Perkins, Jimerson send Saint Louis past Murray State 91-68
AP
Nov 08, 2022
ST. LOUIS (AP) Javonte Perkins had 21 points and Gibson Jimerson scored 20 to help Saint Louis Billikens defeat Murray State Racers 91-68 in a season opener on Monday night.
Perkins shot 6 for 14 (4 for 10 from 3-point range) and 5 of 6 from the free-throw line for the Billikens. Jimerson made 7 of 16 shots (4 for 12 from distance). Javon Pickett recorded 13 points and was 6 of 11 shooting (1 for 3 from distance).
Jamari Smith led the way for the Racers with 19 points. Murray State also got 14 points from Rob Perry. In addition, Kenny White Jr. finished with 10 points.
Saint Louis entered halftime up 44-29. Perkins paced the team in scoring in the first half with 12 points. Saint Louis was outscored by Murray State in the second half by an eight-point margin, but Jimerson scored a team-high 15 points in the second half to help his team secure the victory.
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Both teams play on Saturday. Saint Louis hosts Evansville while Murray State hosts Lindsey Wilson.
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1st Half
MURR
Racers
29
STL
Billikens
44
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Jacobi Wood vs. Francis Okoro (Braxton Stacker gains possession)
19:47
Javon Pickett misses three point jump shot
19:45
DJ Burns defensive rebound
19:26
DJ Burns misses two point layup
19:24
Javonte Perkins defensive rebound
19:05
Gibson Jimerson misses three point jump shot
19:03
Rob Perry defensive rebound
18:55
+3
Jamari Smith makes three point jump shot (Rob Perry assists)
3-0
18:39
+2
Yuri Collins makes two point layup (Francis Okoro assists)
3-2
18:19
+2
Kenny White Jr. makes two point hook shot
5-2
17:53
Francis Okoro turnover (bad pass) (Rob Perry steals)
17:41
+2
Rob Perry makes two point layup
7-2
17:27
Yuri Collins misses two point jump shot
17:25
Jamari Smith defensive rebound
17:13
+2
Kenny White Jr. makes two point hook shot
9-2
16:52
+2
Javon Pickett makes two point layup
9-4
16:36
Kenny White Jr. misses three point jump shot
16:34
Javon Pickett defensive rebound
16:27
Gibson Jimerson misses three point jump shot
16:25
Kenny White Jr. defensive rebound
16:18
Jacobi Wood misses three point jump shot
16:16
Gibson Jimerson defensive rebound
16:06
Javonte Perkins misses three point jump shot
16:04
Francis Okoro offensive rebound
15:54
+2
Javon Pickett makes two point layup
9-6
15:36
Kenny White Jr. misses two point layup
15:34
Francis Okoro defensive rebound
15:30
+3
Javonte Perkins makes three point jump shot (Yuri Collins assists)
9-9
15:04
DJ Burns misses two point hook shot
15:02
Javon Pickett defensive rebound
14:49
Jamari Smith blocks Javon Pickett's two point jump shot
14:33
Jacobi Wood defensive rebound
14:33
Rob Perry misses three point jump shot
14:31
Rob Perry offensive rebound
14:25
+2
Jacobi Wood makes two point layup (Rob Perry assists)
11-9
14:25
Jacobi Wood personal foul
14:25
TV timeout
14:15
Yuri Collins misses three point jump shot
14:13
Terrence Hargrove Jr. misses three point jump shot
14:07
Gibson Jimerson misses three point jump shot
13:54
Jacobi Wood turnover (bad pass) (Fred Thatch Jr. steals)
13:54
+2
Gibson Jimerson makes two point layup (Fred Thatch Jr. assists)
11-11
13:54
Rob Perry shooting foul
13:54
+1
Gibson Jimerson makes regular free throw 1 of 1
11-12
13:33
Rob Perry misses three point jump shot
13:31
Jamari Smith offensive rebound
13:09
+2
Quincy Anderson makes two point layup
13-12
12:54
Terrence Hargrove Jr. misses three point jump shot
12:52
Jake Forrester offensive rebound
12:44
Yuri Collins misses two point layup
12:42
Jacobi Wood defensive rebound
12:34
Jacobi Wood misses three point jump shot
12:32
Fred Thatch Jr. defensive rebound
12:25
+2
Yuri Collins makes two point layup
13-14
12:17
Jacobi Wood misses three point jump shot
12:15
Fred Thatch Jr. defensive rebound
12:08
Brian Moore Jr. personal foul
12:08
+2
Terrence Hargrove Jr. makes two point layup (Yuri Collins assists)
13-16
11:56
Fred Thatch Jr. blocks Jacobi Wood's two point layup
