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Avila's 20 lead Saint Louis past Saint Joseph's 102-79

AP
Dec 31, 2025

ST. LOUIS (AP) Robbie Avila's 20 points helped Saint Louis Billikens defeat Saint Joseph's Hawks 102-79 in an Atlantic 10 Conference opener on Wednesday.

Avila had eight assists for the Billikens (13-1). Quentin Jones scored 17 points, going 6 of 9 from the floor, including 3 for 4 from 3-point range, and 2 for 4 from the line. Ishan Sharma finished 5 of 8 from 3-point range to finish with 16 points. It was the seventh straight victory for the Billikens.

The Hawks (8-6) were led in scoring by Jaiden Glover, who finished with 23 points. Dasear Haskins added 12 points and nine rebounds for Saint Joseph's. Derek Simpson had 12 points and five assists.

Saint Louis took the lead for good with 12:09 remaining in the first half. The score was 49-40 at halftime, with Trey Green racking up nine points. Saint Louis pulled away with a 12-1 run in the second half to extend a 13-point lead to 24 points. They outscored Saint Joseph's by 14 points in the final half, as Sharma led the way with a team-high 13 second-half points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

1st Half
JOES
Hawks
40
STL
Billikens
49

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Justice Ajogbor vs. Robbie Avila (Hawks gains possession)
19:39		Quentin Jones blocks Jaiden Glover-Toscano's two point layup
19:37		Hawks offensive rebound
19:29		Hawks turnover (shot clock violation)
19:18		Quentin Jones turnover (bad pass)
18:54		Anthony Finkley misses two point jump shot
18:52		Trey Green defensive rebound
18:42		Robbie Avila misses three point jump shot
18:40		Derek Simpson defensive rebound
18:15		Anthony Finkley misses three point jump shot
18:13		Billikens defensive rebound
17:58		Robbie Avila misses three point jump shot
17:56		Justice Ajogbor defensive rebound
17:50	+2	Jaiden Glover-Toscano makes two point layup (Derek Simpson assists)	2-0
17:38	+3	Quentin Jones makes three point jump shot (Robbie Avila assists)	2-3
17:30		Dion Brown blocks Dasear Haskins's two point jump shot
17:28		Hawks offensive rebound
17:23	+3	Dasear Haskins makes three point jump shot (Jaiden Glover-Toscano assists)	5-3
17:15		Amari McCottry turnover (bad pass) (Jaiden Glover-Toscano steals)
16:57		Anthony Finkley misses two point layup
16:55		Jaiden Glover-Toscano offensive rebound
16:53		Jaiden Glover-Toscano misses two point layup
16:51		Quentin Jones defensive rebound
16:43	+3	Dion Brown makes three point jump shot (Quentin Jones assists)	5-6
16:19	+3	Anthony Finkley makes three point jump shot (Derek Simpson assists)	8-6
15:53	+3	Trey Green makes three point jump shot (Robbie Avila assists)	8-9
15:24		Amari McCottry shooting foul (Justice Ajogbor draws the foul)
15:24		TV timeout
15:24	+1	Justice Ajogbor makes regular free throw 1 of 2	9-9
15:24		Justice Ajogbor misses regular free throw 2 of 2
15:24		Anthony Finkley offensive rebound
15:15	+2	Derek Simpson makes two point jump shot	11-9
14:54	+3	Trey Green makes three point jump shot (Robbie Avila assists)	11-12
14:41	+2	Derek Simpson makes two point jump shot	13-12
14:31	+3	Robbie Avila makes three point jump shot (Trey Green assists)	13-15
14:05	+2	Jaiden Glover-Toscano makes two point layup	15-15
13:52		Robbie Avila misses three point jump shot
13:50		Dasear Haskins defensive rebound
13:34	+2	Justice Ajogbor makes two point layup (Dasear Haskins assists)	17-15
13:34		Trey Green shooting foul (Justice Ajogbor draws the foul)
13:34	+1	Justice Ajogbor makes regular free throw 1 of 1	18-15
13:18	+2	Paul Otieno makes two point jump shot (Brady Dunlap assists)	18-17
12:54		Derek Simpson turnover (bad pass) (Kellen Thames steals)
12:50	+2	Kellen Thames makes two point dunk	18-19
12:31		Austin Williford misses two point layup
12:29		Dasear Haskins offensive rebound
12:27	+2	Dasear Haskins makes two point layup	20-19
12:09	+3	Quentin Jones makes three point jump shot (Paul Otieno assists)	20-22
11:49		Austin Williford misses three point jump shot
11:47		Paul Otieno defensive rebound
11:37		Kellen Thames offensive foul
