GAME THREAD: MBB vs. South Florida

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SMU vs. USF at 7 PM at Moody Coliseum

Mustangs: 11-4 overall, 2-1 AAC (fourth in conference)
Bulls: 5-9, 0-2 (11th)

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USF has lost its last 3, 5 of its last 6 and 7 of its last 9.

AAC games:
vs. ECU — postponed
Lost 83-66 to Houston
Lost 68-54 at Tulane

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Bulls have two players averaging double digits in scoring:

G Caleb Murphy: 11.9
Side note: how often do you see a guard leading a team in scoring ... without making a single 3 all season? Murphy has only shot eight from long range, and has missed them all (yes, pointing that out means he'll resemble Steph Curry tonight)

G Javon Greene: 10.4

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Season FG percentage

SMU: .453
USF: .375

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SMU leads the all-time series with USF, 10-6 (Ponies have beaten USF 11 times, but win in 2013-14 was vacated).

Both games last season were canceled; the teams split their games in 2019-20.

Mustangs have won 8 of last 11 vs. Bulls

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Starters

South Florida
G 1 Javon Greene
G 23 Caleb Murphy
G 24 Jamir Chaplin
F 15 Corey Walker Jr.
C 54 Russel Chew

SMU
G 2 Jalen Smith
G 3 Kendric Davis
G 5 Emmanuel Bandoumel
G 10 Zach Nutall
F 22 Isiah Jasey

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Nutall wings a 60-foot outlet pass to Bandoumel for an up-and-under layup to open scoring

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USF goes on 7-0 run, leads 7-2

Franklin Agunanne in for Jasey

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Season FG percentage

SMU: .453
USF: .375

Cold start

USF shooting 55.6%
SMU shooting 12.5%

11-2

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Another cold shooting start for our guys

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Marcus Weathers ends USF run
Agunanne put-back makes it 12-6, USF

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Phelps dunk
12-8 USF

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Agunanne adds an aggressive presence on the boards but can't keep trying to make things happen when out of position

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Agunanne and Jahmar Young both have played in first half — no Tristan Clark

I'm told Clark was a late scratch

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After frigid shooting start, SMU has hit 5 of last 6
USF 15, SMU 11