SMU Upends Rice in OT, 76-66 (with video interviews)

by **PonyPride** » Thu Feb 24, 2011 12:54 am

From SMUMustangs.com:

SMU Upends Rice in Overtime, 76-66; Mustangs One Game Out Of First
SMU scores school-record 19 points in overtime, Jeremiah Samarrippas lifts team with eight points in extra period

Feb. 23, 2011

DALLAS (AP) - Jeremiah Samarrippas scored eight points in overtime, including the go-ahead 3-pointer, to boost SMU over Rice 76-66 on Wednesday night.

Samarrippas finished with 10 points as the Mustangs (17-10, 8-5 Conference USA) won the seventh in their last nine games.

Robert Nyakundi scored a game-high 26 points for SMU while Papa Dia added 20 and Mike Walker 10.

The Mustangs were ahead by 11 points with 2:15 left in regulation when the Owls (12-15, 4-9) began to rally.

Rice went on an 18-7 splurge with Lucas Kuipers hitting two 3-pointers and Cory Pflieger and Connor Frizzelle making one apiece.

Arsalan Kazemi capped the rally and sent the game to overtime on a pair of free throws with two seconds left.

It wasn't enough. SMU went on to carry overtime 19-9.

Tamir Jackson led Rice with 22 points while Kuipers scored 16 and Frizzelle 15.

at SMU 76, Rice 66
SMU Mustangs (17-10, 8-5), Rice Owls (12-15, 4-9)
February 23, 2011
Moody Coliseum
Dallas, Texas

NEXT GAME: SMU plays at Marshall on February 26 at 6 p.m. at Moody Coliseum.

TEAM NOTES
- Tied for the most wins in a season, since 2002-03 (17-13)
- Most league wins (8) since joining Conference USA in 2005-06
- Most home league wins (5) since joining C-USA
- C-USA Standings: SMU T-4th (with UTEP, Tulsa) and one game out of first (Southern Miss, Memphis and UAB T-1st at 9-4)|
- SMU has won 7 of its past 9 games and 4 of the past 5 at home
- Tied for most home wins since 1999-00 (13-2); Tied for second most home wins in a season (1984-85 - 15-1)
- SMU is 9-1 when scoring 70+ points
- SMU hit 6 3FG, extending a new school record for team 3FG made (226) in a season
- (Record was 215 in 2006-07)
- Made 32 of 38 FT; season highs in both makes and attempts
- Second overtime game this season for SMU
- Most points (19) ever in an overtime for SMU
- 6th time Papa Dia and Robert Nyakundi have each scored 20+ points in the same game this season
- SMU is 5-1 in those games

INDIVIDUAL NOTES
Papa Dia
- Had his 12th double-double of the season and 25th of his career
- Scored 20 pts
- Is 17th all-time at SMU in career points (1295)
- Reached double-digits for the 25th time this season
- Had 20+ points for 13th time this season
- Grabbed 13 rebounds
- Is 6th all-time at SMU in career rebounds (818)
- Had 21st game with 8+ rebounds, and 13th game with 10+ rebounds
- Has grabbed 8+ rebounds in 16 of the past 18 games
- Tied season high with 6 offensive rebounds
- Had 2 blocked shots
- Has 59 blocks this season, T-8th all-time at SMU for a single season
- Is now T-9th at SMU in career games played (116)

Collin Mangrum
- Scored 7 points
- Tied career high with 5 assists
- Added 5 rebounds and 1 steal

Robert Nyakundi
- Scored 26 points
- Reached double-digits for the 22nd time this season
- Had 20+ points 2nd consecutive game and 10th game this season
- Was 7-9 on FG
- Was 4-6 on 3FG, now shooting .483 (83/172) on the season
- Has made 83 3FG this season, T-2nd most at SMU for a single-season
- Is 5th all-time at SMU in 3FG made (169)
- Was 8-9 on FT, now shooting .892 (66/74) on the season
- Grabbed 5 rebounds

Jeremiah Samarrippas
- Scored 10 points
- Added 3 steals and 3 rebounds

Mike Walker
- Scored 10 points
- Added 3 assists and 2 rebounds
- Is now T-14th at SMU in career games played (112)

by **shadowman** » Thu Feb 24, 2011 1:02 am

Good Stuff!

Fun reading all those stats.

by **PonyPride** » Thu Feb 24, 2011 1:29 am

by **One Trick Pony** » Thu Feb 24, 2011 9:17 am

NEXT GAME: SMU plays at Marshall on February 26 at 6 p.m. at Moody

by **RGV Pony** » Thu Feb 24, 2011 9:28 am

As proposed in the Doh interview:

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by **RGV Pony** » Thu Feb 24, 2011 9:35 am

love how opponents seem annoyed at JFrog, and as Doh says hopefully he becomes as hated around CUSA as Hurley was in the ACC..extrapolate that to Wojo and Paulus..

I think it might be too much to handle though for Doh if JFrog pulls this on D:

by **Monkeystang** » Thu Feb 24, 2011 2:58 pm

JFROG is awesome. The slide and steal at the end of OT last night was incredible.

by **Monkeystang** » Thu Feb 24, 2011 2:59 pm

at one point during the play of the game, Doh literally had his hand in the face of one of the Rice players. The rice player kind of looked back at Doh like, what the hell are you doing man. It was hysterical.

by **2ndandlong** » Thu Feb 24, 2011 4:18 pm

I was shocked he didn't get Teed up for that. It was pretty blatant.

by **indianmustang** » Fri Feb 25, 2011 10:01 am

good win

by **Monkeystang** » Fri Feb 25, 2011 11:53 am

Great win and we really need to beat Marshall tomorrow.