Avila scores 21, Saint Louis defeats La Salle 64-52

AP
Jan 22, 2025

ST. LOUIS (AP) Robbie Avila scored 21 points as Saint Louis beat La Salle 64-52 on Wednesday night.

Avila also had eight rebounds and five assists for the Billikens (12-7, 5-1 Atlantic 10 Conference). Kalu Anya added 11 points and 13 rebounds. Gibson Jimerson and Kalu Anya had 11 points apiece.

Deuce Jones led the way for the Explorers (10-9, 2-5) with 10 points and three steals. Demetrius Lilley added nine points, seven rebounds and three steals for La Salle. Corey McKeithan also had eight points and three steals.

Saint Louis took the lead with 2:18 left in the first half and did not give it up. Avila led the Billikens with nine points in the first half to help build a 31-25 lead at the break. Saint Louis extended its lead to 43-27 during the second half, fueled by a 12-0 scoring run. Avila scored a team-high 12 points in the second half.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

1st Half
LAS
Explorers
25
STL
Billikens
31

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Demetrius Lilley vs. Robbie Avila (Billikens gains possession)
19:39		Jahlil White blocks Robbie Avila's two point layup
19:37		Deuce Jones defensive rebound
19:20	+2	Jahlil White makes two point layup	2-0
18:50		Isaiah Swope misses two point jump shot
18:48		Demetrius Lilley defensive rebound
18:37		Demetrius Lilley misses three point jump shot
18:35		Isaiah Swope defensive rebound
18:28		Kobe Johnson misses three point jump shot
18:26		Demetrius Lilley defensive rebound
18:05		Daeshon Shepherd misses two point jump shot
18:03		Kalu Anya defensive rebound
17:46	+2	Kalu Anya makes two point layup (Isaiah Swope assists)	2-2
17:20		Demetrius Lilley misses two point layup
17:18		Robbie Avila defensive rebound
17:04		Isaiah Swope turnover (Demetrius Lilley steals)
16:51		Deuce Jones misses two point jump shot
16:49		Kalu Anya defensive rebound
16:42		Isaiah Swope misses three point jump shot
16:40		Corey McKeithan defensive rebound
16:31	+2	Corey McKeithan makes two point jump shot	4-2
16:02		Gibson Jimerson misses two point layup
16:00		Daeshon Shepherd defensive rebound
15:54		Deuce Jones turnover
15:54		TV timeout
15:35	+2	Kalu Anya makes two point layup (Robbie Avila assists)	4-4
15:17		Deuce Jones misses two point layup
15:15		Robbie Avila defensive rebound
15:07		Robbie Avila misses three point jump shot
15:05		Corey McKeithan defensive rebound
15:00		Corey McKeithan misses two point layup
14:58		Demetrius Lilley offensive rebound
14:55	+2	Demetrius Lilley makes two point layup	6-4
14:39		Robbie Avila misses two point layup
14:37		Robbie Avila offensive rebound
14:37		Deuce Jones shooting foul
14:37	+1	Robbie Avila makes regular free throw 1 of 2	6-5
14:37	+1	Robbie Avila makes regular free throw 2 of 2	6-6
14:22	+2	Corey McKeithan makes two point layup	8-6
14:13		Gibson Jimerson misses three point jump shot
14:11		Kalu Anya offensive rebound
14:04		Isaiah Swope misses three point jump shot
14:02		Deuce Jones defensive rebound
13:49	+3	Demetrius Lilley makes three point jump shot (Jahlil White assists)	11-6
13:33	+3	Kalu Anya makes three point jump shot (Kobe Johnson assists)	11-9
13:13		Daeshon Shepherd misses three point jump shot
13:11		Deuce Jones offensive rebound
13:04	+2	Corey McKeithan makes two point jump shot (Deuce Jones assists)	13-9
12:42		Jahlil White personal foul
12:34		Robbie Avila turnover (Deuce Jones steals)
12:32		Robbie Avila personal foul
12:23		Demetrius Lilley turnover (Kilian Brockhoff steals)
12:10		Kellen Thames turnover (traveling)
11:52		Kellen Thames shooting foul
11:52		TV timeout
11:52		Deuce Jones misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:52		Deuce Jones misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:52		Kalu Anya defensive rebound
