SMU 85, [6/7] Houston 83
SMU (17-5, 8-2 AAC), Houston (20-3, 9-1 AAC)
Moody Coliseum – Dallas, Texas
NEXT GAME
At East Carolina – Saturday, February 12 – 6 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. CT – Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum – Greenville, North Carolina
TV/Stream: ESPNU
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NOTES
Starters: #3 Kendric Davis, #5 Emmanuel Bandoumel, #10 Zach Nutall, #23 Michael Weathers, #50 Marcus Weathers
6th straight game with this starting lineup (5-1)
SMU scored the most points allowed by Houston this season (was 83 by Alabama)
Also the third team to score 40 points in the first half against Houston this season: Alabama (44), Wisconsin (40), SMU (40)
Runs
9-0 from down 68-55 to within 68-64, and 12-1 to within 69-67
First lead at 76-75
SMU is 17-5 on the season
8-2 in the American Athletic Conference
12-0 at Moody Coliseum this season
14 straight home wins (T-8th active in NCAA)
14-2 in last 16 games
SMU has 8 wins over AP Top 20 teams under Tim Jankovich
SMU rallied from a 44-29 deficit
T-7th largest comeback at SMU
4th time coming back from 10+ this season, 16th time under Tim Jankovich
Ties largest comeback under Tim Jankovich (15 vs Tulane 2/15/17)
SMU trailed 51-40 at halftime
4-3 when trailing at halftime
SMU had 4 score in double figures
Kendric Davis (22), Zach Nutall (11), Michael Weathers (17), Marcus Weathers (20)
9-1 this season when 4 score 10+
SMU was 12-23 on 3-point field goals (entered game 36.1% [2nd AAC] and 8.7 made per game [1st AAC])
SMU was 21-27 on free throws (entered game 74.6%, 3rd AAC)
Kendric Davis (8-9), Marcus Weathers (5-7), Michael Weathers (5-6)
NCAA D-I Active Home Win Streaks (Through Feb.
64 Gonzaga
37 Houston
20 Morehead State
17 Texas Tech
16 Providence
15 Arizona
15 Kentucky
14 South Dakota State
14 Auburn
14 Murray State
14 Saint Mary's (CA)
14 Montana
14 SMU
SMU RECORDS
SMU - Best Home Starts
Start Season
18-0 2016-17
15-0 1984-85
15-0 ^ 2013-14
13-0 1999-00
12-0 1956-57
12-0 2015-16
12-0+ 2021-22
^ Wins vacated
SMU - Longest Home Winning Streaks
Games Start to End
34 2/6/54 to 3/15/1957
33 2/13/16 to 1/10/2018
19 2/15/84 to 2/27/1985
15 ^ 11/11/13 to 3/5/2014
15 2/14/15 to 2/10/2016
14+ 1/11/21 to
^ Wins vacated
Season 3FGs made
1. 286, 2016-17
2. 281, 2017-18
3. 277, 2010-11
4. 263, 2018-19
5. 248, 2011-12
6. 236, 2019-20
7. 215, 2006-07
8. 205, 1994-95
9. 202, 1997-98
10 195, 2021-22
10. 194, 2015-16
ADDITIONAL INDIVIDUAL NOTES
Kendric Davis (#3, Sr., G) - Preseason All-AAC First Team, Naismith Trophy Watch List, Wooden Award Watch List, Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year Watch List, Lute Olson National Player of the Year Award Watch List | 2021-22 AAC Player of the Week (3x), AAC Weekly Honor Roll (5x), NCAA.com & Lute Olson Award National Player of the Week (Jan. 3)
22 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 steals
10+ points in 20 of 22 game this season (Entered game averaging 19.5 points, 1st AAC / 30th NCAA)
17 points in first half is his second-highest of the season (19 at Tulsa 12/29)
11th 20-point game this season
7 assists (entered game averaging 4.7 assists, 3rd AAC)
5+ assists in 13 games this season
3 steals (entered game averaging 1.4 steals, 13th AAC)
8th game this season with multiple steals
8-9 on FTs (entered game 87.5% [119-136], 1st AAC, 38th NCAA)
Zach Nutall (#10, Jr., G)
11 points
7th game this season with 10+
3-4 on 3FGs (entered game averaging 1.7 made per game)
Marcus Weathers (#50, F, Sr.) – AAC Player of the Week (Jan. 31)
20 points with 7 rebounds (entered game averaging 11.8 points [18th AAC] and 7.0 rebounds [2nd AAC])
15th game this season with 10+ points, 7 straight & 10 of last 11 games
Michael Weathers (#23, G, Sr.)
17 points with 3 rebounds ansd 4 assists (entered game averaging 9.0 points and 5.4 rebounds [14th AAC])
2 steals (entered game averaging 1.5, 9th AAC)
CAREER RECORDS
SMU Career Assists
1 828 Butch Moore, 1982-86
2 508 Nic Moore, 2013-16
3 491 Gerald Lewis, 1989-93
4 469 Jeryl Sasser, 1997-01
5 468 Billy Allen, 1978-80
6 460 Carl Wright, 1982-85
7 419 Roderick Hampton, 1987-91
8 409 Kendric Davis, 2019-
9 403 Kato Armstrong, 1985-89
SMU Career Points
24 1219 Carroll Hooser, 1963-66
25 1214 Ben Moore, 2013-17
26 1212 Bill Voight, 1966-69
27 1206 Jeff Swanson, 1974-78
28 1204 Charles Beasley, 1964-67
29 1198 Lynn Phillips, 1966-69
30 1179 Butch Moore, 1982-86
31 1166 Shake Milton, 2015-18
32 1125 Kendric Davis, 2019-
33 1110 Sterling Brown, 2013-17
SMU Career 3FG Made - 100+
10 133 Jeryl Sasser, 1997-01
11 131 Mike Walker, 2007-11
12 128 Sterling Brown, 2013-17
13 121 Jemeil Rich, 1994-97
14 120 Ethan Chargois, 2017-21
15 119 Jon Killen, 2004-08
16 113 Isiaha Mike, 2018-20
17 107 Damon Hancock, 1998-02
18 106 Kendric Davis, 2019-
19 105 Ben Emelogu, 2014-18
20 103 Derrick Roberts, 2004-08
