Numbers and notes: SMU routs ECU in AAC opener
Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2019 12:57 amFrom SMUMustangs.com:
NEXT GAME
At Tulane – Fri. Jan. 4, 2019 - 8 p.m. CT
TV: ESPN2
Radio: KAAM 770 AM // TuneIn App
SMU NOTES
SMU Starting Five (4-1): Jahmal McMurray (0), Jarrey Foster (10), Isiaha Mike (15), Ethan Chargois (25), Jimmy Whitt Jr. (33)
Head Coach Tim Jankovich:
• 222-146 as NCAA head coach
• SMU is 65-25 under Tim Jankovich as head coach
• SMU carries a 45-8 mark at Moody Coliseum.
-Mustangs have not trailed at the half in any of their nine home games this season.
-Mustang had four players in double figures, seventh game this season with 4+ in double figures, 7-0 in such games.
-SMU has won its last five conference openers.
-After trailing by four at the 12:56 mark, the Mustangs closed the half on a 20-11 run. Started second half on 17-1 run, altogether a 37-12 run over 18 minutes spanning both halves
SERIES NOTES
The Mustangs now hold a 15-4 edge in the all-time series with ECU including 10 in a row. SMU is a perfect 8-0 against ECU as members of the American Conference,
OFFENSIVE NOTES
-East Carolina came into the contest with the eighth best three-point defense (26.4%) in the country, the Mustangs hit 7-of-21 from behind the arc
-The first 27 Mustang points came from starters
DEFENSIVE NOTES
-Forced 11 straight Pirate misses including nine to start the second half.
-The Mustangs Defense held the conference leader in field goal percentage (Jayden Gardner, 58.5%) to 5-of-13 shooting night.
-Limited ECU to six second chance points
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SMU INDIVIDUAL NOTES
#0 Jahmal McMurray G. Sr. (20 pts, 4 ast, 1 stl, 1 reb)
-McMurray reached double figures in scoring for the ninth consecutive game, third game with 20+ points
-McMurray accounted for all 10 points scored by either squad in a stretch of 97 seconds spanning both
halves.
#1 Feron Hunt F. Fr. (6 pts, 12 reb, 2 ast)
-New career high in rebounds with 12 boards,
#10 Jarrey Foster, Sr. F (7 pts, 7 reb, 2 ast, 2 blk, 1 stl)
-The Mustangs are 50-3 at Moody Coliseum when Foster has played, 73-17 in all games. His 73 wins as Mustangs are tied for ninth most in program history
-Posted a season-high in rebounds, previous high was six
#25 Ethan Chargois, So. F.(10 pts, 7 reb, 3 stl, 1 ast, 1 blk)
-Tied his career high with three steals, the three steals in the first 13 minutes of the game,
#33 Jimmy Whitt, Jr. G (17 pts, 4 reb, 6 ast, 2 stl)
-hit 7-of-8 from the field and led Mustangs in assists for the ninth time this season
NEXT GAME
At Tulane – Fri. Jan. 4, 2019 - 8 p.m. CT
TV: ESPN2
Radio: KAAM 770 AM // TuneIn App
SMU NOTES
SMU Starting Five (4-1): Jahmal McMurray (0), Jarrey Foster (10), Isiaha Mike (15), Ethan Chargois (25), Jimmy Whitt Jr. (33)
Head Coach Tim Jankovich:
• 222-146 as NCAA head coach
• SMU is 65-25 under Tim Jankovich as head coach
• SMU carries a 45-8 mark at Moody Coliseum.
-Mustangs have not trailed at the half in any of their nine home games this season.
-Mustang had four players in double figures, seventh game this season with 4+ in double figures, 7-0 in such games.
-SMU has won its last five conference openers.
-After trailing by four at the 12:56 mark, the Mustangs closed the half on a 20-11 run. Started second half on 17-1 run, altogether a 37-12 run over 18 minutes spanning both halves
SERIES NOTES
The Mustangs now hold a 15-4 edge in the all-time series with ECU including 10 in a row. SMU is a perfect 8-0 against ECU as members of the American Conference,
OFFENSIVE NOTES
-East Carolina came into the contest with the eighth best three-point defense (26.4%) in the country, the Mustangs hit 7-of-21 from behind the arc
-The first 27 Mustang points came from starters
DEFENSIVE NOTES
-Forced 11 straight Pirate misses including nine to start the second half.
-The Mustangs Defense held the conference leader in field goal percentage (Jayden Gardner, 58.5%) to 5-of-13 shooting night.
-Limited ECU to six second chance points
,
SMU INDIVIDUAL NOTES
#0 Jahmal McMurray G. Sr. (20 pts, 4 ast, 1 stl, 1 reb)
-McMurray reached double figures in scoring for the ninth consecutive game, third game with 20+ points
-McMurray accounted for all 10 points scored by either squad in a stretch of 97 seconds spanning both
halves.
#1 Feron Hunt F. Fr. (6 pts, 12 reb, 2 ast)
-New career high in rebounds with 12 boards,
#10 Jarrey Foster, Sr. F (7 pts, 7 reb, 2 ast, 2 blk, 1 stl)
-The Mustangs are 50-3 at Moody Coliseum when Foster has played, 73-17 in all games. His 73 wins as Mustangs are tied for ninth most in program history
-Posted a season-high in rebounds, previous high was six
#25 Ethan Chargois, So. F.(10 pts, 7 reb, 3 stl, 1 ast, 1 blk)
-Tied his career high with three steals, the three steals in the first 13 minutes of the game,
#33 Jimmy Whitt, Jr. G (17 pts, 4 reb, 6 ast, 2 stl)
-hit 7-of-8 from the field and led Mustangs in assists for the ninth time this season