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2022-23: 1-0 Overall

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SMU-AUGUSTANA * LAST MEETING:

Nov. 16, 2021 * Rock Island, IL

L, 79-73 (ot) * Series History

SAINT MARY’S * LAST ACTION:

Nov. 8, 2022 * St. Bonifacius, MN

Crown * W, 81-69

AUGUSTANA * LAST ACTION:

Nov. 8, 2022 * Rock Island, IL

UW-Whitewater * L, 95-90

SAINT MARY’S * UP NEXT:

Nov. 19, 2022 * St. Peter, MN

Gustavus * 1:00

AUGUSTANA * UP NEXT: 

Nov. 19, 2022 * Rock Island, IL

Aurora * 7:00

SAINT MARY’S CARDINALS SCOUTING REPORT:

• FOR THE RECORD: The Cardinals head into Saturday’s home opener against Augustana (Ill.) on the heels of an 81-69 win over Crown last Tuesday in St. Bonifacius, Minn.

• LAST TIME OUT: Raheem Anthony (Chicago, Ill.) scored a game-high 30 points to lead four players in double figures, as the Cardinals pulled away in the second half en route to a commanding 81-69 nonconference victory over the Polars last Tuesday on the road.

• HOME ON THE ROAD: With last Tuesday’s win over Crown, six of the Cardinals’ last nine wins have come on the road. Saint Mary’s finished 5-8 away from the Saint Mary’s Gym a year ago.

• LEADING THE CHARGE: Anthony, who scored 10 or more points 17 times last season, scored a team-best 30 points against Crown last Tuesday. Anthony was one of four players to score in double figures against the Polars, being joined by Jabari Sawyer (Chicago, Ill.) and Breyton Buysman (Inver Grove Heights, Minn.) with 14, and Owen Ziegler (Mount Horeb, Wis.) with 11.

• GREATER THAN 20: Anthony’s 30-point effort against Crown last Tuesday marked the 13th time the senior has scored 20 or more points in a game — and was just five off his single-game career-high 35-point showing against St. Scholastica on Dec. 4, 2021.

• CAREER SCORING PERFORMANCES: Saint Mary’s had 10 players record single-game career-highs of 10 or more points last season.

• DOUBLING UP: Along with his 30 points, Anthony also delivered 11 rebounds against Crown last Tuesday en route to his first double-double of the season. Anthony had a team-leading six double-doubles a year ago and now owns 11 in his four-year collegiate career.

• ON THE GLASS: Anthony and Sawyer accounted for 19 of the team’s 32 rebounds against Crown last Tuesday — Anthony finished with a team-leading 11, while Sawyer chipped in eight. Buysman hauled in five points, while Bruce Lockwood (Shakopee, Minn.) added four. … Anthony led the team in rebounds a year ago with 179 (8.5 rpg). He led or shared the team lead in rebounds in 16 of SMU’s 26 games last season.

• GOING DEEP: Saint Mary’s knocked down six 3-pointers against the Polars last Tuesday, shooting 50.0 percent from beyond the arc as a team (6-for-12). Ziegler — who boasted a team-leading 37 3-pointers a year ago — led the way for SMU vs. Crown, draining three 3s, followed by Sawyer with two and Buysman with one. … The Cardinals — who recorded 10 or more treys in a game five times — closed out the 2021-22 season with 178 3-pointers.

• LENDING A HAND: The Cardinals nearly equaled their season high from a year ago with 15 assists against Crown last Tuesday. SMU posted a season-high 17 helpers against Mary Hardin-Baylor in an 84-64 loss last season. … Anthony led SMU with eight assists against the Storm.

• PERFECT FROM THE LINE: Sawyer was a perfect 10-for-10 from the free throw line against Hamline on Jan. 26, 2022. His 10 free throws were the most since Anthony knocked down 13 of 15 attempts against Augsburg on Feb. 5, 2020. … Sawyer’s effort against the Pipers marked the first time since Michael Burfeind on Jan. 12, 2013 that an SMU player has gone 10-for-10 from the line.

• FEW TRIED: Saint Mary’s attempted just 25 free throws against Crown last Tuesday, with Anthony accounting for 15 of those 25 attempts. The senior 12 of 15 from the line, while the rest of the Cardinals were a combined 6-for-8.

