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Saint Louis Blows Out George Mason 82-54, Advances to Semifinals

BROOKLYN – Saint Louis got it done on both ends of the court in one of their most impressive performances of the season as they won 82-54, eliminating George Mason and advancing to the semifinals of the Atlantic 10 Tournament. Saint Louis will face VCU on Saturday at 1:00 p.m. VCU dispatched Davidson earlier in …

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Perkins and Pickett lead Collins-less Saint Louis over George Washington

(Photo courtesy of @GW_MBB) FOGGY BOTTOM – Despite the surprise absence of Yuri Collins, George Washington was unable to take down the Saint Louis Billikens, narrowly losing 81-74 to one of the Atlantic 10’s most talented teams. Buoyed by a dominant 25-0 run to end the first half and begin the second half that led …

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Appreciating Yuri Collins’ Decision to Stay At SLU

Stu Durando wrote a really interesting article on Yuri Collins yesterday that went in-depth on his decision to enter the transfer portal and come back to SLU, among other things. It’s a great article that I highly recommend any SLU and A10 fan read. It also spurred some thoughts about Collins, his place in Billiken …

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SLU Preview: NCAA Tournament or Bust

Repeat after me: NCAA Tourney or bust. We stand on the brink of one of the most anticipated seasons of Billikens basketball in recent memory, after what feels like one of the longest off-seasons in the history of off-seasons. But now we’re a mere four days away from tip-off. After years of good Billiken teams …

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Yuri Collins Enters the Transfer Portal

Well, this really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really …

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Billikens Dispatch Explorers; Now Looking Ahead to the Bonnies

College basketball may be an amateur sport (at least the NCAA claims this is the case), but the Saint Louis Billikens put in a very professional effort in their first game in the A10 Tournament, dispatching the La Salle Explorers with ease, 71-51. Now the Billikens turn their focus to the St. Bonaventure Bonnies, who …

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5 Keys for Success: SLU Conference Tournament Preview

The Saint Louis University Billikens come into Washington D.C. as a team that at times has looked like one of the best squads in the country, but one that has also struggled mightily to put together a full 40 minutes of good basketball against a good team. If the Billikens want to go dancing, they …

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The A10 Tournament Preview

Here we go. It’s tourney time! The Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament starts this week with all 14 teams fighting to get that coveted automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. This is the first time that the conference tournament will be back to normal after the 2020 cancellation and the 2021 social spaced out event in …

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Is this week make-or-break for VCU’s March hopes?

By the time you read this lede, the calendar on your wall, or your phone, or your desk, will have flipped to March. Apart from showing warm weather on the horizon, the flip means even more to college basketball fans – the start of the most consequential stretch of games on the college basketball calendar, …

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SLU Exorcises its ArchBaron Cup Demons

In 1949, Jesuit priests from Saint Louis University performed an exorcism on a thirteen year-old boy. There aren’t a lot of concrete details known about it, but it forms the basis for the novel and the movie The Exorcist. On Saturday afternoon, a different sort of exorcism took place, in front of 10,000 people in …