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Billikens Face Boston College in Gotham Classic

by Brian Kunderman

Saint Louis plays its first road game of the season on Wednesday, facing Boston College at Conte Forum in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. Game time is 1 p.m. (CT).

The game will be televised on the ACC Network and streamed on WatchESPN. Please note that game will NOT appear on ESPN+. Fans are highly encouraged to visit getaccn.com for a list of service providers and channel numbers for the ACC Network. Only those who receive the ACC Network as part of their television service will be able to stream the game on WatchESPN. Users should log into the app using their service provider credentials.

The Billikens (5-1) are coming off a 60-55 win over Belmont. Boston College (4-2) fell 72-67 against DePaul in its last outing.

Here are five facts in advance of Wednesday’s game vs. Boston College:

1. Junior forward Hasahn French, the reigning Atlantic 10 Conference Player of the Week, is one of just two players in the NCAA (Daniel Oturu, Minnesota) averaging 10+ ppg, 10+ rpg and 3+ bpg.

2. Junior guard Jordan Goodwin leads the Billikens in scoring (15.5 ppg) and enters the Boston College game tied with Kevin Lisch for eighth on SLU’s all-time career steals list with 133.

3. As a team, Saint Louis recorded 60 rebounds against Belmont, the most by the Billikens in a game since 1986.

4. Wednesday’s game is the Showcase Game of the Gotham Classic. SLU’s home games against Eastern Washington, High Point and Belmont were also part of the multi-team event (MTE).

5. Wednesday’s game is also part of the Jesuit Basketball Spotlight. The JBS is a nationwide effort to bring greater positive awareness and exposure to Jesuit higher education and its shared mission of academic excellence, the service of faith and the promotion of justice, through basketball games.

Up next: Saint Louis returns to Chaifetz Arena on Sunday, Dec. 1, to take on Southern Illinois in a 3 p.m. tip. There are several ticket promotions for Sunday’s game. Fans can receive buy-one, get-one free tickets by bringing a new or gently used Teddy Bear to the game for the annual Teddy Bear Toss. Additionally, $5 tickets are available at this link by using promo code FIVE.

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