Feb. 10, 2006

The SMU Mustangs (11-10, 3-5 C-USA) and the Houston Cougars (15-6, 5-3 C-USA) renew their conference rivalry at the Hofheinz Pavilion on Saturday Feb. 11 at 7 p.m. The Mustangs trail the all-time series 33-22, but have won the last three meetings. The teams have met just twice since the end of the Southwest Conference with the Ponies winning 94-80 at Houiston on Nov. 27, 1999, and handling the Cougars 94-69 in Dallas on Dec. 17, 2000. The schools met three times in the final year of the SWC; SMU lost 63-62 and 62-59 during the season before winning 62-57 in the first round of the SWC tournament at Reunion Arena in Dallas.

RECORD TO BE TAKEN SMU Career Steals 209 - Gerald Lewis - 1989-93 209 - Bryan Hopkins - 2002-06

RECORD TO BE SWATTED SMU Blocks by a Freshman 43 - Ira Terrell - 1972-73 37 - Bamba Fall - 2005-06

GAME 22: Houston Cougars Location: Houston, Texas Enrollment: 35,400 Conference: Conference USA Colors: Scarlet & White with Navy Trim Arena: Hofheinz Pavilion (8,479) President: Dr. Jay Gogue Athletic Director: Dave Maggard Head Coach: Tom Penders Years At School/Overall: 2nd/32nd Associate Head Coaches: Melvin Haralson, Shanon Hays Assistant Coach: George Walker Series Record: SMU trails 33-22 Basketball SID: Rick Poulter E-Mail: rpoulter@uh.edu Web Site: www.uhcougars.com

LAST GAME: DALLAS (AP) - Charles Ramsdell scored 15 points, including three 3-pointers, to help lead Tulsa to a 55-51 win over SMU on Wednesday night. Darold Crow added 11 points and Anthony Price had 11 rebounds for the Golden Hurricane (8-13, 3-5 Conference USA). SMU, trailing by eight with just under two minutes to play, scored six straight points to come to within two with 37 seconds remaining. The Mustangs were forced to foul Chris Wallace, who made both free throw shots with 15 seconds left. Devon Pearson scored a quick layup with one second remaining, but the Mustangs were forced to foul Wallace before Tulsa's inbound pass. Wallace hit both free throws to seal the win, which snapped a four-game losing streak for the Golden Hurricane. Donatas Rackauskas led the Mustangs (11-10, 3-5) with 12 points, half of them on free throws. Bryan Hopkins added 11 points and matched Derrick Roberts with a team-high seven rebounds. HEAD COACH Jimmy Tubbs...is in his second season as the head coach of the Mustangs and has a 25-24 record. The Ponies were 14-14 in his inaugural campaign. The team finished 9-9 in conference action and improved in every statistical category highlighted by finishing 48th in the nation at 8.6 steals per game. He spent 12 seasons as an assistant coach on the Hilltop before spending the last two seasons as an assistant under Kelvin Sampson at Oklahoma. As a college assistant, his SMU and Oklahoma squads combined for a 213-194 record. The Sooners won the 2003 Big 12 tournament, and the Mustangs won the 1993 Southwest Conference title and earned a postseason NIT bid in 2000. Prior to his first stint at SMU, he spent eight seasons as the head coach at Dallas Kimball High School compiling a 232-42 record and the 1990 state championship. TUBBS RECORD Season Total Home Away Neutral OT Overall 2004-05 14-14 10-4 4-9 0-1 3-2 2005-06 11-10 8-4 3-6 2-0 Total 25-24 18-8 7-15 0-1 5-2

Conference 2004-05 (WAC) 9-9 6-3 3-6 2-2 2005-06 (C-USA) 3-4 2-2 1-3 2-0 Total 12-13 8-5 4-9 4-2

RADIO: Every SMU regular season and postseason game is on KAAM 770 AM. Rich Phillips, Allen Stone and Jay Poerner bring the action and all the latest news on the Mustangs and Conference USA. AWARDS: C-USA PLAYER OF THE WEEK - Jan. 23 (Bryan Hopkins): Hopkins averaged 20.5 points per game in the two wins, connecting on seven three-pointers, while adding six assists and four steals in wins over East Carolina and Rice. In a 74-70 overtime victory at East Carolina on Jan. 18, he scored eight of his game-high 24 points in the extra session. Hopkins hit four three-pointers in that game, while adding four rebounds and three steals for the Mustangs' first C-USA victory. On Jan. 21, at Moody Coliseum, he helped SMU complete a furious comeback win over Rice with 17 points, including five in the extra session. He added three treys in that outing, along with a pair of assists. NCAA RANKINGS (ALL GAMES - Through Feb. 6) INDIVIDUAL: TEAM Scoring Defense 53rd 63.2 FG Pct. Defense 45th 40.5 Blocked Shots 36th 5.0

