National Basketball Association
Southern Methodist 83, South Florida 49
When: 5:00 PM ET, Wednesday, December 31, 2014
Where: Moody Coliseum, Abilene, Texas
Officials:
# Ray Natili, # Alfred Smith, # Mike Stuart
Attendance:
6624
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SMU 83, USF 49: Ben Moore scored 15 points on 5-of-6 shooting to help the host Mustangs rout the Bulls in the American Athletic Conference opener for both teams.
Keith Frazier tallied 14 points for SMU (10-3, 1-0 AAC), which has won eight straight overall. Nic Moore added eight points and a season-high seven assists as the Mustangs used a dominant first half to make it an easy stretch run.
Chris Perry led the Bulls (6-8, 0-1) with 12 points on 5-of-8 shooting. His teammates were 14-for-44 from the floor as USF lost for the seventh time in its last eight games.
SMU scored the first seven points of the game and took a 22-7 lead on Frazier's 3-pointer midway through the first half. Frazier led all scorers with 10 points at the break and the Mustangs made as many 3-pointers (five) as the Bulls had field goals in a dominant opening stanza, lifting the hosts to a 49-15 lead at the break.
Perry and Nehemias Morillo hit back-to-back jumpers early in the second half for USF before Frazier scored and Ben Moore threw down a dunk to spark an 8-0 run that pushed the margin to 40 points for the first time. The lead topped out at 41 as SMU finished with its largest win since a season-opening rout of Lamar.
GAME NOTEBOOK: USF coach Orlando Antigua picked up a technical foul with 6:25 left in the first half. ... The Bulls were 2-of-16 from beyond the arc while the Mustangs went 5-of-9. ... F Justin Martin chipped in 11 points off the SMU bench and G Bo Zeigler did the same for USF.
Top Game Performances
| South Florida |
|
Southern Methodist |
|
Chris Perry 12 |
Scoring |
Ben Moore 15 |
|
Anthony Collins 5 |
Assists |
Nic Moore 7 |
|
Chris Perry 8 |
Rebounds |
Cannen Cunningham 6 |
|
Corey Allen Jr. 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Nic Moore 6 |
|
Corey Allen Jr. 2 |
Steals |
Ben Moore 3 |
|
Corey Allen Jr. 2 |
Blocks |
Ben Moore 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| South Florida
|
49 |
36.5 |
2-16 |
9-16 |
15 |
26 |
5 |
10 |
17 |
| Southern Methodist
|
83 |
52.0 |
5-9 |
26-33 |
21 |
34 |
6 |
12 |
12 |
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