SMU/Clemson numbers, notes
Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2014 11:06 pmSMU Postgame Notes –April 1, 2014
NIT Semifinals
#1 [-/RV] SMU 65, #3 Clemson 59
SMU (27-9), Clemson (23-13)
Madison Square Garden
New York, N.Y.
Facebook – /SMUMustangs, /SMUBasketball
Twitter – @SMUMustangs, @SMUBasketball, @LarryBrownSMU, #PonyUp
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NEXT GAME:
The Mustangs will take on the winner of #1 Florida State and #1 Minnesota in the NIT Championship on Thursday at 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT at Madison Square Garden.
Audio: KAAM 770 AM TV: ESPN
SERIES:
SMU is now 1-1 against Clemson
- SMU is 1-1 at Madison Square Garden
- The Mustangs are 3-2 in neutral site games this season
TEAM NOTES
General Notes:
SMU is 17-16 in postseason play (NCAA, NIT, CIT, CCAI)
- First season in program history with 4+ postseason wins (3 in 2011 CIT and 1956 NCAA Tournament)
- 4-2 in the NIT (first NIT home game)
- 7-2 postseason games at Moody Coliseum
SMU’s 13-point comeback win is its first since Feb. 2, 2011 against East Carolina in the Conference USA Tournament
- Ties for the 17th-biggest comeback in program history
- SMU has trailed by 8+ points in all four of its wins in the tournament
Larry Brown is:
- 1695-1218 career record (34th season: includes NBA, ABA, USA Basketball and NCAA)
- 219-87 in NCAA (9th season)
- 120-19 in NCAA home games
- 42-26 at SMU (2nd season)
- 34-10 at SMU when leading at the half (18-2 this season)
- 39-1 at SMU when leading with 5 minutes to go (25-0 this season)
- 27-3 at SMU when opponent scores less than 60
SMU’s 27 wins is the second-most in program history
- First time SMU recorded 27 victories since 1987-88 (24-6 in regular season/28-7 overall)
- The win improvement of +12 from last year to this year ties for the second-best turnaround in program history
- SMU’s 36th breaks the program record for games in a season
- 2013-14 marks the 10th 20-win season in program history
Starting Lineup: Shawn Williams, Sterling Brown, Nic Moore, Nick Russell, Markus Kennedy
- 21st game with this starting lineup
- Group started 16-straight games together prior to last Saturday’s game (3/8) against Memphis
Outrebounded Clemson 34-26, winning the rebounding margin for the 25th time in 36 games
- SMU is 20-5when outrebounding its opponent
- 20th game this season with 10+ offensive rebounds
- Entered the game first in The American in rebounding margin at +4.6 (38th nationally)
Held a 28-16 edge in the paint, winning the points in the paint battle for the 30th time in 36 games
- SMU is averaging 35.6 points in the paint per game
- SMU is 24-6 when it wins the battle in the paint
Outscored the Clemson’s bench 8-3, the 28th time in 36 games this season (22 in 28)
- 26.0 bench points per game
- SMU is 28-6 under Larry Brown when outscoring the opponents bench
- SMU is 22-6 this season when its bench outscores the opponents bench
Defensive Notes:
SMU now has 275 steals (7 today), good for 3rd at SMU
The Mustangs had 4 blocks today
- SMU now has 162, the program record for blocks in a season
Offensive Notes:
The Mustangs scored 65 points tonight
- 2,564 points this season is the 2nd most in program history
SMU had 13 assists on 23 field goals (56.5%)
- Double-digit assists in 34 of 36 games
- 32nd game with assists on 50% of FGMs (22 of 24)
- SMU now has 547 assists on the season, good for 5th in SMU history
- Entered the game 3rd in The American with 15.3 assists per game (31st nationally)
SMU shot 46.9% from the field (23-49)
- Entered the game 1st in The American shooting 48.4% (18th nationally)
The Mustangs netted 15 free-throws tonight
- SMU has made 564 free-throws this season, good for 6th in SMU history
INDIVIDUAL NOTES
Sterling Brown (#3 – G – 6-6 – Fr.)
- 8 pts, 5 rbs, 4 asts, 1 stl, 1 blk
- 4 Assists
· Career-high
- 5 Rebounds
· 16th game this season with 4+ rebounds
Markus Kennedy (#5 – F – 6-9 – So.)
