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SMU Postgame Notes –March 13, 2014
#6 Houston 68, #3 [25/23] SMU 64
Houston (17-15, 8-10 American), SMU (23-9, 12-6 American)
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NEXT GAME:

SMU will await the NCAA Selection Show that will air on CBS at 5 p.m. CT on Sunday. Fans are invited to join the team at Moody Coliseum for the event. Doors will open at 4 p.m. CT.
Audio: KAAM 770 AM TV: ESPN/ESPN2

SERIES:

Houston leads the series 47-27
- SMU is 6-6 against Houston in neutral site games

- SMU is 4-5 against Houston in conference tournament games



TEAM NOTES

General Notes:

Larry Brown is:
- 1691-1218 career record (34th season: includes NBA, ABA, USA Basketball and NCAA)

- 215-87 in NCAA (9th season)

- 117-19 in NCAA home games

- 38-26 at SMU (2nd season)

- 32-10 at SMU when leading at the half (18-2 this season)


Starting Lineup: Shawn Williams, Sterling Brown, Nic Moore, Nick Russell, Markus Kennedy
- 17th game with this starting lineup

- Group started 16-straight games together prior to last Saturday’s game (3/8) against Memphis


Outscored the Houston bench 24-23, the 24th time in 32 games this season (18 in 24)
- 26.8 bench points per game

- SMU is 24-6 under Larry Brown when outscoring the opponents bench

- SMU is 18-6 this season when its bench outscores the opponents bench


SMU held a 19-12 advantage in point off turnovers, holding the edge for the 22nd time in 32 games this season
- SMU is averaging 15.6 points off turnovers

- SMU is 17-5 when it holds the edge in points off turnovers


Defensive Notes:

- SMU now has 240 steals (7 today), good for 5th at SMU


The Mustangs held Houston to 43.9% from the field (25-57)
- Entered the tournament 4th in the nation in FG% defense at 37.5% (1st American)

SMU allowed 68 points today
- Entered the tournament 3rd in The American in scoring defense at 62.1 per game (20th nationally)


The Mustangs had 4 blocks today
- SMU now has 147, good for a tie with 1984-85 team for 2nd in SMU history


Offensive Notes:

SMU had 16 assists on 20 field goals (80.0%)
- Double-digit assists in 30 of 32 games

- 28th game with assists on 50% of FGMs (18 of 20)

- SMU now has 486 assists on the season, good for 9th in SMU history

- Entered the tournament 3rd in The American with 15.2 assists per game (38th nationally)


INDIVIDUAL NOTES

Keith Frazier (#4 – G – 6-5 – Fr.)
- 8 pts, 4 rbs in 19 min.
- 8 Points
· 16th game this season with 7+ points
- 2 3PT FGMS
· 11th game this season with multiple 3PT FGMs

Cannen Cunningham (#15 – C – 6-10 – Jr.)
- 14 pts, 5 rbs, 1 blk, 1 stl in 25min.
- 14 Points
· 5th game in double figures this season (23rd career)
· 3rd game this season with 10+ first half points
· Led the team in scoring for the second time this season
- 5 Rebounds
· 7th game this season with 5+ rebounds

- 1 Block
· 105 career blocks, 7th at SMU


Markus Kennedy (#5 – F – 6-9 – So.)
- 13 pts, 9 rbs, 3 asts, 1 blk, 1 stl in 29 min.
- 13 Points
· 23rd career game in double figures (all this season/20 of 23)

· Entered the tournament 18th in The American in scoring with 12.0 points per game

- 9 Rebounds
· 13th game with 8+ rebounds (15th career)

· Led the team (or tied) in rebounds for the 20th time this season

· Entered the tournament 7th in The American in rebounding with 6.9 per game

· Entered the tournament 4th in The American in defensive rebounds with 5.1 points per game

- 3 Assists
· 14th game this season with multiple assists (11 of 17)

- AWARDS:

· All-American Athletic Conference Second Team

· Named to American Athletic Conference Honor Roll three times (12/23, 1/20, 1/27)


Nic Moore (#11 – G – 5-9 – So.)
- 8 pts, 8 asts, 2 rbs, 2 stls, 1 blk in 35 min.

- 8 Assists
· 8th game this season with 7+ assists (13th career)

· 17th game with 5+ assists this season (29th career)

· 27th game this season with 3+ assists

· Entered the game 4th in The American in assists per game with 4.7

· Entered the game 5th in The American assist/turnover ratio at 1.9

- 2 Steals
· 12th game this season with multiple steals

- AWARDS:

· All-American Athletic Conference First Team

· Named to American Athletic Conference Honor Roll six times (11/18, 12/2, 12/9, 1/6, 2/3, 2/10, 2/17, 2/24)


Nick Russell (#12 – G – 6-4 – Sr.) –
- 10 pts, 4 rbs, 3 asts, 1 stl in 37 min.
- 10 Points
· 15th game in double figures this season (45th career)

- 2 3PT FGMS
· 8th game this season with multiple 3PT FGMs
- 3Assists
· 21st game this season with 3+ assists
- AWARDS: Named to American Athletic Conference Honor Roll once (3/10)