Rhode Island Rams at Saint Louis Billikens
· NCAA Men's Basketball
65 - 53
Rhode Island beats Saint Louis 65-53
Milik Yarbrough had 19 points and eight rebounds for Saint Louis (8-6), the two-time defending A-10 champions, who couldn't overcome a season-worst 21 turnovers. Ash Yacoubou had 11 points and seven rebounds but missed the front end of the bonus twice in the second half.
Saint Louis hit seven of its first 11 shots and led by as many as eight points in the first half. Biruta had a put-back and a layup in transition to cap an 11-1 run, giving him 10 points overall and putting Rhode Island ahead 26-24 and it was tied at 27 at the half.
Rhode Island negated another fast Saint Louis start in the second half, with Jarvis Garrett scoring the last five in a 13-0 run that made it 45-37.
E.C. Matthews added 12 points and Biggie Minnis had 10 for Rhode Island. The Rams entering allowing opponents an average of 56.9 points, among the best in the nation.
Saint Louis is 93-24 in seven seasons in the Chaifetz Arena but has five new starters and is just 6-4 at home this season.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 65 - 53 |
| 2nd 0:21 | Mike Crawford made Layup. | 65 - 53 |
| 2nd 0:35 | Mike Crawford Defensive Rebound. | 65 - 51 |
| 2nd 0:35 | Jared Terrell missed Free Throw. | 65 - 51 |
| 2nd 0:35 | Jared Terrell made Free Throw. | 65 - 51 |
Statistics
 URI |
 SLU |
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|---|---|---|
| 24-52 | FG | 20-44 |
| 46 | Field Goal % | 45 |
| 3-13 | 3PT | 2-12 |
| 23 | Three Point % | 17 |
| 14-19 | FT | 11-18 |
| 74 | Free Throw % | 61 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 30 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 21 |
| 12 | Assists | 10 |
| 13 | Steals | 5 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 21 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 30 | Points Off Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Fast Break Points | 10 |
| 38 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 19 | Fouls | 19 |
Game Information
Location: St. Louis, MO
Attendance: 8,677 | Capacity:
2025-26 Atlantic 10 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Louis | 15-3 | - | 29-6 |
| VCU | 15-3 | - | 28-8 |
| Saint Joseph's | 13-5 | 2 | 24-12 |
| Dayton | 12-6 | 3 | 25-12 |
| George Mason | 11-7 | 4 | 23-10 |
| Davidson | 10-8 | 5 | 20-14 |
| Duquesne | 9-9 | 6 | 18-15 |
| George Washington | 8-10 | 7 | 19-16 |
| Fordham | 8-10 | 7 | 17-15 |
| Rhode Island | 7-11 | 8 | 16-16 |
| Richmond | 5-13 | 10 | 15-17 |
| La Salle | 5-13 | 10 | 9-23 |
| St. Bonaventure | 4-14 | 11 | 17-17 |
| Loyola Chicago | 4-14 | 11 | 9-24 |