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Collins has school-record 19 assists in Billikens' 79-68 win

AP
Dec 11, 2021

ST. LOUIS (AP) Yuri Collins set a school record with 19 assists - the most in an NCAA game this season - to go with 14 points and Saint Louis Billikens beat Boston College Eagles 79-68 on Saturday.

Collins broke the Saint Louis assists record set by Jim Roder versus Southern Miss during the 1986-87 season. He was 5-of-5 shooting as the sophomore collected his second career double-double.

Collins' final assist came on a length-of-the-court pass to Francis Okoro for a game-ending dunk.

Gibson Jimerson, with five 3-pointers, and Okoro scored 19 points each and Jordan Nesbitt added 11 for Saint Louis (8-3), which won for the first time in three games. Okoro sank 8 of 9 shots for the Billikens, who shot 53% overall, including 41% on 3-pointers (11 of 27).

The Billikens led by as many as 23 points after a Jimerson 3-pointer with 13 minutes remaining. The lead remained in double figures until Boston College scored nine points in less than a minute to get within seven with 17 seconds left before two Jimerson free throws and Okoro's dunk.

Makai Ashton-Langford scored 18 points, DeMarr Langford Jr. 14 and Jaeden Zackery 12 for the Eagles (6-4), who had a three-game win streak snapped. After a 19-point first half, the Eagles rebounded to shoot 53% in the second half but ended just 3 of 17 from the arc.

The Billikens' 79 points are the most given up by Boston College this season, which came in with a 59.8 points per game defensive average.

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1st Half
BC
Eagles
19
STL
Billikens
36

