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Bandoumel with his fourth 3

35-27

Derian Jackson gets his second foul, tackling Marcus Weathers while battling for a rebound

Gaston-Chapman's second foul is Tulsa's seventh, puts SMU in the bonus for the final 1:46

Bandoumel hits 2

SMU 36
Tulsa 27

Davis is struggling — forces two shots to make him 0 for 10 in first half — but when Marcus Weathers sinks follow-up and gets fouled, Davis was as animated as anyone.

38-27

Which is the bigger deal?

SMU has zero points from the AAC's Player of the Year and leads by 11

or

Tulsa has held AAC's Player of the Year scoreless and still trails by 11

????


That has to be seriously deflating for Golden Hurricane

Nice to see the rest of the team pick up the slack to carry KD through his struggles this half.

Beautiful passing sequence to close the half with an 11 point lead.

Michael Weather beats buzzer with floater in the lane

HALFTIME: SMU 40, Tulsa 29

KD not feeling it but despite going 0-10 did not really force a lot of shots. Guys shared the ball well and played tough D in that 1st half. Good start but need a strong 20 minutes to finish this one

SMU leaders

Points: Bandoumel (16)
FGs: Bandoumel (5)
3FGs: Bandoumel (4)
FTs: Michael Weathers (3)
Rebounds: Marcus Weathers (5)
Offensive rebounds: Davis, Agunanne, Clark, Marcus Weathers (1)
Assists: Davis (4)
Fouls: Marcus Weathers (2)
Turnovers: Nutall (1)
Blocked shots: Michael Weathers (3)
Steals: Agunanne, Nutall, Davis (1)

Excluding KD, our guys are 6-11 from three thanks to Bandoumel's 4-6 1st half

SMU has committed just 1 turnover

SMU has just 1 bench point

mustangxc wrote:Beautiful passing sequence to close the half with an 11 point lead.

Wonderful patience and poise.

Charleston Pony wrote:Excluding KD, our guys are 6-11 from three thanks to Bandoumel's 4-6 1st half

Bandoumel has been incredible tonight.

You have to think Davis will break out of his slump at some point, and if he does and Bandoumel stays at this level, it could get lopsided.

Also: Davis has had days when he didn't score a lot in one half or the other, and in the post-game press conference, Jankovich has talked about how many other ways in which Davis competes. Tonight, he has 4 assists, 3 rebounds and a steal ... and most importantly, 0 turnovers. Every player has games in which the shots don't fall, but KD is still making sure he contributes.

Tulsa's Idowu whistled for his second