GAME THREAD - MBB vs USF

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HALFTIME

USF 34, SMU 26

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SMU leaders

Points: Wright (9)
Field goals: Wright (3)
3-point field goals: Wright (3)
Free throws: Phelps (2)
Rebounds: Ambrose-Hylton (6)
Offensive rebounds: Phelps, Ambrose-Hylton, Harris (3)
Assists: Harris (2)
Fouls: Hudson (2)
Turnovers: Phelps (3)
Blocked shots: Jalen Smith (1)
Steals: Tyreek Smith, Williamson (2)

[Charleston Pony]

Not going to beat anyone on the road shooting as poorly as our guys are today. Only Wright shooting well after starting poorly and we can't make FTs either

[Charleston Pony]

Not a good start to the 2nd half and now Zhuric in foul trouble

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USF guard Brandon Stroud has 4 fouls with 16:01 to go
Phelps is the only other player from either other team with 3
USF 43, SMU 33

[Charleston Pony]

Harris 0-7 and scoreless and Jalen has been almost invisible offensively

[Pony ^]

We are really not good

Fortunate we play a lot of awful teams. Next year is going to be brutal

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With SMU trailing by 12, Jalen Smith fouls Selton Miguel on a 3

Miguel hits all 3, stretches USF lead to 50-35

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SMU out rebounding USF, 28-20 ... including 15 (!) on the offensive end

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Chuck Harris is 0-for-8 from the floor — hits 1 of 2 FTs for his first point

50-38

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Wright with another 3
50-41
12:41 to go

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Wright feeds Ambrose-Hylton, whose layup closes it to 50-43

[Charleston Pony]

Game is not over but I see the same pattern, i.e., this SMU team just lacks the offensive fire power to beat good teams on the road. Pretty rare for all of our guards to be "on" at the same time but that's the only way this team wins these kind of games. Big difference in how USF moves the ball around looking for the open perimeter shooter vs the way we run our offense

[Charleston Pony]

Phelps and Williamson a combined 5-17 today and Harris 0-8. We don't win with those kind of numbers

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Bulls are 15/16 from the FT line