11:37		Kellen Thames turnover (offensive foul)
11:37		TV timeout
11:19		Austin Williford turnover (lost ball) (Amari McCottry steals)
11:16	+2	Amari McCottry makes two point layup	20-24
11:00		Jaiden Glover-Toscano turnover (lost ball) (Brady Dunlap steals)
11:00		Billikens 30 second timeout
10:48	+3	Ishan Sharma makes three point jump shot (Brady Dunlap assists)	20-27
10:21	+3	Jaiden Glover-Toscano makes three point jump shot (Anthony Finkley assists)	23-27
9:58		Kellen Thames misses two point jump shot
9:56		Brady Dunlap offensive rebound
9:54		Ishan Sharma misses three point jump shot
9:52		Amari McCottry offensive rebound
9:50		Austin Williford personal foul
9:39	+2	Paul Otieno makes two point layup (Amari McCottry assists)	23-29
9:19		Khaafiq Myers misses three point jump shot
9:17		Justice Ajogbor offensive rebound
9:13		Ishan Sharma personal foul
9:08		Kellen Thames shooting foul (Khaafiq Myers draws the foul)
9:08	+1	Khaafiq Myers makes regular free throw 1 of 2	24-29
9:08	+1	Khaafiq Myers makes regular free throw 2 of 2	25-29
8:59		Austin Williford personal foul (Amari McCottry draws the foul)
8:49	+2	Paul Otieno makes two point jump shot (Kellen Thames assists)	25-31
8:33	+2	Khaafiq Myers makes two point jump shot	27-31
8:07	+3	Brady Dunlap makes three point jump shot (Paul Otieno assists)	27-34
7:49		Anthony Finkley misses three point jump shot
7:47		Justice Ajogbor offensive rebound
7:28		Paul Otieno shooting foul (Anthony Finkley draws the foul)
7:28		TV timeout
7:28	+1	Anthony Finkley makes regular free throw 1 of 2	28-34
7:28	+1	Anthony Finkley makes regular free throw 2 of 2	29-34
7:14		Dasear Haskins shooting foul (Robbie Avila draws the foul)
7:14	+1	Robbie Avila makes regular free throw 1 of 2	29-35
7:14	+1	Robbie Avila makes regular free throw 2 of 2	29-36
6:54		Paul Otieno blocks Dasear Haskins's two point layup
6:52		Billikens defensive rebound
6:45		Trey Green misses three point jump shot
6:43		Dasear Haskins defensive rebound
6:28		Khaafiq Myers misses two point jump shot
6:26		Jaiden Glover-Toscano offensive rebound
6:24		Dion Brown shooting foul (Jaiden Glover-Toscano draws the foul)
6:24	+1	Jaiden Glover-Toscano makes regular free throw 1 of 2	30-36
6:24	+1	Jaiden Glover-Toscano makes regular free throw 2 of 2	31-36
6:05		Robbie Avila misses two point jump shot
6:03		Justice Ajogbor defensive rebound
5:39	+3	Derek Simpson makes three point jump shot (Anthony Finkley assists)	34-36
5:20	+3	Trey Green makes three point jump shot (Robbie Avila assists)	34-39
4:46		Anthony Finkley misses three point jump shot
4:44		Trey Green defensive rebound
4:36		Khaafiq Myers personal foul
4:28	+2	Robbie Avila makes two point layup	34-41
3:59		Anthony Finkley turnover (lost ball) (Dion Brown steals)
3:59		Anthony Finkley personal foul
4:00		TV timeout
3:50		Al Amadou shooting foul (Quentin Jones draws the foul)
3:50		Quentin Jones misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:50		Quentin Jones misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:50		Derek Simpson defensive rebound
3:20	+2	Khaafiq Myers makes two point layup	36-41
2:59	+2	Quentin Jones makes two point layup (Robbie Avila assists)	36-43
2:43		Khaafiq Myers misses two point jump shot
2:41		Anthony Finkley offensive rebound
2:24	+2	Jaiden Glover-Toscano makes two point jump shot	38-43
2:04		Amari McCottry misses three point jump shot
2:02		Jaiden Glover-Toscano defensive rebound
1:49		Derek Simpson misses two point layup
1:47		Kellen Thames defensive rebound
1:44	+2	Brady Dunlap makes two point layup (Kellen Thames assists)	38-45
1:27		Derek Simpson misses three point jump shot
1:25		Brady Dunlap defensive rebound
1:11		Amari McCottry misses two point layup
1:09		Derek Simpson defensive rebound
1:03	+2	Khaafiq Myers makes two point layup (Derek Simpson assists)	40-45
1:01		Hawks 30 second timeout
0:52	+2	Kellen Thames makes two point layup	40-47
0:33		Dasear Haskins misses two point layup
0:31		Brady Dunlap defensive rebound
0:03	+2	Dion Brown makes two point layup (Amari McCottry assists)	40-49
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
JOES
Hawks
39
STL
Billikens
53

