RIVER FOREST, Ill. — The Saint Mary's University men's basketball team is back in action — and back on the road — on Tuesday, traveling to Dominican University for a 7 p.m. nonconference game against the Stars


The Matchup:
Saint Mary's Cardinals (0-2 Overall)
at Dominican Stars (0-2 Overall)

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Last Action:
The Cardinals dropped both games at the ACR Homes/Northwestern Tip-Off Classic last weekend in St. Paul, Minn. SMU fell to host Northwestern 85-68 on Friday, then rallied from an 18-point deficit but had its comeback fall just short in an 83-78 loss to North Central (Minn.) on Saturday. … Dominican, meanwhile, also started the season 0-2 last weekend, falling to Luther (83-75) and Nebraska Wesleyan (68-45) at the River Forest Classic in River Forest, Ill.

SMU vs. Dominican — Their Last Meeting:
December 12, 2004: Dan Kloak (Elmwood Park, Ill.) scored a game-high 18 points and the Cardinals rode a 33-21 first-half lead to a 61-50 nonconference victory over the Stars— and win No. 1 for first-year head coach Mike Trewick.

Up Next:
The Cardinals open Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play and kick off the home portion of their schedule on Nov. 28, when SMU hosts St. Olaf in a 7:30 p.m. game at the SMU Gym. … Dominican, meanwhile, hits the road for the first time on Saturday, traveling to Beloit, Wis., for a 3 p.m. contest against Beloit.

Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
2012-13 Roster | 2012-13 Statistics | 2012-13 Schedule
Michael Burfeind (Lewiston, Minn.) — a First-Team All-MIAC selection who led the team in scoring in 18 of its 25 games a year ago — scored a game-high 18 points in SMU's season-opening loss to Northwestern. … Burfeind, who missed SMU's second game vs. North Central with a concussion, is just 274 points shy of 1,000 career points. … Burfeind was one of four Cardinals to score in double figures against Northwestern. Evan Pederson (Onalaska, Wis. / 16 points), Mark Schumacher (Perham, Minn. / 11 points) and Sam Ruth (Zumbro Falls, Minn. / 10 points) were the other three. … Pederson followed up his 16-point effort against Northwestern with a career-best 23 points against North Central on Saturday. … Will Swiggum (St. Charles, Minn.) poured in a career-best 18 points against North Central last Saturday, while Schumacher did his collegiate-opening 11-point performance one better with 12 points against the Rams. … Schumacher added 11 rebounds against North Central to record his first collegiate double-double. … Along with his 23 points, Pederson dished out six assists vs. North Central last Saturday. … With his 18 points against Northwestern last Friday, Burfeind has now scored in double figures 33 times in his collegiate career — including nine games of 20 or more points. … Pederson enters Tuesday's game against Dominican averaging a team-best 19.5 ppg scoring average, while Burfeind (18.0 ppg) and Schumacher (11.5 ppg) are also averaging in double figures. … After averaging 57.8 ppg a year ago, the Cardinals are on a 73.0 ppg clip in their first two games this season. … SMU's six highest offensive outputs over the past two seasons have all come on the road.

Scouting The Dominican Stars:
2012-13 Roster | 2012-13 Statistics | 2012-13 Schedule
Tuesday's game against Saint Mary's is the third straight home game for the Stars, who hosted the River Forest Classic last weekend, falling to Luther (83-75) and Nebraska Wesleyan (68-45). … Anthony Keener scored a team-high 20 points to lead for Stars in double figures against Luther last Friday. Logan Harris added 15 points, while Kyle Sherwin chipped in 14 and Kevin Thompson finished with 10. … Sherwin was the only Star to finish in double figures against Nebraska Wesleyan, netting 10 points. … Sherwin and Harris enter Tuesday's game against Saint Mary's boasting team-leading 12.0 ppg scoring averages, while Keener is also averaging in double figures at 11.0 ppg. … After scoring more than 70 points just twice in 25 games a year ago, Dominican scored 75 points in its first game of the season this year. … Dominican has been outscored 71-51 in the game's opening 20 minutes.