Box Score | Postgame Notes
Postgame Press Conference: Coach John  Cooper, Feron  Hunt, Yor  Anei

ORLANDO, Fla. — Kendric Davis had 21 points as SMU topped Central Florida 78-65 on Saturday.

Yor Anei had 12 points and four blocks for SMU (8-2, 4-2 American Athletic Conference). Feron Hunt added 11 points and eight rebounds and Emmanuel Bandoumel scored 11.

Darius Perry had 14 points and seven assists for the Knights (3-6, 1-5), whose losing streak stretched to five games. Brandon Mahan added 13 points and C.J. Walker 10.


 
SMU Postgame Notes – January 23, 2021
SMU 78, UCF 65
SMU (8-2, 4-2 American), UCF (3-6, 1-5 American)
Addition Financial Arena – Orlando, Florida
 
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NOTES
 
 
Head Coach Tim Jankovich was not with the team today. While all of his test results this week have been negative, he had a low-grade fever on Friday morning and reported it to the medical staff. Out of an abundance of caution, he and two other staff members who were deemed close contacts also did not make the trip. (Assistant Coaches Yaphett King and John Cooper shared coaching duties for this game.)
 
Starters: #1 Feron Hunt, #3 Kendric Davis, #5 Emmanuel Bandoumel, #22 Isiah Jasey, #25 Ethan Chargois

• Same for each game this season

 
SMU is 8-2 on the season

• 3-0 on the road this season (first time at least 3-0 on the road since starting 5-0 in 2015-16)

 
10-0 run in second half (from down 44-43 at 15:09 to up 53-44 at 11:41)
15-2 run in second half (up 61-58 at 6:07 to 76-63 at 1:43 – Kendric Davis 6 points, Feron Hunt 5 points, Yor Anei 4 points in the run)
 
 
7 blocked shots (entered game 2^nd in AAC at 5.0)

• Yor Anei 4, Tyson Jolly 2, Isiah Jasey

 
Now 7-0 when scoring 70+ points this season
 
SMU shot 53.8% and held UCF to 38.1% shooting (held UCF to 31% in the second half)

• 7-1 this season when shooting better than an opponent
• Held 8 of 10 opponents to 40% or less this season

 
The Mustangs had 4 score in double figures

• 6^th time this season (6-0)

 
ADDITIONAL INDIVIDUAL NOTES
 
Yor Anei (#10, Jr., F)

• 12 points
  • 2^nd double-figure scoring game of the season (14 at Temple 12/30)
• 4^th time in 6 games with multiple blocks in this season (entered game T-8^th in NCAA in career blocks per game among active student-athletes at 2.29)

 
Emmanuel Bandoumel (#5, Jr., G)

• 11 points (entered game 17^th in AAC at 11.9)
  • 7^th game with 10+ this season
• 2-2 on 3FGs (6-8 in the past 2 games) (entered game 8^th in AAC with 2.0 made per game)

 
Ethan Chargois (#25, Sr., F)

• 6 points (entered game 19^th in AAC at 10.6), 4 rebounds and 2 steals
  • 5^th game this season with multiple steals

 
Kendric Davis (#3, Jr., G) - Preseason All-AAC First Team

• 21 points (entered game 1^st in AAC at 19.1)
  • Double-figure points in every game this season, 32 of 36 games at SMU
  • 6^th 20-point game this season
• 9 assists (entered game 1^st in AAC and 3^rd in NCAA at 7.7 assists per game)
  • Has 5 or more assists in 8 of 10 games this season and 29 of 36 games in his SMU career
• Plus 5 rebounds and a steal

 
Feron Hunt (#1, Jr., F)

• 11 points and 8 rebounds
  • 6^th game this season with 10+ points (entered game 13^th in AAC at 12.3)
  • Has 7 or more rebounds in 9 of 10 games this season (entered game 2^nd in AAC at 8.7)

 
Isiah Jasey (#22, Sr., F)

• Tied season high 5 rebounds

 
 
Tyson Jolly (#0, Sr., G) – Preseason All-AAC Second Team

• Season debut (personal reasons)
• 5 points and 2 blocks in 18 minutes
  • 7^th career multi-block game