11:54
DJ Burns offensive rebound
11:45
Brian Moore Jr. misses two point jump shot
11:35
Fred Thatch Jr. defensive rebound
11:36
Terrence Hargrove Jr. misses two point hook shot
11:36
TV timeout
11:20
Fred Thatch Jr. misses three point jump shot
11:05
Quincy Anderson misses two point layup
11:03
Francis Okoro defensive rebound
10:59
+3
Fred Thatch Jr. makes three point jump shot (Yuri Collins assists)
13-19
10:38
Kenny White Jr. misses three point jump shot
10:36
Francis Okoro defensive rebound
10:17
Sincere Parker misses three point jump shot
10:15
Quincy Anderson defensive rebound
10:03
Yuri Collins personal foul
9:41
Jacobi Wood misses two point jump shot
9:39
Francis Okoro defensive rebound
9:13
+2
Sincere Parker makes two point jump shot
13-21
8:59
DJ Burns misses two point hook shot
8:57
DJ Burns offensive rebound
8:57
+2
DJ Burns makes two point layup
15-21
8:38
Francis Okoro misses two point hook shot
8:36
Sincere Parker offensive rebound
8:28
Javonte Perkins misses three point jump shot
8:26
DJ Burns defensive rebound
8:16
+2
Brian Moore Jr. makes two point jump shot
17-21
7:55
Brian Moore Jr. shooting foul
7:55
TV timeout
7:55
+1
Javonte Perkins makes regular free throw 1 of 2
17-22
7:55
+1
Javonte Perkins makes regular free throw 2 of 2
17-23
7:35
Quincy Anderson misses three point jump shot
7:33
Javon Pickett defensive rebound
7:27
+2
Gibson Jimerson makes two point dunk (Yuri Collins assists)
17-25
7:06
Jake Forrester shooting foul
7:06
Jamari Smith misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:06
+1
Jamari Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2
18-25
6:42
Gibson Jimerson misses three point jump shot
6:40
Quincy Anderson defensive rebound
6:32
+2
Quincy Anderson makes two point layup
20-25
6:32
Gibson Jimerson shooting foul
6:32
+1
Quincy Anderson makes regular free throw 1 of 1
21-25
6:25
+2
Javon Pickett makes two point layup
21-27
6:00
Jacobi Wood misses three point jump shot
5:58
Javon Pickett defensive rebound
5:48
Jake Forrester misses two point layup
5:46
Rob Perry defensive rebound
5:43
Javonte Perkins shooting foul
5:43
Kenny White Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:43
+1
Kenny White Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2
22-27
5:25
+2
Jake Forrester makes two point layup (Yuri Collins assists)
22-29
5:01
Jamari Smith shooting foul
5:01
+1
Jake Forrester makes regular free throw 1 of 1
22-30
5:01
Jamari Smith misses two point jump shot
4:59
Javon Pickett defensive rebound
4:47
Javon Pickett turnover (lost ball)
4:29
DJ Burns misses two point jump shot
4:27
Javon Pickett defensive rebound
4:18
Gibson Jimerson misses three point jump shot
4:04
DJ Burns offensive foul
4:04
DJ Burns turnover
3:46
+3
Javonte Perkins makes three point jump shot (Yuri Collins assists)
22-33
3:46
Racers 30 second timeout
3:30
Kenny White Jr. misses two point hook shot
3:28
Francis Okoro defensive rebound
3:19
Kenny White Jr. shooting foul
3:19
+1
Yuri Collins makes regular free throw 1 of 2
22-34
3:19
+1
Yuri Collins makes regular free throw 2 of 2
22-35
2:59
+2
Rob Perry makes two point jump shot (DJ Burns assists)
24-35
2:47
Javon Pickett turnover (out of bounds)
2:32
Jamari Smith misses two point layup
2:32
Jamari Smith offensive rebound
2:32
Francis Okoro shooting foul
2:32
+1
Jamari Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2
25-35
2:32
+1
Jamari Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2
26-35
2:19
Javonte Perkins misses three point jump shot
2:17
Francis Okoro offensive rebound
2:11
DJ Burns shooting foul
2:11
Yuri Collins misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:11
Yuri Collins misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:11
Jamari Smith defensive rebound
2:00
+3
Jamari Smith makes three point jump shot (Jacobi Wood assists)
29-35
1:43
+2
Francis Okoro makes two point hook shot
29-37
1:27
Jamari Smith offensive foul
1:27
Jamari Smith turnover
1:11
Gibson Jimerson misses three point jump shot
1:09
Francis Okoro offensive rebound
1:07
+3
Javonte Perkins makes three point jump shot (Javon Pickett assists)