Time		Play	Score
19:50	+3	Quentin Jones makes three point jump shot (Robbie Avila assists)	40-52
19:31		TV timeout
19:21	+3	Jaiden Glover-Toscano makes three point jump shot (Derek Simpson assists)	43-52
19:03	+3	Brady Dunlap makes three point jump shot (Robbie Avila assists)	43-55
18:37		Dion Brown blocks Derek Simpson's two point layup
18:35		Dion Brown defensive rebound
18:29		Justice Ajogbor blocks Robbie Avila's two point layup
18:27		Billikens offensive rebound
18:23	+3	Robbie Avila makes three point jump shot	43-58
17:57		Dion Brown shooting foul (Jaiden Glover-Toscano draws the foul)
17:56		Jaiden Glover-Toscano misses regular free throw 1 of 3
17:56	+1	Jaiden Glover-Toscano makes regular free throw 2 of 3	44-58
17:56	+1	Jaiden Glover-Toscano makes regular free throw 3 of 3	45-58
17:39	+2	Brady Dunlap makes two point layup	45-60
17:20		Dion Brown personal foul
17:14	+2	Khaafiq Myers makes two point layup	47-60
17:04	+2	Quentin Jones makes two point layup	47-62
16:53		Derek Simpson misses three point jump shot
16:51		Brady Dunlap defensive rebound
16:43		Quentin Jones misses two point layup
16:41		Jaiden Glover-Toscano defensive rebound
16:30		Khaafiq Myers misses two point jump shot
16:28		Derek Simpson offensive rebound
16:27	+2	Derek Simpson makes two point layup	49-62
16:18	+2	Robbie Avila makes two point layup	49-64
15:46		Al Amadou misses three point jump shot
15:44		Brady Dunlap defensive rebound
15:38	+2	Dion Brown makes two point layup (Brady Dunlap assists)	49-66
15:33		Hawks 30 second timeout
15:33		TV timeout
15:16		Derek Simpson misses three point jump shot
15:14		Robbie Avila defensive rebound
15:04	+3	Trey Green makes three point jump shot	49-69
14:38		Trey Green personal foul
14:26		Trey Green shooting foul (Jaiden Glover-Toscano draws the foul)
14:26		Jaiden Glover-Toscano misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:26	+1	Jaiden Glover-Toscano makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-69
14:09		Jaden Smith personal foul (Quentin Jones draws the foul)
14:09	+1	Quentin Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2	50-70
14:09	+1	Quentin Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-71
13:57		Dasear Haskins misses three point jump shot
13:55		Ishan Sharma defensive rebound
13:47	+3	Robbie Avila makes three point jump shot (Kellen Thames assists)	50-74
13:26		Khaafiq Myers misses two point jump shot
13:24		Kellen Thames defensive rebound
13:17		Paul Otieno misses two point layup
13:15		Jaden Smith defensive rebound
12:56		Jaiden Glover-Toscano misses three point jump shot
12:54		Dasear Haskins offensive rebound
12:48	+2	Dasear Haskins makes two point layup	52-74
12:40		Dasear Haskins blocks Amari McCottry's three point jump shot
12:38		Kellen Thames offensive rebound
12:30		Robbie Avila misses three point jump shot
12:28		Paul Otieno offensive rebound
12:28		Khaafiq Myers personal foul
12:23	+2	Paul Otieno makes two point dunk (Amari McCottry assists)	52-76
12:05		Dasear Haskins turnover (bad pass) (Kellen Thames steals)
12:01	+2	Kellen Thames makes two point dunk	52-78
11:48		Jaiden Glover-Toscano misses two point jump shot
11:46		Paul Otieno defensive rebound
11:28		Amari McCottry misses three point jump shot
11:26		Dasear Haskins defensive rebound
11:18	+3	Jaiden Glover-Toscano makes three point jump shot (Khaafiq Myers assists)	55-78
10:54	+3	Ishan Sharma makes three point jump shot (Paul Otieno assists)	55-81
10:25		Amari McCottry personal foul
10:25		TV timeout
10:05		Derek Simpson misses two point jump shot
10:03		Amari McCottry defensive rebound
10:01		Al Amadou shooting foul (Paul Otieno draws the foul)
10:01	+1	Paul Otieno makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-82
10:01		Paul Otieno misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:01		Anthony Finkley defensive rebound
9:42	+3	Anthony Finkley makes three point jump shot (Khaafiq Myers assists)	58-82
9:28		Brady Dunlap misses three point jump shot
9:26		Khaafiq Myers defensive rebound
9:20		Khaafiq Myers misses three point jump shot