C-USA RANKINGS: (ALL GAMES - Through Feb. 9) INDIVIDUAL: OVERALL C-USA Scoring 18th Roberts 11.6 3rd B. Hopkins 15.4 27th Willingham 10.2 t-25th Roberts 10.0 30th Pearson 10.0 Rebounding 4th Pearson 7.6 10th Pearson 6.5 16th Morris 5.5 16th Morris 5.5 FG Pct. (min. 3 FGM/gm) 11th Roberts .484 (30-62) Assists FT Pct. (min. 2 FTM/gm) 9th Willingham .758 (47-62) 5th B. Hopkins .833 (25-30) Steals 2nd B. Hopkins 2.75 3FG Pct. (min. 1 FGM/gm) 7th Willingham .391 (34-87) 12th Willingham .391 (9-23) 3PT FGM 14th Willingham 1.62 3rd B. Hopkins 2.75 Blocked Shots 10th Rackauskas 1.10 1st Fall 3.88 Ast./TO Ratio (min. 3 ast/gm) Offensive Rebounds 5th Pearson 2.76 9th Morris 2. 14th Morris 1.95 33t-12th Pearson 2.12 Defensive Rebounds 4th Pearson 4.81 t-10th Pearson 4.38 14th Morris 3.53 TEAM OVERALL C-USA Scoring Offense 6th 67.1 7th 61.5 Scoring Defense 2nd 62.8 6th 64.5 Scoring Margin 5th +4.3 7th -3.0 FT Pct. 3rd .696 4th .698 FG Pct. 4th .444 9th .418 FG Pct. Defense 4th .403 3rd .399 3Pt. FG Pct. 7th .338 6th .345 3Pt. FG Pct. Defense 8th .335 10th .350 Rebounding Offense 7th 35.5 5th 34.6 Rebounding Defense 4th 33.0 8th 35.2 Rebounding Margin 6th +2.6 9th -0.1 Blocked Shots 3rd 5.05 2nd 5.38 Assists 10th 13.10 10th 11.62 Steals 8th 7.33 9th 6.38 Turnover Margin 7th -0.52 9th -3.50 Ast./TO Ratio 8th 0.89 11th 0.76 Offensive Rebounds 5th 12.10 9th 10.25 Defensive Rebounds 6th 23.43 4th 24.38 3PT FG Made 8th 5.14 8th 5.12

SUCCESS INDICATORS: W L Scoring 75.9 57.4 FG Pct. .501 .385 Opp. FG Pct. .377 .435 3FG Pct. .348 .305 FTA 25.3 16.3 FT Pct. .730 .638 Assists 15.5 10.4 Reb. Margin +5.0 -1.1

RECORD WHEN: leading at the half 9-1 leading with 5:00 left 9-0 outshooting opponents 10-3 (6-0 when 50% or better) having more FTA 8-2 (3-1 in C-USA games) outrebounding opponent 7-4 (6-2 when +10 or more rebounds) player with a double-double 4-1 player with 20+ points 5-2 4 players w/ 10+ points 6-0 when Derrick Roberts leads in steals 4-0 when Dez Willingham leads in assists 6-2 when Devon Pearson leads in rebounds 8-4

RALLY, RALLY: Under Jimmy Tubbs, the Mustangs have three of the 13 largest comebacks in school history, overcoming 14+point deficits three times during his tenure. 2-16-2005 16 (33-16 at 4:58 1st half) W, 73-70 3-3-2005 14 (30-16 at 4:17 1st half) W (ot), 81-74 2-4-2006 14 (20-6 at 11:38 1st half) W, 58-53

40 MINUTES ISN'T ENOUGH: The Mustangs have played seven overtime games in Jimmy Tubbs' two seasons, going 5-2 in those contests. 11-22-2004 at Montana State W (ot), 69-61 tied game with 2 seconds in regulation on Eric Castro driving layup 12-30-2004 at Rice L (ot), 66-64 tied game as regulation expired on 15-foot jumper by Justin Isham 1-1-2005 at Tulsa W (ot), 95-83 SMU record 17 points in overtime period 3-3-2005 Tulsa W (ot), 81-74 down 5 late in regulation - Bryan Hopkins 3FG at 1:01 and Eric Castro layup at 0:06 3-5-2005 Rice L (2ot), 80-75 tied game at end of 1st overtime on Derrick Roberts driving layup with 10 seconds left 1-18-2006 at East Carolina W (ot), 74-70 SMU started overtime with a 7-2 run, Bryan Hopkins had 5 of 9 OT points 1-21-2006 Rice W (ot), 80-69 rallied from 7 down in final minute (9-2 run), Dez Willingham hit 25-ft shot at 0:00.5

FREE THROW STREAKS: Brian Morris: The freshman hit 15 in a row at one point. His 10-of-10 against Long Island (11/29) was just the tenth time an SMU player had gone 10-for-10 or better. Dez Willingham: He has streaks of 12 and 11 in a row this season. Bryan Hopkins: Made 16 straight before a miss in overtime at East Carolina.

