CHICAGO (Interstat) — The Saint Louis Billikens cruised to an 86-59 victory over the Loyola Chicago Ramblers in an Atlantic 10 men’s basketball game Friday night at Joseph Gentile Center.

The Billikens, who improved to 24-1, led by 10 points at halftime and pulled away in the second half. Saint Louis dominated inside, outscoring Loyola Chicago 38-14 in the paint and adding 18 fast-break points.

Ishan Sharma led Saint Louis with 14 points and five assists. Trey Green also scored 14 points for the Billikens. Justin Moore scored 12 points for the Ramblers, who fell to 6-20.

A crowd of 4,557 watched as Saint Louis shot efficiently and controlled the tempo throughout to secure the road win.