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NCAA Basketball: TEM vs SMU
52
Temple Temple 10-7,2-4 AAC
68
Winner SMU SMU 13-4,3-2 AAC
Temple Temple
10-7,2-4 AAC
52
Final
68
SMU SMU
13-4,3-2 AAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Temple Temple 27 25 52
SMU SMU 25 43 68

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Mustangs Defeat Temple, 68-52

Jolly's career night leads Mustangs past Owls

Box Score (PDF) | Postgame Notes
Photo Gallery | Coach Jankovich Radio 

Postgame Press Conferences: Coach Jankovich | Tyson Jolly and Kendric Davis 

DALLAS (AP) -- Tyson Jolly had a career-high 25 points plus a career-high 14 rebounds as SMU topped Temple 68-52 on Saturday night.

Isiaha Mike had 12 points and 10 rebounds for SMU (13-4, 3-2 American Athletic Conference), which earned its fourth consecutive home victory. Kendric Davis added 10 points and nine assists. Feron Hunt had 10 points and eight rebounds.

Temple totaled 25 second-half points, a season low for the team.

Jake Forrester had 14 points and seven rebounds for the Owls (10-7, 2-4). Nate Pierre-Louis added 12 points and six rebounds. Quinton Rose had 10 points.

SMU plays East Carolina at home on Wednesday. Temple matches up against Cincinnati at home on Wednesday.
 


NEXT GAME
vs. ECU (8-9, 2-2 AAC) – Wed., Jan. 22, 2020 – 7 p.m. – Moody Coliseum
TV: ESPN3
Radio: KAAM 770 AM // TuneIn App
 
SMU NOTES
SMU Starting Five: Tyson Jolly, Kendric Davis, Emmanuel Bandoumel, Isiaha Mike, Isiah Jasey (1-0)
 

  • SMU is 3-0 at home in conference play for the first time since 2016-17 when the team went 9-0 at home in AAC play.
  • Mustangs used a 26-7 run over 10:20 of game time to erase an 11-point deficit and take a 38-30 lead.
    • The 11-point deficit erased marks the seventh double-digit comeback under Coach Jankovich and second this season.
 
OFFENSIVE NOTES
  •  SMU shot 54.8% in the 2nd half; SMU shot 42.9% overall and Temple shot 32.7% on the day.
    • The Mustangs now have a 78-4 record under Jankovich when shooting a higher FG% than opponent
  • Four Mustangs (Jolly, Mike, Hunt, Davis) scored 10+; SMU improves to 9-2 when four score 10+ points.
 
DEFENSIVE NOTES
  • Six blocks are tied for the second most this season.
  • Mustangs improve to 10-0 this year and 51-3 under Jankovich when holding their opponent under 40% shooting.
  • SMU improves to 8-1 when outrebounding opponent by 10+ - outrebounded Temple 47-32.
  • Held Temple to zero made FGs over the final 6:27 of regulation.
  • 52 points allowed are the second-fewest of the season (low is 51, 2x)
    • Eighth time that SMU held a conference-opponent to 52 points or fewer under Jankovich.
 
SMU INDIVIDUAL NOTES
  • #0 Tyson Jolly, Jr
    • Career-high 25 points – 15+ points in 11 of 17 games this season. Was 9-of-14 from the field.
    • Career-high 14 rebounds – sets high for any Mustang this season (prev. 13, Mike and Hunt).
    • Scored 22 points in 2nd half (Temple scored 25 as a team); first 20+ point outing 2nd half since Jahmal McMurray had 23 in the 2nd half vs. Memphis on Feb. 14, 2018.
    • Third double-double of season.
  • #1 Feron Hunt, So.
    • 10 points and 8 rebounds in the win.
      • 30th career 7+ rebound game; has 49 games played at SMU.
  • #3 Kendric Davis, So.
    • Led team with 9 assists, one short of career-high. Added 10 points and 5 rebounds..
      • 5+ assist streak extended to 12 consecutive games – longest streak since Butch Moore had 16 from 3/14/85 to 1/8/86.
  • #15 Isiaha Mike, Jr.
    • Tallied eighth double-double of his career by scoring 12 points and grabbing 10 rebounds.
 
COACH TIM JANKOVICH NOTES
Head Coach Tim Jankovich:
  • Coach Jankovich improves to 241-163 all-time, and 84-42 at the helm of the SMU program. Moves to 58-14 overall at Moody.
  • Now holds a 32-27 record in AAC play, including 20-10 mark at Moody Coliseum.
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