GAME THREAD: men's basketball vs. SAGU

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Season opener for SMU

SAGU comes in with a 1-0 record after a 95-56 victory over something called Arlington Baptist.

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SAGU has some size: Donte Houston and Kylon Owens are both listed at 6-10, and CJ Kelley is listed at 6-9.

For SMU, Mo Njie and Xavier Foster (who started last season listed at 7 feet) are both listed at 6-11.

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True: stats after a single game can be badly skewed, and might not be an indicator of what the season looks like for players. That said, SAGU's leading scorers after a game are:

G Alerick Hall (5-9): 24.0
G CJ Hall (6-2): 22.0
F JJ Boling (6-6): 11.0
F CJ Kelley (6-9): 11.0

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SMU is 66-40 in season openers (after 2-13-14 opener was vacated). Last season, the Mustangs defeated Texas A&M-Commerce, 77-60 at Moody. Ponies have won 11 straight openers.

SMU in home openers: 72-35

SAGU mascot: Lions

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SAGU starters:
1 — G — Alerick Hall
2 — G — CJ Hall
3 — G — Noah Boling
5 — F — JJ Boling
21 — F — Kylon Owens

SMU starters:
1 — G — Zhuric Phelps
2 — G — Jalen Smith
3 — G — Chuck Harris
10 — F — Samuell Williamson
22 — F — Keon Ambrose-Hylton

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Ambrose-Hylton with Ponies' first two buckets of the year
4-4

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Baseline J puts SAGU up, 9-8

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A 3 by CJ Hall makes it 12-8

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Chuck Harris finds Jalen Smith in the corner — Smith drives for a dunk to close it to 12-10

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About as even as can be through first 5:38

SAGU leads, 12-10
Each team shooting 45.5%
Each team with 6 rebounds

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Men's soccer team — ranked No. 3 in the country — honored during timeout. The Mustangs host Memphis at 7 Thursday in the American Athletic Conference semifinal at Washburne Soccer & Track Stadium.

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Ricardo Wright, Tyreek Smith, Ja'Heim Hudson and B.J. Edwards check in for SMU.

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Very unimpressive start for our guys. Not much ball movement and poor outside shooting. SAGU is the quicker team but looks early like a very competitive game

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Jalen Smith free throws close it to 14-13 — SAGU

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Edwards with the steal and layup to put Ponies ahead, 15-14