Winning With Glimpses
(St. Louis, MO) – Saint Louis U will be a very good basketball team. Monday against Murray State, they were good enough to win relatively easily, while only showing glimpses of their potential. The 91-68 final revealed some good things about this year’s team. It was a good opening night
Yuri Collins is still amazing. Javonte Perkins isn’t 100% yet, but looks really good. Javon Pickett is just what the doctor ordered at the power forward position and the Billikens are hungry to be really good.
I believe they will win the Atlantic Ten Conference and will find their way into the national top 25 rankings. They have ample opportunities to play upper-level competition and they have most of the elements needed to be a top-flight team.
SLU defeated a talented, but not yet game-ready Murray State team. They were winning with glimpses.
Here are coach Travis Ford’s post-game, opening comments.
Perkins (21) and Gibson Jimerson (20) led the team in scoring. Collins handed out 14 assists and never committed a turnover! Pickett collected his first Billiken double-double, scoring 13 points and collecting 13 rebounds. SLU dominated the glass and allowed just .371 of the Racers’ shots to find the twine.
Another Missouri Valley Conference team visits Chaifetz Arena Saturday. The 1-0 Evansville Purple Aces tip it with the Bills at 6 p.m.
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Flooding, lightning strikes, etc. have cost @RacersHoops two home games. Had to play 'neutral site' tonight instead of at home and Wednesday's goes from home to away. Tough break for the Racers, and the whole area has been hit with difficulties. #FatherHarry
Murray State's scheduled home game Wednesday vs. Southern Illinois being moved to Banterra Center in Carbondale. #ValleyHoops
Gigantic game for @BradleyUMBB today in Des Moines. If they have a chance to catch @DrakeBulldogsMB, they have to win today. The Bulldogs can basically win the title today. @BustingBrackets breaks it all down. #FatherHarry https://bit.ly/3EGiVgi
Not rooting for any particular @ValleyHoops, but chaos is always fun. If things break certain ways, after today there could be a six-way tie for fifth place.
Fun to listen to @MLBLarry on the @SIU_Basketball/@BelmontMBB game tonight. Good job brother. #FatherHarry
