WINONA, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University men's basketball team returns home on Saturday, as the Cardinals entertain Concordia in a 3 p.m. MIAC game at the SMU Gym.

The Matchup:
Saint Mary's Cardinals (1-12 MIAC | 2-16 Overall) vs. Concordia Cobbers (5-8 MIAC | 9-9 Overall)

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Last Action:
The Cardinals got 15 points from Wylie Ferron (Waconia, Minn.), but SMU could not stifle St. Olaf's red-hot shooting from the 3-point line, as the Oles drained 11 treys in handing Saint Mary's an 81-50 MIAC setback at Skoglund Center in Northfield, Minn., Wednesday. … The Cobbers drained seven 3-pointers in the first half and never looked back in handing Bethel a 61-51 conference defeat at Memorial Auditorium in Moorhead, Minn., Wednesday.

SMU vs. Concordia — Earlier This Year:
January 4, 2014: The Cardinals — coming off a 67-51 MIAC win over Macalester — matched Concordia blow-for-blow over the game's opening 20 minutes, but the Cobbers delivered the knock-out punch with a 20-6 run to open the second half, as CC handed SMU a 68-47 conference setback at Memorial Auditorium.

SMU vs. Concordia — A Year Ago:
January 7, 2013: Michael Burfeind (Lewiston, Minn.) eclipsed the 20-point barrier for the fourth time in the last six games, but the Cardinals did not have an answer for Concordia's red-hot shooting from behind the arc, as the Cobbers drained nine 3-pointers — including eight in the first half — en route to a 93-72 MIAC victory at Memorial Auditorium.
February 3, 2013: Michael Burfeind (Lewiston, Minn.) scored 19 first-half points — including the 1,000th point of his collegiate career — and finished with a game-high 24, the seventh time this season the Cardinal senior has netted 20 or more points. Unfortunately, the Cobbers rained on Burfeind's milestone parade, as Concordia used an 11-4 run over the game's final four minutes to hand SMU a 61-60 conference setback at the SMU Gym.

Up Next:
The Cardinals are right back in action on Monday, as SMU travels to Macalester's Leonard Center in St. Paul, Minn., for a 7:30 p.m. conference game against the Scots. … Concordia remains on the road on Monday, traveling to Minneapolis, Minn., for a 7:45 p.m. MIAC game against Augsburg at Si Melby Hall.

Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
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Wylie Ferron (Waconia, Minn.) scored a team-high 15 points against St. Olaf on Wednesday. … SMU has now had a different leading scorer in each of its last three games. Along with Ferron's 15-point showing vs. St. Olaf, SMU got a team-best 19 points from Evan Pederson (Onalaska, Wis.) against Saint John's last Saturday and a team-high 16 points from Will Swiggum (St. Charles, Minn.) vs. Bethel on Jan. 22. … Ferron has now scored in double figures in four straight games and eight times this season. … With his 19-point showing against Saint John's last Saturday, Pederson now owns the team's top three individual scoring performances this season — Pederson scored a game-, season- and career-best 29 points against Macalester on Jan. 2, while netting 21 against Saint John's in the teams' first meeting on Dec. 7. …  Pederson's 29-point performance vs. Macalester was the highest single-game outing since Michael Burfeind scored 38 points against Concordia on Dec. 7, 2011. … The Cardinals boast seven players who have recorded career-high games of 10 or more points this season — Pederson (29 points), Ferron (18), Ortiz (18), Bakari Collins (Kenosha, Wis. / 14), Trent Vix (Rushford, Minn. / 13), Aaron Romportl (Stillwater, Minn. / 13) and Johnny Spillane (West St. Paul, Minn. / 11). … Swiggum, who has scored a season-high 18 points twice this year, enters Saturday's game against Concordia leading the team in scoring (11.1 ppg) and rebounding (7.3 rpg). … Swiggum owns three of SMU's four double-doubles this season and six double-doubles over his two-year collegiate career. … Ferron accounted for SMU's other double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds vs. Crown on Nov. 23. … Swiggum equaled his career high with 14 rebounds against Bethany Lutheran on Dec. 11. … Pederson also enters Saturday's game against Concordia averaging in double figures at 10.4 ppg. … Pederson leads the team with 73 assists. … Pederson equaled his career-high with nine assists vs. Crown on Nov. 23. It was the third time in his career — and second time in two meetings with Crown — the junior has recorded nine assists. … As a team, SMU has recorded 87 3-pointers this season — including a season-high 10 against both Carleton on Jan. 13 and Bethel on Jan. 22. … Vix is the team's 3-point leader with 22, followed by Swiggum (13), Pederson (12) and Ferron (11). … The Cardinals' 74 points against Bethel on Jan. 22 marked their second-highest offensive performance of the season — SMU netted a season-best 86 in an 86-81 overtime win over Crown on Nov. 23. … SMU's 86-81 win against Crown was the Cardinals' first overtime contest since Dec. 29, 2010, when the Cardinals outlasted Millikin 66-59 in double-OT. … SMU's 86 points against the Storm on Nov. 23 were the most since netting 87 points in an 87-80 win over Macalester on Dec. 4, 2010. … SMU's 67-51 win over Macalester on Jan. 2 was Jamison Rusthoven's first MIAC win as SMU's head coach. Rusthoven earned his first collegiate head coaching victory on Nov. 23, when the Cardinals dropped Crown.

Scouting The Concordia Cobbers:
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Saturday's game at Saint Mary's is the first of back-to-back road games for the Cobbers, who have won just three of their seven contests away from Memorial Auditorium. … Wednesday's 61-51 win over Bethel continued the trend of alternating wins and losses for the Cobbers. Concordia has traded wins and losses for six straight games and head into Saturday having reached .500 at 9-9 overall. … The Cobbers' win over Bethel was their fourth straight home Wednesday victory. … Brandon Giese tossed in a game-high 19 points to lead four Cobbers players in double figures against the Royals Wednesday. … Jordan Bolger, Brett Bergeson and Tom Fraase chipped in 12, 11 and 11 points, respectively, vs. the Royals. … Giese became the third different leading scorer in the last three games for the Cobbers. … CC has had a player score 20 or more points five times this season — including season-high 25-point nights from both Giese and Bolger. … Bolger also owns the team's top two rebounding performances with 14 and 11. … Bolger and Giese head into Saturday's game at Saint Mary's leads the team in scoring, averaging 12.6 ppg and 12.5 ppg, respectively. … Bolger is also the team's rebounding leader (7.2 rpg), while Giese has a team-best 53 assists and Ryan Rude is the team-leader in steals with 26. … The Cobbers, who are averaging 67.5 ppg, have eclipsed the 80-point barrier three times — including a season-high 88 points against Crown on Dec. 31.