Dec. 15, 2011
SMU vs. Jackson State - box 
SMU Season Stats - 9 games
DALLAS (AP) -- Kelsey Howard scored 27 points and made five 3-pointers to lead Jackson State to a 59-58 victory against SMU in the Dallas Classic on Thursday night.
Howard sank three free throws in the final 20 seconds, giving the Tigers (2-9) the cushion to withstand a 3-pointer by SMU's Robert Nyakundi at the buzzer.
Willie Readus added 10 points and eight rebounds for Jackson State.
Nyakundi led the Mustangs (5-4) with 15 points and six rebounds, and London Giles added 13 points. Shawn Williams, a Texas transfer, scored 12 points in his SMU debut.
The game was played at 7,500-seat Ellis Davis Fieldhouse, which is operated by the Dallas Independent School District. The Mustangs are back on the court Dec. 19 when they travel to Cape Girardeau, Mo. to face Southeast Missouri State. Tipoff is slated for 7 p.m.
TEAM NOTES
- Tonight's game, "The Dallas Classic," was played at Ellis Davis Fieldhouse in Dallas
- Sophomore transfer Shawn Williams made his SMU debut (University of Texas/Duncanville HS)
- Seven members of the SMU team are from the Dallas area: Cannen Cunningham (Arlington - Lamar HS), London Giles (Dallas - Kimball HS), Jalen Jones (Dallas - Kimball HS), Robert Nyakundi (Arlington - Bowie HS), Nick Russell (Duncanville - Grace Prep Academy), Jordan Walker (Arlington - Martin HS) and Shawn Williams (Duncanville - Duncanville HS)
- 5th time this season SMU has held its opponents under 60 points
- Coming into the game, SMU was 39th in NCAA in scoring defense (58.9)
INDIVIDUAL NOTES
Shawn Williams
- Made his SMU debut after sitting out one season due to NCAA transfer rules
- Scored a career-high 12 points
- Was 5-8 on FG
- Grabbed 4 rebounds
- Had 2 steals
Robert Nyakundi
- Scored 15 points
- Is 33rd all-time in scoring (1030)
- Has reached double digits in eight of nine games this season
- Made 3 3FG
- Is 4th all-time at SMU in 3FG made with 207
- Had 6 rebounds
London Giles
- Scored 13 points
- Has scored in double figures every game this season
- Made 3 3FG
- Added an assist, a rebound and a steal
Leslee Smith
- Scored 4 points
- Grabbed 3 rebounds
- Added a steal
Jeremiah Samarrippas
- Tied his season-high with 7 assists
- Scored 3 points
- Added a rebound
Cannen Cunningham
- Scored 2 points
- Grabbed 4 rebounds
- Added an assist, a block and a steal
Jalen Jones
- Grabbed 5 rebounds
- Scored 6 points
- Added 2 assists
