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Billikids defeat Indiana State: Move to CBI quarterfinals

The Billikids used a hot-shooting start and their normal stingy defense to defeat Indiana State 63-54 in the first round of the College Basketball Invitational (CBI) Tournament on Tuesday night at the Chaifetz Arena.
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Billikids make CBI Tournament: Will face Indiana State in First Round

Well, our bid to the National Invitational Tournament never came, but the Billikens will still be playing postseason basketball. SLU (20-11) was picked to play in the third annual College Basketball Invitational (CBI). The Billikens will host Indiana State (17-11) in thefirst round on Tuesday night at the Chaifetz Arena. Tip-off is at 8 p.m. The winner will play either Akron or Wisconsin-Green Bay on the secondround next Monday. If we win, I think we will be at home again....
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Billikens earn postseason honors

Several Saint Louis U. players earned postseason recognition from the Atlantic 10 Conference at the conclusion of the season. Sophomore guard Kwamain Mitchell was voted to the All Atlantic 10 Second Team after an outstanding regular season. Mitchell averaged a team-high 16 points a game to go along with his 85 assists and 41 steals and his penchant for dramatic shots in the clutch. ...
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Class 2 and 3 state‏

Four St. Louis area teams are still in the hunt for state titles as thesmall schools take center stage at the upcoming Class 2 and 3 statechampionships in Columbia.Area powers Cardinal Ritter and Whitfield will meet in a big Class 3 state semifinal showdown on Thursday at the Mizzou Arena. Tip-off is at 3:20 p.m. It will be the second meeting between the two schools.Whitfield won the first game 77-65 over Ritter in the WhitfieldTournament at the beginning of the season....
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SLU-Rhode Island recap‏

The Billikids received a tough education in postseason basketball,courtesy of the Rhode Island Rams on Friday in Atlantic City.Rhody's 63-47 victory over SLU in the quarterfinals of the Atlantic 10Tournament made our stay in Atlantic City very brief and quite painful.The Rams brought plenty of fire and energy to the game and we neverresponded to their intensity on both ends of the floor. Rhody grabbed 17offensive rebounds, scored 20 points off of our turnovers and playedarguably their best defensive game of the season....
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Billikids get tough to outlast Duquesne 69-59

SLU’s 69-59 victory over Duquense on Saturday night at the Chaifetz Arena was not for the faint of heart. The Billikens had to fight and claw for this hard-fought Atlantic 10 victory against a hot Duquesne team that was on a late-season surge. The Dukes came in with a three-game winning streak and were averaging 90 points in those three victories. ...
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Billikids Rally Falls Short: Xavier wins 73-71

Saint Louis University’s six-game winning streak came to an end on Wednesday night when Xavier pulled out a 73-71 thriller at the Chaifetz Arena. For the fifth time in six games, the Billikens fell behind an opponent by double-digits, only to fight back and get back into the game. This time, the rally fell short as X held on to run their Atlantic 10 record to 11-2 and 20-5 overall. The Billikids fell to 9-4 in A-10 play and 18-8 overall....
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Remaining schedule of A-10 Conference contenders

The SLU Billikens have found surprisingly found themselves in the hunt for the Atlantic 10 Conference title and a possible first-round bye in the A-10 Conference Tournament in Atlantic City. Here is the schedule of the remaining games for the Billikens and the other top contending teams in the A-10. There are a lot of big games still on tap as we try to figure out who will emerge as the league champion and who gets the automatic byes to Atlantic City. Stay tuned. The teams’ current league records entering this week are in parenthesis. ...
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Billikids make it a half dozen

Amherst, Mass.- The late-season surge of the Billikens continued on Sunday with an impressive 69-56 victory over Massachusetts in Atlantic 10 action....
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Billikids do it again: Rally to defeat Rhode Island

“We fall down, but we get up.” -- Donnie McClurkin -- The more I watch our Billikids play, the more I get the sense that I am watching a Rocky movie every night. The Billikens defeated Rhode Island 62-57 in Atlantic 10 Conference action on Wednesday night at the Chaifetz Arena. With the victory, the Billikids pushed their winning streak to five games. They are currently 8-3 in A-10 play and 17-8 overall. The Billikens’ last four victories have followed a similar pattern. ...
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