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Perkins, Jimerson send Saint Louis past Murray State 91-68
ST. LOUIS (AP) Javonte Perkins had 21 points and Gibson Jimerson scored 20 to help Saint Louis defeat Murray State 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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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | Â | Jacobi Wood vs. Francis Okoro (Braxton Stacker gains possession) | Â |
| 19:47 | | Â | Javon Pickett misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 19:45 |  | Â | DJ Burns defensive rebound | Â |
| 19:26 | | Â | DJ Burns misses two point layup | Â |
| 19:24 | | Â | Javonte Perkins defensive rebound | Â |
| 19:05 | | Â | Gibson Jimerson misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 19:03 | | Â | Rob Perry defensive rebound | Â |
| 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 | | Â | Francis Okoro turnover (bad pass) (Rob Perry steals) | Â |
| 17:41 | | +2 | Rob Perry makes two point layup | 7-2 |
| 17:27 | | Â | Yuri Collins misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 17:25 | | Â | Jamari Smith defensive rebound | Â |
| 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 | | Â | Kenny White Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 16:34 | | Â | Javon Pickett defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:27 | | Â | Gibson Jimerson misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 16:25 | | Â | Kenny White Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:18 | | Â | Jacobi Wood misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 16:16 | | Â | Gibson Jimerson defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:06 | | Â | Javonte Perkins misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 16:04 | | Â | Francis Okoro offensive rebound | Â |
| 15:54 | | +2 | Javon Pickett makes two point layup | 9-6 |
| 15:36 | | Â | Kenny White Jr. misses two point layup | Â |
| 15:34 | | Â | Francis Okoro defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:30 | | +3 | Javonte Perkins makes three point jump shot (Yuri Collins assists) | 9-9 |
| 15:04 | | Â | DJ Burns misses two point hook shot | Â |
| 15:02 | | Â | Javon Pickett defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:49 | | Â | Jamari Smith blocks Javon Pickett's two point jump shot | Â |
| 14:33 | | Â | Jacobi Wood defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:33 | | Â | Rob Perry misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 14:31 | | Â | Rob Perry offensive rebound | Â |
| 14:25 | | +2 | Jacobi Wood makes two point layup (Rob Perry assists) | 11-9 |
| 14:25 | | Â | Jacobi Wood personal foul | Â |
| 14:25 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 14:15 | | Â | Yuri Collins misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 14:13 | | Â | Terrence Hargrove Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 14:07 | | Â | Gibson Jimerson misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 13:54 | | Â | Jacobi Wood turnover (bad pass) (Fred Thatch Jr. steals) | Â |
| 13:54 | | +2 | Gibson Jimerson makes two point layup (Fred Thatch Jr. assists) | 11-11 |
| 13:54 | | Â | Rob Perry shooting foul | Â |
| 13:54 | | +1 | Gibson Jimerson makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 11-12 |
| 13:33 | | Â | Rob Perry misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 13:31 | | Â | Jamari Smith offensive rebound | Â |
| 13:09 | | +2 | Quincy Anderson makes two point layup | 13-12 |
| 12:54 | | Â | Terrence Hargrove Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 12:52 | | Â | Jake Forrester offensive rebound | Â |
| 12:44 | | Â | Yuri Collins misses two point layup | Â |
| 12:42 | | Â | Jacobi Wood defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:34 | | Â | Jacobi Wood misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 12:32 | | Â | Fred Thatch Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:25 | | +2 | Yuri Collins makes two point layup | 13-14 |
| 12:17 | | Â | Jacobi Wood misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 12:15 | | Â | Fred Thatch Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:08 | | Â | Brian Moore Jr. personal foul | Â |
| 12:08 | | +2 | Terrence Hargrove Jr. makes two point layup (Yuri Collins assists) | 13-16 |
| 11:56 | | Â | Fred Thatch Jr. blocks Jacobi Wood's two point layup | Â |
| 11:54 | | Â | DJ Burns offensive rebound | Â |
| 11:45 | | Â | Brian Moore Jr. misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 11:35 | | Â | Fred Thatch Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:36 | | Â | Terrence Hargrove Jr. misses two point hook shot | Â |
| 11:36 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 11:20 | | Â | Fred Thatch Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 11:05 | | Â | Quincy Anderson misses two point layup | Â |
| 11:03 | | Â | Francis Okoro defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:59 | | +3 | Fred Thatch Jr. makes three point jump shot (Yuri Collins assists) | 13-19 |
| 10:38 | | Â | Kenny White Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 10:36 | | Â | Francis Okoro defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:17 | | Â | Sincere Parker misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 10:15 | | Â | Quincy Anderson defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:03 | | Â | Yuri Collins personal foul | Â |
