DULUTH, Minn. (csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica men's basketball team will play its final road games of the regular season this weekend when it travels to Finlandia University (Mich.) on Friday and Northland College Saturday.
 
Where:
Friday
Paavo Nurmi Center – Hancock, Mich.
Saturday
Kendrigan Center – Ashland, Wis.
 
When:
Friday at Finlandia – 6:30 p.m. (ET)
Saturday at Northland – 3 p.m.
 
Live Video vs. Finlandia: http://www.fulions.com/watch
Live Video vs. Northland: http://northlandcollegesports.com/watch/
 
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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 12-6, 8-2 UMAC
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference: Standings | Stats
 
Last Action: The Saints swept both Bethany Lutheran College and Martin Luther College last weekend … In both games, the Saints got off to slow starts, only to take control during the middle portion of the games … CSS opened the second half on a 29-4 run en route to a 83-62 victory over Bethany Lutheran on Friday … The Saints bench had a 46-4 advantage in the 95-71 win over Martin Luther on Saturday.
 
Naslund with 800: Senior Jake Naslund (Barnum, Minn./Barnum HS) averaged 17 points, 6.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists over the weekend … Naslund led the team in scoring off the bench in both games this weekend … He is currently averaging a career-best 11.9 points per game and enters this weekend with exactly 800 career points.
 
Where They Stand: The Saints have a half game lead at the top of the UMAC standings with six conference games remaining … CSS is tied with North Central University and the University of Northwestern in the loss column … The University of Minnesota Morris is fourth with a 6-3 record and the University of Wisconsin-Superior fifth with a 6-4 mark.
 
Get to the Line: The Saints have attempted nearly 100 more free throws than their opponents this season (377-281) … CSS has the second-most attempts in the conference this season, behind Bethany Lutheran.
 
Hot or Cold: Six times this season the Saints have scored at least 50 points in a half … On the other end, there have been two games this year where the Saints have failed to score 20 points in a half … The Saints have attempted the third-most 3-pointers in the league this season, but rank eighth in the league in 3-point field goal percentage (.315).
 
Need Balance The Saints are 11-2 this season when at least three players score in double figures … They are 5-0 when five players score at least 10 points.

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Upcoming Opponents
Finlandia Lions
Record: 3-13
 
The Lions return home for the first time since the beginning of the month … Finlandia went 1-4 in a five-game road span, including losses at Northwestern and North Central last weekend … Two of the team's three wins have come at home against North Central and Martin Luther … Marcus Geralds leads the team in scoring at 14.1 points per game … Brandon Robinette averages 13.5 points and Jordan LaPlant is at 13.0 points per contest … Terrance Fuller leads the team at 6.9 rebounds per game.
 
Northland LumberJacks
Record: 5-14. 3-7 UMAC
 
After starting the season winless in its first 12 games, the LumberJacks were off to a great start in the second half with a 5-2 record before falling to Northwestern on Saturday … Northland pulled a road upset of first place North Central last Friday … Senior Bryshaun Brown leads the team with 11.4 points per games … Junior guard Rijo Jackson averages 10.1 points per games and the LumberJacks are 5-1 when he starts … Jackson did not play at Northwestern on Saturday … Brown and sophomore forward Thomas Whiting lead the team in rebounding at 5.7 per game … Whiting also leads the conference with 22 blocked shots.
 
Series Histories:
-CSS leads Finlandia 20-8
-CSS leads Northland 56-19
 
Last Meetings: The Saints hung on to defeat Finlandia 68-66 in December at the Reif … The Saints scored 40 points in the paint and had 31 points from their bench … CSS is only 5-7 all-time at Finlandia … The Saints defeated Northland 85-68 in December … CSS used a 51-point second half to pull away for the LumberJacks … The Saints have won 12 straight against Northland.

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Looking Ahead: The Saints will host the University of Minnesota Morris on Friday, February 5 at the Reif Gymnasium.