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DALLAS (AP) — Yor Anei scored four of his eight points in the last 3:21 — each time putting SMU back in the lead — and the Mustangs held off Memphis 67-65 on Thursday night.

Feron Hunt scored 17 points and Emmanuel Bandoumel had 15 for SMU (9-3, 5-3 American Athletic Conference). Ethan Chargois added 13 points. Tyson Jolly had six rebounds.

Kendric Davis, the Mustangs leading scorer at 18 ppg, scored six on 2-of-13 shooting. He was 0-for-6 from behind the 3-point arc.

Memphis trailed by 10 at halftime after scoring a season-low 23 points in the opening 20 minutes. But Boogie Ellis kicked off 21-4 surge with a 3-pointer that erased a 16-point SMU advantage and put the Tigers into a 59-58 lead seven minutes later.

Landers Nolley II had 19 points for the Tigers (9-6, 5-3). DeAndre Williams added 17 points and 11 rebounds. Ellis scored nine and Alex Lomax had eight assists.

SMU Postgame Notes – January 28, 2021
SMU 67, Memphis 65
SMU (9-3, 5-3 American), Memphis (9-6, 5-3 American)
Moody Coliseum – Dallas, Texas
 
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NOTES
Starters: #1 Feron Hunt, #3 Kendric Davis, #5 Emmanuel Bandoumel, #22 Isiah Jasey, #25 Ethan Chargois

• Same for each game this season

SMU is 9-3 on the season

• 6-2 at Moody Coliseum this season, 21-4 in past 25 games at home
• SMU is tied for 3^rd with Memphis in the AAC at 5-3

4 lead changes in last 3:46

• Largest lead was 16 (54-38)

Forced 17 Memphis turnovers
 
Held Memphis to 65 points (averaged 71.9)

SMU led 33-23 at halftime

• 7-2 when leading at the half
• SMU has led at halftime in 9 of 12 games this season

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

• 8 points, 2 blocks (entered game 9^th in NCAA in career blocks per game among active student-athletes at 2.32)
  • 6^th time in 8 games with multiple blocks this season

Emmanuel Bandoumel (#5, Jr., G)

• 15points (entered game 16^th in AAC at 11.9)
  • 9^th game with 10+ this season, 5^th straight

Ethan Chargois (#25, Sr., F)

• 15 points and 4 rebounds
  • 7^th game with 10+ point this season
  • Tied season high 3 three-pointers

Kendric Davis (#3, Jr., G) - Preseason All-AAC First Team, Lute Olson National Player of the Year Mi-Season Watch List

• 6 points and 8 assists (entered game 1^st in AAC and 3^rd in NCAA at 7.6 assists per game)
  • Has 5 or more assists in 10 of 12 games this season and 31 of 38 games in his SMU career 

Feron Hunt (#1, Jr., F)

• 17 points, 5 rebounds
  • 37^th Mustang with 500 career rebounds (502)
  • 8^th game this season with 10+ points (entered game 15^th in AAC at 12.0)

HEAD COACH TIM JANKOVICH
 
January 25 - Head Coach Tim Jankovich tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday. He first experienced symptoms on Thursday evening and reported a low-grade fever to medical staff on Friday morning. Out of an abundance of caution, he self-isolated and did not travel to UCF for this past Saturday's game. He has not had close contact with any staff or student-athletes in the interim. The two other staff members who did not travel to UCF after being deemed close contacts will also self-quarantine per AAC and SMU protocols.