SMU-Hofstra notes, numbers
Posted: Sun Jan 19, 2014 11:54 pmSMU Postgame Notes – Jan. 19, 2014
SMU 73, Hofstra 49
SMU (14-4, 3-2 American), Hofstra (6-12, 2-1 Colonial)
Moody Coliseum (Attendance: 6,013)
Dallas, Texas
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Twitter – @SMUMustangs, @SMUBasketball, @LarryBrownSMU, #PonyUp
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NEXT GAME:
SMU will complete its stretch of three games in four days on Tuesday when the Mustangs host Rutgers on Tuesday at 7 p.m. CT
Audio: KAAM 770 AM
TV: ESPNews (Roxy Bernstein, Stephen Howard)
SERIES:
SMU leads the series 2-0
- SMU won 73-47 at Hofstra last season
TEAM NOTES
General Notes:
Starting Lineup: Shawn Williams, Sterling Brown, Nic Moore, Nick Russell, Markus Kennedy
- Fourth different starting lineup this season
- Fourth-straight game with this starting lineup
SMU is 10 games over .500 for the first time since the Mustangs started the 2000-01 season with a record of 16-6
Larry Brown is:
- 1682-1213 career record (includes NBA, ABA, USA Basketball and NCAA)
- 206-82 in NCAA
- 111-18 in NCAA home games
- 29-21 at SMU (2nd season)
- 25-8 at SMU when leading at the half
- 27-1 at SMU when leading with 5 minutes to go
- 17-4 at SMU when scoring 70+ points
- 20-3 at SMU when holding opponents to 60 points or less
SMU is a perfect 9-0 at home this season, including 3-0 in the renovated Moody Coliseum
- SMU is averaging 78.4 points per game at home
- Average scoring margin of +22.4 in home games
- Shooting 52.3% at home
- Holding opponents to 33.6% from the field in home games
- SMU is 513-261 all-time in Moody Coliseum
- The Mustangs were 6-0 at the Curtis Culwell Center
Outrebounded Hofstra 43-27, winning the rebounding margin for the 17th time in 18 games
- 6th game this season with 40+ rebounds
- 13th game this season with 10+ offensive rebounds
- Entered the game first in The American in rebounding margin at +8.6
- Entered the weekend 11th in the nation in rebounding margin
Held a 42-6 edge in the paint, winning the points in the paint battle in all 18 games
- SMU is averaging 35.8 points in the paint per game
- 6th game this season with 40+ points in the paint
SMU held a 20-3 advantage in point off turnovers, holding the advantage for the 12th time in 18 games this season
- SMU is averaging 15.7 points off turnovers
- 2nd – straight game with 20+ points off turnovers (3rd this season)
Outscored Hofstra’s bench 43-21, the 13th time in 18 games this season (8 times in last 10 games)
- 30.3 bench points per game
- 5th game this season with 40+ bench points
The Mustangs outscored Hofstra 8-7 in second chance points, the 15th time in 18 games
- SMU is averaging 13.6 second chance points
Defensive Notes:
- SMU recorded double-digit steals for the third-straight game (5th this season)
- SMU has held opponents to 25 points or less in the first half in eight games this season (18 today)
SMU has held 21 of its last 27 opponents under 40%, including 15 of 18 this year
- SMU is 14-1 this year when holding opponents under 40%
The Mustangs held Hofstra to 33.3% from the field (16-48)
- Entered the game first in The American in FG% defense at 36.0%
- Entered the weekend third in the nation in FG% defense
- Held Hofstra to 22.2% (6-27) from the field in the first half, the eighth time this season SMU has held its opponent at 30% (3-straight) or under in the first half, and the fifth time the Mustangs held an opponent to 25% or less in the first half
- Held an opponent under 35% shooting for the 10th time this season
SMU allowed 49 points today
- Held an opponent to 20 points or less in the first half for the third time this year. (18 today – season low)
- Entered the game second in The American in scoring defense at 60.8 per game
- Entered the weekend 21st in the nation in scoring defense
- Seventh time this season the Mustangs have allowed less than 55 points
Offensive Notes:
- The Mustangs had four players in double figures for the 3rd time this season
- The Mustangs had three players in double figures for the 10th time this season.
