GAME THREAD: MBB vs. Pittsburgh

[Charleston Pony]

Keep up this defensive intensity. SMU with 5 steals and holding Pitt to 35% shooting

[PonyPride]

Boopie Miller is at it again: takes the outlet pass from Yiğitoğlu, starts upcourt and then hits the brakes — baiting Corhen to run him over and pick up his third foul.

SMU doubling up Pitt: 32-16

[PonyPride]

Panthers have 1 field goal in the last 6:58

SMU 34, Pitt 16

[PonyPride]

Pitt has missed 12 of last 13 shots

Ponies on 9-2 run

[PonyPride]

Cross crashes out of bounds while saving ball, finds Edwards who feeds Ambrose-Hylton for alley-oop dunk

Boopie Miller has a game-high 9 points

SMU 36, Pitt 18
3:43 left in first half

[PonyPride]

Chuck Harris nails SMU's sixth 3-pointer
Ponies lead, 43-25

[PonyPride]

Guillermo Diaz-Graham the first on either team to reach double digits (10 points)

[PonyPride]

Great play by Pitt's Zack Austin to close the half — blocks Cross's 3, then beats the clock with a floater off the glass

HALFTIME
SMU 43, Pitt 29

[PonyPride]

Scratch that — last-second basket waived off

SMU 43, Pitt 27

[Charleston Pony]

Really good defensive 1st half and balanced scoring tonight. Good start but kind of a sloppy finish to that 1st half.

[PonyPride]

SMU leaders

Points: Miller (9)
Field goals: Ambrose-Hylton, Edwards (3)
3-point field goals: Cross, Miller (2)
Free throws: Miller (3)
Rebounds: Edwards (6)
Offensive rebounds: Edwards, Cross, Ambrose-Hylton (1)
Assists: Yiğitoğlu, Edwards (3)
Fouls: Miller, Colbert (2)
Turnovers: Yiğitoğlu, Harris (2)
Blocked shots: Edwards, Yiğitoğlu (1)
Steals: Edwards, Harris (2)
Minutes: Harris (18)
Plus/minus: Miller, Harris, Yiğitoğlu (+14)

[Dukie]

Our student section is just bonkers - very Duke like!

They are good tonight. There is a lobster! Need 5x their number but otherwise yes.

[PonyPride]

Yiğitoğlu: powers through a defender to become first Mustangs double figures (10 points, 6 boards)

[PonyPride]

Cross hits a pair of FTs to reach 10 points

SMU leads 51-30

[PonyPride]

Ponies leading, 12-7 in second half — holding Pitt to 22.2% (2/9) FG shooting since intermission

55-34, SMU