GAME THREAD: MBB at Wichita State at 3 PM on ESPN

[Charleston Pony]

Good 1st half for our guys, especially on the road in what has traditionally been a tough place to play. Looks like WSU crowd is a little down from their norm but they are struggling this year as well. Williamson, Phelps and Odigie can fill up a stat sheet and all three already in double figures

[PonyPride]

SMU leaders

Points: Odigie (12)
Field goals: Odigie (6)
3-point field goals: Phelps (2)
Free throws: Phelps (2)
Rebounds: Nutall (4)
Offensive rebounds: Nutall, Williamson (2)
Assists: Smith, Phelps, Nutall, Williamson (2)
Fouls: Lanier (2)
Turnovers: Smith, Phelps (2)
Blocked shots: Ambrose-Hylton (1)
Steals: Phelps (3)

[PonyPride]

WSU's Craig Porter nails a 3 over Emory Lanier to end the first half

39-39

Changed to a long 2 for Porter

SMU 39, WSU 38

[Charleston Pony]

Surprised to see SMU with 11 assists vs only 5 turnovers in that 1st half and WSU already with 10 turnovers. Our guys played a little out of control at times trying to force thihgs offensively. Phelps with 3 steals in that 1st half to offset his 2 turnovers. He's a really talented guy and if he learns to play under control, he could really be a special player the next 2 years. Nutall leading SMU with 4 rebounds is a little bit of a surprise as well

[Charleston Pony]

Nutall 1-5 from three. When he's on from long range, this SMU team can be really tough but more often than not he's really struggled from three. We are not a very good 3 point shooting team and shot below our 31% season average (27%) in that 1st half.

[PonyPride]

Nutall with a 2, Smith with a 3

SMU 45, WSU 42

[PonyPride]

Nutall picked clean, scraps to get it back and draws a foul ... and gets up a little gimpy.
Staying in the game

[PonyPride]

Emory Lanier gets his third foul ... and seconds later, his fourth

[PonyPride]

Todorovic goes baseline for a reverse
Ponies lead, 49-44

[Charleston Pony]

Phelps is always looking for steals and gets way out of position defensively at times but WSU is missing open looks and bailing him out. Guys are hanging tough today. Hopefully they can build a big enough lead to be FT proof...or they can shoot FTs at a higher percentage today. So far so good with 3 of 4 made

[PonyPride]

Walton cans a 3, and we're tied 51-51

[PonyPride]

WSU on a 7-0 run, leads 53-51

[PonyPride]

Ponies have missed 4 straight shots and 6 of 7

[PonyPride]

Phelps jumper ends 11-0 WSU run

Then Phelps with a steal and dunk

57-57

[HorsePower]

ESPN graphics look like they were done on a Mac II in 1988.