MBB at ECU game thread

[PonyPride]

SMU leaders:

Points: Davis (12)
Field goals: Davis (4)
3-point field goals: Hunt, McNeill (1)
Free throws: Davis (4)
Rebounds: Hunt (4)
Offensive rebounds: Hunt (2)
Fouls: Chargois, Jolly, Smith (2)
Assists: Davis (5)
Steals: Douglas, Bandoumel (1)
Turnovers: Jolly (3)
Blocked shots: Jasey (2)

[PonyPride]

Nice job by Jasey, who jumped to catch a high feed from Davis, realized he was double-teamed and sent it out to Bandoumel ... but not before drawing Baruti's third foul

SMU 34, ECU 29

[PonyPride]

Chargois gets the ball in the low post, head-fakes Gardner in the air and scores ... and hits the free throw after Gardner gets third foul.

SMU 37-29

[PonyPride]

Gardner draws Hunt's second foul, hits 2 FTs

SMU leads, 37-31

[Charleston Pony]

ECU hanging in because they are really banging the offensive boards. They already have 11 vs our 8 but fortunately ECU shooting only 25% and 0-9 from three

[Charleston Pony]

Poor 3 point shooting from our guys as well hitting only 2-15 so far. McNeill and Hunt are the only guys to hit a trey going a combined 2-4 with the rest of the team 0-11

[PonyPride]

Mustangs with 3 offensive rebounds on one possession — eventually Chargois goes to the line, hits 1 of 2 ... SMU leads, 38-31

ECU with 3 players who have logged 20 or more minutes.

Davis (22) is the only SMU player with more than 18.

[PonyPride]

ECU hanging in because they are really banging the offensive boards. They already have 11 vs our 8 but fortunately ECU shooting only 25% and 0-9 from three

ECU has 12 offensive rebounds — SMU has 9

[PonyPride]

Davis hacked (barely) while hitting a long jumper, FT makes it 41-33

[PonyPride]

Bandoumel's first foul gives Suggs 2 free throws

41-35, SMU

[PonyPride]

Pirates still haven't hit a 3 (0-10)

[PonyPride]

McNeill's second 3, followed by Gardner's 2 makes it 44-37 SMU
12:46 remaining in second half

[smitty329]

As they bring Lunardi on the broadcast to discuss what SMU has to do to make the tournament, we begin playing like a bad YMCA youth team.

[Charleston Pony]

Somebody needs to step up and provide some offense to help Davis. Maybe time for McNeill to get hot

[PonyPride]

Davis leads both teams with 17 points

No other Mustang has more than McNeill's 6 and Hunt's 5

44-37 with 11:58 left in second half