Ponies Pull Out Thrilling Win
Dec 28 | Men's Basketball
LAS VEGAS (SMU) -- The SMU Mustangs pulled out a dramatic 64-63 win over the Gardner-Webb Bulldogs in the opening game of the 2002 Jim Thorpe Classic, coming from behind with 11 seconds remaining to move to 4-4 on the season.
After trailing for the entire second half, Gardner-Webb pulled ahead 63-62 on an Otis Daniels jumper with 36 seconds to play. After a timeout, SMU freshman phenom Bryan Hopkins calmly hit a 12-foot jumper with 11 ticks to play and iced the win with a steal on the Bulldogs' final possession.
SMU had four players in double figures, led by Hopkins' 17. Quinton Ross added 14, Justin Isham had 12 and Eric Castro just missed a double-double with 10 points and a game-high nine boards.
Up next for the Ponies are the host UNLV Runnin' Rebels, with the two squads set to battle on Sunday, Dec. 29, at 10 p.m. CST at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas.
Official Basketball Box Score -- GAME TOTALS -- FINAL STATISTICS Gardner-Webb vs SMU 12/28/02 5:30 PM at Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nev. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VISITORS: Gardner-Webb 1-8 TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS ## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN 30 DANIELS, Otis....... f 8-11 1-2 0-2 2 3 5 3 17 3 9 0 1 35 45 CLOWRY, Brendan..... f 4-5 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 3 8 0 2 0 1 30 34 BEHRENDORFF, Tim.... c 0-2 0-1 2-4 0 1 1 1 2 3 1 1 0 26 03 CHILES, Josh........ g 0-2 0-2 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 15 21 WIGGINS, Chris...... g 4-10 2-5 0-0 2 4 6 1 10 3 1 1 1 25 05 NOONAN, Bret........ 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 11 ANDERSON, David..... 0-2 0-1 2-3 1 0 1 1 2 0 3 0 0 7 12 STRAIT, Eli......... 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 3 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 18 15 MANNING, Andre...... 4-6 1-3 3-3 0 1 1 2 12 2 0 1 1 14 23 TAYLOR, Mensah...... 4-8 0-2 2-3 1 6 7 1 10 0 1 1 0 19 32 BENDER, Brian....... 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 55 SHIVERS, Robert..... 0-0 0-0 2-2 1 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 3 TEAM................ 1 6 7 Totals.............. 24-51 4-19 11-17 8 28 36 17 63 14 19 4 4 200 TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 10-23 43.5% 2nd Half: 14-28 50.0% Game: 47.1% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 3-9 33.3% 2nd Half: 1-10 10.0% Game: 21.1% REBS F Throw % 1st Half: 6-9 66.7% 2nd Half: 5-8 62.5% Game: 64.7% 4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOME TEAM: SMU 4-4 TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS ## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN 13 Ross, Quinton....... f 6-17 0-7 2-4 4 2 6 2 14 2 2 1 2 38 33 Kelley, Jibran...... f 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 3 0 0 2 0 1 17 50 Smith, Nigel........ c 2-5 0-0 1-2 1 3 4 2 5 0 0 0 0 15 03 Isham, Justin....... g 5-11 1-4 1-1 2 2 4 2 12 3 1 1 2 38 11 Hopkins, Bryan...... g 5-13 2-6 5-7 0 1 1 3 17 3 2 0 4 29 01 Simpson, Patrick.... 3-5 0-0 0-0 2 2 4 1 6 0 1 2 0 23 05 Miller, Brian....... 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 21 Castro, Eric........ 4-11 0-2 2-2 5 4 9 3 10 1 1 0 1 25 23 Atkins, Lavardicus.. 0-2 0-2 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 11 24 Lowe, Kris.......... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 TEAM................ 1 3 4 Totals.............. 25-66 3-22 11-16 15 21 36 18 64 10 11 4 11 200 TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 14-28 50.0% 2nd Half: 11-38 28.9% Game: 37.9% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 2-14 14.3% 2nd Half: 1-8 12.5% Game: 13.6% REBS F Throw % 1st Half: 2-7 28.6% 2nd Half: 9-9 100 % Game: 68.8% 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Officials: Donald Griffin, Vern Haskins, Brian Shelley Technical fouls: Gardner-Webb-None. SMU-None. Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total Gardner-Webb.................. 29 34 - 63 SMU........................... 32 32 - 64 Jim Thorpe Classic Game 1
