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SMU Drops Road Game At Memphis

Jan. 21, 2012

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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- Will Barton scored 24 points, Tarik Black added 11 points and 13 rebounds and Memphis used a second-half rally to defeat SMU 63-45 on Saturday.

The Tigers (13-6, 4-1 Conference USA) trailed 36-35 with 13 minutes to play, but outscored the Mustangs 19-2 over the next 11 minutes to pull away.

During a stretch of the second half, SMU (10-9, 2-3) connected on only 2 of 18 shots to help Memphis build a double-digit lead.

Robert Nyakundi, Jeremia Samarrippas and Jalen Jones all finished with 10 points each for the Mustangs, who lost their third in the last four. Samarrippas handed out six assists and had four steals.

Memphis controlled the boards 36-27, including 13 off the offensive glass, leading to 14 second-chance points.

Memphis had 9-point lead, 30-21, in the first half but SMU closed out the period with seven straight points to lead 30-28 at the break.

The Mustangs are back in action next Wednesday, Jan. 25 when they travel to New Orleans, La. to do battle with Tulane. Tipoff is set for 7:00 p.m. CT. Live video, live stats and live audio will be available at smumustangs.com.



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Players Mentioned

Jalen Jones

#21 Jalen Jones

Guard
6' 6"
FR
Robert Nyakundi

#24 Robert Nyakundi

Forward
6' 8"
FR

Players Mentioned

Jalen Jones

#21 Jalen Jones

6' 6"
FR
Guard
Robert Nyakundi

#24 Robert Nyakundi

6' 8"
FR
Forward