29-40
1:07
Marlon Lestin shooting foul
1:07
+1
Javonte Perkins makes regular free throw 1 of 1
29-41
0:58
Gibson Jimerson personal foul
0:48
Rob Perry misses three point jump shot
0:48
Marlon Lestin personal foul
0:48
Francis Okoro misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:48
+1
Francis Okoro makes regular free throw 2 of 2
29-42
0:34
Kenny White Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Fred Thatch Jr. steals)
0:27
+2
Yuri Collins makes two point layup (Fred Thatch Jr. assists)
29-44
0:27
Billikens 30 second timeout
0:02
Sam Murray II misses three point jump shot
0:01
Javon Pickett defensive rebound
0:00
End of period
2nd Half
MURR
Racers
39
STL
Billikens
47
Time
Team
Play
Score
0:00
—
19:44
DJ Burns misses two point jump shot
19:42
Francis Okoro defensive rebound
19:25
+3
Gibson Jimerson makes three point jump shot (Yuri Collins assists)
29-47
19:12
Kenny White Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Yuri Collins steals)
19:06
Javonte Perkins misses three point jump shot
19:04
Jacobi Wood defensive rebound
18:57
+2
Rob Perry makes two point layup
31-47
18:33
Javonte Perkins misses three point jump shot
18:31
DJ Burns defensive rebound
18:15
Rob Perry misses two point hook shot
18:13
Francis Okoro defensive rebound
18:09
Gibson Jimerson misses three point jump shot
18:07
Javon Pickett offensive rebound
18:07
+2
Javon Pickett makes two point layup
31-49
17:47
Francis Okoro shooting foul
17:47
+1
DJ Burns makes regular free throw 1 of 2
32-49
17:47
+1
DJ Burns makes regular free throw 2 of 2
33-49
17:34
Javon Pickett misses two point layup
17:32
Jamari Smith defensive rebound
17:18
Jamari Smith misses two point jump shot
17:18
DJ Burns offensive rebound
17:18
+2
Rob Perry makes two point layup
35-49
17:03
+2
Javonte Perkins makes two point layup (Yuri Collins assists)
35-51
17:01
Racers 30 second timeout
16:50
Rob Perry misses two point jump shot
16:48
Jacobi Wood offensive rebound
16:45
Quincy Anderson turnover (lost ball) (Yuri Collins steals)
16:39
+2
Jake Forrester makes two point dunk (Gibson Jimerson assists)
35-53
16:24
Quincy Anderson offensive foul
16:24
Quincy Anderson turnover
16:12
Gibson Jimerson misses three point jump shot
16:10
Jacobi Wood defensive rebound
16:04
Jake Forrester personal foul
16:04
+1
DJ Burns makes regular free throw 1 of 2
36-53
16:04
+1
DJ Burns makes regular free throw 2 of 2
37-53
15:55
Javon Pickett misses two point jump shot
15:53
Jacobi Wood defensive rebound
15:41
DJ Burns misses two point jump shot
15:39
Javon Pickett defensive rebound
15:28
+2
Javon Pickett makes two point layup
37-55
15:10
Jacobi Wood misses two point layup
15:08
Jake Forrester defensive rebound
15:02
Javon Pickett misses three point jump shot
15:00
Javon Pickett offensive rebound
14:47
TV timeout
14:40
Javonte Perkins misses three point jump shot
14:40
Billikens turnover (shot clock violation)
14:24
+3
Rob Perry makes three point jump shot
40-55
13:56
+2
Jake Forrester makes two point jump shot (Yuri Collins assists)
40-57
13:33
+2
Jamari Smith makes two point hook shot
42-57
13:13
+2
Terrence Hargrove Jr. makes two point dunk (Yuri Collins assists)
42-59
12:58
Terrence Hargrove Jr. shooting foul
12:58
Brian Moore Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:58
+1
Brian Moore Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2
43-59
12:38
Francis Okoro misses two point layup
12:36
Brian Moore Jr. defensive rebound
12:34
Yuri Collins shooting foul
12:34
+1
Brian Moore Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2
44-59
12:34
+1
Brian Moore Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2
45-59
12:16
Gibson Jimerson turnover (out of bounds)
12:06
+3
Jamari Smith makes three point jump shot (Brian Moore Jr. assists)
48-59
12:06
Billikens 30 second timeout
11:53
Yuri Collins misses two point layup
11:51
Quincy Anderson defensive rebound
11:38
Brian Moore Jr. misses two point layup
11:36
Jake Forrester defensive rebound
11:22
Terrence Hargrove Jr. misses three point jump shot
11:20
Fred Thatch Jr. offensive rebound
11:17
+3
