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Saint Louis Extends Winning Streak to 18 with 86-59 Win over Loyola

Trey Green and Ishan Sharma each scored 14 points as No. 18 Saint Louis extended its winning streak to 18 with an 86-59 victory over Loyola of Chicago.

Saint Louis (24-1, 12-0 A10) dominated Loyola of Chicago (6-20, 2-11) with an 86-59 win on Friday night. Trey Green and Ishan Sharma led the Billikens with 14 points each, while Quentin Jones added 12 and Amari McCottry had 11. The team matched the 2013โ€‘14 squad for the best Atlantic 10 start in school history, making 10 of 12 shots in the second half to pull away.

The victory keeps Saint Louis two games ahead of Virginia Commonwealth in the A10 standings, with six games remaining. The Billikens will face Rhode Island next, while Loyola will play Fordham.