who is in his 40th season as the radio voice of SLU hoops, and Austin who is in year No. 35. The duo were recently honored with the Burnes-Broeg Award at the Missouri Athletic Club's Jack Buck Awards.

NEWS & NOTES

• Saint Louis is No. 18 in this week's AP Top 25, the fifth straight week in the rankings. It is their highest ranking since reaching No. 10 in consecutive polls late in the 2013–14 season.
• SLU is 24-1 for the first time in school history. It is four wins away from the school-record win total of 28, set in 2013-14. The Bills are one of three teams in Division I with one or fewer losses.
• A win Tuesday at Rhode Island would tie the school record for consecutive wins (19, 2013-14). SLU owns the second-longest active win streak in NCAA Division I (25, Miami Ohio).
• The Billikens lead the nation in scoring margin at +23.4 and are fourth nationally in scoring offense (90.8 ppg).
• Scoring 90.8 ppg, the Bills are on pace to break the A-10 team scoring record of 87.3 ppg, set by West Virginia in 1990-91.
• SLU is second in the NCAA in 3FG% (.409). Its 288 3-pointers are already No. 2 in a single season in school history. 
• Defensively, the Bills lead the NCAA in FG% defense (.363).
• SLU is also No. 7 in the NCAA in rebound margin (+10.1). It leads the NCAA in defensive rpg (31.2).
• The Billikens feature a balanced scoring attack with seven players averaging 9.6 ppg or more. Eight different Billikens have led the team in scoring in a game this season.
• Robbie Avila leads the Billikens in scoring with 12.4 ppg. He ranks first among Division I centers in assists per game (4.4) and 3-pointers made per game (1.8). His 1,852 career points are No. 9 among all active players in NCAA Division I.
• Trey Green averages 12.1 ppg and leads the A-10 in 3-pointers made per game (3.17) and 3FG% (.472, third in the NCAA). His 76 3-pointers are already No. 9 on the Billikens' single-season list.

ABOUT RHODE ISLAND

• The Rhode Island Rams enter Tuesday's game 14-11 overall and 5-7 in A-10 play. 
• The Rams are coming off a 70-66 overtime loss at home to Fordham. Rhody is 8-5 at the Ryan Center, including a win against previously A-10 unbeaten George Mason on Jan. 24.
• Tyler Cochran leads the Rams in scoring with 15.1 ppg. He is also second in NCAA Division I with 2.9 steals per game.
• Jonah Hinton shoots more 3-pointers than anyone in the Atlantic 10. He averages 13.5 ppg.
• Rhode Island is fourth in the A-10 in scoring defense (68.5 ppg). They are second in the league in steals and turnovers forced. 
• Head coach Archie Miller is in his fourth season at Rhode Island. He served as Dayton's head coach for six seasons and guided the Flyers to four NCAA appearances during his tenure.

SERIES HISTORY

• This is the 28th meeting all-time between the Rams and Billikens. The series is tied 14-13. 
• Saint Louis has won seven in a row, including the last three games played at the Ryan Center. At one point in the series, the Rams won 10 out of 11.
• Last season, Robbie Avila scored a game-high 22 points in an 81-66 SLU win over Rhode Island at Chaifetz Arena. Amari McCottry posted then-career highs of 13 points (all in the second half) and eight rebounds.