Time		Play	Score
20:00		James Karnik vs. Marten Linssen (Eagles gains possession)
19:37		Terrence Hargrove Jr. personal foul (T.J. Bickerstaff draws the foul)
19:24	+2	Jaeden Zackery makes two point jump shot	2-0
18:52		Terrence Hargrove Jr. misses two point layup
18:50		Marten Linssen offensive rebound
18:51		T.J. Bickerstaff personal foul
18:48	+2	Gibson Jimerson makes two point jump shot (Yuri Collins assists)	2-2
18:19		Makai Ashton-Langford misses two point jump shot
18:17		Jordan Nesbitt defensive rebound
18:08	+2	Yuri Collins makes two point layup	2-4
17:43		Jaeden Zackery misses two point jump shot
17:41		Terrence Hargrove Jr. defensive rebound
17:26		Marten Linssen turnover (lost ball) (DeMarr Langford Jr. steals)
17:19		DeMarr Langford Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Jordan Nesbitt steals)
17:07		Jordan Nesbitt turnover (bad pass) (DeMarr Langford Jr. steals)
17:01		T.J. Bickerstaff misses two point layup
16:59		Terrence Hargrove Jr. defensive rebound
16:46		Terrence Hargrove Jr. misses two point layup
16:44		Marten Linssen offensive rebound
16:29	+2	Marten Linssen makes two point layup	2-6
16:26	+2	Makai Ashton-Langford makes two point jump shot (Jaeden Zackery assists)	4-6
16:07	+2	Yuri Collins makes two point jump shot	4-8
16:07		Makai Ashton-Langford shooting foul (Yuri Collins draws the foul)
16:07		Yuri Collins misses regular free throw 1 of 1
16:07		Eagles defensive rebound
15:50	+3	Kanye Jones makes three point jump shot (DeMarr Langford Jr. assists)	7-8
15:36		Jordan Nesbitt turnover (out of bounds)
15:36		TV timeout
15:25		James Karnik misses two point hook shot
15:23		Yuri Collins defensive rebound
15:08		Jordan Nesbitt misses three point jump shot
15:06		Jaeden Zackery defensive rebound
14:56		Kanye Jones misses three point jump shot
14:54		Billikens defensive rebound
14:30	+2	Francis Okoro makes two point hook shot (Yuri Collins assists)	7-10
14:10	+2	Kanye Jones makes two point layup (Quinten Post assists)	9-10
13:51	+3	Terrence Hargrove Jr. makes three point jump shot (Gibson Jimerson assists)	9-13
13:37		Fred Thatch Jr. personal foul
13:33	+2	Quinten Post makes two point layup (Jaeden Zackery assists)	11-13
13:16		Terrence Hargrove Jr. misses three point jump shot
13:14		Fred Thatch Jr. offensive rebound
13:07		Gibson Jimerson misses three point jump shot
13:05		Eagles defensive rebound
12:45		Quinten Post misses three point jump shot
12:43		Fred Thatch Jr. defensive rebound
12:21		Yuri Collins turnover (bad pass) (Quinten Post steals)
12:09		Makai Ashton-Langford misses three point jump shot
12:07		Fred Thatch Jr. defensive rebound
11:53	+3	Gibson Jimerson makes three point jump shot (Yuri Collins assists)	11-16
11:38		Francis Okoro blocks Jaeden Zackery's two point layup
11:36		Eagles offensive rebound
11:38		TV timeout
11:21		Kanye Jones misses two point jump shot
11:19		Francis Okoro defensive rebound
11:14		Gibson Jimerson misses three point jump shot
11:12		Francis Okoro offensive rebound
11:05		DeAndre Jones misses three point jump shot
11:03		DeAndre Jones offensive rebound
10:48	+2	Francis Okoro makes two point jump shot	11-18
10:18	+2	Jaeden Zackery makes two point jump shot	13-18
9:57		Gibson Jimerson misses two point jump shot
