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SMU Postgame Notes –March 8, 2014
[20/20] Memphis 67, [18/18] SMU 58
Memphis (23-8, 12-6American), SMU (23-8, 12-6 American)
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NEXT GAME:

The Mustangs will play Houston (12 p.m. CT) in the American Athletic Conference Quarterfinals on Thursday in Memphis.
- If Louisville defeats Connecticut, the Mustangs will be the No. 3 seed and play No. 6 Houston in the quarters at 12 p.m. CT
- If Connecticut defeats Louisville, the Mustangs will be the No. 4 seed and play No. 5 Memphis at 8 p.m. CT
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SERIES:

Memphis leads the series 12-4
- Memphis leads series 8-1 in Memphis



TEAM NOTES

General Notes:

SMU’s 23 wins is the fifth-most in program history
- The win improvement of +8 from last year to this year ties for the seventh-best turnaround in program history
- 2013-14 marks the 10th 20-win season in program history
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Larry Brown is:
- 1691-1217 career record (34th season: includes NBA, ABA, USA Basketball and NCAA)

- 215-86 in NCAA (9th season)

- 117-19 in NCAA home games

- 38-25 at SMU (2nd season)

- 32-9 at SMU when leading at the half


Starting Lineup: Shawn Williams, Sterling Brown, Nic Moore, Nick Russell, Cannen Cunningham
- First game with this starting lineup

- Fifth different starting lineup this season

- Cunningham’s first start of the season


SMU went on a 12-1 from the 10:09 mark in the first half to the 7:05 (3:04) to turn 16-12 deficit into 24-17 lead.
- Nick Russell, Keith Frazier and Nic Moore combined for three 3PT FGMs on three-straight possessions

Outscored the Memphis bench 23-20, the 23rd time in 31 games this season (17 in 23)
- 26.9 bench points per game

- SMU is 24-5 under Larry Brown when outscoring the opponents bench

- SMU is 18-5 this season when its bench outscores the opponents bench


SMU held a 17-12 advantage in point off turnovers, holding the edge for the 21st time in 31 games this season
- SMU is averaging 15.5 points off turnovers

- SMU is 17-4 when it holds the edge in points off turnovers


The Mustangs outscored Memphis 10-6 in second chance points, the 21st time in 31 games
- SMU is averaging 12.0 second chance points

- 10+ second chance points for the 20th time this season

- SMU is 17-4 when it holds the edge in second chance points


SMU had 19 fast break points
- 12th game with double digit fast break points


Defensive Notes:

SMU recorded double-digit steals for the 7th time in the last 15 games (9th this season)
- SMU now has 233 steals (11 today), good for 7th at SMU


The Mustangs held Memphis to 46.4% from the field (26-56)
- Entered the game 3rd in the nation in FG% defense at 37.2% (1st American)

SMU allowed 67 points today
- Entered the game 2nd in The American in scoring defense at 61.9per game (18th nationally)


The Mustangs had 2 blocks today
- SMU now has 143, good for 4th in SMU history



Offensive Notes:

SMU had 12 assists on 24 field goals (50.0%)
- Double-digit assists in 29 of 31 games

- 27th game with assists on 50% of FGMs (17 of 19)

- SMU now has 471 assists on the season, good for 9th in SMU history

- Entered the game 3rd in The American with 15.3 assists per game (35th nationally)


SMU shot 40.0% from the field (24-60)
- Entered the game 1st in The American shooting 49.3% (8th nationally)


INDIVIDUAL NOTES

Keith Frazier (#4 – G – 6-5 – Fr.)
- 6 pts, 2 rbs in 14 min
- 2 3PT FGMS
· 10th game this season with multiple 3PT FGMs

Cannen Cunningham (#15 – C – 6-10 – Jr.)
- 2 pts, 1 rb, 1 stl in 9 min.
- Made first start of the season (started all 32 games last season)

Markus Kennedy (#5 – F – 6-9 – So.)
- 13 pts, 4 rbs, 3 stls in 20 min
- 13 Points
· 22nd career game in double figures (all this season/19 of 22)

· Entered the game 20th in The American in scoring with 12.0 points per game

- 4 Rebounds
· Entered the game 5th in The American in rebounding with 7.0 per game

· Entered the game 4th in The American in defensive rebounds with 5.2 points per game

- 3 Steals
· 15th game this season with multiple steals (12 of 17)

· Entered the game 11th in The American in steals with 1.5 steals per game

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


Nic Moore (#11 – G – 5-9 – So.)
- 16 pts, 3 rbs, 7 asts, 2 stls in 33 min.

- 16 Points
· 26th game in double figures this season (14 in 16 games) (43rd career)

· 14th game with 15+ points (21st career)

· Entered the game 12th in The American in scoring with 14.1 points per game

- 2 3PT FGMS
· 20th game with multiple 3PT FGMs
· Entered the game 2nd in The American in 3PT FG% at 45.1%

· Entered the game 5th in The American 3PT FGM at 2.1

- 7 Assists
· 7th game this season with 7+ assists (12th career)

· 16th game with 5+ assists this season (28th career)

· 26th game this season with 3+ assists

· Entered the game 3rd in The American in assists per game with 4.7

· Entered the game 6th in The American assist/turnover ratio at 2.0

- 2 Steals
· 11th game this season with multiple steals

- AWARDS: 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)


Yanick Moreira (#35 – C – 6-11 – Jr.) –
- 4 pts, 5 rbs, 2 blks in 16 min.
- 19th game played this season, missed a total of nine games due to knee injury
- 2 Blocks
· 4th game this season with multiple blocks

- 5 Rebounds
· 11th game this season with 5+ rebounds


Nick Russell (#12 – G – 6-4 – Sr.) –
- 13 pts, 1 rb, 3 asts in 39 min.
- 13 Points
· 14th game in double figures this season (44th career)

- 3Assists
· 20th game this season with 3+ assists

Shawn Williams (#2 – F – 6-7 – Sr.) -
- 2 pts, 7 rbs, 2 stls in 21 min.
- 2 Steals
· 4th game this season with multiple steals

- 7 Rebounds
· 7th game this season with 5+ rebounds