Gibson Jimerson makes three point jump shot (Fred Thatch Jr. assists)
48-62
11:02
+3
Quincy Anderson makes three point jump shot
51-62
10:40
+2
Jake Forrester makes two point dunk (Yuri Collins assists)
51-64
10:22
+2
Jamari Smith makes two point layup
53-64
10:08
+2
Fred Thatch Jr. makes two point layup
53-66
10:08
Justin Morgan shooting foul
10:08
Fred Thatch Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 1
10:08
Quincy Anderson defensive rebound
9:45
DJ Burns misses two point layup
9:43
Brian Moore Jr. offensive rebound
9:40
+2
Brian Moore Jr. makes two point layup
55-66
9:18
+2
Javonte Perkins makes two point layup
55-68
9:18
DJ Burns shooting foul
9:18
Javonte Perkins misses regular free throw 1 of 1
9:18
Jake Forrester offensive rebound
9:14
+3
Gibson Jimerson makes three point jump shot (Jake Forrester assists)
55-71
8:52
Brian Moore Jr. misses two point layup
8:50
Jake Forrester defensive rebound
8:44
+3
Javonte Perkins makes three point jump shot (Yuri Collins assists)
55-74
8:44
Racers 30 second timeout
8:32
Jamari Smith misses three point jump shot
8:30
Fred Thatch Jr. defensive rebound
8:21
Jake Forrester misses two point hook shot
8:19
Quincy Anderson defensive rebound
8:06
+2
Kenny White Jr. makes two point layup
57-74
8:01
+2
Gibson Jimerson makes two point layup (Yuri Collins assists)
57-76
7:44
+3
Kenny White Jr. makes three point jump shot
60-76
7:18
Yuri Collins misses two point jump shot
7:16
Gibson Jimerson offensive rebound
7:15
Gibson Jimerson misses two point layup
7:13
Jacobi Wood defensive rebound
7:15
Yuri Collins personal foul
7:15
TV timeout
7:04
Jamari Smith turnover (lost ball) (Fred Thatch Jr. steals)
6:59
Javonte Perkins turnover (bad pass)
6:44
+3
Rob Perry makes three point jump shot (Jamari Smith assists)
63-76
6:27
Kenny White Jr. shooting foul
6:27
+1
Javonte Perkins makes regular free throw 1 of 2
63-77
6:27
+1
Javonte Perkins makes regular free throw 2 of 2
63-78
6:07
Rob Perry misses three point jump shot
6:05
Javon Pickett defensive rebound
5:57
Quincy Anderson personal foul
5:41
Francis Okoro misses two point layup
5:39
Fred Thatch Jr. offensive rebound
5:38
+2
Fred Thatch Jr. makes two point layup
63-80
5:19
Fred Thatch Jr. personal foul
5:05
Rob Perry misses two point layup
5:03
Francis Okoro defensive rebound
4:53
Kenny White Jr. personal foul
4:50
Javonte Perkins misses two point jump shot
4:48
Jacobi Wood defensive rebound
4:42
Kenny White Jr. misses three point jump shot
4:40
Francis Okoro defensive rebound
4:21
Kenny White Jr. blocks Francis Okoro's two point layup
4:19
Francis Okoro offensive rebound
4:19
Francis Okoro turnover (lost ball)
4:20
Brian Moore Jr. technical foul
4:20
+1
Gibson Jimerson makes technical free throw 1 of 1
63-81
4:03
Fred Thatch Jr. shooting foul
4:03
Jamari Smith misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:03
+1
Jamari Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2
64-81
3:56
Francis Okoro misses two point layup
3:54
Fred Thatch Jr. offensive rebound
3:50
Fred Thatch Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Brian Moore Jr. steals)
3:45
+2
Jamari Smith makes two point layup (Brian Moore Jr. assists)
66-81
3:45
Fred Thatch Jr. shooting foul
3:45
TV timeout
3:45
Jamari Smith misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:45
Javon Pickett defensive rebound
3:30
+3
Javon Pickett makes three point jump shot (Fred Thatch Jr. assists)
66-84
3:13
Javon Pickett shooting foul
3:13
Jamari Smith misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:13
Jamari Smith misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:13
Javon Pickett defensive rebound
2:49
+2
Jake Forrester makes two point hook shot (Yuri Collins assists)
66-86
2:37
Jamari Smith misses two point jump shot
2:35
Jake Forrester defensive rebound
2:16
Javonte Perkins misses two point jump shot
2:14
Jake Forrester offensive rebound
2:12
+3
Gibson Jimerson makes three point jump shot (Jake Forrester assists)
66-89
1:46
Kenny White Jr. turnover (lost ball)
1:21
Terrence Hargrove Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Brian Moore Jr. steals)
