Davidson College Athletics
Saint Louis
'Cats Host No. 19 Saint Louis on Tuesday, First Ranked Team in Belk Arena Since 2018
2/2/2026 3:35:00 PM | Men's Basketball
DAVIDSON, N.C. – Davidson hosts No. 19 Saint Louis on Tuesday night inside Belk Arena. The Wildcats are 13-8 (5-4) while the Billikens sit at 21-1 (9-0).
GAME 22 DETAILS
Opponent: No. 19 Saint Louis
Date / Location: Tuesday - Feb. 3 (9 p.m.) / John M. Belk Arena
Watch: CBS Sports Network (Jordan Kent, Mike O'Donnell)
Listen: (Davidson Radio Network (Jarod Latch, Justin Parker)
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
This is the 14th meeting between Davidson and Saint Louis. The Wildcats dropped both matchups last season, which included a 83-75 result in the A-10 Tournament. The Billikens are the first ranked opponent to play inside Belk Arena since 2018. Davidson hosted 17/18 Rhode Island on March 2, 2018 and won 63-61. Later that season, the 'Cats won the A-10 Tournament and beat Rhode Island in the championship game.
As of February 1, Saint Louis ranks third nationally in field goal percentage (52.1). and first in the nation in field goal percentage defense (36.2). The Billikens also led the A-10 and rank sixth in the nation in scoring offense (91.4 points per game). Meanwhile, Davidson ranks 11th in the A-10 in scoring offense (71.9 point per game). The Wildcats are 9-1 this season when they score 70 or more points in a game.
LAST GAME
The Wildcats rolled past Richmond 79-54 Saturday afternoon at the Robins Center. This is Davidson's second-largest margin of victory against a Division I opponent this season. The 'Cats shot 53.3 percent from the floor. This is the seventh time this season the squad has eclipsed the 50-percent mark from the floor.
Three Wildcats scored in double figures. Roberts Blums dropped a career-high 23 points with six three points. Parker Friedrichsen tallied 15 points and Josh Scovens added 14 points.
LAST RANKED WIN
Davidson's last win against a ranked team was No. 10/11 Alabama on December 21, 2021 in Birmingham.
THE SC(oven)S IS HOT
Josh Scovens has scored in double figures in each of the previous six contests while shooting 64.3 percent from the floor. 53 of his 81 points during this span have come in the second half. During conference play this season, the junior ranks 6th in field goal percentage (56.3) across the A-10.
Scovens reached the 1,000-point mark for his college career last week against Fordham on January 21. In two seasons at Army, the Greensboro native scored 824 points. He is averaging 10.4 points per game this season.
BLOCK PARTY!
Sean Logan is averaging 2.3 blocks per game (32 total) in just 14 games this season. The senior has blocked 15 shots in his last six games played. Logan has appeared in eight of Davidson's nine conference games and owns the third-highest blocks per game average in the A-10 during that span (2.4).
Logan has 119 career blocks, which is currently the fourth most in Davidson program history. The 2022 A-10 Player of the Year, Luka Brajkovic, is third on the list with 120. Jamie Hall ('82) is second with 159. Jake Cohen ('13) is at the top of that list with 197.
ROAD ROBERTS
Roberts Blums is averaging 17.2 points per game in five A-10 road games this season. In these games, Blums is 21-for-35 from downtown (60.0 percent). Meanwhile, the sophomore is averaging 10.8 points per game in four A-10 home games this season.
UP NEXT
Davidson hosts Loyola Chicago at 6 p.m. inside Belk Arena on Friday, February 6.
