GAME THREAD for MBB vs. LSU

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SMU Mustangs (8-2) vs.
LSU Tigers (8-1)
3 PM tip at Comerica Center in Frisco

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LSU starters
G 1 Jordan Sears
G 4 Dji Bailey
G 5 Cam Carter — averaging 17.3 points per game
F 10 Daimion Collins
F 11 Corey Chest

SMU starters
G 0 B.J. Edwards
G 2 BoopieMiller
F 21 Yohan Traore
F 33 Matt Cross
C 24 Samet Yiğitoğlu

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Very weird to see a car suspended over the court. Some kind of promotion.

At least it's up in the rafters — few years ago (and maybe still), the Texas Legends suspended a pickup truck over the court, low enough that it looked like a long pass up the court might hit it.

Isaac Pearson is the only one who could hit the car today.

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Daimio Collins jumper gives LSU 2-0 lead

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Ponies have missed first five field goals

4-0 LSU

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3:20 into the game, Yiğitoğlu ends the SMU scoring drought with a free throw

4-1, LSU

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Oh good.
Comerica Center is one of those arenas with microphones in the rims...

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Miller feeds Yiğitoğlu with an alley-oop for a dunk, then grabs a steal for an easy layup to tie it at 5-5

15:29 to go in first half

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Yiğitoğlu gives Mustangs their first lead

Traore (2) and Edwards (3) stretch SMU scoring run to 11-1

Ponies lead, 12-5

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Corey Chest drives the lane uncontested for a dunk, putting LSU back in the lead, 13-12

12:06 to go in first half

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With 13:59 remaining in the half, SMU led, 12-5

LSU has outscored SMU in the 1:53 since, 8-0

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Streaky shooting by the Ponies:
Missed 5 straight
Made 5 straight
Missed last 1

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Cross rebounds Oquendo miss, gets fouled trying for put-back

Hits 1 of 2, ties the game 13-13

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LSU guard Curtis Givens is listed at 6-3. The look on his face when Yiğitoğlu raced out toward him, deterring a corner 3, was hilarious.

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This game is almost 11 minutes old ... and Matt Cross already has 8 rebounds

LSU leads, 15-13