9:55		Jaeden Zackery defensive rebound
9:55		DeAndre Jones personal foul (Jaeden Zackery draws the foul)
9:32		Makai Ashton-Langford turnover (lost ball)
9:10		James Karnik personal foul (Yuri Collins draws the foul)
8:51		DeAndre Jones turnover (bad pass) (Jaeden Zackery steals)
8:31		DeMarr Langford Jr. misses two point jump shot
8:29		James Karnik offensive rebound
8:19		T.J. Bickerstaff misses two point layup
8:17		Francis Okoro defensive rebound
8:11	+2	Yuri Collins makes two point layup	13-20
7:54		Jordan Nesbitt personal foul
7:54		TV timeout
7:44		Marten Linssen shooting foul (Quinten Post draws the foul)
7:44		Quinten Post misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:44	+1	Quinten Post makes regular free throw 2 of 2	14-20
7:19		Jordan Nesbitt misses two point jump shot
7:17		Eagles defensive rebound
7:04		Quinten Post misses three point jump shot
7:02		Billikens defensive rebound
6:36		Fred Thatch Jr. misses two point jump shot
6:34		T.J. Bickerstaff defensive rebound
6:10		T.J. Bickerstaff misses three point jump shot
6:08		Fred Thatch Jr. defensive rebound
5:56		Jordan Nesbitt misses two point jump shot
5:54		DeMarr Langford Jr. defensive rebound
5:48		Jaeden Zackery misses two point layup
5:46		Fred Thatch Jr. defensive rebound
5:33	+3	Jordan Nesbitt makes three point jump shot (Yuri Collins assists)	14-23
5:11		Kanye Jones misses three point jump shot
5:09		Billikens defensive rebound
4:53		Gibson Jimerson misses three point jump shot
4:51		Eagles defensive rebound
4:30		Jaeden Zackery misses three point jump shot
4:28		Eagles offensive rebound
4:29		Marten Linssen personal foul
4:18		T.J. Bickerstaff offensive foul
4:18		T.J. Bickerstaff turnover
4:10		Jordan Nesbitt misses three point jump shot
4:08		Quinten Post defensive rebound
3:57		Quinten Post misses three point jump shot
3:55		Yuri Collins defensive rebound
3:50	+3	Gibson Jimerson makes three point jump shot (Yuri Collins assists)	14-26
3:48		Eagles 30 second timeout
3:48		TV timeout
3:33	+2	James Karnik makes two point layup (Makai Ashton-Langford assists)	16-26
3:33		Terrence Hargrove Jr. offensive foul
3:33		Terrence Hargrove Jr. turnover
3:22		DeMarr Langford Jr. misses two point jump shot
3:20		Francis Okoro defensive rebound
3:04		Jordan Nesbitt turnover (bad pass) (DeMarr Langford Jr. steals)
3:04		Jordan Nesbitt shooting foul (DeMarr Langford Jr. draws the foul)
3:04		DeMarr Langford Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:04	+1	DeMarr Langford Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	17-26
2:40	+2	Francis Okoro makes two point dunk (Yuri Collins assists)	17-28
2:00		James Karnik turnover (traveling)
2:03		Billikens 30 second timeout
1:34	+2	Fred Thatch Jr. makes two point layup (Yuri Collins assists)	17-30
1:13		Jaeden Zackery turnover (lost ball) (Yuri Collins steals)
1:03	+3	Fred Thatch Jr. makes three point jump shot (Yuri Collins assists)	17-33
0:44		Quinten Post misses two point layup
0:43		Billikens defensive rebound
0:43		Quinten Post personal foul
0:30	+3	Gibson Jimerson makes three point jump shot (Yuri Collins assists)	17-36
0:04	+2	DeMarr Langford Jr. makes two point jump shot	19-36
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
BC
Eagles
49
STL
Billikens
43