- SMU had two players with 5+ assists for the third time this season (Ark. Pine Bluff on 11/24 and UTPA on 12/18)
SMU had 18 assists on 27 field goals (66.7%)
- Double-digit assists in 17 of 18 games
- 15+ assists for the 11th time this season
- Entered the game second in The American with 15.5 assists per game
- Entered the weekend 37th in the nation in assists per game
SMU shot 50.0% from the field (27-54)
- Entered the game first in The American shooting 49.0%
- Entered the weekend 10th in the nation in field goal percentage
- Shot 50% or better for the 8th time this season
INDIVIDUAL NOTES
Sterling Brown (#3 – G – 6-6 – Fr.)
- 4 rbs, 1 stl in 23 min.
- Eighth game this season with 4+ rebounds
- Fifth-straight game with 4+ rebounds
Cannen Cunningham (#15 – C – 6-10 – Jr.)
- 14 pts, 3 rbs, 3 blks, 1 ast, 1 stl in 19 min.
- 4th time in his career and 1st time this season he has led SMU in scoring
- Season-high 3 blocks
- 7th in career blocked shots at SMU with 92 (3 today)
- 4th game with multiple blocked shots this season (2nd-straight)
- 2nd game in double figures this season
- 20th game of his career in double figures
Kevin Dunleavy Jr. (#10 – G – 6-2 – Jr.)
- 2 pts, 1 rb in 2 min.
- Scored 2nd basket of the season
Keith Frazier (#4 – G – 6-5 – Fr.)
- 8 pts, 2 rbs in 15 min.
- 5th game this season with multiple 3PT FGs
- 10th game this season with 7+ points
Markus Kennedy (#5 – F – 6-9 – So.)
- 12 pts, 12 rbs, 2 blks, 1 stl, 1 ast in 25 min.
- 2nd double-double in 3 games (2 in his career)
- Career-high 12 rebounds
- 12th career game in double figures (all this season)
- 9th straight game in double figures
- Led the team in rebounds for the 11th time this season
- Second double digit rebounding game
- 9th-straight game with 7+ rebounds (9th this season)
- Named to American Athletic Conference Honor Roll once (12/23)
Ben Moore (#34 – F – 6-8 – Fr.)
- 10 pts, 5 rbs, 2 stls, 1 ast, 1 blk in 21 min.
- 4th game this season in double figures
- 8th game this season with 8+ points (3 of the last 4 games)
- 8th game this season with 5+ rebounds (3 of the last 4 games)
Nic Moore (#11 – G – 5-9 – So.)
- 10 pts, 2 rbs, 7 asts, 2 stls in 25
- 15th game in double figures this season (3-straight)
- 32nd career game in double figures
- Entered the game 14th in The American in scoring with 13.1 points per game
- Made multiple 3PT FGs in 13 of 18 games
- Entered the game 2nd in The American in 3PT FG% at 49.3%
- Entered the game 3rd in The American 3PT FGM at 2.2
- 15th game this season with 3+ assists
- 9th game with 5+ assists this season
- 21st career game with 5+ assists
- 5th game with multiple steals this season
- Entered the game 3rd in The American in assists per game with 4.5
- Entered the game 5th in The American assist/turnover ratio at 1.9
- Named to American Athletic Conference Honor Roll four times (11/18, 12/2, 12/9, 1/6)
Yanick Moreira (#35 – C – 6-11 – Jr.)
- Did not play (knee)
- Out 3-6 weeks from Jan. 9
- Averaged 9.1 pts and 5.6 rbs in first 14 games of the season
- Named to American Athletic Conference Honor Roll once (Nov. 25)
Nick Russell (#12 – G – 6-4 – Sr.)
- 7 pts, 2 rbs, 6 asts, 1 stl in 28 min.
- 12th game this season with 3+ assists
Shawn Williams (#2 – F – 6-7 – Sr.)
- 1 pt, 6 rbs, 2 stls, 1 ast in 12 min.
