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Men's Basketball
University of Dayton at St. Louis University 5 January 2011
Saint Louis University Billikens (5-9, 0-1) lost 60-50 to the University of Dayton Flyer (13-3, 1-0) at the Chaifetz Arena (reported attendance = 7,621). The Billikens were coached by Porter Mosher for the third time this year and second game in a row due to an ill Head Coach Rick Majerus. SLU fell behind right away and never led during the game. The Billikens were led by junior guard Kyle Cassity (12 pts, 3 assists), freshman guard Mike McCall (11 pts, 4 rebounds), freshman center Rob Loe (9 pts, 7 rebounds. 2 blocked shots), and junior forward Brian Conklin (8 pts, 3 rebounds). The Flyers were led by senior forward Chris Wright (14 pts, 14 rebounds, 2 blocked shots), junior forward Chris Johnson (13 pts, 6 rebounds), junior guard Paul Williams (12 pts), and freshman guard Juwan Staten (8 pts, 8 assists). Saint Louis shot 37% from the field (21% [5-24] from 3-pt range) and 54% (7-13) from the charity line. UD shot 46% from the field (27% [3-11] from 3-pt range) and 65% (15-23) from the charity line. The Billikens had 28 rebounds (8O, 20D), 5 assists, 5 steals, 3 blocked shots, and 12 turnovers as compared with 36 rebounds (9O, 27D), 14 assists, 8 steals, 6 blocked shots, and 13 turnovers by the Flyers.

A Few New Faces of Billikens Basketball

Dayton senior forward Chris Wright (33) led all scorers with 14 points to go with 14 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals, 2 blocked shots, and 4 turnovers.

Flyers junior forward Chris Johnson (4) finished the game with 13 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, 1 blocked shot, and 1 turnover.

SLU junior guard Kyle Cassity (23) collected 12 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists, and 2 turnovers.

Billikens freshman guard Mike McCall finished the game with 11 points, 4 rebounds, and 2 steals. Flyers junior guard Paul Williams (22) collected 12 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist, and 3 turnovers.

Dayton freshman guard Juwan Staten (3) finished the game with 8 points, 2 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 steals, and 2 turnovers.
 SLU freshman center Rob Loe (51) scored 9 points to go with 7 rebounds, 1 steal, 2 blocked shots, and 1 turnover.

Billikens junior forward Brian Conklin (14) finished the game with 8 points, 3 rebounds, 1 blocked shot, and 1 turnover.
 NBA veteran and former Billiken Larry Hughes watched his former team battle Dayton.


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