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[rv/rv] SMU Tops Tulane, 80-64
Ojeleye Scores 21; Foster Posts Career-high 19

NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Semi Ojeleye scored 21 points and Jarrey Foster added 19 more to lead SMU to an 80-64 win over Tulane on Sunday night.

Ben Moore contributed 15 points and Shake Milton got 11 to go with nine rebounds for SMU (15-4, 5-1 American Athletic Conference), which hit 31 of 61 from the field. Ojeleye and Foster each had three 3-pointers.

The Mustangs broke away in the second half, first with a 12-0 run right out of the intermission to go up 49-35 and later with a 16-2 run that stretched the SMU advantage to 76-54 with 2:21 to play.

In the first half, Tulane (4-13, 1-4) clawed back from a 13-point deficit, getting a 3-pointer from Kain Harris just before the break to close the gap to 37-35 but went cold in the second half.

Harris finished with 16 points, leading three Tulane players in double figures.

SMU returns home to host Connecticut Thursday at 6 p.m. The game can be seen on ESPN2 and WatchESPN. Fans can listen to the game on SMU's flagship station, KAAM 770 AM, along with TuneIn Radio. Tickets are available at SMUMustangs.com/tickets. Fans are encouraged to join head coach Tim Jankovich at Humperdinks from 7-8 p.m. Monday for his weekly radio show.

SMU Postgame Notes – January 15, 2017
[rv/rv] SMU 80 (14-5, 5-1 American), Tulane 64 (4-13, 1-4 American)
Fogelman Arena in Devlin Fieldhouse – New Orleans, La.

NEXT GAME
Connecticut – Thursday, Jan. 19 – Time: 6 p.m. CT – Moody Coliseum – Dallas, Texas
Radio: KAAM 770 AM / TuneIn App
TV: ESPN2 / WatchESPN

SMU NOTES
SMU Starting Five: Ben Moore (00), Shake Milton (1),Sterling Brown (3), Jarrey Foster (10), Semi Ojeleye (33)

Head Coach Tim Jankovich:
· 181-125 as NCAA head coach
· SMU is 24-4 under Tim Jankovich as head coach

SMU is 67-16 overall since the 2014-15 season
· The Mustangs are 33-9 in conference games during that span
· The Mustangs are 19-11 on the road since the start of the 2014-15 season with a 24-13 mark away from Moody Coliseum (5-2 neutral site). SMU is 15-7 in AAC road games in that stretch (7-2 in 2014-15; 5-4 in 2015-16; 3-1 in 2016-17).

SERIES NOTES
SMU is 19-13 all-time against Tulane
· Fourth straight win

OFFENSIVE NOTES
Most points in a road game this season

4 Mustangs scored 10+ points (Ojeleye, 21; Foster, 19; Moore, 15; Milton, 11)
· 15-of-19 games this season

4th time this season SMU had multiple 10+ points in 1st half (Ojeleye, 12; Foster, 12)
· Eastern Michigan (3 guys), McNees & Stanford.

SMU shot 50.8% (31-61) to Tulane’s 41.4% (24-58)
· 7th time SMU shot 50% or better this season

SMU had 38 points in the paint to Tulane’s 32
· SMU has outscored 15-of-19 opponents in the paint (Outscored 124 of 152 opponents since the start of 2012-13.

DEFENSIVE NOTES
The Mustangs have held the last 12 opponents to 66 points or less

SMU held Tulane to 24.0% (6-25) beyond the 3-point arc
· 7th time SMU held opponents to 25% or less this season; Second straight game

SMU INDIVIDUAL NOTES
#33 Semi Ojeleye, Jr. F (21 pts, 2 rebs., 1 ast) – 2K Classic All-Tournament Team
· 21 points (8-15 FG, 3-6 3FG, 2-2 FT)
· 18th double-digit scoring performance this season, 7th 20+ performance

#10 Jarrey Foster, So. G (19 points, 6 reb, 3 asts, 2 blk, 1 stl)
· 19 points (7-12 FG, 3-4 3FG, 2-3 FT); Career high
· 11th career double-digit scoring performance (9th of season)

#00 Ben Moore, Sr. F (15 pts, 4 rebs., 2 ast, 1 blk.) - AAC preseason all-conference first team
· 15 points (6-6 FG, 3-5 FT); 55th double digit scoring performance (14th this season)
· 14th on SMU’s career rebounds list (652)

#1 Shake Milton, So. G (11 points, 9 rebs., 4 Ast., 2 stl)
- 2017 Jerry West Shooting Guard of the Year Award watch list; AAC preseason all-conference second team
• 11 points (4-12 FG, 1-4 3FG, 2-2 FT)
• 31st career double-digit scoring performance (15th this season)