National Basketball Association
Southern Methodist 73, Memphis 59
When: 9:00 PM ET, Thursday, January 8, 2015
Where: Moody Coliseum, Abilene, Texas
Officials:
# Joe DeRosa, # Mike Roberts, # Michael Stephens
Attendance:
6807
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SMU 73, Memphis 59: Markus Kennedy tied his career high with 21 points as the host Mustangs used a strong inside game to dispatch the Tigers.
Yanick Moreira added 15 points and Ben Moore had 12 points for SMU (11-4, 2-1 American Athletic), which outrebounded the Tigers 38-22. Keith Frazier added 12 points and a game-high eight rebounds.
Austin Nichols was held to 11 points and D'Marnier Cunningham added 10 points for Memphis (8-6, 1-2). Chris Hawkins and Markel Crawford each chipped in nine points.
SMU broke open the game with a 12-4 spurt, started by a pair of inside buckets from Kennedy, to build a 26-15 lead with four minutes left in the first half. Kennedy followed a pair of Memphis 3-pointers with a layup and Frazier's jumper beat the buzzer for a 34-21 halftime advantage.
The Tigers used an 11-1 run - including Cunningham's three-point play and 3-pointer - to get back in the game and got as close as seven on Hawkins' bucket with less than 11 minutes left. SMU answered with a 9-2 run - with five points from Frazier - to push the lead back to double digits.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Kennedy went 10-of-13 from the floor after combining for 19 points on 8-of-22 shooting in his first four games back from academic ineligibility. ... The Tigers played without G-F Nick King (ankle), G-F Kuran Iverson (suspension) and F Trahson Burrell. ... SMU improved to 10-1 at home.
Top Game Performances
| Memphis |
|
Southern Methodist |
|
Austin Nichols 11 |
Scoring |
Markus Kennedy 21 |
|
Markel Crawford 4 |
Assists |
Nic Moore 8 |
|
Chris Hawkins 7 |
Rebounds |
Keith Frazier 8 |
|
Calvin Godfrey 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Ben Moore 6 |
|
RaShawn Powell 4 |
Steals |
Nic Moore 3 |
|
Austin Nichols 3 |
Blocks |
Yanick Moreira 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Memphis
|
59 |
43.4 |
5-15 |
8-11 |
11 |
22 |
3 |
8 |
10 |
| Southern Methodist
|
73 |
51.9 |
1-6 |
18-26 |
17 |
36 |
6 |
9 |
11 |
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