Rhode Island Starters 
Thomas, House, Lawrence, Green, Brown

Saint Louis Starters 
Swope, Anya, Johnson, Avila, Jimerson

How it Happened
Robbie Avila and Gibson Jimerson combined for 43 points to lead Saint Louis to an 81-66 win over Rhode Island Saturday afternoon.

Rhody (17-9, 6-8 Atlantic 10) could not keep pace with the host Billikens (15-12, 8-6 A-10), who never trailed. Every time URI made a run, SLU had a response.

A driving layup by David Green got Rhode Island within one at 43-42 with 17:03 to go. From there, it was all Saint Louis. An immediate 7-0 run gave the Billikens control and they outscored the Rams 38-24 the rest of the way to cruise down the stretch.

Inside the Box Score

• Saint Louis had an 11-0 edge in offensive rebounds, which led to a 12-0 advantage in second-chance points.
• Guard Jamarques Lawrence led Rhode Island with 19 points.
• He was 6-for-7 from the field, including 5-for-6 from 3-point range.
• Forward David Green added 16 points and five rebounds. He was 4-for-6 from the arc.
• Point guard Sebastian Thomas finished with eight points, nine assists and three rebounds.
• His streak of 33 straight games scoring in double figures was snapped.
• Saint Louis guard Gibson Jimerson had yet another big game against Rhode Island. He had 21 points and 11 rebounds.
• In six career games against URI, Jimerson has scored 136 points, an average of 22.7 per game.
• Center Robbie Avila added 22 points, six rebounds and four assists.

Up Next
Rhode Island returns home to host Dayton in another nationally-televised game Wednesday, Feb. 26. Game time is 7 p.m. on CBS Sports Network.