Central Arkansas Bears at Saint Louis Billikens
· NCAA Men's Basketball
61 - 73
Bess, Goodwin lead Saint Louis to 73-61 win over Cent. Ark.
Goodwin grabbed six rebounds while dishing out six assists. Tramaine Isabell Jr added 13 points and Carte'Are Gordon chipped in 10 with nine rebounds and three blocked shots for Saint Louis (5-1) which fell to Pitt 75-73 in The Barclays Center Classic on Wednesday for its only loss. The Billikens will face Butler next Saturday.
The Billikens sprinted to an early lead, going up by 13, before Central Arkansas rallied to close to 34-30 at the break. The Bears stayed within single digits of catching Saint Louis until Gordon slammed home a dunk for a 63-53 advantage with 3:25 remaining. Bess made four straight free throws in the final seconds to secure the win.
Deandre Jones had 22 points to lead Central Arkansas (2-4), which now has lost three straight games.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 61 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 61 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:04 | DeAndre Jones made Free Throw. | 61 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:04 | DeAndre Jones made Free Throw. | 60 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Foul on Javon Bess. | 59 - 73 |
Statistics
 CARK |
 SLU |
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|---|---|---|
| 20-56 | FG | 22-52 |
| 36 | Field Goal % | 42 |
| 8-25 | 3PT | 7-16 |
| 32 | Three Point % | 44 |
| 13-18 | FT | 22-32 |
| 72 | Free Throw % | 69 |
| 24 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 5 | Offensive Rebounds | 14 |
| 19 | Defensive Rebounds | 33 |
| 10 | Assists | 16 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 18 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Points Off Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 20 | Fouls | 19 |
| 3 | Largest Lead | 6 |
Game Information
Location: St. Louis, MO
Attendance: 6,512 | Capacity:
2025-26 United Athletic Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah Valley | 14-4 | - | 25-9 |
| California Baptist | 13-5 | 1 | 25-9 |
| Utah Tech | 11-7 | 3 | 19-15 |
| UT Arlington | 9-9 | 5 | 18-14 |
| Southern Utah | 6-12 | 7 | 10-22 |
| Tarleton State | 5-13 | 9 | 14-18 |
| Abilene Christian | 5-13 | 9 | 14-19 |
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 |