By the numbers: SMU Mustangs tame LSU Tigers, 80-67
Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2014 1:07 amSMU Postgame Notes –March 24, 2014
NIT Second Round
#1 [-/RV] SMU 80, #5 LSU 67
SMU (25-9), LSU (20-14)
Moody Coliseum (Attendance – 7,021 - Sellout)
Dallas, Texas
NEXT GAME:
SMU will take on the winner of #3 Arkansas/#2 California NIT Quarterfinals on Wednesday at 8 p.m. CT. The game will be played at Moody Coliseum.
Audio: KAAM 770 AM TV: ESPN2
SERIES:
SMU is now 3-2 against LSU
- SMU is 2-1 against LSU in Dallas
TEAM NOTES
General Notes:
Eighth sellout at Moody Coliseum this season, the first time the Mustangs have sold-out 5+ games in a season since SMU sold-out 5 in 84-85
The Mustangs started the second half on an 8-1 run in the first 2:21 of the second half
- Nic Moore had all eight SMU points in the run
- Moore scored SMU’s first 11 points of the half, and started on a 13-3 run
Monday’s game is the second this season the Mustangs’ have won after trailing by 10+ points (Texas A&M – Nov. 30, 2013)
SMU is 15-16 in postseason play (NCAA, NIT, CIT, CCAI)
- Third time in program history with multiple postseason wins (2011 CIT, 1956 NCAA Tournament)
- 2-2 in the NIT (first NIT home game)
- 5-2 postseason games at Moody Coliseum
Larry Brown is:
- 1693-1218 career record (34th season: includes NBA, ABA, USA Basketball and NCAA)
- 217-87 in NCAA (9th season)
- 119-19 in NCAA home games
- 40-26 at SMU (2nd season)
- 38-1 at SMU when leading with 5 minutes to go
- 25-5 at SMU when scoring 70+ points
SMU is 17-1 at home this season, including 11-1 in the renovated Moody Coliseum (6-0 at the Curtis Culwell Center)
- 17 home wins is the most in program history (previous record was 15)
- SMU’s 15-0 start at home for the first time since the 1984-85 season (started 15-0; finished 15-1)
- SMU is averaging 76.2 points per game at home
- Average scoring margin of +17.1in home games
- Shooting 52.0% at home
- Holding opponents to 35.8% from the field in home games
- SMU is 521-262 all-time in Moody Coliseum
SMU’s 25 wins is the third-most in program history
- First time SMU recorded 25 victories since 1987-88 (24-6 in regular season/28-7 overall)
- The win improvement of +10 from last year to this year ties for the fifth-best turnaround in program history
- 2013-14 marks the 10th 20-win season in program history
Starting Lineup: Shawn Williams, Sterling Brown, Nic Moore, Nick Russell, Markus Kennedy
- 19th game with this starting lineup
- Group started 16-straight games together prior to last Saturday’s game (3/8) against Memphis
Outrebounded LSU 33-31, winning the rebounding margin for the 23rd time in 34 games
- SMU is 19-4 when outrebounding its opponent
- Entered the tournament first in The American in rebounding margin at +4.9 (35th nationally)
Held a 38-30 edge in the paint, winning the points in the paint battle for the 28th time in 34 games
- SMU is averaging 33.8points in the paint per game
- SMU is 22-6 when it wins the battle in the paint
Outscored the LSU bench 22-17, the 26th time in 34 games this season (20 in 26)
- 26.9 bench points per game
- SMU is 26-6 under Larry Brown when outscoring the opponents bench
- SMU is 20-6 this season when its bench outscores the opponents bench
SMU held a 12-11 advantage in point off turnovers, holding the edge for the 24th time in 34 games this season
- SMU is averaging 15.6 points off turnovers
- SMU is 19-5 when it holds the edge in points off turnovers
