ST. LOUIS (AP) — Brian Conklin made all seven shots with a strong inside game and scored 19 points, helping No. 23 Saint Louis beat Portland 73-53 in its first home game as a ranked team since 1994 on Saturday night.
Cody Ellis had 16 points off the bench and Kyle Cassity and Mike McCall had 10 apiece for the Billikens (7-1), who had a 25-3 run in the first half and led by 26 early in the second.
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