Saint Mary's (CA) hosts North Dakota State following Juzenas' 20-point showing

North Dakota State Bison (1-0) at Saint Mary’s Gaels (1-0)

Moraga, California; Wednesday, 10 p.m. EST

LINE: Gaels -12.5; over/under is 149.5

BOTTOM LINE: Saint Mary’s (CA) takes on North Dakota State after Mantas Juzenas scored 20 points in Saint Mary’s (CA)’s 90-85 overtime victory over the Illinois State Redbirds.

Saint Mary’s (CA) went 27-6 overall with a 17-0 record at home during the 2025-26 season. The Gaels averaged 15.2 assists per game on 26.4 made field goals last season.

North Dakota State finished 27-8 overall with a 10-5 record on the road last season. The Bison gave up 70.2 points per game while committing 14.9 fouls last season.

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