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DALLAS (AP) Tyree Griffin scored 21 points and distributed seven assists and Southern Mississippi beat SMU 74-64 on Sunday.

The Mustangs sped to a 10-2 lead before Southern Miss went on a 7-0 spurt to get back in it. Nat Dixon's 3-pointer capped an 8-0 run for a 29-22 Mustangs lead, but Southern Miss closed out the last 3:20 of the first half with a 13-6 run and reduced their deficit to 36-35 at intermission.

The game stayed even through most of the second half, and in a 60-second span Southern Mississippi's LaDavius Draine sandwiched a pair of 3s between one from CJ White and the Eagles were up 60-57. Ethan Chargois made a layup to reduce the deficit to a point before Gabe Watson buried a 3 with 6:38 to go. Chargois added a pair of layups before the Eagles went on an 8-0 run for a 10-point lead with 2:54 left.

For Southern Miss (2-0), Watson scored 14 points and Cortez Edwards and Draine each scored 10.

Chargois scored 25 for SMU (1-1) and Jahmal McMurray chipped in 18 points.
 

SMU Postgame Notes – November 11, 2018
Southern Miss 74 (2-0), SMU 64 (1-1)
Moody Coliseum – Dallas, Texas
 
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SMU NOTES
SMU Starting Five (1-1): Jahmal McMurray (0), Nat Dixon (5), Isiaha Mike (15), Ethan Chargois (25), Jimmy Whitt Jr. (33)
 
Head Coach Tim Jankovich:

• 214-143 as NCAA head coach
• SMU is 57-22 under Tim Jankovich as head coach
• SMU carries a 39-6 mark at Moody Coliseum.
   

 
Mustangs 33 straight non-conference home win streak came to an end

• Was seventh longest active streak in the country
• Before Sunday, last non-conference home loss was Nov. 25, 2014 ([25/rv] Arkansas, 78-72)
• The program record stands at 39 (1959-62)

 
 
The game featured 10 lead changes and was tied on 10 occasions.
 
SERIES NOTES

Southern Miss now leads 8-4 in the all-time series. The two teams have split the eight meetings on the Mustangs home floor (4-4).
 

OFFENSIVE NOTES
 
SMU had two players with 10+ points (Ethan Chargois 25, Jahmal McMurray 18)
The Mustangs assisted on 15 of 23 made baskets.
SMU hit 12 threes including nine in the first half.
The Mustangs hit 40% from behind the arc.
 
 
SMU INDIVIDUAL NOTES
 
 
#25 Ethan Chargois, So. F (25 pts, 8 reb, 2 ast, 2 blk)

• For the second straight, came close to his first career double-double (25 points, 8 rebounds)
• Scored a career high 24 points
• Connected on four of seven from behind the arc.
• Also added two blocks and a pair of assists

 
 
#15 Isiaha Mike So. F  (2 pts, 4 reb, 5 ast, 1 stl)

• Led the Mustangs with five assists, tying career high

 
#0 Jahmal McMurray Sr. G (18 pts, 2 ast, 2 stl)

• Dropped in 18 points for 48^th career double-figure scoring performance