GAME THREAD: men's basketball vs. Western Illinois

[PonyPride]

Western Illinois Starting Lineup
1 — guard Quinlan Bennett
2 — guard Ryan Myers
4 — forward Jesiah West
22 — forward Joe Petrakis
23 — forward Drew Cisse

SMU Starting Lineup
0 — guard B.J. Edwards
2 — guard Jalen Smith
3 — guard Chuck Harris
10 — forward Samuell Williamson
22 — forward Keon Ambrose-Hylton

[PonyPride]

WIU — the Leathernecks — are led in scoring by junior guard James Dent, who scored 20 points in the team's season-opening (overtime) loss to Texas-San Antonio.

Guard Shay Davis scored 12, and forward Jesiah West scored 11.

None is in the starting lineup tonight.

[PonyPride]

Jalen Smith opens the scoring by canning a 3.

WIU's Drew Cisse answers with a put-back layup.

SMU 3-2

[PonyPride]

Mustangs look far more energetic/aggressive tonight than Monday in season opener.
Ponies have hit 3 of 5 field goals and have a pair of early steals, lead 7-2.

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Zhuric Phelps and Ricardo Wright check in

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Sam Williamson hits his first two shots, has 4 of SMU's 9 points

[tristatecoog]

I hear that it’s a very small crowd. Must be the traffic.

[PonyPride]

Shooting percentage

SMU: 45.5 (5/11)
WIU: 25 (2/8)

SMU leads, 11-4

[PonyPride]

Jalen Smith has 8 points
The entire WIU team has 9

SMU 20
WIU 9

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Emory Lanier among a group going for a rebound, lands awkwardly, clutching his knee, helped from the floor

20-11
10:47 remaining in first half

[Charleston Pony]

Nice to see Jalen come out and hit some threes. Otherwise more of the same with cold perimeter shooting but guys are playing good D and getting some easy transition buckets. Gotta love what we've seen from Tyreek Smith early

[PonyPride]

Ponies lead, 25-14, despite WIU hitting 3 of last 4

[PonyPride]

Nice to see Jalen come out and hit some threes. Otherwise more of the same with cold perimeter shooting but guys are playing good D and getting some easy transition buckets. Gotta love what we've seen from Tyreek Smith early

Smith is 4-for-4 from the floor, 3-for-3 from beyond the three-point line

[PonyPride]

Change in WIU offense: 6-11 Drew Cisse (2 points, 2 rebounds) replaced by 6-11 Joe Petrakis ... who has yet to wander inside the three-point line on offense

[PonyPride]

Emory Lanier among a group going for a rebound, lands awkwardly, clutching his knee, helped from the floor

20-11
10:47 remaining in first half

Lanier has small knee brace on left leg, now gingerly riding a stationary bike
Picking up speed, grimacing less