COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University men's basketball team takes to the road for the final time this season on Wednesday, as the Cardinals head to Sexton Arena for a 7:30 p.m. conference game against Saint John's.

The Matchup:
Saint Mary's Cardinals (3-15 MIAC | 4-19 Overall)
at Saint John's Johnnies (9-9 MIAC | 10-13 Overall)

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Last Action:
The Cardinals ran into a hot-shooting Bethel team on Saturday, as the Royals shot 58 percent from the field in handing SMU a 94-46 MIAC setback at Robertson Center in Arden Hills, Minn. … Saint John's, meanwhile, also ran into a red-hot squad on Saturday, as St. Thomas hit on 63 percent of its field goal attempts in dealing the Johnnies a 93-68 conference loss at Sexton Arena in Collegeville, Minn.

SMU vs. Saint John's — Earlier This Year:
January 14, 2013: Michael Burfeind (Lewiston, Minn.) and Will Swiggum (St. Charles, Minn.) each scored 10 points and Mark Schumacher (Perham, Minn.) chipped in nine, but it was not enough for SMU, as Saint John's pulled out to a 34-16 halftime advantage and never looked back in handing the Cardinals a 63-46 MIAC setback at the SMU Gym.

SMU vs. Saint John's — A Year Ago:
December 5, 2011: Michael Burfeind (Lewiston, Minn.) and Evan Pederson (Onalaska, Wis.) each enjoyed career nights for the Cardinals against Saint John's, as Burfeind poured in a game- and career-best 26 points, while Pederson tossed in 15 points. SJU, however, jumped out to an 11-point, 33-22, lead — the second time in as many games that SMU trailed by 11 at the break — in handing SMU a 69-58 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference setback in Collegeville, Minn.
January 25, 2012: Michael Burfeind (Lewiston, Minn.) scored 14 points to lead a trio of Cardinals in double figures, but Saint John's built a six-point halftime lead and held the Saint Mary's University men's basketball team at bay over the final 20 minutes in handing SMU a 64-50 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference setback at the SMU Gym Wednesday.

Up Next:
The Cardinals close out the 2012-2013 season on their home court on Saturday, as SMU bids farewell to its graduating seniors prior to its 3 p.m. MIAC contest against Augsburg at the SMU Gym. … Saint John's, meanwhile, hits the road for its regular-season finale on Saturday, as the Johnnies square off against St. Olaf at Skoglund Center in Northfield, Minn.

Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
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Wednesday's game against Saint John's is the second straight road contest for the Cardinals. … Mark Schumacher (Perham, Minn.), Michael Burfeind (Lewiston, Minn.) and Brian Thomas (Bellwood, Ill.) each scored a team-high eight points against the Royals on Saturday. It marked the first time all season the Cardinals were held without a double-figure scorer. … Thomas scored a career high 14 points in SMU's win over Macalester last Wednesday. Twelve of Thomas' 14 points came in the second half. … Burfeind, who became the 25th player in program history to reach 1,000 career points against Concordia on Feb. 3, has scored in double figures in 38 of his last 45 games and 47 times in his collegiate career. … Among Burfeind's 47 double-figure performances have been 15 games of 20 or more points — including seven this season. … Burfeind owns the team's top four scoring performances this season — netting a season-high 28 points against Bethany Lutheran on Dec. 12, tallying 26 points against Crown (Dec. 18) and Bethel (Jan. 12), and scoring 24 vs. Concordia (Feb. 3). … Burfeind heads into Wednesday's conference game at Saint John's with a team-best 16.4 ppg scoring average. … Burfeind is one of four Cardinals averaging in double figures — Evan Pederson (Onalaska, Wis. / 11.6 ppg), Schumacher (10.1 ppg) and Will Swiggum (St. Charles, Minn. / 10.0 ppg) are the other three. … Swiggum pulled down a game- and career-high 14 rebounds against Macalester last Wednesday. … Swiggum, who has led the team in rebounding in 13 of the Cardinals' 23 games this season, enters Wednesday's game at Saint John's with a team-best 167 rebounds (7.3 rpg). … Swiggum, who has scored in double figures 11 times this season, netted a career-high 24 points against Augsburg on Jan. 19, and followed that up with a 23-point effort against Hamline two days later. The 24- and 23-point games marked the first two times in  his collegiate career that Swiggum has eclipsed the 20-point barrier. … Swiggum's 23 points and Pederson's 22 vs. Hamline on Jan. 21 marked the first time this season the Cardinals have boasted two players with 20 or more points in the same game. … Joe Murray (Burr Ridge, Ill.) hauled in a team- and career-best eight rebounds vs. Bethel last Saturday. … The Cardinals have posted three games this season with four double-figure scorers. … Swiggum owns a team-leading three double-doubles this season. … Pederson has dished out 93 assists for the season — the most since the 2001-02 season, when Lance Larson recorded 94 assists. … Pederson has recorded a career-best nine assists twice this season. … The Cardinals knocked down a season-high 30 free throws on 36 attempts vs. Hamline on Jan. 21 — including a 24-for-28 effort in the second half. … After averaging 57.8 ppg a year ago, the Cardinals are on a 60.3 ppg clip this season. … SMU's 78 points against Hamline on Jan. 21 equaled its season high — the Cardinals also scored 78 points against North Central on Nov. 17. … With last Wednesday's 58-46 win, the Cardinals improved to 9-1 against Macalester under coach Todd Landrum.

Scouting The Saint John's Johnnies:
2012-13 Roster | 2012-13 Statistics | 2012-13 Schedule
Wednesday's game against Saint Mary's is the final home game of the season for the Johnnies, who head to St. Olaf to close out the regular season on Saturday. … Seven of the Johnnies' 10 wins this season have come at home. SJU is 7-3 at Sexton Arena. … Last Saturday's 93-68 loss to league-leading St. Thomas was the Johnnies' third straight setback. … SJU has surrendered 273 points during its current three-game losing streak — including 106 in a 106-87 loss at Augsburg on Feb. 4 and 93 in Saturday's 93-68 setback vs. St. Thomas. … The Johnnies' Feb. 4 loss at Augsburg snapped their season-high seven-game winning streak. … Chris Neumann scored 17 points to lead SJU against St. Thomas Saturday. … Alex Schmitt also scored in double figures vs. the Tommies, coming off the bench to pitch in 14 points. … After recording 28 points and 10 rebounds at Augsburg Feb. 4, and 26 points and a career-high 16 boards at Concordia two days later, Seth Marx was held to just seven points and seven rebounds against the Tommies Saturday. … Marx currently leads SJU in scoring (12.2 ppg.), rebounding (146, 6.3 rpg.), three-pointers (53) and blocks (19), despite being held to seven points or less nine times this season. … Marx owns the Johnnies' top three individual single-game performances, including a season-best 32 points at Gustavus. … Marx is the only Johnnie averaging in double figures heading into Wednesday's game against Saint Mary's. … As a team, the Johnnies have drained 134 3-pointers, with Marx (53) and Mitchell Kuck (20) accounting for 73 of them. … Marx, Chris Nuemann and Kevin McKenzie have started all 23 games this season. … SJU is averaging 68.9 ppg and has scored 80 or more points four times — hitting 89 against both Bethel (Jan. 30) and Macalester (Dec. 5), while tallying 87 against Augsburg (Feb. 4) and 85 against Macalester (Jan. 23).