SMU Men's Basketball

**Game Notes**
The Cardinals won both meetings vs. Augsburg a year ago, getting 22 points from Brensley Haywood (Joliet, Ill.) in a 61-56 win on Dec. 3, then completing the sweep, 84-71, behind Haywood's 17-point performance. … The Cardinals struggled from start to finish in falling to Carleton 77-49 in Northfield, Minn., on Wednesday. … Augsburg, meanwhile, dropped its third straight, losing to Saint John’s, 75-65, at home on Wednesday.

Cardinal Notes

Dan Cormier
Team-leading
14.0 ppg

Wednesday’s loss was the Cardinals’ third straight and fourth in their last five games. … Eric Lear (Antioch, Ill.) and Michael Batterman (Fond du Lac, Wis.) each scored eight points vs. Carleton, marking just the second time in SMU’s 11 games that the Cardinals failed to have a double-figure scorer. … SMU’s loss at Carleton Wednesday dropped SMU to 1-5 on the road this year. The Cardinals, who snapped a 15-game road losing streak with their 89-87 win at Hamline on Dec. 6, 2006, have won just twice on the road in their last 26 games. … The Cardinals have the luxury of playing four of their next five games at home, where they are 2-3 this year and 9-7 over the past two seasons. … Dan Cormier (Blaine, Minn.) was held to five points vs. Carleton, snapping a streak of seven straight games with at least 10 points – including a career-high 25 points vs. Hamline and three games with 20 points or more. … Cormier currently leads the team in scoring, averaging 14.0 ppg, while Brensley Haywood (Joliet, Ill.) is also averaging in double figures at 12.8 ppg. … Wednesday’s loss was the first time in the Cardinals’ last eight games that Cormier or Haywood (Joliet, Ill.) has not led the team in scoring. … As a team, SMU is shooting nearly 70 percent (120-172) from the free throw line, including a 24-for-34 effort from Batterman. … The Knights’ 77 points – the second straight game in which the Cardinals surrendered 77 points – was the eighth time this season SMU has allowed 70 or more points. … The Cardinals’ 49 points scored were their second-lowest offensive production of the season, six points better than the 43-point effort in a 69-43 loss to St. Thomas on Nov. 29, 2006.

**Auggie Notes**
After opening the season with five wins in their first seven games, the Auggies come into today’s game having dropped three straight and four of their last five. … Augsburg has played seven of their first 12 games on their home floor, going 5-2. … The Auggies have won just once on the road (1-4), a 69-59 decision at St. Olaf on Dec. 6, 2006. … Saint John’s 75 points scored Wednesday marked the eighth time in 12 games that the Auggies have surrendered more than 70 points. … Augsburg has allowed 80 or more points in five of its six losses, the only exception SJU’s 75-65 win on Wednesday.