Well Done

I figure if I was gonna bitch about the Billikens before the season even began I should praise them when they put forward a good effort.

Willie Reed scored 15 points and had 12 rebounds and Brian Conklin had 15 points to lead Saint Louis to a 59-41 victory over Southeast Missouri State on Saturday night.

Kwamain Mitchell added 13 points for the Billikens (1-0), who helped coach Rick Majerus improve to 22-1 in season openers.

It is particularly good to see Reed get off to such a good start. Not only did he go for 15 and 12, he also chipped in 3 blocks as well. The Bills will be a little undersized this year so it will be vital for Reed to contribute on a regular basis.

I'm not ready to shift from season prediction yet (it was only SEMO after all and they only won 3 games last year), but they took care of business easily.

It's a start.