The shift to a smaller lineup indicates that Jay Wright is more concerned with St. Mary's 3-point shooting than 6-11 Omar Samhan on the inside.
Probably a good idea.
The Wildcats cannot afford to led Mickey McConnell and Matthew Dellavedova go wild from the 3-point line as they did against Richmond.
Plus, moving Pena to the bench gives Wright 15 fouls on Samhan with Yarou, Pena and Maurice Sutton in the center mix.
This is also a game where the Wildcats could use Isaiah Armwood's length on defense, but not sure if he will play because of the right knee injury that has plagued him for the last 10 days.
Offensively, the two Coreys, Fisher and Stokes, have to come up big to get the 'Cats to the second round.