Saint Louis at UMass
Saturday, Jan. 20, 2018 | 1 p.m. (CT) | Amherst, Mass. (Mullins Center)
TV: None
Radio: 101 ESPN (Bob Ramsey, Earl Austin Jr.)
Online Coverage: Facebook stream | Live Stats | @SaintLouisMBB on Twitter
++ SLU Game Notes ++
SETTING THE SCENE
– Saint Louis travels to UMass to take on the Minutemen on Saturday afternoon. Game time at the Mullins Center in Amherst, Mass., is 1 p.m. (CT).
– Saturday’s game will be streamed exclusively by Stadium on Facebook. Chris Hassel will call the play-by-play, Jordan Schultz will provide color, and Laura Britt is the sideline reporter.
– The radio broadcast will air on 101 ESPN (101.1 FM and 101Sports.com). As always, Billiken Hall of Famer Bob Ramsey provides the play-by-play, while St. Louis American Sports Editor Earl Austin Jr. handles the analysis.
ABOUT THE BILLIKENS
Roster | Schedule | 2017-18 Statistics
– Saint Louis is coming off a thrilling win against Duquesne and enters the UMass game with a 9-10 overall record and a 2-4 mark in Atlantic 10 Conference play.
– SLU head coach Travis Ford was UMass’ head coach from 2005-08. SLU graduate student manager Danté Milligan played for Ford at UMass from 2006-08.
– Freshman guard Jordan Goodwin registered a triple-double in the win against Duquesne with 13 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists. It was the first triple-double in school history and comes one game after Goodwin neared a triple-double with nine points, nine rebounds and 11 assists at George Mason.
– Senior guard Davell Roby became the 31st Billiken to reach 1,000 career points when he converted a layup in the second half against Duquesne. Amazingly, the 1,000th point came on Goodwin’s triple-double-clinching assist.
– Junior guard Javon Bess continues to lead the team in scoring, averaging 13.0 ppg. Through games of Jan. 17, he led the league and ranked in the top 25 nationally in free throws made (23rd, 104 FTM) and attempted (15th, 141 FTA).
– Goodwin is one of 15 players nationally and the only freshman to lead his team in rebounding avg. (7.3 rpg), assists (79) and steals (41) He has posted 21 assists to just three turnovers the last two games.
– Freshman forward Hasahn French is second in the A-10 with 34 blocks. He is third in school history for most blocks in a season by a freshman.
– Junior forward D.J. Foreman, who scored a career-high 21 points in the Duquesne game, leads all A-10 players in FG percentage in A-10 games (.727, 24-of-33).
– As a team, Saint Louis is third in the Atlantic 10 Conference in scoring defense, allowing 66.7 ppg.
ABOUT UMASS
Roster | Schedule | 2017-18 Statistics
UMass is led by Luwane Pipkins, who is averaging 19.8 points, followed by Carl Pierre, who is posting 11.3 points in his rookie campaign … the lone senior on the roster, C.J. Anderson, has been one of the most well-rounded players on the squad with 8.4 points, 5.3 assists and 5.2 rebounds per game … as a team, UMass ranks fifth in the A-10 in shooting percentage (45.0%), second in 3-point percentage (37.6%) and fourth in free throw percentage (74.4%) this season … UMass’ 157 made three-pointers are fourth most in the league, while the Minutemen rank second in the league for total assists (288) … head coach Matt McCall is in his first year leading the Minutemen.
SERIES HISTORY
This will be the 17th meeting between UMass and Saint Louis … SLU leads the all-time series 11-5 … the Billikens have won the last two games played in the Mullins Center.
