Saint Louis 62, Rhode Island 57

Published Feb. 17, 2010 11:25 p.m. ET

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Kwamain Mitchell scored 11 of his team-high 13 points in the second half to lead a quartet of Saint Louis players with double figures in a 62-57 victory over Rhode Island Wednesday night.

The Billikens (17-8, 8-3 Atlantic 10) won their fifth-straight game, and in each of the last four wins, Saint Louis trailed by double-digits.

Kyle Cassity popped for 11 points and Christian Salecich and Willie Reed each collected 10 points for Saint Louis, now 14-1 on their home floor at Chaifetz Arena.

The Rams (19-6, 7-5) led the game by as many as 12 in the first half and 11 in the second half, 37-26, with 17:28 to play following a Ryan Brooks basket.

Down 51-49 with 6:12 to play, Saint Louis used an 11-0 run to seal the victory.

Rams freshman Akeem Richmond led all scorers with 18 points by going 6 for 11 from 3-point range.

Saint Louis shot 52.4 percent from the floor (22 for 42), with Cassity going 5 for 6.