SMU Impressive With 83-49 Win Over USF

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SMU Impressive With 83-49 Win Over USF

Dec 31 | Men's Basketball

SMU	USF
83	49
(10-3, 1-0)	(6-8, 0-1)

	1st	2nd	F
USF	15	34	49
SMU	49	34	83

Stat Comparison	SMU	USF
Points	83	49
FG Made-Att.	26-50	19-52
FG Percentage	52.0%	36.5%
3FG Made-Att.	5-9	2-16
3FG Percentage	55.6%	12.5%
FT Made-Att.	26-33	9-16
FT Percentage	78.8%	56.3%
Rebounds	9-37	9-28
Assists	21	15
Turnovers	12	17
Blocks	6	5
Steals	12	10

Individual Leaders
Stat	SMU	USF
Points	B. Moore - 15	C. Perry - 12
Rebounds	Cunningham - 6	C. Perry - 8
Assists	N. Moore - 7	A. Collins - 5
Steals	B. Moore - 3	Tied (2) - 2
Blocks	B. Moore - 2	Tied (2) - 2

Up Next
Who:	at Cincinnati
When:	Sat., Jan. 3 - 10 AM CT
Where:	Cincinnati, Ohio
TV:	ESPN2
Radio:	KAAM 770 AM
Live Stats:	SMU Gametracker
Live Video:	WatchESPN.com
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Dec. 31, 2014

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DALLAS, Texas (AP) -- SMU opened the American Athletic Conference with a bang on Wednesday, walloping South Florida 83-49 with Ben Moore scoring 15 points and Keith Frazier 14.

The Mustangs (10-3, 1-0) won the opening tip, scored within seconds on a Yanick Moreira jumper and knocked down three of their first four shots to lead 7-0 in a little over two minutes. They never trailed and went into halftime 49-15 on back-to-back-to-back 3-pointers.

Justin Martin scored 11 and Moreira added 10 as SMU finished with 52-percent shooting and canned 5 of 9 3-pointers.

Chris Perry scored 12 for South Florida (6-8, 0-1) and Bo Zeigler added 11.

The 49 points was the most in the first half for SMU, who rang out the old year on an eight-game winning streak. The Mustangs' losses came within eight days of each other to teams now ranked or receiving votes -- No. 7 Gonzaga, Indiana and Arkansas.

SMU is next in action on Saturday, Jan. 3 when the Mustangs travel to Cincinnatio, Ohio to take on Cincinnati. Tip-off for Saturday's contest is 10:00 a.m. CT and the game will be televised on ESPN2 with live video available at WatchESPN.com.