GAME THREAD: SMU men's basketball vs. Cornell

[PonyPride]

Starting lineups:

Cornell
10 Matt Morgan
11 Terrance McBride
22 Josh Warren
33 Steve Julian
4 Troy Whiteside

SMU
0 Jahmal McMurray
10 Jarrey Foster
15 Isiaha Mike
25 Ethan Chargois
33 Jimmy Whitt Jr.

[Charleston Pony]

let's do this

[PonyPride]

33-on-33 crime: Jimmy Whitt with huge dunk over Cornell's No. 33, Steven Julian (who, at 6-6, is 3 inches taller than Whitt).

4-4

[PonyPride]

Cornell just checked in backup forward Jimmy Boeheim, who ... grew up around the game.

6-6

[PonyPride]

Both teams shooting 50.0 percent from the floor — Cornell is 2/4, SMU is 3/6.

Might want to get more chances for Jimmy Whitt, who is 3/3 so far.

[PonyPride]

Game is just over 8 minutes old, and Cornell already has played 9 players.

SMU leads 16-12

[PonyPride]

Cornell keeping game tight with three-point shots (3/5)

SMU 19
Cornell 15

[PonyPride]

Whitt drives the right side of the lane, hits the brakes and offers a head-fake that got TWO Cornell players up in the air, and spun out of it to hit a short jumper.

SMU 23, Cornell 15 9:13 to go in first half

[Charleston Pony]

Whitt cannot be stopped; now 8-8 and added 2 steals

[mustangxc]

As great as it is to see Whitt playing great I would love to have some more players step up.

[PonyPride]

Whitt finally misses — with 6 minutes to go in first half, he has 16 points on 8/9 shooting.

SMU 29, Cornell 17

[PonyPride]

Unselfish: Jarrey Foster had a good look, but hands off to Jahmar Young for easy lay-in.

SMU 33, Cornell 19
4:02 to go in first half

[PonyPride]

Whitt came into today's game averaging 11.3 points per game.

He has 20 — the rest of the team has 19 — with 1:22 to go in the first half.

39-21

[Charleston Pony]

Mustangs hitting almost 70% FGs so far thanks to Jimmy Whitt who is 9-10

[PonyPride]

Whitt has 22.
The rest of the SMU team has 22.
Cornell has 21.

SMU 44, Cornell 21 — 5.3 seconds to go.