The Saint Louis Billikens lost 64-61 in overtime to the Fordham University Rams on Sunday afternoon at Rose Hill Gym.

The loss drops the Billikens to 10-19 overall and 4-10 in the Atlantic 10 Conference. The win improves the Rams to 12-19 overall and 3-11 in the conference standings. Fordham’s win coupled with a UMass loss clinches the final spot in the Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament.

The Rams began the game on a 14-6 run. The Billikens fought back to cut the deficit to 5 points with just over 5 minutes left in the half.

A 3 pointer by Rams junior Arielle Collins ignited an 8-3 run to finish the first 20 minutes of play. The Billikens trailed 31-21 going into halftime.

The Rams began the second half on a 10-2 run as the Rams controlled both the offensive and defensive glass. The Billikens trailed by as many as 18 points until the Billikens mounted a comeback from the 13:38 mark. Desirae Ball’s lay-up started a 11-2 run for the Billikens that brought the score to 43-34 with 10:47 left to play.

A few seconds later, Rams Arielle Collins responded with yet another well-timed 3 to push the lead back up to double digits.

Over the final 10 minutes of regulation, the Billikens outscored the Rams 19-7 capped by a Janisha Geralds lay-up with just five seconds left in the second half. She tied a Collins attempted a desperation shot to win it at the buzzer but to no avail.

In overtime, the Billiken led 61-57 with 1:41 to play but the Rams tallied the final 7 points of the game as the Billikens failed to convert on its finals three offensive possessions. Janisha Geralds tied her career high of 19 points in a losing effort.

This was the last regular season game and SLU will be the number 11 seed in next weekend’s tournament championship and will take on number 6 seeded Charlotte at 6:30 PM Central Time.