• AS A TEAM: The Cardinals shot 46.7 percent from the field (28-for-69), with six 3-pointers, and were 19-for-25 (76.0 percent) from the free throw line against Crown last Tuesday. … Saint Mary’s 81 points against Crown were just two shy of its season-high 83-point effort against UW-Superior from a year ago. • BIG SECOND HALF: The Cardinals’ 42-point second half against Crown last Tuesday marked the sixth time in the last two seasons that SMU has netted 40 or more points in a half — with five of those six 40+ efforts coming in the second half. Last season, Saint Mary’s posted a season-high 47-point half against Bethel on Feb. 5, 2022.

AUGUSTANA VIKINGS SCOUTING REPORT:

• FOR THE RECORD: The Vikings head into their first road game of the season at Saint Mary’s on Saturday having dropped their season opener, falling to UW-Whitewater 95-90 last Tuesday in Rock Island, Ill.

• LAST TIME OUT: Dan Carr scored a game-high 32 points and added 16 rebounds, but it was not enough for the Vikings, as UW-Whitewater put four players in double figures — including a pair of 27-point efforts by Trevon Chislom and Miles Barnstable — in dealing Augustana a 95-90 setback in its home-opener last Tuesday. 

• HOME SWEET HOME: Augustana plays four of its first five games this season on their home court — the lone exception, Saturday’s nonconference matchup against Saint Mary’s. Augustana finished 5-6 on their home court a year ago, while going 6-9 away from Roy J. Carver Center.

• TOUGH SCHEDULE: The Vikings have eight nationally ranked opponents on their schedule this season — No. 15 UW-La Crosse, No. 16 Washington (Mo.) University, No. 21 Illinois Wesleyan (twice), No. 23 Elmhurst (twice), and No. 24 Wheaton (Ill.).

• LIMPING IN: With last Tuesday’s loss to UW-Whitewater, Augustana is now just 3-10 in its last 13 games, having slumped to a 3-9 finish over its last 12 games a year ago.

• LEADING THE CHARGE: Carr’s 32-point showing against UW-Whitewater last Tuesday was four points higher than his season-high 28-point showing against Illinois Wesleyan a year ago. Carr, who led the team in scoring a year ago with a 14.7 ppg average, has scored 10 or more points in 23 of his last 27 games. … Matt Hanushewsky also finished in double figures against the Warhawks last Tuesday, netting 10 points, while Matt Hawkins and Chase Larsen each chipped in nine.

• CLEANING THE GLASS: Carr was unstoppable on the boards in 2021-22, hauling in 348 rebounds — including 268 on the defensive end — and picked up right where he left off with his 16-rebound effort against UW-Whitewater last Tuesday. … Carr pulled down at least 10 rebounds in 22 of the team’s 26 games a year ago, and posted 20+ rebound efforts twice — delivering 20 boards against Carroll on Jan. 29, 2022 and a season-best 24 vs. Carthage on Feb. 12, 2022.

• DOUBLING UP: Carr has now posted double-doubles in 19 of the team’s last 27 games, including a 20+ double-double of 26 points and 24 boards against Carthage on Feb. 12, 2022.

• RAINING IN 3s: The Vikings netted nine 3-pointers against UW-Whitewater last Tuesday, led by Carr with five. Hanushewsky, Larsen, Colton Gillingham, and Anthony Cooper all had one 3-pointer against the Warhawks. … Augustana poured in 200 3-pointers a year ago, and had seven players knock down more than 10 treys. 

• LENDING A HAND: Augustana finished with 18 assists in last Tuesday’s five-point loss to UW-Whitewater, with Hanushewsky (6) and Evan Ambrose (4) accounting for 10 of the 18.

• BY THE NUMBERS: Augustana shot 51.6 percent from the field (33-for-64) with nine 3-pointers and hit 15 of 24 free throws (62.5 %) against UW-Whitewater last Tuesday. … Augustana averaged 71.4 ppg a year ago, while the Vikings’ opponents scored at a 72.9 ppg clip. … The Vikings’ 90 points against UW-Whitewater last Tuesday marked the sixth time in the last 27 games that they have netted 80 or more points — and the third time Augustana has reached the 90-point barrier. Augustana beat Carthage 92-82 and topped North Park 92-60 a year ago.