- 21 pts, 9 rbs, 3 stls, 1 ast
- 21 Points
· Tied a season-high
· 26th career game in double figures (all this season/23 of 27)
· 2nd time this season with 20+ points
· Led (or tied the team lead) the team in scoring for the 15th time this season
· Entered the game 18th in The American in scoring with 12.2 points per game
- 9 Rebounds
· 15th game with 8+ rebounds (17th career)
· Led the team (or tied) in rebounds for the 22nd time this season
· Led the team (or tied) in scoring and rebounding in the same game for the 12th time this season
· Entered the game 6th in The American in rebounding with 7.0 per game
· Entered the game 5th in The American in defensive rebounds with 5.0 points per game
- 3 Steals
· 17th game this season with multiple steals
· 55 steals this season, good for 11th at SMU
· Entered the game 11th in The American in steals with 1.5 steals per game
- 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.)
- 11 pts, 5 rbs, 4 asts, 1 stl
- Made SMU-record 36 starts
- 13 Points
· 29th game in double figures this season (17 in 21 games) (46th career)
· Entered the game 15th in The American in scoring with 13.5 points per game
- 2 3PT FGMS
· 23rd game with multiple 3PT FGMs
· 71 3PT FGMs this season, good for 10th on SMU’s single-season list at 19th on SMU’s career chart
· Entered the game 2nd in The American in 3PT FG% at 44.5%
· Entered the game 7th in The American 3PT FGM at 2.0
- 4 Assists
· 31st game this season with 3+ assists
· 174 assists this season, good for 11th at SMU
· Entered the game 3rd in The American in assists per game with 4.9
· Entered the game 4th in The American assist/turnover ratio at 2.0
- 1 Steals
· 52 steals this season, good for 17th at SMU
- 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, 1 rb, 1 stl
- 10 Points
· 18th game in double figures this season (48th career)
- 2 3PT FGMS
· 10th game this season with multiple 3PT FGMs
- AWARDS: Named to American Athletic Conference Honor Roll once (3/10)
NIT Semifinals
#1 [-/RV] SMU 65, #3 Clemson 59
SMU (27-9), Clemson (23-13)
Madison Square Garden
New York, N.Y.
Facebook – /SMUMustangs, /SMUBasketball
Twitter – @SMUMustangs, @SMUBasketball, @LarryBrownSMU, #PonyUp
YouTube.com/SMUMustangsAthletics
NEXT GAME:
The Mustangs will take on the winner of #1 Florida State and #1 Minnesota in the NIT Championship on Thursday at 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT at Madison Square Garden.
Audio: KAAM 770 AM TV: ESPN
SERIES:
SMU is now 1-1 against Clemson
- SMU is 1-1 at Madison Square Garden
- The Mustangs are 3-2 in neutral site games this season
TEAM NOTES
General Notes:
SMU is 17-16 in postseason play (NCAA, NIT, CIT, CCAI)
- First season in program history with 4+ postseason wins (3 in 2011 CIT and 1956 NCAA Tournament)
- 4-2 in the NIT (first NIT home game)
- 7-2 postseason games at Moody Coliseum
SMU’s 13-point comeback win is its first since Feb. 2, 2011 against East Carolina in the Conference USA Tournament
- Ties for the 17th-biggest comeback in program history
- SMU has trailed by 8+ points in all four of its wins in the tournament
Larry Brown is:
- 1695-1218 career record (34th season: includes NBA, ABA, USA Basketball and NCAA)
- 219-87 in NCAA (9th season)
- 120-19 in NCAA home games
- 42-26 at SMU (2nd season)
- 34-10 at SMU when leading at the half (18-2 this season)
- 39-1 at SMU when leading with 5 minutes to go (25-0 this season)
- 27-3 at SMU when opponent scores less than 60
SMU’s 27 wins is the second-most in program history
- First time SMU recorded 27 victories since 1987-88 (24-6 in regular season/28-7 overall)
- The win improvement of +12 from last year to this year ties for the second-best turnaround in program history
- SMU’s 36th breaks the program record for games in a season
- 2013-14 marks the 10th 20-win season in program history
Starting Lineup: Shawn Williams, Sterling Brown, Nic Moore, Nick Russell, Markus Kennedy