SMU had 10 fast break points
- 14th game with double digit fast break points
Defensive Notes:
SMU now has 262 steals (9 today), good for 3rd at SMU
The Mustangs held LSU to 43.9% from the field (25-57)
- Entered the tournament 5th in the nation in FG% defense at 37.7% (1st American)
SMU allowed 67 points today
- Entered the tournament 3rd in The American in scoring defense at 62.3 per game (20th nationally)
The Mustangs had 5 blocks today
- SMU now has 156, the program record for blocks in a season
Offensive Notes:
Fourth time SMU has had 8+ 3 PT FGMs this season (McNeese State (10), at Rutgers (8), Texas State (8)
- Shot 9-14 from 3PT range, first time above 50% since shooting 10-14 (71.4% against McNeese State)
- 4-0 in games where the Mustangs make 8+ 3PT FGs
SMU had five players in double figures for the 3rd time this season
- The Mustangs had four players in double figures for the 8th time this season (5 of the last 13)
SMU had 22 assists on 33 field goals (66.7%)
- Double-digit assists in 32 of 34 games
- 30th game with assists on 50% of FGMs (20 of 22)
- 7th time this season with 20+ assists (season-high 23 – McNeese State)
- SMU now has 520 assists on the season, good for 5th in SMU history
- Entered the tournament 3rd in The American with 15.2 assists per game (33rd nationally)
SMU shot 57.9% from the field (33-57)
- Entered the tournament 1st in The American shooting 48.7% (15th nationally)
INDIVIDUAL NOTES
Keith Frazier (#4 – G – 6-5 – Fr.)
- 11 pts, 1 rb, 1 ast, 1 blk in 20 min.
- 11 Points
· 4th time this season in double digits
· 17th game this season with 7+ points
- 3 3PT FGMS
· 12th game this season with multiple 3PT FGMs
Markus Kennedy (#5 – F – 6-9 – So.)
- 13 pts, 6 rbs, 1 ast, 1 blk, 1 stl in 26 min.
- 13 Points
· 24th career game in double figures (all this season/21 of 25)
· Entered the tournament 17th in The American in scoring with 12.1 points per game
- AWARDS:
· All-American Athletic Conference Second Team
· Named to American Athletic Conference Honor Roll three times (12/23, 1/20, 1/27)
Ryan Manuel (#1 – G – 6-4 – Jr.)
- 1 pt, 2 rbs, 6 asts, 1 stl in 18 min.
- 6 Assists
· Season-high
· 1st game this season with 5+ assists (4th career)
Nic Moore (#11 – G – 5-9 – So.)
- 16 pts, 5 asts, 3 rbs, 1 stl in 28 min.
- 16 Points
· 27th game in double figures this season (15 in 19 games) (44th career)
· 15th game with 15+ points (22nd career)
· Entered the tournament 14th in The American in scoring with 13.7 points per game
- 2 3PT FGMS
· 21st game with multiple 3PT FGMs
· Entered the tournament 2nd in The American in 3PT FG% at 44.7%
· Entered the tournament 8th in The American 3PT FGM at 2.0
- 5 Assists
· 19th game with 5+ assists this season (31st career)
· 29th game this season with 3+ assists
· Entered the tournament 3rd in The American in assists per game with 4.8
· Entered the tournament 6th in The American assist/turnover ratio at 2.0
- 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.) –
- 16 pts, 7 rbs, 4 asts in 34 min.
- 16 Points
· 6th game this season with 15+ points (19th career)
· 17th game in double figures this season (47th career)
- 4 3PT FGMS
· Tied a career-high and set a season-high
· 9th game this season with multiple 3PT FGMs
- 4 Assists
· 23rd game this season with 3+ assists
- AWARDS: Named to American Athletic Conference Honor Roll once (3/10)
Shawn Williams (#2 – F – 6-7 – Sr.) -
- 11 pts, 4 rbs, 1 ast, 1 blk, 2 stls in 24 min.
