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02/16 03:43 CST No. 18 Saint Louis aims for 25th victory of season in matchup against Rhode Island No. 18 Saint Louis aims for 25th victory of season in matchup against Rhode Island By The Associated Press Saint Louis Billikens (24-1, 12-0 A-10) at Rhode Island Rams (14-11, 5-7 A-10) Kingston, Rhode Island; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. 18 Saint Louis will try to earn its 25th win this season when the Billikens take on the Rhode Island. The Rams have gone 8-5 at home. Rhode Island is ninth in the A-10 with 9.0 offensive rebounds per game led by Mouhamed Sow averaging 2.6. The Billikens are 12-0 in A-10 play. Saint Louis is fourth in college basketball with 38.8 rebounds per game led by Dion Brown averaging 5.6. Rhode Island makes 45.0% of its shots from the field this season, which is 8.7 percentage points higher than Saint Louis has allowed to its opponents (36.3%). Saint Louis has shot at a 52.0% clip from the field this season, 8.0 percentage points above the 44.0% shooting opponents of Rhode Island have averaged. The Rams and Billikens face off Tuesday for the first time in conference play this season. TOP PERFORMERS: RJ Johnson is averaging 5.3 points and 3.3 assists for the Rams. Tyler Cochran is averaging 19.7 points and 6.4 rebounds while shooting 47.7% over the last 10 games. Robbie Avila is shooting 50.5% and averaging 12.4 points for the Billikens. Trey Green is averaging 11.9 points over the last 10 games. LAST 10 GAMES: Rams: 5-5, averaging 72.0 points, 28.1 rebounds, 11.9 assists, 8.0 steals and 3.6 blocks per game while shooting 44.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 71.5 points per game. Billikens: 10-0, averaging 86.8 points, 35.4 rebounds, 19.9 assists, 7.0 steals and 3.3 blocks per game while shooting 52.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 67.6 points. ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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