Kellen Thames pulls down a rebound during Wednesday’s NCAA basketball game between SLU and Lincoln University at Chaifetz Arena in St. Louis. (Photo: Thomas Grove)
| NCAA Men’s Basketball | 1 | 2 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln (0-1) | 22 | 44 | 66 |
| Saint Louis University (2-0) | 54 | 48 | 102 |
Jason Barnes
Staff Writer
ST. LOUIS, MO — The Saint Louis University men’s basketball team rolled to a comfortable 102-66 victory over NCAA Division II Lincoln University, Wednesday night at Chaifetz Arena.
Four different Billikens scored in double-figures, two others scored nine points, and two others scored seven points, as Saint Louis never trailed in the game, quickly jumped out to a 10 point lead, and led by as many as 35 points before halftime.
The Billikens pushed their lead to 41 points with 10 minutes left in the game, which allowed them to pull all their starters and primary bench players, so they could play freshmen and walk-ons for the final 10 minutes.
“The most positive thing is we did what we were supposed to do (and that’s) jump on them early,” SLU head coach Travis Ford said. “It was a good game to get everyone in and move on.”
Junior wingman Sincere Parker led all scorers with 20 points on nine-of-12 shooting, which was a nice bounce back after he made just three-of-12 shots in the opener against Southern Indiana.
“I don’t get caught up in misses,” Parker said. “I get a lot of shots up. If I get shots, I’m going to take them. I might notice a few things here and there (with his shot), but I’m not tweaking much.”
Gibson Jimerson had 16 points, with five made three-pointers, while teammates Michael Meadows and Tim Dalger added 13 points and 12 points, respectively. Terrence Hargrove had nine points, as did Kellen Thames, with European transfers Stef van Bussel and Djordje Curcic both adding seven points.
Saint Louis will conclude its busy opening week of three games in six days, when it hosts Illinois State at Chaifetz on Saturday. That contest will tip off at 7 p.m. and will be televised locally on Bally Sports Midwest.
Lincoln (MO) 66
| ## | Player | GS | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | ORB-DRB | REB | PF | A | TO | BLK | STL | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Robinson,Tyson | * | 30 | 3-5 | 2-3 | 7-7 | 0-1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15 |
| 00 | Richardson,DJ | * | 19 | 6-12 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 22 | Yetna,Franck | * | 19 | 5-10 | 0-2 | 4-6 | 3-1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 |
| 11 | Williams,Peyton | * | 15 | 2-5 | 2-3 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 25 | Tanchyn,Jose Roberto | * | 25 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 32 | Farr,Elijah | 17 | 1-6 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 4-2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 02 | Borlace,Bronson | 9 | 1-6 | 0-1 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| 15 | Rautins,Sam | 15 | 1-5 | 1-4 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 23 | Garrison,Tyvin | 13 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 21 | Wright,Caleb | 15 | 0-7 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 2-5 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 20 | Yaqubi,Arash | 13 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 05 | Butler,Clay | 8 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 04 | Madge, Jr.,Jamar | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| TM | TEAM | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3-1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | – | 200 | 21-65 | 8-25 | 16-27 | 17-25 | 42 | 25 | 9 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 66 |
Saint Louis 102
| ## | Player | GS | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | ORB-DRB | REB | PF | A | TO | BLK | STL | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Parker, Sincere | * | 16 | 9-12 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 |
| 24 | Jimerson, Gibson | * | 22 | 5-6 | 5-6 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 |
| 07 | Meadows Jr., Michael | * | 20 | 4-5 | 1-1 | 4-6 | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| 22 | Hargrove Jr., Terrence | * | 19 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 5-7 | 0-2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| 02 | Hughes II, Larry | * | 7 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 05 | Dalger, Tim | 27 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 6-9 | 0-6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | |
