ST. LOUIS (AP) — Isaiah Swope scored 26 points as Saint Louis beat Saint Joseph’s (PA) 73-57 on Friday night.

Swope also added eight assists for the Billikens (9-6, 2-0 Atlantic 10 Conference). Robbie Avila added 21 points while going 7 of 14 from the floor, including 4 for 8 from 3-point range, and 3 for 4 from the line while they also had 11 rebounds and five assists. Kalu Anya finished 4 of 7 from the field to finish with nine points, while adding 15 rebounds.

Rasheer Fleming finished with 13 points and 10 rebounds for the Hawks (10-5, 2-1). Erik Reynolds II added 11 points for Saint Joseph’s (PA). Xzayvier Brown had 11 points.

Saint Louis took the lead with 6:39 left in the first half and did not relinquish it. Swope led their team in scoring with 12 points in the first half to help put them up 36-29 at the break. Saint Louis pulled away with a 12-2 run in the second half to extend a six-point lead to 16 points. They outscored Saint Joseph’s (PA) by nine points in the final half, as Swope led the way with a team-high 14 second-half points.

Both teams play on Wednesday. Saint Louis hosts Saint Bonaventure and Saint Joseph’s (PA) travels to play Duquesne.

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