GAME THREAD for men's basketball vs. Tarleton State

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Tipoff at 7:30 at Moody Coliseum

[Charleston Pony]

Hopefully we will have a lot of out of state Mustang fans tune in tonight to see what kind of team Enfield has brought in for 2024-25

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Because of a leak in the roof at Moody Coliseum, the women's game (final score: SMU 77, North Carolina A&T 64) was played in the Crum practice center.

The situation has been resolved, and the SMU and Tarleton State men's teams are warming up in Moody.

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Tarleton State went 25-10 last year.

Like many teams, the Texans have undergone a complete overhaul of the roster since last year: their top returning scorer is 6-7 sophomore Bubu Benjamin ... who was the No. 10 scorer on the TSU roster last year, averaging 2.8 points per game.

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Two SMU freshmen, 6-11 forward Mitchell Holmes and 7-2 center Samet Yiğitoğlu, are not in uniform while their teammates warm up. Head coach Andy Enfield said SMU is still working to get Yiğitoğlu's eligibility squared away.

[Charleston Pony]

Why no Holmes?

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Tarleton State starters
G 4 Jordan Mizell
G 11 Bubu Benjamin
G 21 Nick Krass
F 3 Ronnie Harrison
F 23 Chris Mpaka

SMU starters
G 0 B.J. Edwards
G 2 Boopie Miller
G 8 Kario Oquendo
F 21 Yohan Traore
F 33 Matt Cross

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This is new: flames shooting up from the frame supporting the basket with the introduction of each SMU player.

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Krass cans a 3 after an offensive rebound to put TSU up, 3-0

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First substitution — 69 seconds into the Enfield Era — as Keon Ambrose-Hylton checks in for Cross.

Mizell floater makes it 5-0.

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Yohan Traore — all 6-11, 235 of him — gets SMU on the board with a long 3.

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Traore ties it with a layup — starting a couple of steps behind the foul line

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Boopie Miller finds B.J. Edwards in the corner for a 3 that gives SMU up, 8-5

8 unanswered points for SMU

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10-0 run after Boopie Miller turns a steal into a layup

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Ponies have hit 5 straight, including a pair of 3s — lead 12-8