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Simmons and Saint Bonaventure host No. 24 Saint Louis
By The Associated Press
Saint Louis Billikens (18-1, 6-0 A-10) at Saint Bonaventure Bonnies (12-7, 1-5
A-10)
Olean, New York; Friday, 5:30 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Saint Bonaventure hosts No. 24 Saint Louis after Darryl Simmons II
scored 26 points in Saint Bonaventure's 84-70 win against the Loyola Chicago
Ramblers.
The Bonnies have gone 8-2 in home games. Saint Bonaventure ranks third in the
A-10 with 10.9 offensive rebounds per game led by Frank Mitchell averaging 4.6.
The Billikens are 6-0 against conference opponents. Saint Louis averages 91.2
points and has outscored opponents by 24.1 points per game.
Saint Bonaventure's average of 7.4 made 3-pointers per game this season is just
0.8 more made shots on average than the 6.6 per game Saint Louis gives up.
Saint Louis has shot at a 51.7% rate from the field this season, 6.2 percentage
points above the 45.5% shooting opponents of Saint Bonaventure have averaged.
The Bonnies and Billikens face off Friday for the first time in conference play
this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Mitchell is averaging 17.3 points and 10.4 rebounds for the
Bonnies. Simmons is averaging 15.8 points over the last 10 games.
Trey Green averages 2.8 made 3-pointers per game for the Billikens, scoring
10.9 points while shooting 45.0% from beyond the arc. Robbie Avila is shooting
56.0% and averaging 13.2 points over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Bonnies: 4-6, averaging 79.8 points, 30.5 rebounds, 16.2
assists, 7.4 steals and 2.9 blocks per game while shooting 45.9% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 79.0 points per game.
Billikens: 10-0, averaging 90.8 points, 39.1 rebounds, 20.5 assists, 7.0 steals
and 3.9 blocks per game while shooting 52.7% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 64.9 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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