Postgame Notes: SMU 77, USF 65
SMU Postgame Notes – January 12, 2022
SMU 77, USF 65
SMU (12-4, 3-1 AAC), USF (5-10, 0-3 AAC)
Moody Coliseum – Dallas, Texas
NEXT GAME
At Tulane – Saturday, January 15 – 1 p.m. CT – Fogelman Arena in Devlin Fieldhouse – New Orleans, Louisiana
TV/Stream: ESPN+
Radio: KAAM 770 AM | SMU Mobile App
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NOTES
Starters: #2 Jalen Smith, #3 Kendric Davis, #5 Emmanuel Bandoumel, #10 Zach Nutall, #22 Isiah Jasey
- 7th game with this starting lineup (6-1)
SMU is 12-4 on the season
- 9-1 in last 10 games
- 10-0 at Moody Coliseum this season, 12 straight home wins overall
- 31-4 at home since the start of the 2019-20 season
- 11th time SMU has been undefeated through its first 10 home games (5th time in the past 9 seasons)
SMU had 4 scorers in double figures
- Kendric Davis (17), Zhuric Phelps (17, season high), Marcus Weathers (17), Michael Weathers (10)
- 6-1 this season with at least 4 scoring 10+
- 75-15 under Jankovich with at least four in double figures
SMU led 37-33 at halftime
- 10-2 this season when leading at halftime
- 94-19 under Jankovich when leading at halftime
SMU was 9-21on 3-point field goals (entered game 36.6% [3rd AAC] and 9.1 made per game [1st AAC])
SMU outrebounded USF 32-24
- Outrebounded 3 of 4 AAC opponents
- Marcus Weathers led SMU with 6
- SMU is 9-1 this season and 85-19 under Jankovich when outrebounding opponents
SMU shot 50.9% and held New Mexico to 48.1%
- SMU is 5-0 this season and 55-3 under Jankovich when shooting at least 50%
- SMU is 10-1 this season and 101-10 under Jankovich when outshooting opponents
Runs
- 10-0 from down 27-18 to go up 28-27 at 2:57 of the 1st half
- Finished first half on a 20-6 run (over last 5:16)
ADDITIONAL INDIVIDUAL NOTES
Kendric Davis (#3, Sr., G) – Preseason All-AAC First Team, Naismith Trophy Watch List, Wooden Award Watch List, Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year Watch List, Lute Olson National Player of the Year Award Watch List | 2021-22 AAC Player of the Week (3x), AAC Weekly Honor Roll (3x), NCAA.com & Lute Olson Award National Player of the Week (Jan. 3)
- 17 points, 5 assists, 1 steal
- Has scored 15+ in 14 straight games and 15 of 16 games this season (Entered game averaging 21.1 points, 1st AAC / 8th NCAA) – Longest streak of games with 15+ since Semi Ojeleye 15 straight 1/15/17 to 3/11/17
- 5 assists (entered game averaging 5.1 assists, 3rd AAC / 38th NCAA)
- 2-8 on 3FGs (entered game averaging 2.5 threes per game, 5th AAC)
- 1 steal (entered game averaging 1.6 steals, 8th AAC)
- 5-6 on FTs (entered game 89.0% [89-100], 1st AAC / 27th NCAA)
- 5 assists / 1 turnover (entered game 2.2 assist/TO ratio, 4th AAC)
Zhuric Phelps (#1, G. Fr.) – AAC Freshman of the Week (Dec. 13)
- Season-high 17 points (was 13)
Marcus Weathers (#50, F, Sr.)
- 17 points and team-high 6 rebounds (entered game averaging 7.0 rebounds, 4th AAC)
- 9th game this season with 10+ points
Michael Weathers (#23, G, Sr.)
- 10 points with 5 rebounds and a steal (entered game averaging 9.0 points and 5.0 rebounds)
- 5th game with 10+ points this season, 3rd straight
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