The St. Thomas Aquinas College basketball team takes on #2 seed St. Anselm's College in the NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament East Region Semi-final, Sunday at 5:00 pm. Here's a preview of Today's game:

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Only 30 teams in the country remain in the quest for the Division II National Championship (the West Region started Friday, and is one day ahead). Today's results will narrow the field to a Sweet 16.

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The Match-Up - After yesterday's stirring 92-20 victory over #3 seeded Southern Connecticut, St. Thomas Aquinas will face the challenge of #2 St. Anselm's College, which defeated #7 Philadelphia Unversity by an 83-71 count yesterday afternoon. The other pairing sees #4 Stonehill (which topped Bentley last night), take on Southern New Hampshire, which became the first #8 seed to beat a #1 with yesterday's victory over host Holy Family.

The Spartans have now won 21 straight games and sport a 27-4 overall mark, while St. A's comes in at an impressive 22-7, playing in the Northeast-10 Conference.

Prior Meetings - St. Anselm's visited Aquinas Hall as part of the Spartan Invitational way back on November 15, 2015, and the Hawks had their way in an 82-59 decision. Mike McCahey was dominant for the Hawks with a game-high 32 points, with freshman Tim Guers adding 15.

What's at Stake? - The victors in tonight's semi-finals square off Tuesday night at 7:00 pm for the East Regional Championship. Each of the regional champs will advance to the Elite Eight, which will take place in Frisco, Texas, from March 23-26.

Players to Watch - Michael McCahey has paced a powerful Hawks team - which spent much of the season as the region's highest-ranked squad - with 18.3 points per game. He is one of five St. Anselm players averaging double-figures, joining Harrison Taggart (15.8), Victor Joshua (15.0), Tim Guers (11.2), and Chris Braley, (11.2). Amazingly, each of the five has started all 29 Hawks games this season except Braley, who missed three.

Elsewhere in the East - Yesterday's scoreboard:

#6 St. Thomas Aquinas 92, Southern Connecticut 90

#2 St. Anselm's 83, #7 Philadelphia 71

#8 Southern New Hampshire 88, #1 Holy Family 80

#4 Stonehill 78, #5 Bentley 62

Sunday

5:00 - #6 St. Thomas Aquinas vs #2 St. Anselm's

7:30 - #8 Southern New Hampshire vs. #4 Stonehill