Numbers and notes: MBB 73, Memphis 57

[PonyPride]

SMU Postgame Notes – February 20, 2022
[rv/rv] SMU 73, Memphis 57
SMU (19-6, 10-3 AAC), Memphis (15-9, 9-5 AAC)
Moody Coliseum – Dallas, Texas

NEXT GAME

Tulsa – Wednesday, February 23 – 7 p.m. CT – Moody Coliseum – Dallas, Texas
TV/Stream: ESPN+
Radio: KAAM 770 AM | SMU Mobile App
SMUMustangs.com/gameday

NOTES

Starters: #3 Kendric Davis, #5 Emmanuel Bandoumel, #10 Zach Nutall, #23 Michael Weathers, #50 Marcus Weathers
8th game with this starting lineup (7-1)
Kendric Davis returned to the starting lineup after missing the game at Temple 2/16 (injury)
DNP – Tristan Clark (knee), Jalen Smith (foot)

SMU is 19-6 on the season
10-3 in the American Athletic Conference (2nd in the AAC, one game back of Houston)
13-0 at Moody Coliseum this season
15 straight home wins (T-8th NCAA D-I active home win streaks)
34-4 at home since the start of 2019-20
82-17 (.828) at home under Tim Jankovich, highest home win percentage in program history
16-3 in last 19 games
SMU vs Memphis: SMU has won 3 straight, 5 of last 6, 11 of last 14

SMU had a season-high 44 points in the paint (was 42)
Outscored Memphis 44-32 in the paint

SMU was 8-21 on 3-point field goals (entered game 36.9% [2nd AAC / 41st NCAA] and 8.9 made per game [1st AAC])
Kendric Davis (6-11)

SMU outrebounded Memphis 37-34
11-3 when outrebounding opponents, 5-2 in AAC games

SMU shot 49.2% and held Memphis to 40.3%
16-2 when outshooting opponents this season

SMU led 37-32 at halftime
15-3 when leading at halftime, 8-1 in AAC games

Runs
12-0 to finish the first half with Kendric Davis hitting a buzzer-beating three (led 37-32 at halftime)
Made it 14-0 with first field goal of the second half
Scored tied 41-41, then:
15-0 to go up 56-41 at 11:42 2nd half
Total run 27-3 to go up 68-44 with 5:12 left



SMU SEASON RECORDS

SMU - Best Home Starts
18-0 2016-17
15-0 1984-85
15-0 ^ 2013-14
13-0 1999-00
13-0 2021-22
12-0 1956-57
12-0 2015-16
^ wins vacated

SMU - Longest Home Winning Streaks
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
15 1/11/21 to
^ wins vacated

NCAA D-I Active Home Win Streaks
67 Gonzaga
19 Texas Tech
17 Arizona
17 Kentucky
17 Saint Mary's (CA)
17 South Dakota State
16 Auburn
15 Murray State
15 Tennessee
15 SMU
14 Middle Tennessee
14 Winthrop
14 Detroit Mercy

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. 221, 2021-22
8. 215, 2006-07

ADDITIONAL INDIVIDUAL NOTES

Franklin Agunanne (#33, Jr., F)
Season-highs of 8 points and 7 rebounds (was 4 points and 3 rebounds)
4-4 FGs

Emmanuel Bandoumel (#5, Sr., G)
9 points (entered game averaging 10.5 points)
1-2 3FG (entered game averaging 2.2 per game, 8th AAC)
Tied season-high 2 steals


Kendric Davis (#3, Sr., G) - Preseason All-AAC First Team, Naismith Trophy Midseason 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)
27 points, 4 steals
27 points, (entered game averaging 19.1 points, 1st AAC / 43rd NCAA)
Career high in a conference game (was 26 at Tulsa 12/29/21)
12th 20-point game this season, 18th game this season with 15+
16 points at half, 3rd AAC game this season with 16+ at halftime (19 at Tulsa 12/29, 17 vs Houston 2/9)
4 steals (entered game averaging 1.4 steals 14th AAC)
9th game with multiple steals this season
6-11 3FG (entered game averaging 2.4 made per game, 7th AAC)
1-2 FTs (entered game shooting 87.3% [1st AAC / 34th NCAA])

Marcus Weathers (#50, F, Sr.) – AAC Player of the Week (Jan. 31, Feb. 14)
20 points with 7 rebounds (entered game averaging 12.3 points [15th AAC] and 7.1 rebounds [2nd AAC])
18th game this season with 10+ points, 10 straight & 13 of last 14 games

Michael Weathers (#23, G, Sr.)
6 points and a career-high tying 10 rebounds and 5 assists (entered game averaging 10.1 points and 5.4 rebounds [15th AAC])
3 steals (entered game averaging 1.6, 9th AAC)
10th game this season with multiple steals, 4 of last 5
Season-high 4 blocked shots (entered game 1.1, 7th AAC)
10th game this season with multiple blocks
5 assists, had 3+ in 3 of last 4 games

CAREER RECORDS

SMU Career Points
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 1159 Kendric Davis, 2019-

SMU Career 3FG Made
14 120 Ethan Chargois, 2017-21
15 119 Jon Killen, 2004-08
16 113 Isiaha Mike, 2018-20
113 Kendric Davis, 2019-
18 107 Damon Hancock, 1998-02
19 105 Ben Emelogu, 2014-18
105 Emmanuel Bandoumel, 2019-

SMU Career Free Throws Made
15 314 Jay Poerner, 1994-98
314 Mike Wilson, 1990-93
17 305 Butch Moore, 1982-86
18 301 Nic Moore, 2013-16
19 297 Denny Holman, 1964-67
20 295 Ben Moore, 2013-17
21 290 Kendric Davis, 2019-

SMU Season FT Made
14 138 Ike Ofoegbu (Sr.), 2006-07
15 137 Jim Krebs (So.), 1954-55
137 Charles Beasley (Jr.), 1965-66
17 134 James Thompson (Sr.), 1962-63
18 133 Damon Hancock (Jr.), 2000-01
19 132 Kendric Davis (Sr.), 2021-22

[Charleston Pony]

The usual suspects and Agunanne were great today, but I sure hope Zhuric and Zach can find some offense against Tulsa. Those guys are in need of a confidence boost.

[Donnell88]

Attendance at today's game?

[Terry Webster]

Looked completely full on tv.

[Charleston Pony]

Attendance at today's game?

less than 6,000 but they got loud