| 00 | Thames, Kellen | 14 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0-3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | |
| 15 | van Bussel, Stef | 21 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 5-10 | 1-8 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | |
| 04 | Curcic, Djordje | 18 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |
| 33 | Evans IV, Lamont | 9 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 01 | Medley, Cian | 23 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0-1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 25 | Jones, Phil | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| TM | TEAM | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | – | 200 | 34-55 | 9-18 | 25-39 | 6-33 | 39 | 22 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 15 | 102 |
2023-24 SLU Billikens Men’s Basketball Schedule
| Date | Gametime | At | Opponent | Location | TV | Radio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 11, 2023 (Saturday) | 7 pm | Home | Illinois State | Chaifetz Arena | Bally Sports Midwest & ESPN+ | KMOX 1120AM |
| November 16, 2023 (Thursday) | 1 pm | Neutral | Wyoming | Conway, S.C. (HTC Center) | ESPN2 | KMOX 1120AM |
| November 17, 2023 (Friday) | 11a/1:30p | Neutral | Charleston or Vermont | Conway, S.C. (HTC Center) | ESPN Networks | KMOX 1120AM |
| November 19, 2023 (Sunday) | Time TBA | Neutral | TBA | Conway, S.C. (HTC Center) | ESPN Networks | KMOX 1120AM |
| November 25, 2023 (Saturday) | 7 pm | Home | Dartmouth | Chaifetz Arena | Bally Sports Midwest & ESPN+ | KMOX 1120AM |
| November 28, 2023 (Tuesday) | 7 pm | Home | Utah State | Chaifetz Arena | Bally Sports Midwest & ESPN+ | KMOX 1120AM |
| December 2, 2023 (Saturday) | 2:30 pm | Away | Southern Illinois | Carbondale, Ill. (Banterra Center) | KMOX 1120AM | |
| December 6, 2023 (Wednesday) | 7 pm | Away | Drake | Des Moines, Iowa (Knapp Center) | KMOX 1120AM | |
| December 9, 2023 (Saturday) | 2 pm | Home | Hofstra | Chaifetz Arena | Bally Sports Midwest & ESPN+ | KMOX 1120AM |
| December 16, 2023 (Saturday) | 7 pm | Home | Louisiana Tech | Chaifetz Arena | Bally Sports Midwest & ESPN+ | KMOX 1120AM |
| December 20, 2023 (Wednesday) | 6 pm | Away | NC State | Raleigh, N.C. (PNC Arena) | KMOX 1120AM | |
| January 3, 2024 (Wednesday) | 6 pm | Home | Loyola Chicago | Chaifetz Arena | Bally Sports Midwest & ESPN+ | KMOX 1120AM |
| January 6, 2024 (Saturday) | 1 pm | Away | George Mason | Fairfax, Va. (EagleBank Arena) | USA Network | KMOX 1120AM |
| January 10, 2024 (Wednesday) | 6 pm | Home | Saint Joseph’s | Chaifetz Arena | CBSSN | KMOX 1120AM |
| January 16, 2024 (Tuesday) | 7 pm | Away | Dayton | Dayton, Ohio (UD Arena) | CBSSN | KMOX 1120AM |
| January 19, 2024 (Friday) | 6 pm | Away | VCU | Richmond, Va. (Siegel Center) | ESPN2 | KMOX 1120AM |
| January 24, 2024 (Wednesday) | 6 pm | Home | Davidson | Chaifetz Arena | Bally Sports Midwest & ESPN+ | KMOX 1120AM |
| January 27, 2024 (Saturday) | 7 pm | Home | Massachusetts | Chaifetz Arena | Bally Sports Midwest & ESPN+ | KMOX 1120AM |
| January 30, 2024 (Tuesday) | 7 pm | Away | Loyola Chicago | Chicago, Ill. (Gentile Arena) | Bally Sports Midwest & ESPN+ | KMOX 1120AM |
| February 3, 2024 (Saturday) | 1:30 pm | Home | Fordham | Chaifetz Arena | USA Network | KMOX 1120AM |
| February 7, 2024 (Wednesday) | 5:30 pm | Away | La Salle | Philadelphia, Pa. (Gola Arena) | Bally Sports Midwest & ESPN+ | KMOX 1120AM |
| February 10, 2024 (Saturday) | 11:30 am | Away | Saint Joseph’s | Philadelphia, Pa. (Hagan Arena) | USA Network | KMOX 1120AM |
| February 16, 2024 (Friday) | 6 pm | Home | VCU | Chaifetz Arena | ESPN2 | KMOX 1120AM |
| February 20, 2024 (Tuesday) | 6 pm | Away | Duquesne | Pittsburgh, Pa. (UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse) | Bally Sports Midwest & ESPN+ | KMOX 1120AM |
| February 24, 2024 (Saturday) | 2 pm | Home | George Washington | Chaifetz Arena | Bally Sports Midwest & ESPN+ | KMOX 1120AM |
| February 28, 2024 (Wednesday) | 7 pm | Home | Richmond | Chaifetz Arena | Bally Sports Midwest & ESPN+ | KMOX 1120AM |
| March 2, 2024 (Saturday) | 3 pm | Away | Rhode Island | Kingston, R.I. (Ryan Center) | CBSSN | KMOX 1120AM |
| March 5, 2024 (Tuesday) | 8 pm | Home | Dayton | Chaifetz Arena | CBSSN | KMOX 1120AM |
| March 9, 2024 (Saturday) | 11:30 am | Away | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure, N.Y. (Reilly Center) | USA Network | KMOX 1120AM |
| March 12-17 Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament | TBA | Neutral | TBA | Brooklyn, N.Y. (Barclay’s Center) |