Last Action: The Cardinals rallied from a 12-point second half deficit, only to come up three points short as St. John’s handed SMU its fourth straight loss with a 59-56 win Monday. … Hamline, meanwhile, dropped its second straight on Monday, falling to Augsburg 85-74.

Last Meeting: The Cardinals held a commanding 35-18 halftime lead, then made 32 of 38 second-half free throws in beating Hamline 83-72 on Jan. 12, 2005.

This and That:

Dan Kloak Led team with 11 pts. vs. St. John's

The Cardinals’ 83-72 win over Hamline earlier this season marked the first collegiate coaching victory for SMU’s Mike Trewick. … The Cardinals’ 83 points scored vs. the Pipers were also a season high. … Monday’s loss at St. John’s was the 37th straight to the Johnnies in Collegeville, Minn. … Dan Kloak (Elomwood Park, Ill.) scored a team-high 11 points vs. the Johnnies and leads the team with an 11.4 ppg average. … Eric Lear (Antioch, Ill.) is also averaging in double figures for the Cardinals (10.8 ppg). … SMU is looking for its second win at home tonight vs. Hamline. … The Cardinals attempted a season-low three free throws Monday vs. the Johnnies. SMU made two of the three. … SMU is looking to sweep the season series vs. Hamline for the first time since the 1998-99 season.