A pair of teams from the Atlantic 10 meet on the hardwood in the Gateway City in a conference matchup looking to earn a victory. The Loyola Chicago Ramblers are on the road as they make the short trek to take on the Saint Louis Billikens Saturday evening. Loyola Chicago was upended 71-69 at home by Fordham in their previous contest Wednesday night, failing to cover as a one-point underdog. Saint Louis fell 81-78 on the road at Richmond Tuesday night, losing outright as a one-point favorite, in their previous game. In the all-time series between the teams, the Billikens own a 15-13 advantage and have won the last five meetings. That includes a 76-59 road win in the first meeting this season on January 18.
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Loyola Chicago fell a bucket short at home against Fordham Tuesday night as their adjustment to the Atlantic 10 continues to be a challenge. The Ramblers fell to 9-18 overall and sit in the basement of the conference with a 3-12 record on the year. Against Fordham, Loyola Chicago led by as many as five in the opening half and held a one-point edge at intermission. The Ramblers trailed by as many as five in the second half and saw the game tied at 64 with 1:05 to play before giving up a 7-2 run that left them down five with seven seconds to play. Loyola Chicago cut the margin to two with four seconds left but failed to get another shot off, sending them to defeat. The Ramblers shot 43.4% from the field, including four of 17 from three-point range, and bricked 10 of their 29 free throw attempts in the game. Philip Alston led the way with 19 points in the loss.
The Ramblers stand 303rd in th e nation in scoring offense as they put up an average of 66.9 points per game on the season. Loyola Chicago collects 31.1 boards per night and rank 157th in assists by dishing out 13.5 dimes a night. The Ramblers are below average on the defensive end as they are 241st in the nation by allowing 71.9 points per contest. Philip Alston leads the Ramblers in scoring as he puts up 14.6 points and 5.4 rebounds per contest this season. Ben Schweiger (9.5 points) and Marquise Kennedy (7.7 points) are good scoring options as well. Braden Norris (10.8 points), Tom Welch, Bryce Golden, Saint Thomas, Sheldon Edwards, Jalen Quinn and Jayden Dawson all are secondary options on the offensive end of the floor for coach Drew Valentine. Loyola Chicago shoots 46.1% from the field as a team on the year. The Ramblers connect on 7.2 three-pointers per contest while shooting 33.9% from beyond the arc. Loyola Chicago is converting 68.5% of their attempts at the free throw line this se ason, a number they’d like to improve a bit.
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