SETTING THE SCENE

• Saint Louis (8-8, 1-2 A-10) opens a two-game road trip on Tuesday night, facing the Dayton Flyers (13-2, 3-0 A-10) at UD Arena. Game time is 7 p.m. (CST).
• Tuesday’s game will be televised on CBS Sports Network. Dave Ryan and Tim Doyle have the call.
• KMOX 1120 AM serves as the Home for Billiken Basketball on the radio. Billiken Hall of Famers and longtime SLU men’s basketball radio partners Bob Ramsey and Earl Austin Jr. will the call the action for all SLU games, both at home and on the road.

ABOUT THE BILLIKENS

• Saint Louis is coming off a thrilling come-from-behind win over Saint Joseph’s on Wednesday. The Billikens were down by 20 in the first half, but stormed back to win 88-85 in the largest Billiken comeback victory in Chaifetz Arena history.
• Gibson Jimerson was a big part of the comeback against St. Joe’s, popping in a career-high-tying seven 3-pointers (six in the second half) en route to 27 points. For the season, he leads the Bills and is seventh in the A-10 with 17.2 ppg.
• Bradley Ezewiro is five games into his Billiken career and is averaging 17.2 points and 7.6 rebounds. He has scored in double figures in all five of his games this year. Ezewiro became eligible on Dec. 15 with the rest of the NCAA’s two-time transfers.
• Cian Medley finished with seven points, five rebounds and five assists against Saint Joseph’s. He hit four straight FTs in the final minute-plus to ice the game. Medley leads SLU with 49 assists.
• Larry Hughes II is averaging 9.0 points and 3.0 3-pointers in the Bills’ three A-10 games.
• Terrence Hargrove Jr. averages 13.1 ppg and 5.8 rpg.
• SLU is 17th in the NCAA in team 3FG% (.386).
• SLU has already had seven different starting lineup combinations this season, the most in the Travis Ford era.
• The Billikens are 164-137 in A-10 regular-season games. Travis Ford needs one more A-10 win for 100 in his career.
• SLU will be looking for its first win against a ranked opponent since defeating No. 25 VCU in the 2013 A-10 Championship game at Barclays Center. The Billikens have lost 17 straight games against a ranked opponent.

LAST TIME OUT         

• Led by Gibson Jimerson’s blazing 3-point shooting in the second half, Saint Louis overcame a 20-point deficit and defeated Saint Joseph’s 88-85 Wednesday night at Chaifetz Arena.
• The 20-point deficit is the largest overcome by Saint Louis in a Billiken victory in Chaifetz Arena history. The previous record was 18 points vs. North Carolina A&T in 2008-09 and Jacksonville in 2010-11.
• Jimerson’s game-high-tying 27 points included 24 in the second half, fueled by a 6-of-7 effort from beyond the arc. He was 7-of-11 from distance for the game, matching his career high for 3s. The Billikens’ 14 triples (14-of-26, 53.8 percent) were a season high and equaled the school record for 3-pointers at Chaifetz Arena.
• Tim Dalger also played a huge second-half role, scoring 14 of his 15 points following intermission. Bradley Ezewiro’s 12 points included eight in the second half. Ezewiro grabbed a team-high six rebounds. Cian Medley finished with seven points, five rebound and five assists and hit clutch free throws down the stretch to ice the game.
• SLU shot 81.5 percent (22-of-27) from the foul line and committed only seven turnovers, just one off its season low. The Billikens recorded a season-high six blocks.

ABOUT THE FLYERS   

• The University of Dayton Flyers (Dayton, Ohio) bring a 10-game winning streak into Tuesday’s game along with a 13-2 overall record and a 3-0 mark in the A-10.
• Dayton sits atop the A-10 standings with a 3-0 mark with Richmond and Rhode Island.
• Daron Holmes II leads the A-10 in scoring with 18.7 ppg and is Dayton’s top rebounder at 7.3 rpg. He is the Flyers’ career record holder for blocked shots with 178.
• Koby Brea is third in the NCAA in 3-point field goal percentage (.483, 43-89). As a team, the Flyers are fifth in the country in 3-point shooting percentage (.403) and are 28th in the NCAA in 3-pointers made per game (9.6).
• Nate Santos (11.9 ppg) and Kobe Elvis (10.3 ppg) also score in double figures for the Flyers.
• Anthony Grant is in his seventh season coaching at his alma mater. He is 137-66 at Dayton and 330-175 in 16 seasons overall.

SERIES HISTORY         

• This is the 71st meeting in the series. The Flyers are the Bills’ fourth most common opponent.
• The Flyers own a 40-30 advantage in the series. In the last two seasons, the teams have split the season series with each team winning on its home floor.
• The Billikens haven’t won in their last nine trips to UD Arena. The last time SLU defeated the Flyers in Dayton was Jan. 11, 2014. SLU has only won three times at UD Arena since joining the A-10 in 2005-06.
• The Billikens and Flyers meet again later this year on March 5 at Chaifetz Arena.