Saint Louis interim coach Jim Crews won't say the Billikens won this championship for the late Rick Majerus. Some things are bigger than basketball, and Crews' respect for Majerus is one of them. Still, he sees his predecessor's imprints on all the little things his veteran players did right in beating VCU in the Atlantic 10 title game. Their hard-nosed style that left the Rams in foul trouble. Their disciplined defense. Their poise when momentum and a hostile crowd went against them. No. 16 Saint Louis won just its second conference tournament title in school history Sunday, beating the 25th-ranked Rams 62-56. Kwamain Mitchell, whose senior season started 11 games late because of foot surgery, scored 19 points, including a huge 3-pointer with the shot clock winding down.
