The regular season finish line is in sight. We are nine days removed from Brooklyn. At this point the only thing remaining constant in the Atlantic Ten is Dayton’s dominance. Yesterday Saint Louis went into Kingston and posted a 72-62 victory over Rhode Island. Travis Ford’s Billikens get closer to a double bye. On the other side David Cox’s Rams are on thin ice with little margin for error.
Possessions: 70
Offensive efficiency: Saint Louis 103, Rhode Island 89
The key factor: Offensive rebounding percentage. In ‘raw’ numbers Saint Louis owned a 45-26 edge in the rebounding department. The OREB Pct., Saint Louis leads the A10 in that category, saw the Bills owning a 43-23 per cent advantage. They are a very physical group and obviously URI did not have an answer.
Saint Louis had five players in double figure scoring-an impressive display of spreading the wealth. They were led by Jordan Goodwin and Javonte Perkins with 17 points each.
A down side for the victors...
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