| Time | 2 p.m. • Sunday, Dec. 16 |
|---|---|
| Location | Fertitta Center (7,035) • Houston |
| Doors open at 12:30 p.m. | |
| Tickets | BUY Tickets |
| Parking | Parking Map & Info |
| Television | ESPNU |
| Radio | KPRC 950 AM |
| Live Stats | Live Stats |
| Game Notes | Houston Notes Saint Louis Notes The American Notes |
ABOUT SAINT LOUIS
• Saint Louis has posted a 7-2 record with a 1-1 mark in road games this season.
• Saint Louis has won three of its last four games, including a 65-61 win over Oregon State in St. Louis on Dec. 9.
• Against Oregon State, the Billikens jumped out to a 33-29 lead at halftime and never looked back.
• Graduate guard Javon Bess led all players with 24 points on 9-of-16 shooting and added a team-high seven honors with five steals and two assists… Freshman guard Fred Thatch Jr. totaled 16 points, thanks to 4-of-5 3-point shooting, with three rebounds and two assists, while freshman forward Carte’Are Gordon added 11 points with seven rebounds in the win.
• This season, Bess leads the Billikens with 14.4 points and 7.7 rebounds per game… Graduate guard Tramaine Isabell Jr. ranks second on the team with 12.2 points per game, while sophomore guard Jordan Goodwin stands third with 10.2 points per contest but leads the Billikens with 3.1 assists per game.
• Head Coach Travis Ford is in his third season at Saint Louis and his 22nd as a collegiate head coach… Ford has compiled a 372-305 record during his career and is 36-39 during his career at Saint Louis.
• Previously built a 58-40 record at Campbellsville (1997-00), a 61-80 mark at Eastern Kentucky (2000-05); a 62-35 record at UMass (2005-08) and a 155-111 mark at Oklahoma State (2008-16).
• Ford has posted an 0-1 record against Houston and is 0-1 against Houston Head Coach Kelvin Sampson during their careers.
• 1994 graduate of Kentucky.