GAME THREAD for MBB vs. LSU

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Edwards with underhand alley-oop to Oquendo, who almost jumps over a defender for a huge one-handed dunk.

47-39 SMU

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Edwards with steal and dunk

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Sears 3 waived off because of LSU offensive foul

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Cross runs through defender for short bucket
Now has double-double with 10 points (first Mustang in double figures), 12 rebounds

Ponies on a 14-0 run, lead 51-38

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Another LSU offensive foul gives the Tigers 6 team fouls (7 to put SMU in the bonus)

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Miller with an alley-oop pass from several feet beyond the 3-point line to Oquendo for dunk

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Mustangs have hit 10 of last 12 FGs ... and one of the misses was a short jumper by Cross, who got the offensive rebound and followed with a put-back.

SMU 57, LSU 49
7:41 to go in second half

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Harris 3 and Miller free throws stretch SMU lead to 63-53

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Second-half field goal shooting:

SMU 65.2% (15/23)
LSU 37.5% (6/16)

63-55
4:54 to go in second half

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LSU's Sears and Collins each have 3 fouls
SMU's Yiğitoğlu has 3 and a technical

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Big Collins dunk prompts Enfield to call timeout
SMU 64, LSU 59
3:35 to go

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Ponies lead by 5 (64-59) despite shooting just 46.2% (6/13) from free throw line

(Season average before today's game: 74.7%)

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Cross now has 14 points and 14 rebounds
65-59

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Daimion Collins picks up his fourth foul
Yiğitoğlu hits 1 of 2 FTs
66-61 SMU

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Enfield has bragged since Day 1 about what a good passer Yiğitoğlu is — just showed it, getting a pass in the low post, drawing two Tiger defenders, and then finding Cross cutting down the baseline for a layup
68-63 SMU