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Saint Mary's Cardinals (6-12 MIAC / 8-15 Overall)
Concordia Cobbers (8-10 MIAC / 10-13 Overall)

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Last Action: The Cardinals got 21 points from Will Wright (Chicago, Ill.) and 14 from Chris Palmer (Faribault, Minn.), but it was not enough, as Concordia pulled away in the second half in handing SMU a 74-66 Saturday at the SMU Gym. St. Olaf, meanwhile, got eight points from Tucker Sheley in the final 3:49 to lift the Oles to a 68-64 conference win over Macalester in Northfield, Minn.

Last Meeting — January 13, 2010: The Oles' inside-outside combination of Bobby Fong, Alfred Jaryan and Stu Neville wore the Cardinals out, as St. Olaf outscored SMU 43-37 in the second half en route to a 75-69 MIAC victory.

Saint Mary's Cardinal Notes: Will Wright (Chicago, Ill.) scored a team-high 21 points Saturday against Concordia. … Wright has now scored 10 or more points in all 23 games this season and 64 times in his 68 collegiate games. Wright has also scored 20 or more points eight times this season. … With his 21 points Saturday, Wright now boasts 1,307 career points and currently ranks ninth all-time in SMU career scoring. … Lukas Holland (La Crosse, Wis.), who scored a team-high 22 points in SMU's 98-77 win over Hamline last Wednesday, pushed his career point total to 1,041 with seven points vs. Concordia Saturday. … Both Holland and Wright scored their 1,000th career point this season on SMU's home floor. …  Chris Palmer (Faribault, Minn.) chipped in 14 points vs. the Cobbers Saturday, marking the 13th straight time the SMU freshman has scored in double figures. Palmer also leads the team with six double-doubles this season, and has five other games with 10 or more points and nine rebounds. … The Cardinals erupted for a season-high 98 points in their conference win over Hamline last Wednesday. It was the most points scored by an SMU team since netting 99 in a 105-99 loss to Macalester during the 1994-95 season. It was also the most points in a win since the Cardinals netted 106 in beating Macalester 106-92 during the 1978-79 season. …  After going five years without a game with five double-figure scorers, the Cardinals have now done it twice in a two-week span. … Gary Seifert (Prescott, Wis.) netted a career-high 17 points vs. Hamline last Wednesday — including 11 in the first half. … The Cardinals enter today's game boasting three players averaging in double figures — Wright (17.7 ppg), Palmer (14.7 ppg) and Holland (13.9 ppg). … Wright ranks second in the MIAC in scoring (17.3 ppg in 18 conference games), while Palmer is fourth (15.4 ppg). … Palmer is also third in free throw percentage (88%) and fifth in rebounding (8.0 rpg), while Wright is fifth in steals (1.44 spg). … As a team, SMU ranks No. 1 in the MIAC in free throw percentage (318-for-414, 77%). … Five of the Cardinals' eight wins have come on their home floor.

St. Olaf Ole Notes: With Saturday's win over Macalester, the Oles enter today's game vs. SMU riding a two-game winning streak. … St. Olaf's last 12 games have consisted of a four-game winning streak, a six-game losing streak, and its current two-game winning streak. … Bobby Fong scored a team-high 18 points to pace St. Olaf vs. Macalester Saturday, while Tucker Sheley finished with 14 — including eight in the game's final 3:47. … Sheley scored 12 of his 14 points on four 3-pointers. … Fong has now led the team in scoring in each of its last three games — including a season-high 34-point effort in St. Olaf's 77-69 overtime win over Gustavus last Wednesday. … Fong, who pulled down a team-best eight rebounds vs. Macalester, has also led the team in rebounding in its last three games. … Fong's 34-point showing against Gustavus last Wednesday marked the third time this season St. Olaf has boasted a player scoring 30 or more points. Alfred Jaryan scored 31 points vs. Luther on Nov. 22 and then netted 30 vs. Claremont-Mudd-Scripps seven days later. … St. Olaf enters tonight's game vs. Saint Mary's with four players averaging in double figures — Fong (12.9 ppg), Mark Torell (12.4 ppg), Stu Neville (12.4 ppg) and Jaryan (11.7 ppg). … Seven of St. Olaf's 10 wins have come at home — the Oles are just 3-9 on the road this season.