San Francisco visits Marciulionis and No. 18 Saint Mary's (CA)

Published Feb. 20, 2024 3:43 a.m. ET

Associated Press

San Francisco Dons (21-6, 10-2 WCC) at Saint Mary's Gaels (21-6, 12-0 WCC)

Moraga, California; Tuesday, 11 p.m. EST

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Gaels -7; over/under is 133

BOTTOM LINE: No. 18 Saint Mary's (CA) faces the San Francisco Dons after Augustas Marciulionis scored 28 points in Saint Mary's (CA)'s 103-59 victory against the Pepperdine Waves.

The Gaels have gone 12-3 in home games. Saint Mary's (CA) is third in the WCC with 25.1 defensive rebounds per game led by Joshua Jefferson averaging 5.0.

The Dons are 10-2 against conference opponents. San Francisco is second in the WCC scoring 79.0 points per game and is shooting 49.4%.

Saint Mary's (CA) averages 74.2 points, 9.2 more per game than the 65.0 San Francisco gives up. San Francisco averages 8.4 made 3-pointers per game this season, 3.5 more made shots on average than the 4.9 per game Saint Mary's (CA) allows.

TOP PERFORMERS: Aidan Mahaney averages 2.4 made 3-pointers per game for the Gaels, scoring 14.0 points while shooting 34.9% from beyond the arc. Marciulionis is averaging 12.5 points and 4.7 assists over the past 10 games for Saint Mary's (CA).

Marcus Williams is averaging 13.7 points and 3.6 assists for the Dons. Jonathan Mogbo is averaging 15.6 points, 10.4 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 1.6 steals over the last 10 games for San Francisco.

LAST 10 GAMES: Gaels: 10-0, averaging 80.0 points, 38.5 rebounds, 16.9 assists, 6.5 steals and 3.3 blocks per game while shooting 50.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 54.6 points per game.

Dons: 8-2, averaging 80.1 points, 35.2 rebounds, 16.1 assists, 8.5 steals and 3.4 blocks per game while shooting 48.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 71.6 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.