Time		Play	Score
19:40		Terrence Hargrove Jr. misses three point jump shot
19:38		James Karnik defensive rebound
19:24		Makai Ashton-Langford misses two point jump shot
19:22		James Karnik offensive rebound
19:12		DeMarr Langford Jr. misses two point layup
19:10		James Karnik offensive rebound
19:04		Makai Ashton-Langford misses three point jump shot
19:02		Jordan Nesbitt defensive rebound
18:54	+3	Yuri Collins makes three point jump shot	19-39
18:35	+2	DeMarr Langford Jr. makes two point jump shot	21-39
18:24	+2	Yuri Collins makes two point layup	21-41
18:05		Makai Ashton-Langford misses three point jump shot
18:03		Marten Linssen defensive rebound
17:51		Yuri Collins turnover (bad pass) (Jaeden Zackery steals)
17:35	+2	T.J. Bickerstaff makes two point jump shot	23-41
17:23		Marten Linssen turnover (bad pass) (DeMarr Langford Jr. steals)
17:16	+2	Makai Ashton-Langford makes two point layup (T.J. Bickerstaff assists)	25-41
16:53	+2	Jordan Nesbitt makes two point layup	25-43
16:38		Marten Linssen shooting foul (Makai Ashton-Langford draws the foul)
16:38	+1	Makai Ashton-Langford makes regular free throw 1 of 2	26-43
16:38	+1	Makai Ashton-Langford makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-43
16:22		James Karnik personal foul
16:18		Gibson Jimerson misses two point jump shot
16:16		James Karnik defensive rebound
16:05		T.J. Bickerstaff misses two point jump shot
16:03		DeMarr Langford Jr. offensive rebound
15:57		DeMarr Langford Jr. turnover (bad pass)
15:57		TV timeout
15:40	+2	Francis Okoro makes two point hook shot	27-45
15:10		James Karnik misses three point jump shot
15:08		DeMarr Langford Jr. offensive rebound
15:08		Kanye Jones misses three point jump shot
15:06		Billikens defensive rebound
14:45		James Karnik personal foul
14:39	+2	Terrence Hargrove Jr. makes two point layup (Yuri Collins assists)	27-47
14:22	+2	Makai Ashton-Langford makes two point layup	29-47
14:06	+2	Terrence Hargrove Jr. makes two point layup (Yuri Collins assists)	29-49
13:46	+2	Quinten Post makes two point jump shot (DeMarr Langford Jr. assists)	31-49
13:36		Quinten Post shooting foul (Francis Okoro draws the foul)
13:36	+1	Francis Okoro makes regular free throw 1 of 2	31-50
13:36	+1	Francis Okoro makes regular free throw 2 of 2	31-51
13:24		Francis Okoro personal foul
13:22		Jordan Nesbitt personal foul
13:16		Kanye Jones turnover (lost ball) (Francis Okoro steals)
13:09	+3	Gibson Jimerson makes three point jump shot (Yuri Collins assists)	31-54
12:44	+2	Quinten Post makes two point hook shot	33-54
12:08		Terrence Hargrove Jr. misses three point jump shot
12:06		Kanye Jones defensive rebound
11:58	+2	T.J. Bickerstaff makes two point dunk (Kanye Jones assists)	35-54
11:41		Gibson Jimerson misses two point jump shot
11:39		Kanye Jones defensive rebound
11:33		Francis Okoro blocks Makai Ashton-Langford's two point layup
11:31		Eagles offensive rebound
11:31		TV timeout
11:22	+2	Quinten Post makes two point hook shot	37-54
10:52		Quinten Post blocks Francis Okoro's two point layup
10:50		Eagles defensive rebound
10:41		Francis Okoro shooting foul (DeMarr Langford Jr. draws the foul)
10:41	+1	DeMarr Langford Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	38-54
10:41		DeMarr Langford Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:41		Gibson Jimerson defensive rebound
10:23		DeMarr Langford Jr. blocks Gibson Jimerson's two point jump shot
10:21		Quinten Post defensive rebound
10:07		Terrence Hargrove Jr. blocks Kanye Jones's three point jump shot
10:05		T.J. Bickerstaff offensive rebound
9:56		T.J. Bickerstaff misses two point layup
9:54		Francis Okoro defensive rebound
9:51		Gibson Jimerson misses three point jump shot
9:51		Kanye Jones defensive rebound
9:42		Kanye Jones turnover (lost ball) (Yuri Collins steals)
9:25		Gibson Jimerson misses three point jump shot
9:23		T.J. Bickerstaff defensive rebound
9:09		Makai Ashton-Langford misses two point layup
9:07		DeMarr Langford Jr. offensive rebound
9:00	+2	DeMarr Langford Jr. makes two point layup	40-54
8:40		Fred Thatch Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Quinten Post steals)
8:32		Jaeden Zackery offensive foul
8:32		Jaeden Zackery turnover
8:30		Makai Ashton-Langford personal foul
8:26		Jaeden Zackery personal foul
8:16		Quinten Post personal foul (Marten Linssen draws the foul)
8:16	+1	Marten Linssen makes regular free throw 1 of 2	40-55
8:16	+1	Marten Linssen makes regular free throw 2 of 2	40-56
8:10		Marten Linssen personal foul
8:08		Makai Ashton-Langford misses two point jump shot
8:06		Yuri Collins defensive rebound
7:59	+3	Jordan Nesbitt makes three point jump shot (Yuri Collins assists)	40-59
