[22/22] SMU 67, [RV/-] Tulsa 62
SMU (24-6, 15-3 American), Tulsa (21-9, 14-4 American)
Moody Coliseum
Dallas, Texas
SMU Wins The American Athletic Conference:
SMU wins its 15th regular season conference championship in program history – First since 1993 (Southwest Conference)
SMU will be the No. 1 seed at The American Championship – Face No. 8 or No. 9 seed on Friday at 12 p.m. ET/11 a.m. CT
Larry Brown wins his second regular season conference championship – First since 1985-86 in the Big Eight with Kansas (advanced to Final Four)
SMU Notes:
SMU set a home season attendance record at 124,986 – Previous record was 107,412 in 2013-14
· Set record for highest home game average at 6,944 – Previous record was 6,665 in 1961-62
SMU is 24-6 overall – Fifth most wins in a season in program history
· Won 22 of the last 25 games
SMU is 15-3 in the American Athletic Conference – Most conference wins in a season in program history
· 8-1 in conference home games
SMU is 16-2 at home – Second most home wins in a season (Record is 18 in 2013-14)
· 28-3 at the renovated Moody Coliseum (12-1 in 2013-14)
Starting Five: Nic Moore, Ryan Manuel, Sterling Brown, Cannen Cunningham and Yanick Moreira
· 5th different starting lineup used this year
Head Coach Larry Brown
· 1720-1225 all-time (40th season: includes NBA, ABA, USA Basketball and NCAA)
· 243-94 in NCAA (10th season)
o 242-93 in NCAA home games
· 66-33 at SMU (3rd season)
o 41-10 in SMU home games
Series Notes:
SMU is 16-30 all-time against Tulsa – SMU won first game this season, 68-57, in Tulsa (Feb. 7)
· 7-18 at home
· 2-0 in AAC games
Offensive Notes:
There were 12 lead changes in the game, 3 ties.
SMU had a FG% Margin of 8.4 (FG% Margin = FG% - FG% Defense)
· Entered with FG% Margin of 10.3 (48.6 - 38.3 = 10.
(7th in NCAA, 1st in AAC)SMU was 2-10 on 3-pointers (20.0%)
· Entered with 3FG% of 36.8 (1st in AAC)
SMU was 19-23 on FT (82.6 FT%)
· Entered with FT% of 70.1 (1st in AAC)
SMU had 13 assists on 23 field goals
· Entered with 15.8 apg (16th in NCAA, 1st in AAC)
SMU had 3 players score 10+ points
· #5 Markus Kennedy 16 pts
· #11 Nic Moore 14 pts
· #15 Cannen Cunningham 12 pts
SMU held the lead at halftime (29-28) for the 24th time (22-2 in those games)
· 55-12 under Larry Brown when leading at half
SMU held the lead with 5 minutes left (53-48) for the 22nd time (22-0 in those games)
· 61-2 under Larry Brown when leading with 5 minutes left
SMU had more points in the paint (28-16) for the 27th time (22-5 in those games)
· 58-23 under Larry Brown when outscoring opponent in the paint
SMU had more bench points (20-4) for the 19th time (18-1 those games)
· 46-8 under Larry Brown when scoring more bench points
Defensive Notes:
SMU held opponent under 70 points for the 24th time (22-2 in those games)
· 61-14 under Larry Brown when holding opponent under 70 points
SMU held opponent at or below 40% shooting (35.0%, 21-60 FG) for the 18th time (17-1 in those games)
· Entered with 38.3 FG% defense (15th in NCAA, 1st in AAC)
SMU outrebounded opponent (40-30) for the 25th time (22-3 in those games)
· Rebound margin of +10
o Entered with rebound margin of 6.4 (20th in NCAA, 1st in AAC)
· 56-15 under Larry Brown when outrebounding opponent
SMU scored 11 points on 13 Tulsa turnovers
SMU Individual Notes:
#15 Cannen Cunningham (C, Sr.): 12 points (4-8 FG, 4-4 FT), 12 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals, 1 block
· 4th career double-double, 2nd this season
· 10+ points in 7 games
· 8+ rebounds in 3 games
#5 Markus Kennedy (F, Jr.): 16 points (6-8 FG, 4-6 FT), 7 rebounds, 3 blocks, 2 steals, 1 assist
· 10+ points in 10 games
· 2+ blocks in 7 games
#3 Sterling Brown (G, So.): 8 points (3-8 FG), 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal
· 8+ rebounds in 5 games
#11 Nic Moore (G, Jr.): 14 points (3-11 FG, 7-7 FT), 5 rebounds, 3 assists
· 10+ points in 23 games (7 straight)
#1 Ryan Manuel (G, Sr.): 9 points (3-5 FG, 3-3 FT), 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 block, 1 steal
Next:
The American Athletic Conference Championship - Quarterfinal
SMU will face the No. 8 or No. 9 seed – Friday, March 13 – 12 p.m. ET/ 11 a.m. CT – Hartford, Connecticut – XL Center
TV: ESPN2 (Dave O’Brien, Doris Burke)
Radio: KAAM 770 AM (Rich Phillips, Allen Stone)
