Davidson Wildcats @ Saint Louis Billikens
St. Louis downs Davidson 96-87 behind Yacoubou's 27
ST. LOUIS, Mo. -- Ash Yacoubou scored a career-high 27 points on 12-of-21 shooting and Saint Louis beat Davidson 96-87 on Wednesday night.
Jermaine Bishop, who started for the first time in the Billikens' last game, scored a career-high 23 points with three 3-pointers.
Aaron Hines added 18 points and Reggie Agbeko scored 12 and grabbed 12 rebounds for the Billikens (7-11, 2-4 Atlantic 10), who shot 54 percent from the field and made 21 of 26 free throws.
Up by one at halftime, Saint Louis led 59-49 after a 12-3 run capped by Hines' 3-pointer.
Brian Sullivan and Oskar Michelsen each hit 3s to pull Davidson within 87-82 with 1:30 left, but the Billikens shot 9 of 10 from the free-throw line to keep Davidson out of reach.
The Wildcats scored 26 second-chance points off 13 offensive rebounds.
Jack Gibbs, named A-10 Player of the Week for the second straight week, scored 26 for Davidson (11-6, 3-3). Peyton Aldridge added 15 and grabbed 10 rebounds.
Game Information
St. Louis, MO
Referee:Mark Schnur
Referee:Brent Hampton
Referee:Dennis Allocco
2025-26 Standings
| Atlantic 10 ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Louis | 15-3 | - | 29-6 |
| VCU | 15-3 | - | 28-8 |
| Saint Joseph's | 13-5 | 2 | 24-12 |
| Dayton | 12-6 | 3 | 25-12 |
| George Mason | 11-7 | 4 | 23-10 |
| Davidson | 10-8 | 5 | 20-14 |
| Duquesne | 9-9 | 6 | 18-15 |
| George Washington | 8-10 | 7 | 19-16 |
| Fordham | 8-10 | 7 | 17-15 |
| Rhode Island | 7-11 | 8 | 16-16 |
| Richmond | 5-13 | 10 | 15-17 |
| La Salle | 5-13 | 10 | 9-23 |
| St. Bonaventure | 4-14 | 11 | 17-17 |
| Loyola Chicago | 4-14 | 11 | 9-24 |
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