7:38	+2	Makai Ashton-Langford makes two point layup (Quinten Post assists)	42-59
7:21		Jump ball. Yuri Collins vs. Makai Ashton-Langford (Billikens gains possession)
7:21		TV timeout
7:14	+2	Francis Okoro makes two point dunk (Yuri Collins assists)	42-61
6:51		Jaeden Zackery misses two point jump shot
6:49		Fred Thatch Jr. defensive rebound
6:44		Jordan Nesbitt misses three point jump shot
6:42		DeMarr Langford Jr. defensive rebound
6:37		Fred Thatch Jr. shooting foul (DeMarr Langford Jr. draws the foul)
6:37	+1	DeMarr Langford Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	43-61
6:37	+1	DeMarr Langford Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	44-61
6:13	+3	Jordan Nesbitt makes three point jump shot (Yuri Collins assists)	44-64
5:53		Jaeden Zackery turnover (bad pass) (Jordan Nesbitt steals)
5:47		Gibson Jimerson misses three point jump shot
5:45		Jaeden Zackery defensive rebound
5:40		Kanye Jones offensive foul
5:40		Kanye Jones turnover
5:22		Francis Okoro turnover (lost ball) (Jaeden Zackery steals)
5:21		Francis Okoro personal foul (Jaeden Zackery draws the foul)
5:21	+1	Jaeden Zackery makes regular free throw 1 of 2	45-64
5:21		Jaeden Zackery misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:21		T.J. Bickerstaff offensive rebound
5:11	+2	Jaeden Zackery makes two point jump shot (Makai Ashton-Langford assists)	47-64
4:47	+3	Gibson Jimerson makes three point jump shot (Yuri Collins assists)	47-67
4:28		Jordan Nesbitt shooting foul (DeMarr Langford Jr. draws the foul)
4:28	+1	DeMarr Langford Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	48-67
4:28	+1	DeMarr Langford Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	49-67
4:09	+2	Francis Okoro makes two point layup (Yuri Collins assists)	49-69
4:09		Quinten Post shooting foul (Francis Okoro draws the foul)
4:09	+1	Francis Okoro makes regular free throw 1 of 1	49-70
3:55	+3	Jaeden Zackery makes three point jump shot (Makai Ashton-Langford assists)	52-70
3:25		Gibson Jimerson misses three point jump shot
3:23		Eagles defensive rebound
3:21		TV timeout
3:08		Francis Okoro blocks James Karnik's two point layup
3:06		Yuri Collins defensive rebound
2:35		Billikens turnover (shot clock violation)
2:27	+2	Makai Ashton-Langford makes two point layup	54-70
2:20		Makai Ashton-Langford personal foul (Yuri Collins draws the foul)
2:20	+1	Yuri Collins makes regular free throw 1 of 2	54-71
2:20	+1	Yuri Collins makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-72
2:13		Francis Okoro personal foul (Makai Ashton-Langford draws the foul)
2:13	+1	Makai Ashton-Langford makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-72
2:13	+1	Makai Ashton-Langford makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-72
1:44	+2	Francis Okoro makes two point dunk (Yuri Collins assists)	56-74
1:35		Yuri Collins personal foul (Makai Ashton-Langford draws the foul)
1:35		Makai Ashton-Langford misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:35	+1	Makai Ashton-Langford makes regular free throw 2 of 2	57-74
1:21		Gibson Jimerson misses three point jump shot
1:19		Jaeden Zackery defensive rebound
1:14	+2	T.J. Bickerstaff makes two point layup (Jaeden Zackery assists)	59-74
1:13		Makai Ashton-Langford personal foul (Yuri Collins draws the foul)
1:13		Yuri Collins misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:13	+1	Yuri Collins makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-75
1:09	+2	Jaeden Zackery makes two point layup	61-75
1:02		Terrence Hargrove Jr. turnover (out of bounds)
1:02	+2	James Karnik makes two point layup (Jaeden Zackery assists)	63-75
0:57		Gibson Jimerson turnover (out of bounds)
0:50		Jordan Nesbitt personal foul (DeMarr Langford Jr. draws the foul)
0:50	+1	DeMarr Langford Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-75
0:50	+1	DeMarr Langford Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-75
0:40		Terrence Hargrove Jr. misses three point jump shot
0:38		DeAndre Jones offensive rebound
0:24		Francis Okoro turnover (lost ball) (James Karnik steals)
0:16	+3	Makai Ashton-Langford makes three point jump shot (Jaeden Zackery assists)	68-75
0:16		Makai Ashton-Langford personal foul
0:16	+1	Gibson Jimerson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	68-76
0:11	+1	Gibson Jimerson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	68-77
0:05		Jaeden Zackery misses three point jump shot
0:03		Francis Okoro defensive rebound
0:02	+2	Terrence Hargrove Jr. makes two point dunk (Yuri Collins assists)	68-79

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Terrence Hargrove Jr. makes two point dunk (Yuri Collins assists)