DULUTH, Minn. – The St. Scholastica men's basketball team will partake in its final non-conference game of the season on Friday night when it hosts North Central University at Reif Gymnasium.

Game Time:
Friday – 7:30 p.m.

GameDay Media:
Live Video | Live Stats

Last Action: 
The Saints used a season-high 14, 3-pointers, including 11 in the second half and eight from Chris Hamers (Onamia, Minn./Onamia HS) in defeating Twin Ports rival University of Wisconsin-Superior on New Year's Eve 85-71. Hamers led the Saints with a career-high 28 points.

St. Scholastica Saints (2-8)
The Saints' 14, 3-pointers against UW-Superior on Saturday were the most made in a game since January 7, 2005, when they made 15 against the University of Minnesota-Morris … Eight of Hamers' 10 made field goals were from beyond the arc … All three of Derek Steve (St. Cloud, Minn./St. Cloud Apollo HS)'s field goals and both of Cole Mortel (Luck, Wis./Luck HS)'s field goals were also 3-pointers … The Saints shot a blistering 68-percent from the field in the second half and 53-percent for the game … The Saints scored 53 points in the second half, which was a season-high … Jonah Dahlman (Braham, Minn./Braham HS) scored in double-figures for the third straight game and Derek Steve (St. Cloud, Minn./St. Cloud Apollo HS) had his second straight game of 10 points or more … Brett Tester (Andover, Minn./Andover HS) continues to lead the team in scoring at 17.2 points per game … He is 112 points away from 1,000 in his career.

North Central Rams (4-7)
The Rams have not played since a December 17th loss at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls … The Rams lost three straight games to end 2011 … It has been a year of streaks so far this season for North Central, losing its first four games of the season, only to win the next four and then drop the last three … The Rams have two players averaging over 20 points per game this season … Andrew Berndt leads the team at 21.5 per game, while Nathan Roeder is second at 20.3 … Berndt and Roeder each had 28 points in North Central's win over the Rams a month ago … Roeder was 14-for-14 from the free throw line in the game … Jordan Harrell is the only other player averaging double-figures at 13.8 points per game.

Last Meeting: (CSS All-Time Record vs. North Central: 16-4)
The Rams took control of the second half after a 38-38 halftime score to defeat the Saints 87-81 on December 6th in Minneapolis. Tester recorded 20 points to lead the Saints.