GAME THREAD for MBB vs. Memphis

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SMU (10-19 overall / 5-11 AAC) and Memphis (22-7 / 12-4) tip off at 8 PM at Moody.

FYI: the Mustang Parking Center (south of Moody) is basically full. I gather there is parking available in Moody Garage.

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Memphis is led in points, steals and assists by a guard named Kendric Davis. He's kind of good.

For a while, he was not out on the floor with his teammates — a reporter from the Daily Memphiian (startup paper) said he shows up late at all home games, too.

Davis has now emerged and is warming up with the team.

[tristatecoog]

Imagine students moved cars to the garage due to hail and severe thunderstorm warning. Hope there’s decent attendance. My company was due to attend a campus event that was canceled due to weather.

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On the Memphis coaching staff: former SMU assistant Shawn Forrest

(Also on the staff: former Mizzou and Tulsa hea) coach Frank Haith=

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National anthem by SMU Belle Tones

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SMU honoring the seniors playing their final home games tonight:

Darius McBride
Franklin Agunanne
Efe Odigie
Zach Nutall

Among those in the stands near the players, applauding and calling out their names: Rhett Lashlee

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Memphis Starting Lineup
G 3 Kendric Davis
G 25 Jayden Hardaway
F 0 Elijah McCadden
F 4 Chandler Lawson
F 12 DeAndre Williams

SMU Starting Lineup
G 1 Zhuric Phelps
G 10 Zach Nutall
G 15 Darius McBride
F 23 Efe Odigie
F 33 Franklin Agunanne

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Imagine students moved cars to the garage due to hail and severe thunderstorm warning. Hope there’s decent attendance. My company was due to attend a campus event that was canceled due to weather.

You're 100 percent right. I tried to tell a couple of students that in order to park there, they have to attend the game.
I'm not sure they bought it.

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Former SMU forward Jahmar Young, who also transferred to Memphis, is here and on the floor, but not in uniform. He doesn't appear on the Tigers' season stat sheet.

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Jefferson Koulibaly again is not in uniform.

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Davis opens the scoring with a 3 for Memphis.
Nutall answers for SMU.
Jaylen Hardaway hits one of his own.
Nutall cans another.

6-6

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Rob Lanier started all of the seniors.
Agunanne and McBride replaced by Williamson and Smith at the first whistle.

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Some SMU fans yelling "traitor" at Kendric Davis — who glares back at them

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Nice start for Nutall, who has two 3s and two FTs

Nutall 8, Memphis 7

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Phelps feeds Williamson for a dunk

Williams answers for Memphis

10-9, SMU