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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- Kendric Davis had 20 points and five assists, Emmanuel Bandoumel added 14 and SMU used a late run to upset No. 20 Memphis 74-70 on Saturday.

Isiaha Mike scored 13 points, all in the second half, and Tyson Jolly finished with 10 as the Mustangs (15-4, 5-2 American Athletic Conference) won their third straight.

D.J. Jeffries led Memphis (14-5, 3-3) with 18 points while Precious Achiuwa had 15 points and nine rebounds. The loss was the Tigers' second in a row and fourth in the last six.

The Mustangs, who trailed by as many as 12 points in the second half, finally overtook the Tigers with a 15-2 run, erasing a double-digit deficit for a 71-70 advantage. Memphis failed to score in the final 6 minutes.

The Tigers were able to build the lead to 11 points on several occasions in the first half but could never really stretch it beyond the double-digit advantage. Shooting 50% in the half helped, as did holding down turnovers.

SMU was stymied by 32% shooting from the field and trailed 41-32 at halftime. Davis' 14 points in the first half kept the Mustangs close.

Achiuwa had 13 in the half to lead Memphis.

BIG PICTURE

SMU: The first half saw the Mustangs, who shoot almost 47% from the field, struggle from the field at 32%, including 5 of 21 from 3-point range. Still, SMU trailed by only nine at the half. But the closing rally, keyed by Mike's eight points, and free throws by Davis made the difference.

Memphis: The Tigers, which were trounced in their last game, at Tulsa, already had scored more points at halftime than they had in their whole game against the Golden Hurricane. But Memphis, which was favored by 5 1/2 points, couldn't hold a 12-point lead in the second half and the six-minute drought at the end meant another loss for the Tigers.

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SMU NOTES
SMU Starting Five: Tyson Jolly, Kendric Davis, Emmanuel Bandoumel, Isiaha Mike, Isiah Jasey (3-0)
 

• Earns first win over a ranked team since beating No. 7/4 Wichita State in Wichita on Jan. 17, 2018.
  • Sixth Top 25 win under Jankovich
• SMU closed the game on a 15-0 run to erase and 11-point deficit and win, taking a 71-70 lead and icing the game with FTs.

• Scored 74 points; 15^th time scoring 70+ this season – first time since Jan. 8 vs. UCF
• Had four players score 10+ points for the 12^th time this season, improving to 10-2 when doing so.

• Outrebounded Memphis 34-27; SMU is now 14-1 in 2019-20 when winning the rebounding battle.
• Held Memphis scoreless over the final 6:01 of regulation
  • Second time in three games that SMU has held opponent to no FGs in the final six minutes of gameplay.

• #0 Tyson Jolly, Jr
  • Finished with 10 points on 4-of-12 shooting
    • 14^th 10+ point game of season
  • Grabbed a team-high 9 rebounds; averaging 8.7 rebounds over last four games.
• #3 Kendric Davis, So.
  • 14 points scored on the first half are a season-high for the Mustangs. Finished with team-high 20 points on 5-of-11 shooting and 8-of-9 from FT line.  
  • Led team with 5 assists.
    • 5+ assist/game streak extended to 14 consecutive games – longest streak since Butch Moore set a school record with 16 straight from 3/14/85 to 1/8/86.
• #5 Emmanuel Bandoumel, So.
  • Career-high 14 points on 5-of-10 shooting
  • Grabbed four rebounds and had a steal in the win.
• #15 Isiaha Mike, Jr.
  • Finished with 13 points on 5-of-11 shooting – also collected 6 rebounds.
    • All 13 points came in 2^nd half (5-of-6)  

• Coach Jankovich improves to 243-163 as a head coach, and 86-42 at SMU.
• Moves to 34-27 in conference play as SMU's head coach
• Now has six wins vs. ranked teams, which is second in school history behind Doc Hayes (13)