11:39		Isaiah Swope turnover (Mac Etienne steals)
11:33	+2	Daeshon Shepherd makes two point layup (Corey McKeithan assists)	15-9
11:22		Gibson Jimerson misses three point jump shot
11:20		Amari McCottry offensive rebound
11:14		Amari McCottry misses three point jump shot
11:01	+2	Corey McKeithan makes two point layup	17-9
11:01		Billikens 30 second timeout
10:40		Deuce Jones personal foul
10:29		Kobe Johnson turnover (Corey McKeithan steals)
10:11		Corey McKeithan misses three point jump shot
10:09		Kalu Anya defensive rebound
10:01		Corey McKeithan personal foul
9:55		Kalu Anya misses three point jump shot
9:53		Daeshon Shepherd defensive rebound
9:46		Jahlil White misses two point layup
9:44		Mac Etienne offensive rebound
9:33		Kalu Anya blocks Jahlil White's two point layup
9:31		Kobe Johnson defensive rebound
9:19		Kobe Johnson misses three point jump shot
9:17		Jahlil White defensive rebound
9:05		Corey McKeithan misses two point jump shot
9:03		Kobe Johnson defensive rebound
8:54	+2	Robbie Avila makes two point jump shot	17-11
8:36	+2	Eric Acker makes two point jump shot	19-11
8:20		Robbie Avila misses three point jump shot
8:18		Daeshon Shepherd defensive rebound
8:11		Daeshon Shepherd misses three point jump shot
8:09		Kobe Johnson defensive rebound
8:04	+2	Kobe Johnson makes two point layup	19-13
7:40	+2	Mac Etienne makes two point layup	21-13
7:24		Eric Acker personal foul
7:24		TV timeout
7:14	+2	Kalu Anya makes two point layup (Robbie Avila assists)	21-15
7:04		Eric Acker turnover
6:53		Gibson Jimerson misses three point jump shot
6:51		Kalu Anya offensive rebound
6:41		Gibson Jimerson misses two point layup
6:39		Kobe Johnson offensive rebound
6:35	+2	Kobe Johnson makes two point layup	21-17
6:21		Jahlil White misses two point layup
6:19		Gibson Jimerson defensive rebound
6:07		Kobe Johnson misses two point jump shot
6:05		Corey McKeithan defensive rebound
5:55		Corey McKeithan turnover
5:29	+3	Robbie Avila makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Swope assists)	21-20
5:06		Kalu Anya shooting foul
5:06	+1	Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi makes regular free throw 1 of 2	22-20
5:06	+1	Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi makes regular free throw 2 of 2	23-20
4:52		Mac Etienne personal foul
4:44	+2	Gibson Jimerson makes two point layup (Robbie Avila assists)	23-22
4:15		Mac Etienne misses two point hook shot
4:13		Billikens defensive rebound
3:55		Kellen Thames turnover (traveling)
3:55		TV timeout
3:36		Daeshon Shepherd misses three point jump shot
3:34		Gibson Jimerson defensive rebound
3:08	+2	Robbie Avila makes two point layup (Gibson Jimerson assists)	23-24
2:48		Eric Acker turnover (Robbie Avila steals)
2:43		Kellen Thames misses two point dunk
2:41		Demetrius Lilley defensive rebound
2:35		Deuce Jones misses two point layup
2:33		Daeshon Shepherd offensive rebound
2:24	+2	Demetrius Lilley makes two point layup	25-24
2:18	+3	Isaiah Swope makes three point jump shot	25-27
1:56		Eric Acker misses two point jump shot
1:54		Billikens defensive rebound
1:41		Gibson Jimerson misses three point jump shot
1:39		Kobe Johnson offensive rebound
1:35	+2	Kobe Johnson makes two point layup	25-29
1:21		Corey McKeithan turnover (Gibson Jimerson steals)
1:13		Isaiah Swope misses three point jump shot
1:11		Eric Acker defensive rebound
1:06		Corey McKeithan misses two point jump shot
1:04		Gibson Jimerson defensive rebound
0:44	+2	Dylan Warlick makes two point layup (Robbie Avila assists)	25-31
0:37		Explorers 30 second timeout
0:17		Daeshon Shepherd misses two point layup
0:15		Billikens defensive rebound
0:00		Isaiah Swope misses three point jump shot
0:00		Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Avila scores 21, Saint Louis defeats La Salle 64-52

1st Half LASExplorers25STLBillikens31

1st Half
LAS
Explorers
25
STL
Billikens
31