RECORD SETTERS: Additions to the SMU record books. SMU Individual Records - Game Free Throw Percentage (Min. 10 attempts) - t-1st Brian Morris (10-10) Long Island 11/29/05 - 10th time an SMU player was 100% with 10+ FTA 3FG - t-2nd Bryan Hopkins (7-10) TCU 12/30/05 (made first seven attempts) SMU Team Records - Game FG Percentage - 1st 69.4% (34-49) Savannah State 12/19/05, was 67.7 against Texas Tech 1/5/83

BLOCK PARTY: The Mustangs are averaging 5.0 blocks per game this season and have been in the NCAA top-50 most of the season. That is up from 3.6 blocks per contest last season.

SHOTS FALLING AWAY: Bamba Fall has 37 blocks this season in 12 games and is leading C-USA with 3.88 per league contest. He had five in the 80-67 loss to UTEP on Jan. 11, and five in the 58-53 win over Southern Miss on Feb. 4. The freshman record for blocks in a season is 43 by Ira Terrell in 1972-73.

70+ USUALLY = W: The Mustangs are 9-0 this season when reaching 70 points and 2-10 when under 70 points. The exceptions are the 52-49 win against TCU on Dec. 30, and a 58-53 triumph over Southern Miss on Feb. 4. Under Tubbs 70+ <70 2004-05="" 12-3="" 2-11="" 2005-06="" 9-0="" 2-10="" 21-3="">

HOPKINS MOVING UP CAREER LISTS: Bryan Hopkins continues to move up the career scoring list. He started the season in 16th with 1342 points. He is also second in career three-pointers. Points 1992 - Jeryl Sasser (117 games) - 1997-01 1932 - Gene Phillips (74 games) - 1968-71 1784 - Jon Koncak (123 games) - 1981-85 1761 - Quinton Ross (119 games) - 1999-03 1753 - Jim Krebs (82 games) - 1954-57 1715 - Ira Terrell (80 games) - 1972-76 1665 - Larry Davis (122 games) - 1981-85 1563 - Bryan Hopkins (97 games) - 2002-06 1529 - Mike Wilson (85 games) - 1990-93 1482 - Damon Hancock (112 games) - 1998-02 1443 - Stephen Woods (112 games) - 1996-00 1374 - David Piehler (112 games) - 1979-83 1363 - Tim Mason (112 games) - 1989-93 1350 - Willie Davis (109 games) - 1997-01 1349 - Jay Poerner (107 games) - 1994-98 1343 - Kato Armstrong (95 games) - 1985-89 3-point field goals made 273 - Stephen Woods (112 games) - 1996-00 248 - Bryan Hopkins (97 games) - 2002-06 220 - Troy Matthews (110 games) - 1993-97 170 - Quinton Ross (119 games) - 1999-03 Assists 828 - Butch Moore - 1982-86 491 - Gerald Lewis - 1989-93 469 - Jeryl Sasser - 1997-01 468 - Billy Allen - 1978-80 460 - Carl Wright - 1982-85 419 - Roderick Hampton - 1987-91 403 - Kato Armstrong - 1985-89 387 - Troy Matthews - 1993-97 363 - Zachary Thiel - 1971-74 361 - Bryan Hopkins - 2002-06 Steals 209 - Gerald Lewis - 1989-93 209 - Bryan Hopkins - 2002-06 205 - Carl Wright - 1982-85 197 - Jeryl Sasser - 1997-01 Steals average (minimum 30 games) 2.2 - Bryan Hopkins (97 games) - 2002-06 2.1 - Carl Wright (96 games) - 1982-85 1.9 - Gerald Lewis (112 games) - 1989-93

IT'S ALL ABOUT THE LEAGUE: Bryan Hopkins is fourth all-time at SMU in scoring in conference games. Points in conference games only 1098 - Gene Phillips (42 games) - 1968-71 1048 - Jeryl Sasser (58 games) - 1997-01 1000 - Bryan Hopkins (59 games) - 2002-06 988 - Quinton Ross (66 games) - 1999-03 943 - Ira Terrell (44 games) - 1972-76 938 - Jon Koncak (68 games) - 1981-85

DOUBLE-DOUBLES: Devon Pearson (26 pts, 11 rebs) - Centenary 11/20 Brian Morris (16 pts, 11 rebs) - Long Island 11/29 Devon Pearson (14 pts, 14 rebs) - Long Island 11/29 Devon Pearson (10 pts, 10 rebs) - at Wyoming 12/22 Devon Pearson (15 pts, 13 rebs) - East Carolina 1/18 Devon Pearson (12 pts, 14 rebs) - at UT-Pan American 1/24

FIVE & DIME: The Mustangs have had five players score in double figures three times this season, winning each time. 11/20 Centenary (W, 85-67): Devon Pearson 26, Derrick Roberts 14, Brian Morris 12, Dez Willingham 11, and Ike Ofoegbu 10. 11/29 Long Island (W, 74-62): Brian Morris 16, Devon Pearson 14, Dez Willingham 14, Brian Epps 11, Derrick Roberts 11 12/19 Savannah State (W, 89-46): Bryan Hopkins 19, Donatas Rackauskas 12, Brian Epps 11, Brian Morris 11, Dez Willingham 11