Jan. 16, 2010

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DALLAS (AP) -Cameron Moore scored on a transition layup with 1:11 remaining, culminating a 24-point second-half comeback, and UAB held on to defeat SMU 63-62 on Saturday.

Elijah Millsap had 20 points and 11 rebounds for the Blazers (15-2, 3-0 Conference USA), and George Drake added 14 points.

Derek Williams, who led SMU (6-10, 0-3) with 23 points, missed a layup with a second left. Papa Dia had 11 points for the Mustangs.

The Blazers trailed 50-26 with 14:41 remaining. Millsap sparked the rally, scoring 16 of his points in the second half.

Moore had six points.

NEXT GAME: SMU plays against the Rice Owls in Houston on Wednesday, January 20th. SMU and Rice split their series last season. Tip is at 7 p.m. in Rice's Tudor Fieldhouse. The Mustangs then return to Moody Coliseum and play their final non-conference game against Houston Baptist Huskies next Saturday at 2 p.m.

TEAM

-SMU's 54.8% from the field is their second-best output this season (best: 65.3% vs. North Carolina Central), and their highest percentage in a league game since joining C-USA, topping the previous best of 54.0%, set twice.

-SMU's 53.8% shooting from long range is their best output this season

-UAB's first half output of 20 is the lowest output of any half for the Blazers this season. Their previous low came against Samford (23 points).

-This is only the fourth time this season UAB has trailed at the half, and the first time since November 15th (vs. Samford)

-UAB went 11:04 between good field goals, starting at 8:07 of the first half, and extending until 17:03 of the second half. SMU went on an 18-1 run in that span, extending their lead to 19 points

INDIVIDUAL

Papa Dia
-Scored 11 points, his 11th double-digit scoring game of the season and the 29th of his career -Has scored 10+ points in eight of his last nine games

Mouhammad Faye
-Slammed down two alley-oop dunks (assists from Williams and Otis) to cap a 8-0 SMU run late in the first half that extended the Mustang lead to 10.
-Recorded his second multi-steal game (2) of the season (also 11/23/2009 vs. Huston-Tillotson)

Robert Nyakundi
-Saw 20 minutes of action, tying his season-high in minutes (also 12/7/2009 vs. Texas State), after being hampered by injuries for most of this season.
-Scored 8 points, which ties for his second-highest total this season. He has scored 8+ points in each game he has played longer than 15 minutes this season.

Frank Otis
-Registered a career high with 5 assists

Derek Williams
-Scored 23 points, his fourth 20+ point scoring effort of the season and the fifth of his career.
-His 5 3FGM set a career high. His previous high was 3 3FGM on three occasions. His 7 long-range attempts ties his career high.
-His 8 FGM tie a season high, which he had accomplished on three occasions.
-Played all but 21 seconds of the contest, registering a 40 minute game for the second time this season (also 1/6/2009 at UTEP. In three C-USA games, he has played an average of 39 minutes.
-Scored 11 first half points, which gave him his 13th double-digit scoring effort of the season and the 33rd double-digit scoring effort of his career before halftime.
-Has scored 10+ points in his last nine games, and 12 of his last 13. Williams will attempt to become the first SMU player to score 10+ points in 10 straight games for the Mustangs was Ike Ofoegbu, who scored 10+ in twelve consecutive games in 2006-07.
-Scored 8 or more points in every game this season, and has scored 8+ in 20 straight games, dating back to last season
-His five rebounds match a season high (also 11/23/09 vs. Huston-Tillotson)