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No. 19 Saint Louis Routs La Salle 82-58 for 17th Straight Win, Best-Ever 23-1 Start

Bench shooting underscores a defense-backed formula powering the A-10 pace.

Overview

  • Ishan Sharma came off the bench to score 15 points on five 3-pointers, providing the decisive spark.
  • The Billikens improved to 11-0 in the Atlantic 10 and extended their home winning streak to 19 games.
  • Saint Louis limited La Salle to 32.8% shooting after entering the day first in Division I in opponent field-goal percentage at 36.5%.
  • A 12-0 second-half run featuring three Sharma threes and a Brady Dunlap triple stretched the margin to 66-48 with 6:48 remaining.
  • La Salle fell to 7-17 (3-8 A-10) with a fourth straight defeat and again played without second-leading scorer Jerome Brewer Jr. due to an undisclosed injury.