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Saint Mary's Cardinals (3-7 MIAC / 5-10 Overall)
Macalester Scots (0-10 MIAC / 2-13 Overall)

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Last Action: SMU got double figure scoring from three players — including a game-high 19 points from Will Wright (Chicago, Ill.) — but it was not enough, as Augsburg held off a late Cardinal rally en route to a 73-66 MIAC victory at the SMU Gym. The Scots have been off since Saturday, when St. Olaf scored the game's final seven points to rally for a 67-62 comeback win over the Scots at the Leonard Center in St. Paul, Minn.

Last Meeting — December 2, 2009: SMU got a season-high 27 points from Lukas Holland (La Crosse, Wis.) and 18 points from Will Wright (Chicago, Ill.) — while holding off a late Scots' comeback attempt — as the Cardinals opened conference play with a 70-67 win in St. Paul, Minn.

Saint Mary's Cardinal Notes: Chris Palmer (Faribault, Minn.), who was named the MIAC's Player of the Week Monday, picked up his fourth career double-double — and third in the last four games — with his 13-point, 12-reboud effort vs. the Scots Monday. … Palmer knocked down five 3-pointers en route to a career-best 26 points vs. Concordia last Saturday. … In the Cardinals last four games, Palmer is averaging 19.3 ppg and 11.3 rpg. He has led the team in rebounds in each of the last five games and has scored 10 or more points in five straight games and 12 times in the Cardinals' first 15 contests. … Will Wright (Chicago, Ill.) scored a team-best 19 points vs. the Auggies Monday. It was the 56th time in 61 collegiate games that the SMU junior has scored in double figures. … With his 19 points vs. the Auggies, Wright jumped three places on the SMU career scoring list. With 1,163 career points, Wright is currently in 16th place — two points behind Jerry Hoffman for 15th and 13 points shy of George Drouches for 14th. … Lukas Holland (La Crosse, Wis.), who extended his consecutive games started streak to 62 vs. Augsburg, chipped in 14 points against the Auggies. … The Cardinals enter today's game boasting three players averaging in double figures — Wright (17.5 ppg), Holland (15.2 ppg) and Palmer (13.7 ppg). … The Cardinals knocked down a season-high 10 3-pointers vs. Concordia last Saturday, equaling the 10 treys they hit vs. St. Thomas last Monday. … As a team, the Cardinals are averaging 70.3 ppg.

Macalester Scot Notes: With Saturday's loss to Carleton, the Scots come into tonight's contest in the midst of a season-high eight-game losing streak. … Macalester's 62 points vs. Carleton was the Scots' highest offensive output since netting a season-high 81 in an 81-69 victory over Martin Luther on Dec. 14. … The Scots have been held under 60 points in 10 of their 13 losses this season. … Macalester enters tonight's game at SMU winless in six road games this season. … Macalester boasted a pair of double-figure scorers in Saturday's loss to Carleton. Colin Keeley tossed in a team-leading 15 points, while Paul Richie drained three 3-pointers and finished with 10 points for the Scots. … Keeley — who has now led the team in scoring in its last four games — enters tonight's contest with a team-leading 10.7 ppg average. He also leads the team in rebounds, averaging 5.8 rpg.