- 5th game this season with 5+ rebounds
SMU 73, Hofstra 49
SMU (14-4, 3-2 American), Hofstra (6-12, 2-1 Colonial)
Moody Coliseum (Attendance: 6,013)
Dallas, Texas
Facebook – /SMUMustangs, /SMUBasketball
Twitter – @SMUMustangs, @SMUBasketball, @LarryBrownSMU, #PonyUp
YouTube.com/SMUMustangsAthletics
NEXT GAME:
SMU will complete its stretch of three games in four days on Tuesday when the Mustangs host Rutgers on Tuesday at 7 p.m. CT
Audio: KAAM 770 AM
TV: ESPNews (Roxy Bernstein, Stephen Howard)
SERIES:
SMU leads the series 2-0
- SMU won 73-47 at Hofstra last season
TEAM NOTES
General Notes:
Starting Lineup: Shawn Williams, Sterling Brown, Nic Moore, Nick Russell, Markus Kennedy
- Fourth different starting lineup this season
- Fourth-straight game with this starting lineup
SMU is 10 games over .500 for the first time since the Mustangs started the 2000-01 season with a record of 16-6
Larry Brown is:
- 1682-1213 career record (includes NBA, ABA, USA Basketball and NCAA)
- 206-82 in NCAA
- 111-18 in NCAA home games
- 29-21 at SMU (2nd season)
- 25-8 at SMU when leading at the half
- 27-1 at SMU when leading with 5 minutes to go
- 17-4 at SMU when scoring 70+ points
- 20-3 at SMU when holding opponents to 60 points or less
SMU is a perfect 9-0 at home this season, including 3-0 in the renovated Moody Coliseum
- SMU is averaging 78.4 points per game at home
- Average scoring margin of +22.4 in home games
- Shooting 52.3% at home
- Holding opponents to 33.6% from the field in home games
- SMU is 513-261 all-time in Moody Coliseum
- The Mustangs were 6-0 at the Curtis Culwell Center
Outrebounded Hofstra 43-27, winning the rebounding margin for the 17th time in 18 games
- 6th game this season with 40+ rebounds
- 13th game this season with 10+ offensive rebounds
- Entered the game first in The American in rebounding margin at +8.6
- Entered the weekend 11th in the nation in rebounding margin
Held a 42-6 edge in the paint, winning the points in the paint battle in all 18 games
- SMU is averaging 35.8 points in the paint per game
- 6th game this season with 40+ points in the paint
SMU held a 20-3 advantage in point off turnovers, holding the advantage for the 12th time in 18 games this season
- SMU is averaging 15.7 points off turnovers
- 2nd – straight game with 20+ points off turnovers (3rd this season)
Outscored Hofstra’s bench 43-21, the 13th time in 18 games this season (8 times in last 10 games)
- 30.3 bench points per game
- 5th game this season with 40+ bench points
The Mustangs outscored Hofstra 8-7 in second chance points, the 15th time in 18 games
- SMU is averaging 13.6 second chance points
Defensive Notes:
- SMU recorded double-digit steals for the third-straight game (5th this season)
- SMU has held opponents to 25 points or less in the first half in eight games this season (18 today)
SMU has held 21 of its last 27 opponents under 40%, including 15 of 18 this year
- SMU is 14-1 this year when holding opponents under 40%
The Mustangs held Hofstra to 33.3% from the field (16-48)
- Entered the game first in The American in FG% defense at 36.0%
- Entered the weekend third in the nation in FG% defense
- Held Hofstra to 22.2% (6-27) from the field in the first half, the eighth time this season SMU has held its opponent at 30% (3-straight) or under in the first half, and the fifth time the Mustangs held an opponent to 25% or less in the first half
- Held an opponent under 35% shooting for the 10th time this season
SMU allowed 49 points today
- Held an opponent to 20 points or less in the first half for the third time this year. (18 today – season low)
- Entered the game second in The American in scoring defense at 60.8 per game
- Entered the weekend 21st in the nation in scoring defense
- Seventh time this season the Mustangs have allowed less than 55 points
Offensive Notes:
- The Mustangs had four players in double figures for the 3rd time this season
- The Mustangs had three players in double figures for the 10th time this season.
