GAME THREAD: MBB vs. Dayton

[PonyPride]

FINAL

SMU 77, Dayton 69

Mustangs now 8-0 at home

[SmooBoy]

Quality win.

Dayton beat Kansas in Florida. Neutral site games are weird (see Smoo vs #2 Arizona) but still impressive.

This is becoming a likeable group of guys. More talent than just Davis.

[Arkpony]

Good win

[ponyboy]

Dayton's going to have a nice season. Still can't figure out those weird early losses. I guess you mark that down to youth. But they're long and athletic. That press was absolutely killer.

[Charleston Pony]

A good win tonight. Now the toughest part of the non-conference with guys having to take exams and take a long layoff. Going on the road to New Mexico's "Pit" will be a big challenge for this team to keep the momentum they have going

[Charleston Pony]

Dayton's going to have a nice season. Still can't figure out those weird early losses. I guess you mark that down to youth. But they're long and athletic. That press was absolutely killer.

Definitely work to do against pressure!

[Charleston Pony]

Our guys shot better than 50% and had 9 steals and 6 blocks tonight. Phelps and Jalen Smith combine for 18 points on 8-10 FGs

[shadowman]

Good win against a quality opponent.

The team is coming together I think. Jank has figured out the rotation to match this group.

I expect good things going forward.

[Charleston Pony]

No Todorovic again tonight. Not sure if he's hurt or just can't earn minutes.

[ponyboy]

Yeah, I don't know. Was wondering the same thing.

By the way, this win puts Jank at 61 games above .500 at SMU.

[Charleston Pony]

Yeah, I don't know. Was wondering the same thing.

By the way, this win puts Jank at 61 games above .500 at SMU.

He has his detractors, but can't deny he's done a good job bringing this team together. Let's see if they can keep improving as the season goes along

[mustangxc]

Very nice win! Jankovich is infuriating because he is solid enough to keep earning more opportunities but never good enough to take us to the promised land. I hope that changes either way this season, hopefully by getting us back to the NCAA tournament.

[Topper]

Yeah, I don't know. Was wondering the same thing.

By the way, this win puts Jank at 61 games above .500 at SMU.

He has his detractors, but can't deny he's done a good job bringing this team together. Let's see if they can keep improving as the season goes along

Night and day from what I saw earlier in the season. I understand that the team is loaded with unknown quantities and it takes time. But I am happy to see Jank getting a lot of ball movement and unselfishness out of these guys. I missed Phelps in the second half. He was a monster early in the game. Was he missing something defensively that I didn't see?

[Otto]

Good call. Ball movement/passing was outstanding last night.