Fordham 56, at Saint Louis 78

ST. LOUIS (Interstat) — The Saint Louis Billikens, one of the nation’s hottest teams, used a dominant first-half offensive display to overwhelm the Fordham Rams 78-56 in an Atlantic 10 Conference men’s basketball game Wednesday night at Chaifetz Arena. A crowd of 6,620 watched the Billikens improve to 16-1 overall and 3-0 in the A-10, while Fordham fell to 10-8 and 1-2. The most important part of the game was a decisive 21-2 run by Saint Louis midway through the first half that transformed a competitive contest into a commanding lead from which Fordham never recovered. The Rams had pulled… Read more...