Jan. 12, 2011
SMU Season Stats 
SMU 64, Memphis 58 - boxscore
DALLAS (AP) - Papa Dia finished with 22 points and 10 rebounds as SMU rallied to defeat Memphis 64-58 Wednesday night.
Robert Nyakundi and Collin Mangrum each added 15 points for the Mustangs (10-6, 1-1 Conference USA), who beat the Tigers in Dallas for the second straight year. Last season SMU ended Memphis' 27-game road winning streak within the conference.
Joe Jackson scored 15 points and Wesley Witherspoon had 11 for the Tigers (12-4, 1-1).
The Mustangs trailed by 14 in the first half and were down 48-37 after Tarik Black's dunk with 11:18 to play. SMU then rallied with 17 unanswered points, including six from Dia, and led the rest of the way.
Memphis didn't score again until 2:14 remained.
The Mustangs were 9 of 16 from 3-point range and scored 28 points off 18 Memphis turnovers.
at SMU 64, Memphis 58
SMU Mustangs (10-6), Memphis Tigers (12-4)
January 12, 2011
Moody Coliseum
Dallas, Texas
NEXT GAME: SMU plays Houston on January 15 at Moody Coliseum 2 p.m.
TEAM NOTES
- Second straight year SMU has beat Memphis at home
- SMU has won 8 of last 9 at home
- Overcame a 14 point deficit; tied for seventh largest comeback in SMU history and tied for SMU's largest comeback in a C-USA game
- Shot 56.3% from behind the arc; tenth game this season SMU has shot 40%+ from the behind the arc
- Outscored Memphis 28-15 on turnovers
- SMU Head Coach Matt Doherty announced that Shawn Williams has joined the SMU men's basketball team, transferring from the University of Texas. Williams, a native of Duncanville, enrolled at SMU on Jan. 11. Williams was ranked the No. 46 prospect nationally and the No. 3 prospect in the state coming out of high school in 2009.
INDIVIDUAL NOTES
Robert Nyakundi
- Hit a 3 3FG
- Is 6th all-time at SMU in career 3FGM (136)
- Reached double-digits in scoring for the twelfth straight game
Papa Dia
- Scored 22 pts
- Grabbed 10 rebounds
- Recorded his sixth double-double of the season and 19th of his career
- Reached double-digits for the 14th time in the past 15 games
- Has 7 20+ point games, tying him with Derek Williams for the most by an SMU player in C-USA
Collin Mangrum
- Scored a season-high 15 pts.
- Hit 3-5 from 3FG
