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SMU Postgame Notes – December 1, 2021
SMU 83, UNLV 64
SMU (6-3), UNLV (4-4)
Moody Coliseum – Dallas, Texas

NEXT GAME

Vanderbilt – Saturday, December 4 – 5pm – Moody Coliseum – Dallas, Texas
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NOTES

Starters: #2 Jalen Smith, #3 Kendric Davis, #5 Emmanuel Bandoumel, #10 Zach Nutall, #22 Isiah Jasey
First time with this starting lineup

SMU is 6-3 on the season
SMU is 57-15 in regular-season non-conference games under Tim Jankovich
SMU is 47-4 in regular-season non-conference games at Moody Coliseum under Jankovich
SMU is 6-0 at Moody Coliseum this season and has won 27 of the last 31 home games

SMU outrebounded UNLV 35-28
SMU has outrebounded 6 of 9 opponents this season,
5-1 this season and 81-19 under Jankovich

SMU had a season-high 23 assists on 30 field goals

SMU shot 60.0% and held UNLV to 38.7%
Season high for FG% (was 52.2% vs Northwestern State)
SMU is 2-0 this season and 52-3 under Jankovich when shooting at least 50%
SMU is 5-1 this season and 96-10 under Jankovich when outshooting opponents
SMU is 5-1 this season and 66-9 under Jankovich when holding opponents under 40%

Had 4 score in double figures
Emmanuel Bandoumel, Tristan Clark, Kendric Davis, Michael Weathers
SMU is 3-1 this season and 71-15 under Jankovich when at least 4 score 10+


ADDITIONAL INDIVIDUAL NOTES

Emmanuel Bandoumel (#5, Sr., G)
Had 13 points, 5th double-figure game this season
Season-high 4 assists

Tristan Clark (#25, F, Sr.)
Had 10 points, his second 10+ game of the season

Kendric Davis (#3, Sr., G) - Preseason All-AAC First Team, Naismith Trophy Watch List, Wooden Award Watch List, Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year Watch List, Lute Olson National Player of the Year Award Watch List
18 points, 4 rebounds and 8 assists
Has scored 17+ in 8 of 9 games this season (Entered game averaging 20.5 points, 3rd AAC/21st NCAA)
Has 5 or more assists in 6 of 9 games this (entered game leading AAC at 5.4 per game, 28th NCAA)
6-6 on FTs, now 57-64 on the season (entered game shooting 87.9%, 3rd AAC)

Zach Nutall (#10, G, Sr.)
6 points, 3 assists and 4 rebouds
5th game this season with at least 3 assists (entered game 15th in AAC at 2.3 per game)

Jalen Smith (#2, Fr., G)
First career start
Had 9 points, all in the first half (3-4 on three-pointers)

Marcus Weathers (#50, F, Sr.)
9 points (entered game averaging 11.6, 18th AAC)
3 rebounds (entered game averaging 7.1 rebounds, 5th AAC)

Michael Weathers (#23, G, Sr.)
Season highs of 14 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists

CAREER RECORDS

SMU Career Assists
1 828 Butch Moore, 1982-86
2 508 Nic Moore, 2013-16
3 491 Gerald Lewis, 1989-93
4 469 Jeryl Sasser, 1997-01
5 468 Billy Allen, 1978-80
6 460 Carl Wright, 1982-85
7 419 Roderick Hampton, 1987-91
8 403 Kato Armstrong, 1985-89
9 396 Bryan Hopkins, 2002-06
10 387 Troy Matthews, 1993-97
11 371 Jon Killen, 2004-08
12 363 Zachary Thiel, 1971-74
13 354 Kendric Davis, 2019-

The assist list makes you realize how incredible Butch Moore was on the Hilltop. Wow.

SMU Career Assists

1 828 Butch Moore, 1982-86
2 508 Nic Moore, 2013-16
3 491 Gerald Lewis, 1989-93
4 469 Jeryl Sasser, 1997-01
5 468 Billy Allen, 1978-80
6 460 Carl Wright, 1982-85
7 419 Roderick Hampton, 1987-91
8 403 Kato Armstrong, 1985-89
9 396 Bryan Hopkins, 2002-06
10 387 Troy Matthews, 1993-97

SmooBoy wrote:The assist list makes you realize how incredible Butch Moore was on the Hilltop. Wow.

Butch Moore was amazing. Good times!

I would have thought Kendric Davis and his breathtaking assist to turnover ratio would be higher on the list by now, but he should move up pretty quickly through the season.

SmooBoy wrote:The assist list makes you realize how incredible Butch Moore was on the Hilltop. Wow.

SMU Career Assists

1 828 Butch Moore, 1982-86
2 508 Nic Moore, 2013-16
3 491 Gerald Lewis, 1989-93
4 469 Jeryl Sasser, 1997-01
5 468 Billy Allen, 1978-80
6 460 Carl Wright, 1982-85
7 419 Roderick Hampton, 1987-91
8 403 Kato Armstrong, 1985-89
9 396 Bryan Hopkins, 2002-06
10 387 Troy Matthews, 1993-97

Butch played 4 years at SMU and had a terrific team so he didn't need to carry the scoring load like K.D. has. Nic Moore was even more impressive to have the assists he did in just 3 seasons and having been a guy who scored pretty consistently as well. Really surprised to see Carl Wright so high on that list