Feb. 7, 2009

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DALLAS (AP) - Paul McCoy scored 19 points, including 12 in the second half, to help SMU defeat Cal State Bakersfield 73-56 on Saturday. Robert Nyakundi came off the bench to add 14 points for the Mustangs (7-14). Derek Williams scored 11 and Mouhammad Faye had 10.

Trent Blakley led Cal State Bakersfield with 21 points, 15 of those off 3-pointers. Alex Johnson added 10 and had six assists.

SMU outscored Cal State Bakersfield 17-2 over a 5:32 stretch late in the first half to take a 30-20 lead. The Mustangs led 31-24 at the half.

Cal State Bakersfield (6-17) pulled to within two points twice early in the second half before SMU put the game away with a 9-0 run that started with a Bamba Fall dunk at 16:59.

For SMU, it was their seventh straight win in home non-conference games after the start of league play.

The Mustangs dominated on the boards with a 38-26 rebound advantage. Papa Dia and Fall each had a team-high eight boards while Nyakundi grabbed six, including five offensive rebounds. For Dia, the eight rebounds were the most since equaling that total at TCU on Nov. 26. Dia also had a career-high three assists.

In addition to his team-high 19 points, McCoy had five rebounds, three assists, and a steal. The steal was his 43rd of the season, which is the third-most for a freshman at SMU. The record is 61 by Bryan Hopkins in 2002-03 followed by 51 picks for Carl Wright in 1982-83. Today McCoy passed Jeryl Sasser's total of 42 from 1997-98.

The Mustangs return to Conference USA action by hosting Houston on Wednesday at 7 p.m. The game is locally televised on TWC Metro Sports. Then SMU has a two-game road swing at UAB next Saturday at 2 p.m. and a nationally-televised game on CBS College Sports at No. 14 Memphis on Feb. 18 at 7 p.m.