No. 23 Saint Mary's (CA) plays San Diego following Kuhse's 25-point performance

Saint Mary's Gaels (22-6, 10-3 WCC) at San Diego Toreros (14-13, 7-7 WCC)

San Diego; Thursday, 10 p.m. EST

LINE: San Diego -12; over/under is 127.5

BOTTOM LINE: No. 23 Saint Mary's (CA) faces the San Diego Toreros after Tommy Kuhse scored 25 points in Saint Mary's (CA)'s 69-64 victory against the BYU Cougars.

The Toreros are 8-4 on their home court. San Diego is 6-7 in games decided by 10 or more points.

The Gaels are 10-3 in conference matchups. Saint Mary's (CA) ranks fourth in the WCC with 13.9 assists per game led by Kuhse averaging 3.6.

The teams play for the 10th time in conference play this season. The Gaels won the last matchup 86-57 on Feb. 11. Logan Johnson scored 16 points to help lead the Gaels to the victory.

TOP PERFORMERS: Marcellus Earlington is averaging 13.6 points and 6.7 rebounds for the Toreros. Joey Calcaterra is averaging 0.7 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for San Diego.

Kuhse is averaging 11.4 points and 3.6 assists for the Gaels. Matthias Tass is averaging 8.5 points over the last 10 games for Saint Mary's (CA).

LAST 10 GAMES: Toreros: 4-6, averaging 65.6 points, 28.4 rebounds, 9.5 assists, 5.3 steals and 4.1 blocks per game while shooting 42.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 74.6 points per game.

Gaels: 8-2, averaging 73.6 points, 29.6 rebounds, 14.2 assists, 7.9 steals and 1.8 blocks per game while shooting 46.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 62.8 points.

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