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Feron Hunt
77
Winner SMU SMU 14-16, 6-12
71
USF USF 19-12, 8-10
Winner
SMU SMU
14-16, 6-12
77
Final
71
USF USF
19-12, 8-10
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
SMU SMU 36 41 77
USF USF 28 43 71

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

SMU Defeats USF, 77-71

Mustangs No. 10 Seed In American Championship - Play No. 7 See Tulsa At 7pm CT on Thursday - ESPNU

Box Score | Postgame Notes | Season Stats
Coach Jankovich Postgame Radio

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- Ethan Chargois had 19 points to lead five SMU players in double figures as the Mustangs defeated South Florida 77-71 on Sunday.

Feron Hunt added 17 points and 14 rebounds for the Mustangs (14-16, 6-12 American Athletic Conference), Jimmy Whitt Jr. scored 14, Jahmal McMurray 13 with six assists and Isiaha Mike scored 11.

Alexis Yetna had 17 points and 13 rebounds for the Bulls (19-12, 8-10). David Collins added 15 points, eight rebounds and seven assists and Justin Brown scored 10.

The Mustangs leveled the season series against the Bulls with the win. South Florida defeated SMU 67-66 on Feb. 7. SMU finished the regular season by snapping its four-game losing streak.
 


SMU Postgame Notes – March 10, 2019
SMU 77 (14-16, 6-12 AAC), USF 71 (19-12, 8-10 AAC)
Yuengling Arena  – Tampa, Fla.
                           
NEXT GAME
Air Force Reserve AAC Championship
vs No.7 seed Tulsa  – Thur. March 14 - 7 p.m. C.T.
FedEx Forum - Memphis, Tenn.  
TV: ESPNU
Radio: KAAM 770 AM // TuneIn App // Sirius XM 134 / XM 202
 
 
SERIES NOTES
Split the series in 2018-19 season, SMU maintains lead (10-5) now 4-3 at USF
 
TEAM NOTES
-Third time in AAC play shooting 50% or better, second in a row (52.2%at [12/12] Houston)
-Tied for most points in the paint (44) last time at Temple 2/13)
-Tied season high 9 steals (last time vs Tulane on 1/26)
-4-0 when 5 or more in double figures this season
-Played with 8 scholarship players available; Out – Dixon (back) & White (Concussion)
 
SMU INDIVIDUAL NOTES
 
#0 Jahmal McMurray, Sr. G (13 pts, 3 reb, 6 ast, 2 stl)
                -535 points this season, ranks 19th all-time at SMU
                -93 threes made this season currently 2nd all-time at SMU
                -25 games in double digits
                -Career high 6 assists in a conference game
               
#15 Isiaha Mike, So. F (11 pts, 1 reb, 1 ast)
                -19th game in double digits
 
#1 Feron Hunt, Fr. F (17 pts, 14 reb, 1 ast, 1 blk, 1 stl)
                -Career high points(17)  and rebounds (14) in first double-double at SMU
                -11 rebounds in the first half, most by an SMU player in any half this season; Most by an SMU player in the first half since 11 (of 23 total) by Jordan Tolbert vs Nicholls 12/16/2015 (W, 86-42)
                -T-2nd in rebounds by an SMU player in an AAC game, (1st Markus Kennedy 15 reb vs [22/22] Memphis 2014)
                -10th game in double digits             
 
#25 Ethan Chargois, So. F (19 pts, 5 reb, 3 ast 2 stl, 1 blk)
                -21games with 10+ pts, 10th game 15+
 
#33 Jimmy Whitt Jr., Jr. G (14 pts, 4 rebs, 3 stl, 2 ast)
                -19 games in double digits
                -Missed last two games (shoulder injury) vs [12/12]Houston 3/7 and Wichita State 3/3
 
 
SMU NOTES
Head Coach Tim Jankovich:
  • 227-158 as NCAA head coach
  • SMU is 70-37 under Tim Jankovich as head coach
 
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