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 Schedule  |  Tickets

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.