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SETTING THE SCENE
UMSL closes out the regular season at Maryville on Thursday night. The Tritons clinched their bid to the GLVC Tournament with an 80-65 win over Truman State last Saturday in the home finale and are now playing for seeding in the league's annual postseason affair. A win would give UMSL the No. 8 seed and a first round home game, while a loss could potentially send the Tritons on the road, depending on the outcomes of other games.  

SIZING UP THE TRITONS
UMSL is 14-11 overall, including 8-9 in the GLVC, having snapped a four-game losing streak with the win over Truman State. The Tritons sit in third place in the West Division standings, one game ahead of Missouri S&T, William Jewell and Maryville. Junior Tylor Wimbish leads the Tritons with 14.6 points and 5.3 rebounds per game and is shooting 59.3 percent from the field. He has scored in double figures in 12 straight games. Senior Femi John adds 12.9 points, 5.4 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game, while senior Darian Cartharn follows with 10.3 points per game.

FOURTH STRAIGHT WINNING SEASON
The Tritons secured their fourth straight winning season last Saturday night, something that hasn't been done since the first four years of the program (1966-70).

SCOUTING THE OPPONENTS
Maryville is 13-12 overall, including 7-10 in the GLVC and is coming off a 75-58 win at Quincy last Saturday. Asa Toney and Armon Provo provide the one-two scoring punch, averaging 15.2 and 14.6 points per game, respectively, for the Saints. Maryville is last in the GLVC in scoring offense (72.4 points per game), but is second in scoring defense (68.9 points per game).

THE SERIES
UMSL is 14-2 against Maryville with both losses coming last season. The Tritons won the first meeting this season, a 74-69 win at home on Dec. 1.

IN OUR FIRST MEETINGS
UMSL 74, Maryville 69  (12-1-13 | St. Louis, Mo.)
Senior Femi John recorded 24 points, nine rebounds and three steals to help the Tritons to the win. The win didn't come without a fight from the Saints, however, who outscored UMSL, 46-34, in the final half, shooting 68 percent, including 58.3 percent (7-of-12) from three-point range. The Tritons took a 40-23 lead into halftime and held a 20-point lead twice in the second half before Maryville pulled within 70-67 with 37 seconds remaining. However, a steal by John, followed by a pair of free throws, with 21 seconds to play helped seal the victory.

AN UMSL WIN AT MARYVILLE WOULD...
... give the Tritons a GLVC Tournament First Round home game.
... be head coach Bob Sundvold's 140th career win.
... improve the Tritons to 15-2 all-time against Maryville and complete the season sweep of the Saints.

THE THREE BALL
UMSL leads the GLVC and ranks 27th in NCAA Division II in three-point shooting accuracy, connecting at a 39.6 percent clip. The Tritons have drained 190 three-pointers, which ranks 10th on the single season charts. UMSL recorded a season-high 13 long balls in a 105-78 win at McKendree in January.

Seniors Darian Cartharn and Michael Weber own 59 and 54 three-pointers, respectively. Weber, who recorded just 42 all of last season, is shooting 45 percent from beyond the arc, which is fourth in the GLVC.

TRITON TRENDS
... junior Tylor Wimbish ranks 37th nationally in field goal percentage shooting (59.3 percent).
... junior Aareon Smith has come off the bench to score in double figures in the last two outings, averaging 12.5 points per game.
... junior Tylor Wimbish has six 20+ scoring games, while senior Femi John has five.
... either Femi John or Tylor Wimbish has been the top scorer for UMSL in the last 15 games. The duo have been the top scorer in all but one GLVC game - a 24-point effort by senior Darian Cartharn at McKendree.
... senior Michael Weber last missed a free throw on Jan. 9 in a loss to Wisconsin-Parkside. He's only gone to the line 10 times since that contest, but has converted all 10 tries. He leads the team at 86.0 percent on the season from the charity stripe.
... UMSL is shooting just 66.9 percent from the free throw line in GLVC only games, which ranks last.

SEASONALLY SPEAKING
... senior Darian Cartharn needs three more three-pointers to enter the single season top 10 for the second straight year. Cartharn has 59 long balls this season. He finished with 77 a year ago, which ranks second.
... senior Michael Weber's three-point shooting of 45 percent this season is currently a single season record.
... junior Tylor Wimbish's field goal shooting percentage of 59.3 currently ranks sixth on the single season charts.
... junior Tylor Wimbish needs four blocks to enter the single season top 10. He currently has 23.

LOOKING AHEAD
UMSL will compete in the 2014 GLVC Tournament, which begins Sunday with first round games at host schools. The tournament then moves to Evansville, Ind. March 6-9 (Thursday-Sunday). The Tritons will know who, when and where they will be playing following Thursday night's game when the GLVC releases the tournament bracket. If UMSL hosts a game on Sunday, it would be played at 1 p.m. if the women's team receives a bye or at 3 p.m. if the women's team is also hosting a game.