National Basketball Association
Saint Louis 70, St. Joseph's 53
When: 8:00 PM ET, Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Where: Chaifetz Arena, St. Louis, Missouri
Officials:
# Tony Crisp, # Dwayne Gladden, # Gary Prager
Attendance:
10012
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No. 19 Saint Louis 70, Saint Joseph's 53: Dwayne Evans scored 21 points and pulled down 12 rebounds to lead the host Billikens to their 10th straight win.
The Billikens (22-5, 11-2 A-10) trailed 2-0 but scored the next six points and never trailed again. They led just 29-27 at the break but opened the second half on an 8-0 run and the Hawks (15-11, 6-7) never got closer than eight points the rest of the way.
Jordair Jett's layup midway through the second half gave Saint Louis a commanding 50-32 lead and it eventually led by as many as 20 in the final minutes. The Billikens have not lost since dropping an overtime game to Rhode Island on Jan. 2 and are 16-2 at home.
Saint Joseph's, which has lost the last seven games in the series, was led by Ronald Roberts Jr. with 25 points. Roberts was 8-for-10 from the floor but the rest of the Hawk starters shot just 6-for-31 from the field as St. Joseph's fell into 10th place in the conference standings.
Rob Loe added 11 points for the Billikens and Mike McCall had 10 as Saint Louis moved a full game ahead of Virginia Commonwealth for the A-10 lead.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Billikens G Kwamain Mitchell left the game with an apparent wrist injury but returned later. ...St. Joseph's is 1-4 against ranked teams this season. ...Saint Louis won the rebounding battle 41-29.
Top Game Performances
| St. Joseph's |
|
Saint Louis |
|
Ronald Roberts 25 |
Scoring |
Dwayne Evans 21 |
|
Halil Kanacevic 4 |
Assists |
Mike McCall Jr. 5 |
|
Ronald Roberts 7 |
Rebounds |
Dwayne Evans 12 |
|
Ronald Roberts 9 |
Free Throws Made |
Dwayne Evans 9 |
|
C.J. Aiken 1 |
Steals |
Dwayne Evans 3 |
|
C.J. Aiken 5 |
Blocks |
Dwayne Evans 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| St. Joseph's
|
53 |
32.6 |
3-17 |
20-27 |
11 |
23 |
9 |
4 |
11 |
| Saint Louis
|
70 |
41.1 |
5-14 |
19-24 |
14 |
37 |
4 |
5 |
9 |