1959-60 Saint Louis Billikens — schedule and results

The 1959-60 Saint Louis Billikens went 19-8 (9-5 in the MVC) under head coach John Benington. The team peaked at #6 in the AP poll. Simple Rating System: 13.87.

Game-by-game results (26 games)

DateOpponentResultArena
1959-12-03at St. John's Red StormW 76–67Madison Square Garden (III)
1959-12-05at Kansas State WildcatsW 67–58Ahearn Field House
1959-12-10vs Ohio State BuckeyesL 74–81Kiel Auditorium
1959-12-12vs Kentucky WildcatsW 73–61Kiel Auditorium
1959-12-16vs Providence FriarsW 65–61Kiel Auditorium
1959-12-18neutral West Virginia MountaineersL 86–87Memorial Coliseum
1959-12-19neutral North Carolina Tar HeelsW 68–52
1959-12-22vs Kansas JayhawksW 66–59Kiel Auditorium
1959-12-26vs Creighton BluejaysW 84–66Kiel Auditorium
1960-01-02at Bradley BravesL 64–86Robertson Memorial Field House
1960-01-07vs Houston CougarsW 76–46Kiel Auditorium
1960-01-09vs North Texas Mean GreenW 75–65Kiel Auditorium
1960-01-13at Cincinnati BearcatsL 57–79Armory Fieldhouse
1960-01-16at Drake BulldogsL 55–57Veterans Memorial Auditorium
1960-01-30vs Drake BulldogsW 71–51Kiel Auditorium
1960-02-04vs Wichita State ShockersW 75–67Kiel Auditorium
1960-02-06vs Tulsa Golden HurricaneW 83–56Kiel Auditorium
1960-02-08at oklahoma cityW 73–59Fredrickson Fieldhouse
1960-02-12vs Cincinnati BearcatsL 57–60Kiel Auditorium
1960-02-18at Wichita State ShockersW 68–64Levitt Arena
1960-02-20at Tulsa Golden HurricaneW 72–68Expo Square Pavillion
1960-02-27at Houston CougarsW 78–57Jeppesen Field House
1960-02-29at North Texas Mean GreenW 85–63North Texas Men's Gym
1960-03-05vs Bradley BravesL 71–81Kiel Auditorium
1960-03-07at Louisville CardinalsW 66–60Freedom Hall
1960-03-12neutral Providence FriarsL 53–64Madison Square Garden (III)

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