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Saint Mary's Cardinals   4-12 MIAC / 5-16 Overall		Hamline Pipers   7-10 MIAC / 8-13 Overall

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Last Action: The Cardinals matched Carleton shot-for-shot through the game's first 30 minutes Wednesday, but over the final 10 minutes the Knights outscored SMU 25-7 to pull away for a 68-50 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference win at the SMU Gym. … Hamline, meanwhile, picked up its third straight win Saturday, as Tony Thrasher scored 20 points to lead the Pipers to a 68-62 conference win over Gustavus.

Last Meeting: SMU used a quick-strike attack to open the second half — scoring eight of the first 10 points — then held off a late Hamline charge to beat the Pipers 80-72 in a conference game at the SMU Gym on Jan. 7.

A Year Ago: The Cardinals and Pipers split their season series a year ago, with each team winning on the other's home court. In the first game, Hamline turned a 72-72 tie with less than four minutes remaining in regulation into an 85-75 advantage with just over a minute to play en route to a 93-83 victory at the SMU Gym on Dec. 5. SMU turned the tables on Feb. 11 in St. Paul, Minn., getting double-figure scoring from four different players — including a game-high 18 points from Will Wright (Chicago, Ill.) — as the Cardinals put an end to their losing ways with a 77-60 win.

Cardinal Notes: Will Wright (Chicago, Ill.) scored a team-high 14 points vs. Carleton Wednesday and was one of three SMU players to reach double figures. Lukas Holland (La Crosse, Wis.) and Bradley Bruno (Chicago, Ill.) chipped in 13 and 10 points, respectively. … Wright also pulled down a team-best nine rebounds — all defensive — to miss his third double-double of the season by one board. … Wright, who boasts the team's top seven offensive performances of the season — including a season- and career-best 41 points vs. MacMurray on Nov. 22 — has now scored 10 or more points in 19 of the Cardinals' 21 games this season and has scored in double figures in 41 of his 46 collegiate games. … Wright and Bradley Bruno (Chicago, Ill.) also share the tam lead with two double-doubles each. Wright boasted 22 points and 10 rebounds vs. Winona State, and 41 points and 10 boasts vs. MacMurray, while Bruno posted 22 points and 10 boasts vs. Hamline and 12 points and 10 rebounds vs. Macalester. … With his 13 points vs. Carleton, Holland has reached double figures in 25 of the team's last 28 games. … Holland's 20-point effort vs. Bethel on Jan. 24 marked the 15th time in SMU's 21 games in which SMU boasted at least one 20-point scorer. … Wright and Holland enter tonight's game averaging in double figures, with Wright boasting a team-best 19.0 ppg average, while Holland is at 16.2 ppg. The two are also ranked No. 3 and No. 4 in the MIAC in scoring, respectively. Wright is averaging 18.1 ppg in 16 conference contests, while Holland is scoring at a 16.2 ppg clip. … Holland leads the conference in free throw percentage (75-for-83, .904 %), while Wright is the league-leader in steals (31, 1.94 spg). … As a team, the Cardinals rank No. 1 in the MIAC in offensive rebounds (11.38 orpg). … Brad Knights (Plainfield, Wis.) has missed just one free throw in his three-year collegiate career. Fueled by a 9-for-9 effort this year, Knights is 19-for-20 in his SMU career. … The Cardinals' 70-65 win over Macalester on Jan. 21 was their first overtime game since the 2002-03 season, when SMU lost to UST 65-62. SMU's last overtime win came on Dec. 6, 2000, when the Cardinals posted an 80-70 win over St. Olaf. … Three of SMU's five wins have come on its home floor.  

Piper Notes: The Pipers' win over Gustavus Saturday was their third straight and fifth in their last six games. … Hamline has scored 70 or more points in six of their eight wins, including a season-high 87 points in an 87-78 win over Bethel on Feb. 4. … Hamline held GAC to 59 points Saturday, it was the fourth time this season the Pipers have held their opponent below 60 points. … Tony Thrasher scored a team-high 20 points in Saturday's win over Gustavus. It was the third time this season Thrasher has netted 20 or more points. … Thrasher is the team's offensive leader, boasting a team-best 14.4 ppg. Carl Hipp is also averaging in double figures, entering tonight's game scoring at an 11.7 ppg clip. … Hamline ranks fourth in the conference, averaging 70.3 ppg.  The Pipers are also second in 3-pointers (109) and 3-point field goal percentage (36 percent, 109-for-297), and third in free throw percentage (72 percent, 204-for-283). … Saturday's win was the Pipers' fourth road win in 11 tries. Hamline is 4-6 on its home floor.