Saint Louis’ relentless offense clobbers Georgia

Dion Brown scored 18 points and ninth-seeded Saint Louis ran a layup line for most of a 102-77 rout of eighth-seeded Georgia in a first-round NCAA Tournament Midwest Region game on Thursday night in Buffalo, N.Y.

Amari McCottry added 13 for the Billikens (29-5), which advanced to a second-round contest Saturday against top-seeded Michigan. Robbie Avila chipped in 12 points, five rebounds and four assists and Ishan Sharma contributed 12 points in a reserve role.

Brady Dunlap and Kellen...