ST. LOUIS (Interstat) — Saint Louis used a dominant second half to overcome a halftime deficit and defeat VCU 88-75 in Atlantic 10 men’s basketball Friday night at Chaifetz Arena. The Billikens, now 25-2, trailed 42-33 at intermission but erupted for 55 second-half points.

VCU’s Lazar Djokovic led all scorers with 19 points, while teammate Brandon Jennings added 18. Kellen Thames paced Saint Louis with 16 points off the bench. The Billikens shot 51.5% from the field and outscored the Rams 48-24 in the paint, reversing their nine-point halftime hole into a comfortable conference victory before a crowd of 10,223. VCU fell to 21-7.