Aldridge's 35 pts paces Davidson past Saint Louis 78-60
WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) Peyton Aldridge scored 35 points, 22 in the first half, and third-seeded Davidson Wildcats beat No. 6 seed Saint Louis Billikens 78-60 in a Friday night Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament quarterfinal contest.
Davidson (19-11) moves on to the semis to play No. 2 seed St. Bonaventure on Saturday.
The Wildcats made six of their first nine shots and Aldridge made a pair of 3-pointers and Kellan Grady added another for a 15-10 lead. Davidson continued its barrage of 3s with Aldridge adding two more and one from Will Magarity as part of an 11-0 run. Jon Axel Gudmundsson's 3 made it 39-13 with 4:14 left before intermission.
Before intermission, Aldridge made all six of his 3-point attempts and was 8-of-12 shooting overall as the Wildcats led 41-23 at the break. Davidson led by double figures throughout the second half. Aldridge finished 13-of-19 shooting and Grady scored 19.
Davell Roby led the Billikens (17-16) with 26 points, Javon Bess scored 13 and Jalen Johnson, 10.
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| Min. Per Game | ||
| Pts. Per Game | ||
| Ast. Per Game | ||
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| Field Goal % | ||
| Three Point % | ||
| Free Throw % |
| Team Stats | ||
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| Points | 0 | 0 |
| Field Goals | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) |
| 3-Pointers | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) |
| Free Throws | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) |
| Total Rebounds | 0 | 0 |
| Offensive | 0 | 0 |
| Defensive | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 0 | 0 |
| Assists | 0 | 0 |
| Steals | 0 | 0 |
| Blocks | 0 | 0 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
| Fouls | 0 | 0 |
| Technicals | 0 | 0 |
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| Team Stats | |||
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| 6 Saint Louis - | 65.8 PPG | 39.2 RPG | 11.9 APG |
| 3 Davidson - | 76.3 PPG | 35.0 RPG | 16.7 APG |
| Key Players | |||||
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. Roby G | PPG | RPG | APG | FG% |
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. Aldridge F | PPG | RPG | APG | FG% |
| Top Scorers | |||||
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| D. Roby G | 26 PTS | 3 REB | 1 AST | ||
| P. Aldridge F | 35 PTS | 7 REB | 5 AST | ||
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| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |