ST. LOUIS (AP) - Jordair Jett scored 17 points and Mike McCall Jr. added 14 to lead Saint Louis to a 73-51 victory against Tennessee-Martin on Saturday night.
The Billikens (6-3), who won their third straight, shot 58.6 percent (17 of 29) from the floor in the first half en route to a 45-28 lead at the break.
Myles Taylor scored 20 points for the Skyhawks (3-8).
Mike Liabo's 3-pointer with 3:34 remaining in the first half made the score 35-25 and put UT-Martin in position to be within striking distance at the break. But as the Skyhawks turned the ball over on their next three possessions, Jake Barnett hit a 3-pointer and John Manning had a three-point play to highlight eight consecutive points by Saint Louis.
The Billikens enjoyed a 39-32 rebounding advantage and outscored UT-Martin 40-16 in the paint.
| Scoreboard | |||
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
| Tennessee-Martin (3-8) | 28 | 23 | 51 |
| Saint Louis (6-3) « | 45 | 28 | 73 |
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| Tennessee-Martin Skyhawks | |||||||
| M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS | |
| M. Taylor, F | 28 | 8-14 | 3-4 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 20 |
| B. McLaughlin, F | 21 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| M. Liabo, G-F | 35 | 4-13 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| O. Minor, G | 23 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| D. Oldham, G | 20 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| J. Childs, G | 22 | 2-9 | 1-2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| T. Dowdell, F | 15 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| B. Jones, G | 15 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| J. Washington, F | 15 | 0-3 | 5-6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| D. Richardson, G | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| P. Mopo, F | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 17-50 | 12-16 | 32 | 9 | 23 | 51 | |
| 34.0% | 75.0% | ||||||
| Saint Louis Billikens | |||||||
| M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS | |
| C. Remekun, F | 27 | 3-5 | 2-4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| D. Evans, F | 23 | 3-7 | 2-3 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| R. Loe, F | 22 | 2-6 | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| J. Jett, G | 31 | 6-7 | 5-6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 17 |
| M. McCall Jr., G | 30 | 4-7 | 4-4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
| J. Barnett, F | 25 | 2-6 | 3-4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| C. Ellis, F | 23 | 1-9 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| J. Manning, C | 13 | 3-6 | 2-3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| G. Glaze, F | 4 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| S. Duff, G | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. LePak, G | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 25-54 | 20-27 | 39 | 12 | 15 | 73 | |
| 46.3% | 74.1% | ||||||
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