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The 8 points at half are NOT the MBB record

PostPosted: Thu Nov 16, 2017 10:09 am
by SmooBoy
Rice vs. South Florida: November 30, 1997

USF and Rice played a first half to forget at the San Juan Shootout in November 1997. The Bulls and Owls scored eight points — combined (!) — in the opening 20 minutes of play, which represents the NCAA (post-1986) record for fewest points in a half between two teams. USF led 6-2 at the break, but both teams got the lids off of their baskets in the second half: The Bulls prevailed 49-46.

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PostPosted: Thu Nov 16, 2017 10:21 am
by Terry Webster
Wasn't there an smu game under Robodoh where we scored like 25 points or something?

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PostPosted: Thu Nov 16, 2017 12:29 pm
by DanFreibergerForHeisman
Terry Webster wrote:Wasn't there an smu game under Robodoh where we scored like 25 points or something?

Wow good times...

We lost 47-28 to UAB in February 2012.

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PostPosted: Thu Nov 16, 2017 12:30 pm
by Stallion
how many minutes did they go scoreless-it seemed like for 12-14 minutes they were stuck on 6 points. I would think that is an SMU record if that's even kept

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PostPosted: Thu Nov 16, 2017 12:49 pm
by mrydel
They went 17 without a FG

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PostPosted: Thu Nov 16, 2017 1:42 pm
by PonyFan32
Does anyone know what the SMU MBB record is for points allowed in a half? I saw it alluded to on Twitter last night that this might have been the record for fewest points allowed in a half.

The 8 points at half are NOT the MBB record

PostPosted: Thu Nov 16, 2017 1:52 pm
by mrydel
Well it is at least in the top 8

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PostPosted: Thu Nov 16, 2017 3:11 pm
by PonySnob
DanFreibergerForHeisman wrote:
Terry Webster wrote:Wasn't there an smu game under Robodoh where we scored like 25 points or something?

Wow good times...

We lost 47-28 to UAB in February 2012.


Brutal night in Dallas. The game seemed to last forever. We had 12 points at the half and for the game shot 17.4% (8-46) and 10.3 from 3 (3-29).

To remind everybody how bad things were back then, we were ranked 240th in the country in 3 point shooting but yet we were ranked the second highest 3 point shooting team in the country at over 46% of our shots were from beyond the arc. As the one article mentioned, as a team, we only had 7 turnovers that night!

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PostPosted: Thu Nov 16, 2017 4:39 pm
by PonyPlayer4
The 8 points in the 1st half was an AAC record.

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PostPosted: Thu Nov 16, 2017 5:16 pm
by Stallion
since the AAC only has a Modern Era I'm not surprised-I thinking back in the days of set shots, knee pads and Perkins Natatorium serving as a Basketball Arena Days like when mrydel was a Freshman. Some of those games finished in the Teens

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PostPosted: Thu Nov 16, 2017 5:24 pm
by ShantyStang1839
DanFreibergerForHeisman wrote:
Terry Webster wrote:Wasn't there an smu game under Robodoh where we scored like 25 points or something?

Wow good times...

We lost 47-28 to UAB in February 2012.

Ponies had 11 points at half in that one.

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PostPosted: Thu Nov 16, 2017 5:38 pm
by mrydel
Stallion wrote:since the AAC only has a Modern Era I'm not surprised-I thinking back in the days of set shots, knee pads and Perkins Natatorium serving as a Basketball Arena Days like when mrydel was a Freshman. Some of those games finished in the Teens

But numbers only went up to 10 in those days.

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PostPosted: Fri Nov 17, 2017 9:21 am
by No Quarter
Glad the "modern era" has been mentioned. Specifically the shot clock made a difference: no stall including the four corners. Back in the fifties one night we beat the stalling Frogs in FW something like 26 - 22. I'm sure there were more than eight points at the half though.

Contrary to what those who want a lot of scoring say that was not a boring game.

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PostPosted: Fri Nov 17, 2017 11:22 am
by Arkpony
I remember that game. Opposing players just sat on the court and rolled the ball back and forth with SMU players (who were so much better!) standing around watching them.

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PostPosted: Fri Nov 17, 2017 2:54 pm
by No Quarter
Not surprised to learn you were there. Lots of yelling where I was sitting.