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HOUSTON (AP) - Armoni Brooks had 20 points and 10 rebounds, Corey Davis Jr. added 17 points and No. 12 Houston rebounded from its second loss of the season to beat SMU 90-79 on Thursday night.

Jahmal McMurray had 24 points, and Ethan Chargois added 21 points for SMU (13-16, 5-12). Isiaha Mike scored 15 points, and Feron Hunt had 10 for the Mustangs. They shot 52 percent. SMU had the highest points and field goal percentage allowed by Houston this season.

With No. 25 Central Florida's 58-55 home victory over No. 20 Cincinnati, the Cougars (28-2, 15-2) clinched at least a share of the American Athletic Conference regular-season title.

Brooks made six 3-pointers, Davis had four and the Cougars shot 53 percent overall, going 12 of 29 from behind the arc. Breaon Brady added 16 points, Galen Robinson Jr. had 11, and Houston turned 15 SMU turnovers into 22 points.

After SMU opened the second half with Jarrey Foster's 3-pointer to cut the lead to six, Houston responded with an 11-0 run to up the lead to 57-40 with 17 minutes remaining on seven straight points by Davis. SMU got no closer than nine the rest of the way.

Houston used a 21-6 run over an eight-minute span to open up a 27-16 lead. Brooks hit three consecutive 3-pointers to lead the run.

The Mustangs were able to keep it close with hot shooting in the first half, hitting 68 percent from the floor, including 7 of 10 on 3-pointers, but Houston's depth was too much for SMU. The Mustangs were 21 of 26 from the free throw line.

 

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SMU Postgame Notes – March 3, 2019
SMU 79 (13-16, 5-12 AAC), [12/12] Houston 90 (28-2, 15-2 AAC)
Fertitta Center – Houston, Texas
                           
NEXT GAME
at USF  – Sun. March 10 -  3 p.m. CT
Yuengling Center – Tampa, Fla.
TV: ESPNU
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SERIES NOTES
Houston leads 52-32
 
TEAM NOTES
-Most points a team has scored against Houston all season; UH has only allowed 70 four times, last was Jan. 12 vs Wichita State
-SMU's highest scoring first half since 45 at Wichita State 1/30
-SMU's 37 at half, most an opponent has scored against Houston at half since game against Wichita 1/12
-Second highest shooting percentage of any half this season. Shot 69.2 in the first half against Cornell; Only the fourth time to shoot 60% or better in a half of the season
-Highest shooting percentage against Houston in a game this year is 48.9%, at East Carolina, February 27 
-Season high 21 FT, tied season high 26 FTA
 
SMU INDIVIDUAL NOTES

#0 Jahmal McMurray, Sr. G (24 pts, 1 reb, 3 ast, 1 stl)
                -519 points this season, ranks 22nd all-time at SMU
-92 threes made this season currently 2nd all-time at SMU
                -23 games in double digits; 11th game with 20, fourth time in the past 6 games
               
#15 Isiaha Mike, So. F (15 pts, 6 reb, 1 ast, 1stl)
                -7th time this season with 2+ blocks (8th AAC)
 
#1 Feron Hunt, Fr. F (10 pts, 4 reb)
                -8th game in double digits
 
#10 Jarrey Foster, Sr. G (8 pts, 4 reb, 1 ast)
                -Season high 2 threes made
 
#25 Ethan Chargois, So. F (21 pts, 2 reb, 2 ast 1 stl)
                -Career high 21 points in AAC game, was 18 pts vs Tulsa 1/12
-20th game with 10+ pts, 9.th game 15+, 3rd game 20+ points
-Season high (7) FT made
 
#33 Jimmy Whitt Jr., Jr. G
-Out with injury (left shoulder)
-12.0 points (T-2nd SMU, 25th AAC), 6.6 rebounds (1st SMU, 8th AAC), 4.4 defensive rebounds (1st SMU, 11th AAC), 2.2  offensive rebounds (T-1st SMU, T-10th AAC), 4.1 assists (1st SMU, 6th AAC), 2.9 ast/to ratio (4th AAC, 24th NCAA), 1.4 steals (1st SMU, 10th AAC)
 
#13 CJ White, Fr. G
                -Out with concussion
 
 
 
SMU NOTES
Head Coach Tim Jankovich:

• 226-158 as NCAA head coach
• SMU is 69-37 under Tim Jankovich as head coach

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