- 11 Points
· 4th game in double figures (22nd career)
· 8th game with 8+ points
- 2 Steals
· 5th game this season with multiple steals
NIT Second Round
#1 [-/RV] SMU 80, #5 LSU 67
SMU (25-9), LSU (20-14)
Moody Coliseum (Attendance – 7,021 - Sellout)
Dallas, Texas
NEXT GAME:
SMU will take on the winner of #3 Arkansas/#2 California NIT Quarterfinals on Wednesday at 8 p.m. CT. The game will be played at Moody Coliseum.
Audio: KAAM 770 AM TV: ESPN2
SERIES:
SMU is now 3-2 against LSU
- SMU is 2-1 against LSU in Dallas
TEAM NOTES
General Notes:
Eighth sellout at Moody Coliseum this season, the first time the Mustangs have sold-out 5+ games in a season since SMU sold-out 5 in 84-85
The Mustangs started the second half on an 8-1 run in the first 2:21 of the second half
- Nic Moore had all eight SMU points in the run
- Moore scored SMU’s first 11 points of the half, and started on a 13-3 run
Monday’s game is the second this season the Mustangs’ have won after trailing by 10+ points (Texas A&M – Nov. 30, 2013)
SMU is 15-16 in postseason play (NCAA, NIT, CIT, CCAI)
- Third time in program history with multiple postseason wins (2011 CIT, 1956 NCAA Tournament)
- 2-2 in the NIT (first NIT home game)
- 5-2 postseason games at Moody Coliseum
Larry Brown is:
- 1693-1218 career record (34th season: includes NBA, ABA, USA Basketball and NCAA)
- 217-87 in NCAA (9th season)
- 119-19 in NCAA home games
- 40-26 at SMU (2nd season)
- 38-1 at SMU when leading with 5 minutes to go
- 25-5 at SMU when scoring 70+ points
SMU is 17-1 at home this season, including 11-1 in the renovated Moody Coliseum (6-0 at the Curtis Culwell Center)
- 17 home wins is the most in program history (previous record was 15)
- SMU’s 15-0 start at home for the first time since the 1984-85 season (started 15-0; finished 15-1)
- SMU is averaging 76.2 points per game at home
- Average scoring margin of +17.1in home games
- Shooting 52.0% at home
- Holding opponents to 35.8% from the field in home games
- SMU is 521-262 all-time in Moody Coliseum
SMU’s 25 wins is the third-most in program history
- First time SMU recorded 25 victories since 1987-88 (24-6 in regular season/28-7 overall)
- The win improvement of +10 from last year to this year ties for the fifth-best turnaround in program history
- 2013-14 marks the 10th 20-win season in program history
Starting Lineup: Shawn Williams, Sterling Brown, Nic Moore, Nick Russell, Markus Kennedy
- 19th game with this starting lineup
- Group started 16-straight games together prior to last Saturday’s game (3/8) against Memphis
Outrebounded LSU 33-31, winning the rebounding margin for the 23rd time in 34 games
- SMU is 19-4 when outrebounding its opponent
- Entered the tournament first in The American in rebounding margin at +4.9 (35th nationally)
Held a 38-30 edge in the paint, winning the points in the paint battle for the 28th time in 34 games
- SMU is averaging 33.8points in the paint per game
- SMU is 22-6 when it wins the battle in the paint
Outscored the LSU bench 22-17, the 26th time in 34 games this season (20 in 26)
- 26.9 bench points per game
- SMU is 26-6 under Larry Brown when outscoring the opponents bench
- SMU is 20-6 this season when its bench outscores the opponents bench
SMU held a 12-11 advantage in point off turnovers, holding the edge for the 24th time in 34 games this season
- SMU is averaging 15.6 points off turnovers
- SMU is 19-5 when it holds the edge in points off turnovers
SMU had 10 fast break points
- 14th game with double digit fast break points
