#797/798 ASA TOP PLAY ON 10* UNDER 132 St Mary’s @ BYU, 10 PM ET - This is a big rivalry between two teams fighting for the 2nd spot in the West Coast Conference behind Gonzaga. Both teams are outstanding defensively with BYU check in with the 29th best defensive efficiency rating in college basketball allowing .93-points per possession. Those numbers are legit as they come against 35th toughest schedule to date. As good as the Cougars defensive numbers are, St Mary’s is better. The Gaels rank 12th in DEFF allowing .905PPP and they’ve faced the 64th toughest schedule. St Mary’s has allowed 60 or less points in 9 of their last eleven games. The other big key here is tempo. The Gaels rank 304th in tempo and have an average possession length of 18.5 seconds. In this heated rivalry these two teams have combined for 116 and 114 total points in the last two meetings a year ago. This game should be another low scoring defensive affair.