ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University of Minnesota men's basketball team closes out its regular-season schedule on Saturday, traveling to St. Thomas' Schoenecker Arena for a 1 p.m. Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference game against the Tommies.

The Matchup:
• Saint Mary's Cardinals (7-12 MIAC | 9-15 Overall) at St. Thomas Tommies (17-2 MIAC | 22-2 Overall)
 
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Last Action:
• Saint Mary's: The Cardinals' three seniors—playing in their final collegiate home games—made Senior Night a memorable one Wednesday. Connor Kaiser (Rockland, Wis.) and Mark Schumacher (Perham, Minn.) each scored 11 points, while Will Swiggum (St. Charles, Minn.) tossed in eight points, and added seven rebounds and four assists, as the Cardinals pulled away in the second in half in beating Hamline 74-61 at the Saint Mary's Gym | Recap
• St. Thomas: Taylor Montero scored 12 of his 16 points in the second half as No. 7-ranked St. Thomas held off second-place St. Olaf 78-72 Wednesday in Northfield, Minn. | Recap

Saint Mary's vs. St. Thomas—Earlier This Year:
• January 16, 2016 * Winona, Minn.: Saint Mary's put three players in double figures—and knocked down nine 3-pointers—but it was not enough to keep pace with sixth-ranked St. Thomas. The Tommies matched the Cardinals' long-range prowess—draining 10 treys—and pulled away in the second half to hand Saint Mary's a 91-61 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference setback at the Saint Mary's Gym | Recap
 
Saint Mary's vs. St. Thomas—A Year Ago:
• December 10, 2014 * St. Paul, Minn.: Saint Mary's kept eighth-ranked St. Thomas within their sights for the first 20 minutes of the teams' Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference game. Over the game's final 20 minutes, however, the high-powered Tommie offense—and defense—kicked into high gear, as UST scored the first 12 points of the half, while limiting the Cardinals to just 13 second-half points, in dealing Saint Mary's a 75-43 setback at Schoenecker Arena | Recap
• February 4, 2015 * Winona, Minn.: Saint Mary's got 15 points from Mark Schumacher (Perham, Minn.), but the Tommies wore the Cardinals down over the game's final 20 minutes, holding a 37-21 scoring edge in the second half in handing Saint Mary's a 79-57 setback conference at the Saint Mary's Gym | Recap
 
Up Next:
• Saint Mary's: Saturday's game against St. Thomas is the regular-season finale for the Cardinals.
• St. Thomas: Saturday's game against Saint Mary's is the regular-season finale for the Tommies, who will open MIAC Playoff action as the tournament's No. 1 seed and will face the highest remaining seed in one of next Friday's semifinal matchups.
 
Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
2015-16 Roster | 2015-16 Statistics | 2015-16 Schedule
• Wednesday's game against Hamline was the final collegiate home game for Cardinal seniors Will Swiggum (St. Charles, Minn.), Connor Kaiser (Rockland, Wis.), and Mark Schumacher (Perham, Minn.). … With their 74-61 win over Hamline, the Cardinals collected their ninth win of the season—the most since the 2010-11 campaign, when Saint Mary's finished 9-16. … The Cardinals' win over Hamline was also their seventh MIAC victory—the most since going 7-13 in 2009-10. … 
The Cardinals put four players in double figures against Hamline Wednesday, led by Kevin Gleason (Minneapolis, Minn.) with a team-best 18 points. Wylie Ferron (Waconia, Minn.) chipped in 12 points and Kaiser and Schumacher each added 11. … Ferron—who owns a pair of double-doubles this season—missed out on his third by one board against Hamline. … Ferron hauled in a career-high 13 rebounds against St. Olaf last Saturday en route to double-double No. 2. … Swiggum has also recorded two double-doubles this season—giving him 10 for his collegiate career. … Quashingm Smith-Pugh (St. Paul, Minn.) recorded his first collegiate double-double against Macalester on Jan. 23, scoring 16 points and adding a career-high 12 rebounds. … Smith-Pugh has scored 10 or more points 17 times this season. … Smith-Pugh scored a career-high 24 points to lead four players in double figures against Saint John's on Feb. 6. … Smith-Pugh's 24 points were the most by a Cardinal this season, and marked the eighth time Saint Mary's has had a player score 20 or more points in a game. … Swiggum became the 26^th player in program history to eclipse the 1,000 career-point mark against Saint John's on Feb. 6. The Cardinal senior heads into his final collegiate game Saturday with 1,035 points. … Swiggum has recorded seven career games of 20 or more points. … The Cardinals boast eight players who have recorded a single-game career-high of 10 or more points this season—Smith-Pugh (24), Kaiser (22), Aaron Romportl (Stillwater, Minn. / 20), Ferron (22), Gleason (20), Braden Walbeck (Fall Creek, Wis. / 14), Bradley Hill (Matteson, Ill. / 14), and Kai Endahl (Mendota Heights, Minn. / 13). … Saint Mary's has had seven different players lead the team in scoring this season. … Smith-Pugh and Kaiser enter Saturday's regular-season finale against St. Thomas averaging in double figures at 12.2 ppg and 11.3 ppg, respectively. … Swiggum is the team's rebounding leader with 172 (7.2 rpg), while Ferron has also eclipsed the 100-rebound plateau with 134. … Swiggum, who has recorded 100 or more rebounds in all four of his seasons as a Cardinal, has had 10 or more rebounds in a game four times this season—including a season- and career-best 16-rebound effort against Martin Luther on Nov. 24. … The Cardinals netted a season-high 11 3-pointers against Saint John's on Feb. 6.… Kaiser owns a team-high 33 3-pointers—including a season-high five in the team's first meeting against Saint John's on Jan. 2. In meeting No. 2 vs. the Johnnies, Kaiser drained four treys. … Smith-Pugh leads the team in assists with 59 and Schumacher is the team-leader in blocks with 19. … Saint Mary's boasts seven players with 10 or more steals, led by Kaiser with 15. … Saint Mary's equaled its season high with 24 made free throws against Hamline on Jan. 20. The Cardinals also drained 24 free throws against St. Olaf on Jan. 9. … Saint Mary's equaled its season-high with five players scoring in double figures in last Saturday's loss to St. Olaf—led by Kaiser with 16. Hill chipped in a career-high 14 points, while Swiggum, Smith-Pugh, and Ferron all added 11. Saint Mary's also put five players in double figures in its first meeting against Macalester—an 85-70 win—on Dec. 5. … Saint Mary's has scored 80 or more points five times this season—including a season-high 85-point effort in its 85-70 win over Macalester on Dec. 5. … The Cardinals' 85 points vs. the Scots marked the highest offensive output since Saint Mary's tossed in 87 in an 87-80 victory over Macalester on Dec. 4, 2010. … Saint Mary's is averaging 68.4 ppg. … Saint Mary's held Concordia to 55 points on Feb. 8, marking the third time this season the Cardinals have held a team to less than 60 points. … The Cardinals have put an end to three lengthy MIAC streaks this season. Saint Mary's snapped a nine-game losing streak with last Monday's 56-55 win over Concordia, while ending a six-game drought against Carleton with their 57-52 win on Jan. 30, and ending an 11-game losing streak against Augsburg with their 68-65 victory on Dec. 9.
  
Scouting The St. Thomas Tommies:
2015-16 Roster | 2015-16 Statistics | 2015-16 Schedule
• St. Thomas enters Saturday's regular-season finale against Saint Mary's ranked No. 7 in the latest D3hoops.com Poll and No. 1 in the West Region Poll. … The Tommies won the conference's regular-season title for the 11^th straight year. … St. Thomas has qualified for the MIAC Playoffs 29 times in the 32 years of the format. … With Wednesday's win at St. Olaf Wednesday, St. Thomas improved to 14-1 on the road this season. … Wednesday's win over St. Olaf was UST's second straight victory. The Tommies had their season-high 16-game winning streak snapped with a 98-89 loss to Augsburg on Feb. 10. … UST's loss to Augsburg also ended a pair of lengthy Tommie streaks—a 49-game run where UST held a second-half lead, and a 58-game streak of Tommie wins against MIAC opponents when scoring 70 or more points. … St. Thomas finished with four players scoring in double figures against the Oles Wednesday, led by Taylor Montero and Cortez Tillman with 16 points each. Grant Shaeffer added 15 and Ryan Saarela finished with 14. … Montero scored 12 of his 16 points in the second half against St. Olaf Wednesday—and became the 34th Tommie in program history to surpass 1,000 career points. … The Tommies head into Saturday's regular-season finale against Saint Mary's boasting four players averaging in double figures—Tillman (15.0 ppg), Montero (14.7 ppg), Schaffer (13.6 ppg), and Saarela (12.4 ppg). … Saarela leads the team with 217 rebounds (9.0 rpg), has recorded nine double-doubles this season, and ranks No. 19 all-time with 519 rebounds. … Schaffer is the team's assist leader with 88, while Tillman owns a team-high 25 steals. … The Tommies are shooting 51 percent from the field (698-1372) and 40 percent from behind the 3-point line (177-for-443). … Montero and Tillman lead the team in 3-pointers with 62 and 48, respectively. … The Tommies are averaging 77.5 ppg and have eclipsed the 80-point mark nine times—including a season-high 92-point showing in their 92-64 win over Concordia on Dec. 2. … St. Thomas is 203-29 over the past eight seasons—including 154-18 vs. conference opponents. … The Tommies have not lost back-to-back MIAC regular-season games since 2005. … St. Thomas has built a double-figure lead in 22 of its 24 games this season. … UST has consecutive streaks of 11 MIAC titles, 10 NCAA playoff appearances, and 11 seasons of 20 or more wins.