Nov. 23, 2009
Box Score 
Season Stats
DALLAS -- Derek Williams scored 18 points and Papa Dia added 10 points and 13 rebounds as Southern Methodist held off a late charge by Huston-Tillotson for a 69-65 victory Monday night.
The Mustangs (2-2) scored a season-high 38 first-half points and led by as many as 18 in the second before the Rams gave them a scare in the final minutes.
SMU led 61-51 with 5:37 to go, but Huston-Tillotson then went on a 14-7 run to pull within 68-65 with 17 seconds remaining. After Paul McCoy made one of two free throws to give the Mustangs a four-point cushion, the Rams missed a 3-pointer in the final seconds.
Davetom Odom led Huston-Tillotson with 20 points and Darrell Glover added 18.
SMU failed to make a 3-pointer for the first time since Nov. 22, 2005, finishing 0 for 11 from long range.
SMU led 38-23 at halftime.
NEXT GAME: SMU hosts TCU for the State Farm DFW Duel on Wednesday, Dec. 2, Tip is 7:30 p.m. CT
TEAM
SMU started the game on a 7-0 run before allowing Huston-Tillotson's first basket at 16:26 of the first half.
The Mustangs scored a season-high 38 points in the first half, and limited Huston-Tillotson to 23 points in the first half, the fewest SMU has allowed to an opponent this season.
SMU did not make a three point field goal (0-11), but hung on to win the game. This is the first time SMU did not make a shot from long range since 11/22/2005 against Centenary (0-10), which was also a victory for SMU (85-67).
INDIVIDUAL
Rodney Clinkscales - Season high of 8 points (4-6 FG)
Papa Dia -Collected his fourth career double-double, and his first since 3/8/2008 at Rice
-Tied a career high with 13 rebounds, matching his effort against Southern on 11/10/07
-His third game of 8+ rebounds in four games this season
Justin Haynes - Made his first start of the season, and third of his career
Paul McCoy - Third straight game of 10+ points, and the 24th of his career. McCoy scored all of SMU's last eight points.
Frank Otis - Collected a career-high 9 rebounds
Derek Williams - Scored 18 points, his second 15+ point game of the season, and 11th of his career. Williams had 19 points against South Florida on 11/13.
