DULUTH, Minn. (csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica men's basketball team will play its last five games of the regular season at home beginning this weekend when the University of Minnesota Morris and Crown College visit the Reif Gymnasium
 
Where:
Reif Gymnasium – Duluth, MInn.
 
When:
Friday vs. Minnesota Morris – 5:30 p.m.
Saturday vs. Crown – 3 p.m.
 
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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 13-7, 8-3 UMAC
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference: Standings | Stats
 
Last Action: The Saints defeated Finlandia University (Mich.) 81-74 on Friday night … CSS trailed at halftime, but pulled away in the second half … Zach Dahlman (Braham, Minn./Braham HS) led the Saints with 16 points … On Saturday, the Saints were on the wrong end of a 83-79 overtime final score at Northland College … The LumberJacks made 16, 3-point field goals and held the Saints to 1-for-13 from beyond the arc in the second half and overtime … CSS shot below 40 percent from the floor for the first time in nine games.
 
Friendly Confines: The Saints will enter this weekend on a nine-game home winning streak, dating back to last season.
 
Where They Stand: With the Northland loss on Saturday, the Saints dropped to sole possession of second place, a game behind the University of Northwestern … CSS is a game ahead of Friday's opponent Minnesota Morris and North Central University … The University of Wisconsin-Superior sits fifth, two games behind the Saints and a game ahead of fifth place Bethany Lutheran College … With five games remaining, the Saints still have the other top four teams in the league on their schedule.
 
Owning the Glass: Through 11 conference games, the Saints are at the top in rebounds per game (41.6) and rebound margin (+7.5) … CSS has only been out-rebounded twice by a league opponent with the last occurring at Minnesota Morris on January 3.
 
Get to the Line: In Friday night's win at Finlandia attempted 20 free throws, while the Lions had only four … In the three games prior to the Northland game on Saturday the Saints had attempted 57 free throws, while their opponents had only 15 attempts.
 
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.
 
Need Balance The Saints are 12-3 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
Minnesota Morris Cougars
Record: 10-9, 7-4 UMAC
 
The Cougars are coming off a 20-point victory over North Central University on Saturday … Since dropping its first three league games, Morris has won seven of its last eight … The Cougars will feature the conference's second-leading scorer in sophomore guard C.D. Douglas … Douglas is averaging 21.1 points per game, ranks second in the UMAC in field goal percentage (.606) and leads the league with 59 assists in league games … He also leads the league with 1.9 steals per game … Douglas is the only Cougar to average in double-figures in scoring … Freshman guard Jeremy Halverson leads the conference, making 53.1 percent of his 3-point attempts in league games … Senior forward Joe Roggenbuck averages a team-best 6.6 rebounds per game … The Cougars lead the conference in scoring (82.4 points per game) field goal percentage (.507), but rank eighth overall in free throw percentage (.659).
 
Crown Storm
Record: 3-15, 2-9 UMAC
 
The Storm had an upset victory over North Central on Friday night at home … A week prior, the Storm lost by only two at home against Minnesota Morris … Crown is led by sophomore forward Austin Vanderheyden, who averages 16.9 points per game and leads the conference with 9.9 rebounds per game, including 10.9 in league games … He is also tied for the conference lead with 1.2 blocked shots per game … Junior guard James Brown averages 15.2 points per game and fellow junior Seth Moan averages 13.2 per game … The Storm lead the UMAC in free throw percentage (.729), but are at the bottom in scoring defense (89.8 points per game allowed) and opponents' field goal (.511) and 3-point percentages (.410).
 
Series Histories:
-Morris leads CSS 24-13
-CSS leads Crown 31-4
 
Last Meetings: The Saints saw a 12-point first half lead disappear as it fell to Minnesota Morris 91-75 in early January in Morris … The Cougars have won six straight against the Saints … CSS scored over 50 points in each half to defeat Crown 103-76 on January 2 … The Saints are 16-0 at home all-time against the Storm.

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Looking Ahead: The Saints will host Bridge rival UW-Superior on Alumni Day at the Reif Gymnasium on Saturday, February 13.