Jan. 22, 2011
SMU vs. Southern Miss - game book 
SMU Season Stats
DALLAS (AP) - Papa Dia went 10-for-10, scoring 23 points to pace SMU to a 79-65 victory over Southern Mississippi on Saturday.
The Mustangs (11-8, 2-3 Conference USA) shot 69.8 percent (30 of 43) in the second-best shooting performance in school history.
Robert Nyakundi scored 16 points, Collin Mangrum 15 and Rodney Clinkscales 12 for SMU, which broke a two-game losing streak and won for the ninth time in its last 11 home games.
Angelo Johnson's 16 points led the Golden Eagles (14-5, 3-3), and Gary Flowers had 12.
The Mustangs also made 12 of 18 3-pointers (66.7 percent), with Clinkscales hitting four and Mangrum and Nyakundi three each.
Dia blocked five shots to pass 100 for his career at 103, and Jeremiah Samarrippas had a career-high nine assists.
SMU led 59-52 with 6:09 left, then went on 9-0 run keyed by five points by Dia to seal the win.
at SMU 79, Southern Miss 65
SMU Mustangs (11-8, 2-3), Southern Miss Golden Eagles (14-5, 3-3)
January 22, 2011
Moody Coliseum
Dallas, Texas
NEXT GAME: SMU plays at Tulsa on January 26 at 7 p.m.
TEAM NOTES
-Second best FG% in school history - 69.8 (30-43); (School record is 72.3% vs. Lamar Nov. 21, 2010)
-Second best FG% by a C-USA team in a league game (70.2% by UCF against UCF on Jan. 23, 2008)
- It is fifth best by a C-USA team overall
-Third best 3FG% in school history - 66.7% (12-18)
- Mangrum (3-4), Clinkscales (4-6) and Nyakundi (3-3) were a combined 76.9% 3FG (10-13)
-Papa Dia was a perfect 10-10 on FG
- Just the second C-USA player to hit at least 10 FGs without a miss (Marques Maybin of Louisville shot 1.000 (10-10) at Tulane 2-18-1999)
Had 4 players with 10+ points (Clinkscales, Dia, Mangrum and Nyakundi)
INDIVIDUAL NOTES
Papa Dia
- Scored 23 pts
o Is 27th all-time at SMU in career points (1137)
- Was a perfect 10-10 on FG
o Just the second C-USA player to hit at least 10 FGs without a miss (Marques Maybin of Louisville shot 1.000 (10-10) at Tulane 2-18-1999)
- Grabbed 9 rebounds
- 10th consecutive game with 8+ rebounds
- Recorded 5 blocks
o Is the 6th player in SMU to record 100 career blocks (103)
- Reached double-digits for the 15th time in the past 16 games
- Had his 10th 20+ point game this season
- Had his 9th 20+ point C-USA games in his career
Robert Nyakundi
- Scored 16 points
- Hit 3-3 3FG
- Is 6th all-time at SMU in career 3FGM (142)
- Reached double-digits in scoring in 14 of the past 15 games
- Was 3-3 on FT
o Is now shooting 92% (46-50) FT this season
Collin Mangrum
- Was 3-4 on FGs
- Tied his season high with 15 pts
o Has scored 10+ points in three of the past four games
Rodney Clinkscales
- Was 4-6 on 3FG
- Scored 12 points
Jeremiah Samarrippas
- Recorded a career-high 9 assists