- SMU had two players with 5+ assists for the third time this season (Ark. Pine Bluff on 11/24 and UTPA on 12/18)
SMU had 18 assists on 27 field goals (66.7%)
- Double-digit assists in 17 of 18 games
- 15+ assists for the 11th time this season
- Entered the game second in The American with 15.5 assists per game
- Entered the weekend 37th in the nation in assists per game
SMU shot 50.0% from the field (27-54)
- Entered the game first in The American shooting 49.0%
- Entered the weekend 10th in the nation in field goal percentage
- Shot 50% or better for the 8th time this season
INDIVIDUAL NOTES
Sterling Brown (#3 – G – 6-6 – Fr.)
- 4 rbs, 1 stl in 23 min.
- Eighth game this season with 4+ rebounds
- Fifth-straight game with 4+ rebounds
Cannen Cunningham (#15 – C – 6-10 – Jr.)
- 14 pts, 3 rbs, 3 blks, 1 ast, 1 stl in 19 min.
- 4th time in his career and 1st time this season he has led SMU in scoring
- Season-high 3 blocks
- 7th in career blocked shots at SMU with 92 (3 today)
- 4th game with multiple blocked shots this season (2nd-straight)
- 2nd game in double figures this season
- 20th game of his career in double figures
Kevin Dunleavy Jr. (#10 – G – 6-2 – Jr.)
- 2 pts, 1 rb in 2 min.
- Scored 2nd basket of the season
Keith Frazier (#4 – G – 6-5 – Fr.)
- 8 pts, 2 rbs in 15 min.
- 5th game this season with multiple 3PT FGs
- 10th game this season with 7+ points
Markus Kennedy (#5 – F – 6-9 – So.)
- 12 pts, 12 rbs, 2 blks, 1 stl, 1 ast in 25 min.
- 2nd double-double in 3 games (2 in his career)
- Career-high 12 rebounds
- 12th career game in double figures (all this season)
- 9th straight game in double figures
- Led the team in rebounds for the 11th time this season
- Second double digit rebounding game
- 9th-straight game with 7+ rebounds (9th this season)
- Named to American Athletic Conference Honor Roll once (12/23)
Ben Moore (#34 – F – 6-8 – Fr.)
- 10 pts, 5 rbs, 2 stls, 1 ast, 1 blk in 21 min.
- 4th game this season in double figures
- 8th game this season with 8+ points (3 of the last 4 games)
- 8th game this season with 5+ rebounds (3 of the last 4 games)
Nic Moore (#11 – G – 5-9 – So.)
- 10 pts, 2 rbs, 7 asts, 2 stls in 25
- 15th game in double figures this season (3-straight)
- 32nd career game in double figures
- Entered the game 14th in The American in scoring with 13.1 points per game
- Made multiple 3PT FGs in 13 of 18 games
- Entered the game 2nd in The American in 3PT FG% at 49.3%
- Entered the game 3rd in The American 3PT FGM at 2.2
- 15th game this season with 3+ assists
- 9th game with 5+ assists this season
- 21st career game with 5+ assists
- 5th game with multiple steals this season
- Entered the game 3rd in The American in assists per game with 4.5
- Entered the game 5th in The American assist/turnover ratio at 1.9
- Named to American Athletic Conference Honor Roll four times (11/18, 12/2, 12/9, 1/6)
Yanick Moreira (#35 – C – 6-11 – Jr.)
- Did not play (knee)
- Out 3-6 weeks from Jan. 9
- Averaged 9.1 pts and 5.6 rbs in first 14 games of the season
- Named to American Athletic Conference Honor Roll once (Nov. 25)
Nick Russell (#12 – G – 6-4 – Sr.)
- 7 pts, 2 rbs, 6 asts, 1 stl in 28 min.
- 12th game this season with 3+ assists
Shawn Williams (#2 – F – 6-7 – Sr.)
- 1 pt, 6 rbs, 2 stls, 1 ast in 12 min.
- 5th game this season with 5+ rebounds