Basketball Game Preview: St. Joseph Knights vs. Notre Dame (SO) Knights

St. Joseph will square off against Notre Dame (SO) at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.

St. Joseph is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They blew past Buchanan 54-33. Winning may never get old, but the Knights sure are getting used to it with their 20th in a row.

Tounde Yessoufou

Points

03/01/25 vs Buchanan	20
02/21/25 vs San Joaquin Memorial	23
02/19/25 vs Bullard	34
02/11/25 @ Arroyo Grande	26
02/07/25 vs Mission College Prep	30
+ 24 more games

Tounde Yessoufou was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double with 20 points and 14 boards. His evening made it 29 games in a row in which he has scored at least 15 points. Gunner Morinini was another key player, putting up ten points and five rebounds.

St. Joseph smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive boards. That's the most offensive rebounds they've posted since back in November of 2024.

On Wednesday fans watched as two of the best teams in the nation hit the court. Notre Dame (SO) was the clear victors by a 76-56 margin over Montgomery. The score was close at the half, but the Knights pulled away in the second half with 43 points.

Notre Dame (SO)'s win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 27-7. As for St. Joseph, their victory bumped their record up to 31-1.