GAME THREAD: MBB vs. ULM

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SMU (4-3) and Louisiana-Monroe (2-3) tip off at 2 at Moody

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ULM comes in with wins over Northwestern State and something called Champion Christian, and losses to LSU, Auburn and LaTech. LSU Beat ULM by 62 points (101-39).

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Warhawks have three players averaging 10 or more points per game:
Guard Trey Boston: 11.2
Guard Andre Jones: 11.0
Guard Koreem Ozier 10.8

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Warhawks, as a team, shoot a respectable 46.8%, but have hit just 27.5% of their three-pointers (28 of 102)

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In attendance: Feron Hunt

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STARTERS

Louisiana-Monroe:
G 1 Andre Jones
G 2 Koreem Ozier
G 10 Langston Powell
F 13 Thomas Howell
F 24 Russell Harrison

SMU:
G 3 Kendric Davis
G 5 Emmanuel Bandoumel
G 10 Zach Nutall
F 22 Isiah Jasey
F 50 Marcus Weathers

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Bandoumel fouled while drilling 3-pointer — makes FT to give SMU 4-2 lead

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Cool start for SMU

ULM shooting 67%, SMU 43%

ULM leads 11-8

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Tristan Clark with put-back of Bandoumel ... but then Langston Powell clangs a 3 off the glass to give ULM 18-12 lead

Todorovic answers with a corner 3 — 18-15

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Cold shooting by SMU — last SMU field goal (Todorovic 3) came at 12:08 — but racking up fouls on ULM.

ULM's leading scorer this year, Trey Boston, picks up third foul with 9:02 left in first half

ULM 22, SMU 16
7:56 to go in first half

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ULM shooting 45.8%, SMU shooting 32%

ULM leads, 28-22
3:32 to go in half

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Davis 3 pulls SMU to within a point
32-31

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ULM bucket followed by a Bandoumel 3

34-34-
23.1 seconds left in half

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HALFTIME

ULM 36, SMU 34

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SMU leaders

Points: Davis (12)
FGs: Davis (4)
3FGs: Davis, Bandoumel (2)
Rebounds: Davis, Marcus Weathers, Bandoumel (3)
Offensive rebounds: Clark, Young, Davis, Bandoumel (2)
Assists: Davis, Bandoumel (2)
Fouls: Marcus Weathers (2)
Turnovers: Davis (3)
Blocks: Michael Weathers (1)
Steals: Young, Bandoumel (1)