While every college sports fan on the planet was busy nodding off to the most boring BCS National Championship in recent memory, SLU basketball got their asses handed to them by 16th ranked Xavier in their A-10 conference opener, losing 70-44.Luckily for them, even though the game was nationally televised nobody saw the beat-down. Not only were most people tuning into Florida-Oklahoma, the game was carried on CBS College Sports, which isn't available on any Charter cable package. Pretty sweet TV
The Billikens' woes on the road continued last night when they were manhandled by Temple, losing 65-40. Tom Timmermann at the Post-Dispatch was in Philly to watch the massacre and came through with some very colorful reporting and this quote from the always-upbeat Bills coach Rick Majerus:"We didn't come out and play purposely or with passion," coach Rick Majerus said before heading off to the hospital to join Mitchell. "Case closed. Game over. We just got our butt kicked. They did it
Just when I point out that SLU needs to give "veteran" players like senior Barry Eberhardt and sophomore Paul Eckerle more minutes, a game like the one yesterday against Richmond happens. SLU fought hard in their 70-62 loss, but with freshman point guard Kwamain Mitchell out with a concussion, they never really had a chance. Not only was Eberhardt completely lost on defense, coach Rick Majerus was forced to give significant minutes to SLU's incredibly inexperienced and overmatched freshmen
SLU defeated Duquense at Chaifetz Arena last night, 78-74 in overtime. Here's a log of the game, updated this morning to include a few pictures and the highlights from coach Rick Majerus' post game comments.
Pre-game notes: The Billikens are coming off an impressive 88-58 at Fordham in which they shot a remarkable 63 percent from the floor. SLU may not be going to the postseason anytime soon but at least they're not the doormats of the conference anymore. How much does Fordham have to suck
photos by Keegan HamiltonThe Saint Louis University basketball team tried hard on Saturday against La Salle, they really did. They clawed for every rebound, dove for every loose ball and hustled themselves to exhaustion on defense, erasing any lingering doubts about whether they have bought into Rick Majerus' grind-it-out, wear-em-down style of hoops.Unfortunately for them, effort only counts when the final score is in their favor. And for all their heart and desire, a simple lack of ability&nbs
Just when Rick Majerus' Billikens beat A-10-leading Dayton and lull you into thinking they might be able to win a game on the road against one of the worst teams in their conference, they go and get trounced by St. Bonaventure, losing 72-55 to the Bonnies last night in New York. It's one step forward, two steps back for SLU, who played their best basketball of the season over the weekend only to see their two best players, Kevin Lisch and Tommie Liddell, crap the bed last night. Quoth Majerus o
