St. Louis University NCAA News

A rare poor performance from beyond the arc led to Notre Dame's first loss of the season.

Craig Brackins and Diante Garrett each scored 16 points to lead Iowa State to a 65-54 victory over Saint Louis in the Chicago Invitational Challenge on Friday night.

The St. Louis University basketball team wants its identity to be as a strong defensive team.

Willie Reed led all scorers with 17 points and Saint Louis beat Mississippi Valley State 75-39 in the Chicago Invitational Challenge on Tuesday night.

Christian Salecich scored 15 points and Brian Conklin added 11 for the Billikens, who got 10 3-pointers and are 3-0 for the first time under coach Rick Majerus.

Q&A with Tom Osborne 10:30 p.m. Tom Osborne's name has been brought up a lot lately by the NU coaching staff.

The Saint Louis University Billikens put the Nebraska Cornhuskers on their heels early and commanded the court Wednesday night at the Chaifetz Arena, posting a 69-55 win over a Big 12 foe that handed SLU a 14 point loss last season.

Kwamain Mitchell scored 20 points and Saint Louis hit three of its seven 3-pointers in succession to help pull away from Nebraska in a 69-55 victory on Wednesday night.

With all of one regular-season game behind it, St. Louis University takes on one of the bigger challenges of its nonconference season when it faces Nebraska tonight at Chaifetz Arena.

Record at Nebraska: 56-40 Record at Division I: 104-58 Career Record: 224-97 Saint Louis Billikens Game Notes: Game 2 2009-10 Record: 1-0 Head coach: Rick Majerus Record at SLU: 35-29 Career Record: 457-176 Huskers on TV/Radio/Internet Television: FS Midwest and ESPN FullCourt Play-by-play: Greg Sharpe Color: Eric Piatkowski Play-by-play: Kent ...

The message from St. Louis University's season-opening 59-41 victory over Southeast Missouri State on Saturday is that nothing figures to be easy this season.

The biggest development for the St. Louis University basketball team last season didn't revolve around last-second shots that were made or missed, thunderous slams or roaring crowds.

Southeast Missouri State's Cameron Butler shoots against Ouachita Baptist during their exhibition game Tuesday at the Show Me Center.

With the loss of Cody Ellis to the NCAA Clearinghouse, the Billikens will have a lot of making up to do.

Let's clear the air about this year's basketball season: the Saint Louis University Billikens are probably going to have a rough season-probably. After watching the team scrimmage against the Arkansas-Fort Smith Lions, I've deduced that this team is talented and that the future of the program is as bright as the lights on the Gateway Arch.

The longer Rick Majerus coaches at Saint Louis, the younger his teams seem to get.

After less than two weeks of practice, St. Louis University's exhibition opener Friday night against Arkansas-Fort Smith figured to be a little rough around the edges, especially considering that for five of those SLU players, those two weeks were the sum total of their college experience.

Record: Saint Louis G Eckerle out for season Oct. 30, 2009 CBSSports.com wire reports ST.

Let your Billiken roar. That's theme of the 2009-2010 SLU Men's Basketball season.

In a slumping economy, Althoff High senior basketball player Joe Harms found a way to increase his recruiting stock with a solid summer season.