Basketball Game Preview: Punahou Buff n' Blue vs. Saint Mary's Panthers

The Punahou Buff n' Blue and the Saint Mary's Panthers will round out the year against one another at at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Punahou will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.

Punahou picked up another tournament win on Saturday. They took down Woodcreek 47-31. Given the Buff n' Blue's advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked sixth in Hawaii, while the Timberwolves are ranked 274th in California), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, Saint Mary's beat West Campus 51-40 on Saturday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Panthers.

Saint Mary's record is now 8-6. As for Punahou, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-7 record this season.