Defensive Notes:
SMU now has 262 steals (9 today), good for 3rd at SMU
The Mustangs held LSU to 43.9% from the field (25-57)
- Entered the tournament 5th in the nation in FG% defense at 37.7% (1st American)
SMU allowed 67 points today
- Entered the tournament 3rd in The American in scoring defense at 62.3 per game (20th nationally)
The Mustangs had 5 blocks today
- SMU now has 156, the program record for blocks in a season
Offensive Notes:
Fourth time SMU has had 8+ 3 PT FGMs this season (McNeese State (10), at Rutgers (8), Texas State (8)
- Shot 9-14 from 3PT range, first time above 50% since shooting 10-14 (71.4% against McNeese State)
- 4-0 in games where the Mustangs make 8+ 3PT FGs
SMU had five players in double figures for the 3rd time this season
- The Mustangs had four players in double figures for the 8th time this season (5 of the last 13)
SMU had 22 assists on 33 field goals (66.7%)
- Double-digit assists in 32 of 34 games
- 30th game with assists on 50% of FGMs (20 of 22)
- 7th time this season with 20+ assists (season-high 23 – McNeese State)
- SMU now has 520 assists on the season, good for 5th in SMU history
- Entered the tournament 3rd in The American with 15.2 assists per game (33rd nationally)
SMU shot 57.9% from the field (33-57)
- Entered the tournament 1st in The American shooting 48.7% (15th nationally)
INDIVIDUAL NOTES
Keith Frazier (#4 – G – 6-5 – Fr.)
- 11 pts, 1 rb, 1 ast, 1 blk in 20 min.
- 11 Points
· 4th time this season in double digits
· 17th game this season with 7+ points
- 3 3PT FGMS
· 12th game this season with multiple 3PT FGMs
Markus Kennedy (#5 – F – 6-9 – So.)
- 13 pts, 6 rbs, 1 ast, 1 blk, 1 stl in 26 min.
- 13 Points
· 24th career game in double figures (all this season/21 of 25)
· Entered the tournament 17th in The American in scoring with 12.1 points per game
- AWARDS:
· All-American Athletic Conference Second Team
· Named to American Athletic Conference Honor Roll three times (12/23, 1/20, 1/27)
Ryan Manuel (#1 – G – 6-4 – Jr.)
- 1 pt, 2 rbs, 6 asts, 1 stl in 18 min.
- 6 Assists
· Season-high
· 1st game this season with 5+ assists (4th career)
Nic Moore (#11 – G – 5-9 – So.)
- 16 pts, 5 asts, 3 rbs, 1 stl in 28 min.
- 16 Points
· 27th game in double figures this season (15 in 19 games) (44th career)
· 15th game with 15+ points (22nd career)
· Entered the tournament 14th in The American in scoring with 13.7 points per game
- 2 3PT FGMS
· 21st game with multiple 3PT FGMs
· Entered the tournament 2nd in The American in 3PT FG% at 44.7%
· Entered the tournament 8th in The American 3PT FGM at 2.0
- 5 Assists
· 19th game with 5+ assists this season (31st career)
· 29th game this season with 3+ assists
· Entered the tournament 3rd in The American in assists per game with 4.8
· Entered the tournament 6th in The American assist/turnover ratio at 2.0
- 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.) –
- 16 pts, 7 rbs, 4 asts in 34 min.
- 16 Points
· 6th game this season with 15+ points (19th career)
· 17th game in double figures this season (47th career)
- 4 3PT FGMS
· Tied a career-high and set a season-high
· 9th game this season with multiple 3PT FGMs
- 4 Assists
· 23rd game this season with 3+ assists
- AWARDS: Named to American Athletic Conference Honor Roll once (3/10)
Shawn Williams (#2 – F – 6-7 – Sr.) -
- 11 pts, 4 rbs, 1 ast, 1 blk, 2 stls in 24 min.
- 11 Points
· 4th game in double figures (22nd career)
· 8th game with 8+ points
- 2 Steals
· 5th game this season with multiple steals