Rhode Island Rams at Saint Louis Billikens
· NCAA Men's Basketball
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53 - 60
53 - 60
Bess guides Saint Louis past Rhode Island in A-10 opener
Bess made 8 of 13 shots, including 4 of 7 from 3-point range, and added four rebounds and three steals for the Billikens (10-4), who improved to 9-0 at home this season. Hasahn French had 10 points and 11 rebounds for his second straight double-double and Tramaine Isabell Jr. added 13 points.
The two teams played to a 25-all tie at halftime. Isabell had nine points and Bess and French scored eight apiece to account for all of the Billikens' scoring. The trio hit 11 of 20 shots in the first half while the rest of the Billikens were 0 for 12.
Saint Louis missed 12 of 23 free throws to keep the Rams in it.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 53 - 60 |
| 2nd 0:25 | Javon Bess Steal. | 53 - 60 |
| 2nd 0:25 | Jeff Dowtin Turnover. | 53 - 60 |
| 2nd 0:29 | Javon Bess made Free Throw. | 53 - 60 |
| 2nd 0:29 | Javon Bess made Free Throw. | 53 - 59 |
Statistics
 URI |
 SLU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 18-52 | FG | 21-55 |
| 35 | Field Goal % | 38 |
| 6-18 | 3PT | 7-21 |
| 33 | Three Point % | 33 |
| 11-16 | FT | 11-23 |
| 69 | Free Throw % | 48 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 29 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 10 | Assists | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 17 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Points Off Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 18 | Fouls | 14 |
| 6 | Largest Lead | 7 |
Game Information
Venue: Chaifetz Arena
Location: St. Louis, MO
Attendance: 7,356 | Capacity:
Location: St. Louis, MO
Attendance: 7,356 | 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 |