No. 18 Saint Louis extends winning streak to 18 with 86-59 victory over Loyola of Chicago

CHICAGO (AP) — Trey Green and Ishan Sharma each scored 14 points and No. 18 Saint Louis won its 18th straight game, beating Loyola of Chicago 86-59 on Friday night.

Quentin Jones added 12 points, and Amari McCottry had 11 for the Billikens (24-1, 12-0 Atlantic 10). They matched the 2013-14 team for the best A10 start in school history.

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Saint Louis made 10 of 12 shots to pull away midway through the second half.

Justin Moore scored 12 points for Loyola (6-20, 2-11), and Daniil Glazkov had a career-high 11. The Ramblers lost by 20 or more points for the seventh time this season.

Loyola was within three points late in the first half before Saint Louis had a 13-3 run that carried into the second half.

The Billikens then had a 10-2 run, keyed by two 3-pointers, an assist and a block by Sharma, followed by runs of 8-0 and 11-0.

The Billikens have a two-game lead over Virginia Commonwealth in the A10 with six games to play, including a visit from the Rams on Feb. 20.

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Saint Louis: At Rhode Island on Tuesday night.

Loyola Chicago: At Fordham on Wednesday night.

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Author : LUKE DECOCK

Publish date : 2026-02-14 03:52:00

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