More Late Season Heroics

I'm not sure what it is with the Billikens, but even in their down years with Majerus they seem to put things together late. Tonight in Dayton was no exception:

Mike McCall scored 17 points to lead Saint Louis over Dayton 69-51 on Wednesday night.

The Billikens (12-17, 6-9 Atlantic 10 Conference) shot 58.3 percent (14 of 24), including 60 percent from 3-point range (6 of 10) in the first half. The Flyers made just 8 of 29 from the field before halftime as Saint Louis took a 35-19 lead at the break.

The Billikens trailed 4-3 early, but scored nine straight and weren’t threatened the rest of the way.

Saint Louis expanded its lead to as many as 26 points, 69-43, on Rob Loe’s jumper with 5:47 to play.

On the road against a 19 win team with a RPI in the 60's? That is something beyond this SLU team a month ago. If we could only get the NCAA to allow the Billikens to start their season a month earlier. In any event they will be crying into their bowls of Skyline 5-ways in Dayton tonight.

Maybe, just maybe, the A-10 tourney will be interesting to watch!