9:18		Brady Dunlap defensive rebound
9:03	+3	Ishan Sharma makes three point jump shot (Brady Dunlap assists)	58-85
8:41	+2	Derek Simpson makes two point layup	60-85
8:41		Paul Otieno shooting foul (Derek Simpson draws the foul)
8:41	+1	Derek Simpson makes regular free throw 1 of 1	61-85
8:23	+3	Ishan Sharma makes three point jump shot (Paul Otieno assists)	61-88
8:23		Khaafiq Myers shooting foul (Ishan Sharma draws the foul)
8:23	+1	Ishan Sharma makes regular free throw 1 of 1	61-89
8:04		Amari McCottry shooting foul (Anthony Finkley draws the foul)
8:04	+1	Anthony Finkley makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-89
8:04	+1	Anthony Finkley makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-89
7:41		Amari McCottry turnover (lost ball)
7:41		TV timeout
7:27	+3	Jaiden Glover-Toscano makes three point jump shot (Austin Williford assists)	66-89
6:57	+2	Robbie Avila makes two point layup	66-91
6:57		Justice Ajogbor shooting foul (Robbie Avila draws the foul)
6:57		Robbie Avila misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:57		Dasear Haskins defensive rebound
6:30		Jaiden Glover-Toscano misses two point layup
6:28		Justice Ajogbor offensive rebound
6:26		Justice Ajogbor misses two point layup
6:24		Robbie Avila defensive rebound
6:21		Trey Green turnover (bad pass) (Dasear Haskins steals)
6:14	+2	Dasear Haskins makes two point layup (Derek Simpson assists)	68-91
6:14		Robbie Avila shooting foul (Dasear Haskins draws the foul)
6:14		Dasear Haskins misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:14		Ishan Sharma defensive rebound
6:03	+3	Robbie Avila makes three point jump shot	68-94
5:36		Trey Green shooting foul (Austin Williford draws the foul)
5:36	+1	Austin Williford makes regular free throw 1 of 2	69-94
5:36	+1	Austin Williford makes regular free throw 2 of 2	70-94
5:12		Quentin Jones misses two point jump shot
5:10		Dasear Haskins defensive rebound
4:56	+2	Khaafiq Myers makes two point layup	72-94
4:46		Ishan Sharma misses three point jump shot
4:44		Khaafiq Myers defensive rebound
4:29		Dion Brown shooting foul (Khaafiq Myers draws the foul)
4:29		Khaafiq Myers misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:29		Khaafiq Myers misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:29		Quentin Jones defensive rebound
4:08	+3	Ishan Sharma makes three point jump shot (Robbie Avila assists)	72-97
3:55	+3	Dasear Haskins makes three point jump shot (Austin Williford assists)	75-97
3:34		Quentin Jones misses three point jump shot
3:32		Robbie Avila offensive rebound
3:25		Robbie Avila turnover (bad pass)
3:25		TV timeout
3:08		Austin Williford misses three point jump shot
3:06		Paul Otieno defensive rebound
2:57		Brady Dunlap misses two point layup
2:55		Kellen Thames offensive rebound
2:53		Kellen Thames misses two point layup
2:51		Dasear Haskins defensive rebound
2:43		Ishan Sharma personal foul (Anthony Finkley draws the foul)
2:43	+1	Anthony Finkley makes regular free throw 1 of 2	76-97
2:43	+1	Anthony Finkley makes regular free throw 2 of 2	77-97
2:29		Ishan Sharma misses three point jump shot
2:27		Jaiden Glover-Toscano defensive rebound
2:03	+2	Austin Williford makes two point jump shot (Anthony Finkley assists)	79-97
1:33	+2	Quentin Jones makes two point layup (Ishan Sharma assists)	79-99
1:05		Dasear Haskins misses three point jump shot
1:03		Kellen Thames defensive rebound
0:53	+2	Kellen Thames makes two point layup	79-101
0:53		Austin Williford shooting foul (Kellen Thames draws the foul)
0:53	+1	Kellen Thames makes regular free throw 1 of 1	79-102
0:34		Jaiden Glover-Toscano misses two point layup
0:32		Kellen Thames defensive rebound
0:26		Kellen Thames turnover (lost ball) (Austin Williford steals)
0:19		Paul Otieno blocks Dasear Haskins's two point layup
0:17		Austin Williford offensive rebound
0:09		Khaafiq Myers misses three point jump shot
0:07		Dasear Haskins offensive rebound
0:04		Anthony Finkley misses three point jump shot
0:02		Quentin Jones defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Quentin Jones defensive rebound