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Saint Mary's Cardinals (7-12 MIAC / 9-15 Overall)
Augsburg Auggies (12-7 MIAC / 17-7 Overall)

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Last Action: The Cardinals used a 15-3 run to turn a 41-41 tie into a 12-point, 56-44 advantage, as Saint Mary's rolled to a 77-64 conference win over St. Olaf Wednesday at the SMU Gym. Augsburg, meanwhile, got 11 points and 13 rebounds from Cory Polta, as the Auggies rolled to an 81-56 conference win over Bethel in Arden Hills, Minn., Wednesday.

Last Meeting — January 18, 2010: The Cardinals got double-figure scoring from three players — including a game-high 19 points from Will Wright (Chicago, Ill.) and a double-double of 13 points and 12 rebounds from Chris Palmer (Faribault, Minn.) — but it was not quite enough, as Augsburg built a 14-point second-half lead and held off a late SMU run to beat the Cardinals 73-66 in a conference game at the SMU Gym.

Saint Mary's Cardinal Notes: Lukas Holland (La Crosse, Wis.) scored a career-high 32 points to lead the Cardinals to their 77-64 win over St. Olaf Wednesday. Holland's 32 points were two more than his previous career best — a 30-point effort against Concordia on Feb. 23, 2008. … Holland hit on his first 10 field goal attempts vs. the Oles Wednesday. … Chris Palmer (Faribault, Minn.) recorded his team-leading seventh double-double of the season against the Oles Wednesday, scoring 12 points and pulling down a team-best 12 rebounds. … Along with his seven double-doubles, Palmer also has five games of 10 or more points and nine rebounds this season. … Will Wright (Chicago, Ill.) also scored in double figures vs. St. Olaf, scoring 17 points. … Wright has now scored 10 or more points in all 24 games this season and 645 times in his 69 collegiate games. Wright has also scored 20 or more points eight times this season. … With his 17 points Wednesday, Wright now boasts 1,324 career points and currently ranks ninth all-time in SMU career scoring. … Holland, meanwhile, pushed his career point total to 1,073 with his 32-point effort vs. St. Olaf. … Both Holland and Wright scored their 1,000th career point this season on SMU's home floor. …  The Cardinals enter today's game boasting three players averaging in double figures — Wright (17.6 ppg), Holland (14.7 ppg) and Palmer (14.5 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%). … Gary Seifert (Prescott, Wis.) netted a career-high 17 points vs. Hamline on Feb. 10 — including 11 in the first half. … Six of the Cardinals' nine wins have come on their home floor.  … The Cardinals erupted for a season-high 98 points in their conference win over Hamline on Feb. 10. 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. … At 9-15, the Cardinals have compiled their highest win total since going 9-16 during the 2005-06 season. A win vs. Augsburg Friday would give SMU its first 10-win season since the 1999-2000 season, whne the Cardinals went 11-13.

Augsburg Auggie Notes: With their win over Bethel Wednesday, the playoff-bound Auggies improved to 12-7 in the MIAC and remain tied with Gustavus for second in the conference standings, one game in front of Carleton, Hamline and Saint John's with one game remaining. …  Wednesday's win over Bethel was the Auggies' third win in their last four games, with the lone blemish a 68-60 overtime loss to Carleton last Saturday. … The Auggies, who have qualified for the conference tournament in each of the last two seasons, are currently ranked No. 8 in the latest NCAA Division III West Region Poll. … Cory Polta recorded his first collegiate double-double against Bethel Wednesday, scoring 11 points and pulling down 13 rebounds. … Jon Cassens scored a team-best 19 points vs. the Royals Wednesday. It was the the Auggies' highest individual performance since David Olson netted 23 in a 75-70 win over Gustavus on Feb. 1. … Olson (14.1 ppg) and Cassens (12.8 ppg) enter today's game vs. SMU averaging in double figures. … All seven of Augsburg's losses have come in conference play. … The Auggies are 7-3 on their home floor, while going 10-4 in their 14 road contests.