Mustangs Rout Slovakia Select, 99-66
Nov 9 | Men's Basketball
DALLAS (SMU) - The SMU Men's Basketball team rolled past Slovakia Select, 99-66, to open its 2002-03 preseason slate as four Mustangs reached double figures.
Justin Isham led SMU with 15 points on 7-of-10 shooting highlighted by five dunks. Brian Miller tallied 14 points, five rebounds and six assists, with Quinton Ross and Kris Lowe adding 12 points a piece. Patrick Simpson recorded 10 rebounds while freshman sensation Bryan Hopkins had nine points and eight assists.
After a relatively tight first 15 minutes, SMU held a 29-25 lead with 6:10 left in the first half before going on a 21-11 run to take a 50-36 advantage at the break. The Mustangs continued to roll in the second period, outscoring the Slovakians 49-30 over the final 20 minutes.
Up next for the Ponies are the EA Sports All-Stars who visit Moody Coliseum on Nov. 20 for a 7:05 p.m. exhibition. SMU opens its regular-season slate on Nov. 24 when it hosts TCU at 5:05 p.m.
Official Basketball Box Score -- GAME TOTALS -- FINAL STATISTICS
Slovakia Select vs SMU Mustangs
11/09/02 7:05 p.m. at Moody Coliseum, Dallas, Texas
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VISITORS: Slovakia Select 0-3
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
04 Kuznecov, Vladimir.. * 5-10 1-2 2-2 2 0 2 2 13 4 4 0 2 30
05 Lukjanec, Andrej.... * 8-18 2-6 8-9 1 2 3 5 26 0 3 1 0 27
06 Micuda, Peter....... * 1-7 0-1 2-3 3 8 11 5 4 4 3 0 3 38
08 Weiss, Pavol........ * 1-4 1-4 0-0 0 0 0 4 3 2 5 1 0 19
13 Soska, Ondrej....... * 2-4 0-0 0-1 1 2 3 5 4 1 2 0 0 19
09 Sobota, Stanislav... 0-0 0-0 1-2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
11 Hovanak, Vladimir... 6-10 3-5 0-2 2 5 7 4 15 2 6 0 1 30
12 Hager, Peter........ 0-2 0-1 0-0 1 3 4 1 0 1 3 1 2 13
14 Losonsky, Juraj..... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
17 Suchon, Jozef....... 0-1 0-1 0-1 1 1 2 0 0 1 5 0 1 20
TEAM................ 1 1 2
Totals.............. 23-56 7-20 13-20 12 23 35 26 66 15 31 3 9 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 12-27 44.4% 2nd Half: 11-29 37.9% Game: 41.1% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 4-13 30.8% 2nd Half: 3-7 42.9% Game: 35.0% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 8-12 66.7% 2nd Half: 5-8 62.5% Game: 65.0% 1
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HOME TEAM: SMU Mustangs 1-0
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
05 Miller, Brian....... * 5-9 2-5 2-2 1 4 5 0 14 6 2 0 2 18
11 Hopkins, Bryan...... * 4-14 0-3 1-1 3 1 4 2 9 8 5 0 3 23
13 Ross, Quinton....... * 3-5 0-2 6-7 1 5 6 3 12 5 2 0 3 24
21 Castro, Eric........ * 4-6 0-2 1-2 0 3 3 1 9 1 1 0 1 19
24 Lowe, Kris.......... * 4-6 2-4 2-3 0 1 1 1 12 1 0 0 4 19
01 Simpson, Patrick.... 4-10 0-2 0-0 4 6 10 3 8 2 0 0 0 18
03 Isham, Justin....... 7-10 0-1 1-3 1 1 2 3 15 1 0 0 4 25
12 Aitkenhead, Bobby... 0-2 0-1 0-2 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 8
20 Dement, Michael..... 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 4
25 Rackauskas, Donatas. 2-5 1-1 1-2 1 2 3 2 6 0 3 0 1 15
33 Kelley, Jibran...... 4-5 0-0 0-0 3 1 4 1 8 1 1 0 0 15
50 Smith, Nigel........ 1-1 0-0 2-2 0 1 1 2 4 0 0 0 1 12
TEAM................ 2 2
Totals.............. 39-74 5-21 16-24 15 27 42 19 99 28 15 0 20 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 18-35 51.4% 2nd Half: 21-39 53.8% Game: 52.7% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 2-10 20.0% 2nd Half: 3-11 27.3% Game: 23.8% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 12-17 70.6% 2nd Half: 4-7 57.1% Game: 66.7% 5
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Officials: Bobby Vetkoetter, Steve Carey & David Lott
Technical fouls: Slovakia Select-None. SMU Mustangs-None.
Attendance: 2,108
Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total
Slovakia Select............... 36 30 - 66
SMU Mustangs.................. 50 49 - 99
