By the numbers: MBB takes down Tulsa

[PonyPride]

SMU Postgame Notes – Feb. 5, 2015
[23/23] SMU 68, Tulsa 57
SMU (19-5, 10-2 American), Tulsa (17-6, 10-1 American)
Donald W. Reynolds Center
Tulsa, Oklahoma

Next Game:
[23/23] SMU at Houston – Thursday, Feb. 12 – 8 p.m. CT – Houston, Texas – Hofheinz Pavillion
Radio: KAAM 770 AM – Sirius 108 – XM 202 (Rich Phillips, Allen Stone)
TV: ESPNU (Jason Benetti, Jim Calhoun)

Series Notes:
SMU is 15-30 all-time against Tulsa
· 8-11 on the road
· 1-0 in AAC games

SMU Notes:
SMU has won 17 of the last 19 games

SMU is 10-2 in the American Athletic Conference – half-game behind Tulsa
· 5-1 in conference road games
o Won 5 straight – First time since 1983-84 season

SMU is 6-3 on the road

Starting Five: Nic Moore, Ryan Manuel, Sterling Brown, Ben Moore and Yanick Moreira
· Same starters for 6 straight games
· 4th different starting lineup used this year

Head Coach Larry Brown
· 1715-1224 all-time (40th season: includes NBA, ABA, USA Basketball and NCAA)
· 238-93 in NCAA (10th season)
o 59-49 in NCAA road games
· 61-32 at SMU (3rd season)
o 18-16 in SMU road games

Offensive Notes:
SMU went on a 15-0 run in the second half to take a 58-43 lead (11:59 to 4:36, 7:23 of game time)

SMU had a FG% Margin of 19.8 (FG% Margin = FG% - FG% Defense)
· Entered with FG% Margin of 10.5 (48.6 - 38.1 = 10.5) (1st in AAC)

SMU was 3-10 on 3-pointers (30.0%)
· Entered with 3FG% of 36.0 (2nd in AAC)

SMU was 13-19 on FT (68.4 FT%)
· Entered with FT% of 71.7 (1st in AAC)

SMU had 13 assists on 26 field goals
· Entered with 16.0 apg (1st in AAC)

SMU had 3 player score 10+ points
· #11 Nic Moore 23 pts
· #15 Cannen Cunningham 16 pts
· #2 Yanick Moreira 13 pts

SMU held the lead at halftime (34-28) for the 20th time (18-2 in those games)
· 51-12 under Larry Brown when leading at half

SMU held the lead with 5 minutes left (58-43) for the 17th time (17-0 in those games)
· 56-2 under Larry Brown when leading with 5 minutes left

SMU had more points in the paint (32-14) for the 22nd time (18-4 in those games)
· 54-22 under Larry Brown when outscoring opponent in the paint

SMU had more bench points (18-9) for the 15th time (15-0 those games)
· 43-7 under Larry Brown when scoring more bench points

Defensive Notes:
SMU held opponent under 70 points for the 19th time (17-2 in those games)
· 56-14 under Larry Brown when holding opponent under 70 points

SMU held opponent at or below 40% shooting (28.3%, 17-60 FG) for the 16th time (15-1 in those games)
· Entered with 38.1 FG% defense (2nd in AAC)

SMU outrebounded opponent (40-38) for the 21st time (19-2 in those games)
· Rebound margin of +2
o Entered with rebound margin of 7.7 (1st in AAC)
· 53-14 under Larry Brown when outrebounding opponent

SMU scored 24 points on 12 Tulsa turnovers

SMU Individual Notes:
#2 Yanick Moreira (C, Sr.): 13 points (5-7 FG, 3-4 FT), 13 rebounds, 2 blocks, 1 steal
· 5th career double-double – 4th this season
· Ties career-high in rebounds
· 10+ points in 15 games – Entered averaging (11.8 ppg, 15th in AAC)
· 8+ rebounds in 10 games – Entered averaging (6.4 rpg, 8th in AAC)
· 2+ blocks in 8 games– Entered averaging (1.3 bpg, T-9th in AAC)

#11 Nic Moore (G, Jr.): 23 points (7-12 FG, 3-5 3FG, 6-8 FT), 7 assists, 3 rebounds, 2 steals
· 10+ points in 17 games – Entered averaging (14.2 ppg, 6th in AAC)
· 5+ assists in 17 games (8 straight) – Entered averaging (5.4 apg, 1st in AAC)

#15 Cannen Cunningham (C, Sr.): 16 points (8-10 FG), 3 blocks, 2 rebounds, 1 steal
· Season-high in points & blocks
· 10+ points in 5 games (2 straight)

[Stallion]

Wow Moreira with 13 rebounds-I knew he was more physical on the boards tonite-but 13 rebounds is a breakout game for Moreira. Cunningham although he is producing offensively sometimes is pretty passive on the boards (2 rebounds tonite), That's exciting seeing Moreira get 13 rebounds. Makes you wonder how good this team could be if all the bigs put it together. Still room for improvement. Consistency