SMU falls to Houston in OT (with VIDEO)

[PonyPride]

SMU Postgame Notes – Feb. 2, 2013
Houston 84, SMU 80
Houston (14-7, 3-5 C-USA), SMU (12-11, 2-6 C-USA),
Moody Coliseum (8,000)
Dallas, Texas

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SMU hosts Memphis – Wednesday, Feb. 6 – 7 p.m. – Moody Coliseum (8,000)
Audio: KAAM 770 AM
TV: Time Warner Cable Sports

TEAM NOTES

SMU all-time record vs. Houston – 25-46

Larry Brown is:
- 1665-1203 career record (includes NBA, ABA, USA Basketball and NCAA)
- 189-72 in NCAA
- 12-11 at SMU

Both Ryan Manuel (10) and Nick Russell (5) had 5+ assists
- 1st time since 2/26/11 at Marshall

Mustangs had 11 assists on 13 FGs in 1st half

Mustangs had 4 players score 10+ points for the 10th time this season
- Nick Russell (22), Jalen Jones (21), Ryan Manuel (15), Shawn Williams (13)
- 2nd time this season this foursome has done so

Attendance = 3,886 – season high


INDIVIDUAL NOTES

Cannen Cunningham (#15 – C – 6-10 – So.)
- 9 points, 4 rebounds, 2 blocks, 2 steals

Jalen Jones (#21 – G – 6-7 – So.)
- 21 points
o 8th straight game with 10+ points
o 7th game with 20+ points
o 10+ points in all but three games this season
- 8 rebounds
- 3 assists
- 9th game with at least 15 points and 7 rebounds
- _8-13 FGs – shooting _56.0% (51-91) during C-USA play

Ryan Manuel (#1 – G – 6-4 – So.)
- 15 points
o 13th game with 10+ points
- 10 assists – career high
o SMU season high
- 1st SMU double-double w/ pts+assists since Jeremiah Samarrippas, 1/25/12
- 9-12 FTs – 129 FTMs for the season -3rd all-time at SMU for a sophomore (passed Gene Phillips – 128 in 1968-69)
o 8th game this season with 7+ FTMs

Nick Russell (#12 – G – 6-4 – Jr.)
- 22 points, 5 assists
o 5th game with 20+ points
o 10+ points in 9 straight games
o 10+ points in all but four games this season
- 7 points in first 6:51

Shawn Williams (#2 – F – 6-7 – Jr.)
- 13 points, 5 rebounds
- 4-8 3FGs
- 3PT% last six games = 58.3% (_14-24)
o Dating back to 1/12 vs. Tulane
- Tied the game with a 3FG at the end of regulation to send the game to OT

[Charleston Pony]

we just didn't come out with the same defensive inensity in that 2nd half and basically let Houston back into the game. How about Ryan, though...10 assists and only 1 turnover. Would love to see more of that. That 1st half was the best we've looked offensively all year

[DanFreibergerForHeisman]

LB had the stat in the radio postgame about how we gave up 18 in the first half and something like 15 (I don't remember the exact number) in the first few minutes of the second half. Granted, all of a sudden Houston couldn't miss, but they were getting some good looks.

Nice to see the attendance pushing 4k.

[PonyPride]

Video link fixed ...

[Charleston Pony]

down 2 with 20 seconds to go and the ball in the hands of a senior...unfortunately, that "fear of failure" lead that senior to not want the ball in his hands. I was thinking Cotton might be the guy to take the 3 pt shot to win or lose that game...oh well