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SMU vs. USF at 7 PM at Moody Coliseum

Mustangs: 11-4 overall, 2-1 AAC (fourth in conference)
Bulls: 5-9, 0-2 (11th)

USF has lost its last 3, 5 of its last 6 and 7 of its last 9.

AAC games:
vs. ECU — postponed
Lost 83-66 to Houston
Lost 68-54 at Tulane

Bulls have two players averaging double digits in scoring:

G Caleb Murphy: 11.9
Side note: how often do you see a guard leading a team in scoring ... without making a single 3 all season? Murphy has only shot eight from long range, and has missed them all (yes, pointing that out means he'll resemble Steph Curry tonight)

G Javon Greene: 10.4

Season FG percentage

SMU: .453
USF: .375

SMU leads the all-time series with USF, 10-6 (Ponies have beaten USF 11 times, but win in 2013-14 was vacated).

Both games last season were canceled; the teams split their games in 2019-20.

Mustangs have won 8 of last 11 vs. Bulls

Starters

South Florida
G 1 Javon Greene
G 23 Caleb Murphy
G 24 Jamir Chaplin
F 15 Corey Walker Jr.
C 54 Russel Chew

SMU
G 2 Jalen Smith
G 3 Kendric Davis
G 5 Emmanuel Bandoumel
G 10 Zach Nutall
F 22 Isiah Jasey

Nutall wings a 60-foot outlet pass to Bandoumel for an up-and-under layup to open scoring

USF goes on 7-0 run, leads 7-2

Franklin Agunanne in for Jasey

PonyPride wrote:Season FG percentage

SMU: .453
USF: .375

Cold start

USF shooting 55.6%
SMU shooting 12.5%

11-2

Another cold shooting start for our guys

Marcus Weathers ends USF run
Agunanne put-back makes it 12-6, USF

Phelps dunk
12-8 USF

Agunanne adds an aggressive presence on the boards but can't keep trying to make things happen when out of position

Agunanne and Jahmar Young both have played in first half — no Tristan Clark

I'm told Clark was a late scratch

After frigid shooting start, SMU has hit 5 of last 6
USF 15, SMU 11