USF will bring a 14-0 home record to its game tonight at War Memorial Gym at the Sobrato Center.

The Dons’ opponent is Saint Mary’s, which has won 15 straight road games, the longest active streak in Division I.

“Something’s got to give,” USF senior Malik Thomas said.

Tipoff between the league-leading Gaels (20-3, 10-0 West Coast) and second-place Dons (18-6, 8-3) is 6 p.m. The game will be aired on ESPN2.

The deck appears stacked against USF. The Gaels, ranked 23rd in the coaches poll, won 71-51 in Moraga two weeks ago and have won the past 11 games in the series. The domination goes beyond that: Saint Mary’s has taken 18 of the past 20 and 35 of the past 38 meetings.

Thomas, the WCC’s leading scorer at 19.7 points per game, will return after missing USF’s game Saturday against Washington State, sidelined by a muscle pull in his bicep.

“We found out 5 minutes before the game that he wouldn’t play,” coach Chris Gerlufsen said. The Dons didn’t miss a beat, scoring a 75-51 win over the Cougars. “We had a lot of different guys step up. I was really proud of the group.”