Swope plays major role in win but wants to be better in close finishes

SLU guard had 23 points along with Gibson Jimerson as Billikens beat LMU 77-71.

Josh Schertz liked what he saw for the better part of 30 minutes — maybe even a little more — Saturday night in a game Saint Louis University led by as many as 18 points.

But after the Billikens finished a 77-71 win over Loyola Marymount, he focused heavily on the final stretch of the game and what needed to be better to keep opponents from making such games interesting.