| 9:41 | | Â | Jacobi Wood misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 9:39 | | Â | Francis Okoro defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:13 | | +2 | Sincere Parker makes two point jump shot | 13-21 |
| 8:59 | | Â | DJ Burns misses two point hook shot | Â |
| 8:57 | | Â | DJ Burns offensive rebound | Â |
| 8:57 | | +2 | DJ Burns makes two point layup | 15-21 |
| 8:38 | | Â | Francis Okoro misses two point hook shot | Â |
| 8:36 | | Â | Sincere Parker offensive rebound | Â |
| 8:28 | | Â | Javonte Perkins misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 8:26 | | Â | DJ Burns defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:16 | | +2 | Brian Moore Jr. makes two point jump shot | 17-21 |
| 7:55 | | Â | Brian Moore Jr. shooting foul | Â |
| 7:55 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 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 | | Â | Quincy Anderson misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 7:33 | | Â | Javon Pickett defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:27 | | +2 | Gibson Jimerson makes two point dunk (Yuri Collins assists) | 17-25 |
| 7:06 | | Â | Jake Forrester shooting foul | Â |
| 7:06 | | Â | Jamari Smith misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 7:06 | | +1 | Jamari Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 18-25 |
| 6:42 | | Â | Gibson Jimerson misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 6:40 | | Â | Quincy Anderson defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:32 | | +2 | Quincy Anderson makes two point layup | 20-25 |
| 6:32 | | Â | Gibson Jimerson shooting foul | Â |
| 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 | | Â | Jacobi Wood misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 5:58 | | Â | Javon Pickett defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:48 | | Â | Jake Forrester misses two point layup | Â |
| 5:46 | | Â | Rob Perry defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:43 | | Â | Javonte Perkins shooting foul | Â |
| 5:43 | | Â | Kenny White Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 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 | | Â | Jamari Smith shooting foul | Â |
| 5:01 | | +1 | Jake Forrester makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 22-30 |
| 5:01 | | Â | Jamari Smith misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 4:59 | | Â | Javon Pickett defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:47 | | Â | Javon Pickett turnover (lost ball) | Â |
| 4:29 | | Â | DJ Burns misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 4:27 | | Â | Javon Pickett defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:18 | | Â | Gibson Jimerson misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 4:04 | | Â | DJ Burns offensive foul | Â |
| 4:04 | | Â | DJ Burns turnover | Â |
| 3:46 | | +3 | Javonte Perkins makes three point jump shot (Yuri Collins assists) | 22-33 |
| 3:46 | | Â | Racers 30 second timeout | Â |
| 3:30 | | Â | Kenny White Jr. misses two point hook shot | Â |
| 3:28 | | Â | Francis Okoro defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:19 | | Â | Kenny White Jr. shooting foul | Â |
| 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 | | Â | Javon Pickett turnover (out of bounds) | Â |
| 2:32 | | Â | Jamari Smith misses two point layup | Â |
| 2:32 | | Â | Jamari Smith offensive rebound | Â |
| 2:32 | | Â | Francis Okoro shooting foul | Â |
| 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 | | Â | Javonte Perkins misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 2:17 | | Â | Francis Okoro offensive rebound | Â |
| 2:11 | | Â | DJ Burns shooting foul | Â |
| 2:11 | | Â | Yuri Collins misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 2:11 | | Â | Yuri Collins misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 2:11 | | Â | Jamari Smith defensive rebound | Â |
| 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 | | Â | Jamari Smith offensive foul | Â |
| 1:27 | | Â | Jamari Smith turnover | Â |
| 1:11 | | Â | Gibson Jimerson misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 1:09 | | Â | Francis Okoro offensive rebound | Â |
| 1:07 | | +3 | Javonte Perkins makes three point jump shot (Javon Pickett assists) | 29-40 |
| 1:07 | | Â | Marlon Lestin shooting foul | Â |
| 1:07 | | +1 | Javonte Perkins makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 29-41 |
| 0:58 | | Â | Gibson Jimerson personal foul | Â |
| 0:48 | | Â | Rob Perry misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 0:48 | | Â | Marlon Lestin personal foul | Â |
| 0:48 | | Â | Francis Okoro misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 0:48 | | +1 | Francis Okoro makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 29-42 |
| 0:34 | | Â | Kenny White Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Fred Thatch Jr. steals) | Â |
| 0:27 | | +2 | Yuri Collins makes two point layup (Fred Thatch Jr. assists) | 29-44 |
| 0:27 | | Â | Billikens 30 second timeout | Â |
| 0:02 | | Â | Sam Murray II misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 0:01 | | Â | Javon Pickett defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | End of period | Â |