- 21st game with this starting lineup
- Group started 16-straight games together prior to last Saturday’s game (3/8) against Memphis
Outrebounded Clemson 34-26, winning the rebounding margin for the 25th time in 36 games
- SMU is 20-5when outrebounding its opponent
- 20th game this season with 10+ offensive rebounds
- Entered the game first in The American in rebounding margin at +4.6 (38th nationally)
Held a 28-16 edge in the paint, winning the points in the paint battle for the 30th time in 36 games
- SMU is averaging 35.6 points in the paint per game
- SMU is 24-6 when it wins the battle in the paint
Outscored the Clemson’s bench 8-3, the 28th time in 36 games this season (22 in 28)
- 26.0 bench points per game
- SMU is 28-6 under Larry Brown when outscoring the opponents bench
- SMU is 22-6 this season when its bench outscores the opponents bench
Defensive Notes:
SMU now has 275 steals (7 today), good for 3rd at SMU
The Mustangs had 4 blocks today
- SMU now has 162, the program record for blocks in a season
Offensive Notes:
The Mustangs scored 65 points tonight
- 2,564 points this season is the 2nd most in program history
SMU had 13 assists on 23 field goals (56.5%)
- Double-digit assists in 34 of 36 games
- 32nd game with assists on 50% of FGMs (22 of 24)
- SMU now has 547 assists on the season, good for 5th in SMU history
- Entered the game 3rd in The American with 15.3 assists per game (31st nationally)
SMU shot 46.9% from the field (23-49)
- Entered the game 1st in The American shooting 48.4% (18th nationally)
The Mustangs netted 15 free-throws tonight
- SMU has made 564 free-throws this season, good for 6th in SMU history
INDIVIDUAL NOTES
Sterling Brown (#3 – G – 6-6 – Fr.)
- 8 pts, 5 rbs, 4 asts, 1 stl, 1 blk
- 4 Assists
· Career-high
- 5 Rebounds
· 16th game this season with 4+ rebounds
Markus Kennedy (#5 – F – 6-9 – So.)
- 21 pts, 9 rbs, 3 stls, 1 ast
- 21 Points
· Tied a season-high
· 26th career game in double figures (all this season/23 of 27)
· 2nd time this season with 20+ points
· Led (or tied the team lead) the team in scoring for the 15th time this season
· Entered the game 18th in The American in scoring with 12.2 points per game
- 9 Rebounds
· 15th game with 8+ rebounds (17th career)
· Led the team (or tied) in rebounds for the 22nd time this season
· Led the team (or tied) in scoring and rebounding in the same game for the 12th time this season
· Entered the game 6th in The American in rebounding with 7.0 per game
· Entered the game 5th in The American in defensive rebounds with 5.0 points per game
- 3 Steals
· 17th game this season with multiple steals
· 55 steals this season, good for 11th at SMU
· Entered the game 11th in The American in steals with 1.5 steals per game
- 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.)
- 11 pts, 5 rbs, 4 asts, 1 stl
- Made SMU-record 36 starts
- 13 Points
· 29th game in double figures this season (17 in 21 games) (46th career)
· Entered the game 15th in The American in scoring with 13.5 points per game
- 2 3PT FGMS
· 23rd game with multiple 3PT FGMs
· 71 3PT FGMs this season, good for 10th on SMU’s single-season list at 19th on SMU’s career chart
· Entered the game 2nd in The American in 3PT FG% at 44.5%
· Entered the game 7th in The American 3PT FGM at 2.0
- 4 Assists
· 31st game this season with 3+ assists
· 174 assists this season, good for 11th at SMU
· Entered the game 3rd in The American in assists per game with 4.9
· Entered the game 4th in The American assist/turnover ratio at 2.0
- 1 Steals
· 52 steals this season, good for 17th at SMU
- 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, 1 rb, 1 stl
- 10 Points
· 18th game in double figures this season (48th career)
- 2 3PT FGMS
· 10th game this season with multiple 3PT FGMs
- AWARDS: Named to American Athletic Conference Honor Roll once (3/10)