Numbers and notes: SMU routs Connecticut, 80-54

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Next Game:
• SMU is at Cincinnati – Sunday, March 6 – 11 a.m. CT
• TV: CBS
• Radio: KAAM 770 AM (TuneIn – Search SMU), Sirius 84, XM 84

SMU Notes:
SMU is 45-24 in conference games under Larry Brown

SMU is 50-4 at home since the start of the 2013-14 season
• 16-1 at home this season – ties for 2nd most home wins in a season at SMU (18 in 2013-14, 16 in 2014-15)
• SMU is 57-11 at home under Larry Brown/Tim Jankovich – SMU has won 50 of last 54 home games

With an attendance of 7,303 today, SMU has a total home attendance of 117,420 on the season – 2nd highest total season home attendance total in school history
• 7,303 is the 4th highest single game attendance in new Moody
• Third straight season surpassing 100,000 attendance and fourth time in school history

SMU will play for a share of the regular season conference championship (tied with Temple) on Sunday
• Second straight year

SMU is 25-4 – program-record 3rd straight 20 win season (27-10, 27-7)
• SMU is 79-21 since the start of the 2013-14 season (50-8 in past 58 games)

Starting Five: Shake Milton (1), Sterling Brown (3), Markus Kennedy (5), Nic Moore (11), Jordan Tolbert (23)

Head Coach Larry Brown:
• 1739-1230 all-time (41st season: includes NBA, ABA, USA Basketball and NCAA)
• 262-99 in NCAA (11th season)
• 85-38 at SMU (4th season) – 50-11 at home at SMU

SMU led Connecticut at halftime, 36-20
• SMU is 78-13 when leading at half under Larry Brown/Tim Jankovich

SMU had 4 players score 10+ points – SMU has had 4 double-digit scorers in 23 of 29 games this season
• #11 Nic Moore (G, Sr.) – 16 pts
• #3 Sterling Brown (G, Jr.) - 20 pts
• #00 Ben Moore (G, Jr.) - 10 pts
• #23 Jordan Tolbert (F, Sr.) – 14 pts

SMU is 41-13 when having at least 4 double-digit scorers under Larry Brown/Tim Jankovich

Series Notes:
SMU is 6-2 all-time against Connecticut – SMU lost the first meeting this season, 68-62, in Hartford, Conn. on Feb. 18

Offensive Notes:
SMU shot 51.6%, while Connecticut shot 34.0% - SMU entered tonight ranked 4th in NCAA in FG % (50.0)
• 87-12 when shooting better than opponent under Larry Brown/Tim Jankovich


SMU had 42 points in the paint, compared to Connecticut’s 12
• 83-25 overall under Larry Brown/Tim Jankovich when scoring more points in the paint than opponent

SMU had 11 second chance points, compared to Connecticut’s 1
• 64-21 overall under Larry Brown/Tim Jankovich when having more 2nd chance points than opponent

SMU had 18 points off turnovers, Connecticut had 8 points off turnovers
• 61-17 under Larry Brown/Tim Jankovich when winning that category

Defensive Notes:
SMU outrebounded Connecticut, 36-30 - SMU entered tonight 5th in the NCAA, 1st in AAC in rebound margin, +10.6
• SMU is 79-18 when outrebounding opponent under Larry Brown/Tim Jankovich
• SMU has outrebounded 23 of 29 opponents this season

Individual Notes:
#11 Nic Moore (G, Sr.) – (16 pts, 4 asts, 1 rebs, 2 steals)
• Senior CLASS Award Candidate, Naismith Trophy, Wooden Award Late Season Top 20, Oscar Robertson Watch List, Cousy Award Finalist
• 10th on SMU Career Steals (136)
• 11th on SMU Career Points (1,448)
• 2nd on SMU Career Assists (503) – 2nd player in SMU history to reach 500 career assists
• 4th on SMU Career 3FG Made (223)

#5 Markus Kennedy (F, Sr.) – (4 pts, 9 asts, 7 rebs, 2 blks, 1 steal)
• Career high 9 assists

#23 Jordan Tolbert (F, Sr.) – (14 pts, 7 rebs, 1 ast, 1 steal)
• 24th game this season scoring 10+ points

#00 Ben Moore (G, Jr.) – (10 pts, 6 rebs, 1 asts, 1 steal, 2 blocks)
• 19th game this season scoring 10+ points

#3 Sterling Brown (G, Jr.) – (20 pts, 3 rebs, 1 ast, 3 steals)
• 2nd game this season scoring 20+ points