Tuesday, Feb. 21
St. Mary's (14-11, 11-9) at St. Edward's (20-9, 14-6) • 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 23
St. Edward's at St. Mary's • 7:30 p.m.
Opening Tip
• The last two games of the regular season feature two of the top shooting teams in the league as St. Edward's ranks second in field goal percentage at 46.6 and St. Mary's is third at 46.3.
• One of the longest rivalries in St. Mary's history, the team began playing St. Edward's in 1937 and holds a 108-59 advantage in the all-time series. A year ago, each team won the road game in the series.
• With one victory the Rattlers will qualify for the Lone Star Conference Tournament for the second-straight year.
• Thursday will be Senior Night. Mamady Djikine, Emmanuel Ewuzie, Parker Gettys, Ryan Leonard and Jaron Presley will be honored before the start of the game.
• St. Mary's has made at least one three-pointer in 159 consecutive games, dating back to Jan. 14, 2017. This season, the Rattlers are averaging 6.3 triples per game.
• Emmanuel Ewuzie is currently the top shot-blocker in the Lone Star and 16th in the nation, averaging 2.00 blocks per game. He has 50 this season, which breaks the previous record of 44 by Erik Coleman (1993-94). For his career, Ewuzie has 104 swats to rank 2nd, eight off the school record of 112 by Kevin Kotzur (2010-13).
• Senior Caleb Jordan scored the 1,500th point of his career against DBU and now has 1579. Jordan is now two points shy of tying legendary coach Buddy Meyer for sixth on the school's career charts. Jordan also made a career-high six three-pointers at Lubbock Christian and has 155 for his career, needing two to tie both Billy White (2002-05) and Skyler Brooks (2015-19) for second on the list.
• StMU now has 93 blocked shots in 2023. That total ranks 10th in the school's single season history, passing the 2004-05 team for 10th. One more will knot both the 2002-03 and 2021-22 teams with 94. The record is 125 swats by the 2008-09 squad.
• Senior Ryan Leonard has scored in double figures in nine straight games and in 11 of the last 12, raising his scoring average to 10.3 per game. The Kerry, Ireland native also has multiple assists in six consecutive and 19 times in 24 games this year.
