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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.

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.

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

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

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

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

Baseline J puts SAGU up, 9-8

A 3 by CJ Hall makes it 12-8

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

About as even as can be through first 5:38

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

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.

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

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

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

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