Box Score BOULDER, Colo. (SMU) – The SMU women's basketball team became the first team to score at least 55 points against Colorado, but the effort was not enough as the Buffaloes remained undefeated with the victory Friday night in the CU Events Center.

Colorado entered the contest, SMU's first in 10 days, receiving votes in both top-25 polls and ranked ninth nationally in scoring defense, holding opponents to 49.4 points per game. The Mustangs battled with a strong second half performance, scoring 36 in the final 20 minutes, including a 19-14 advantage in the third quarter.

Savannah Wilkinson scored 15 points to lead SMU, and Jasmine Smith scored a season-high 13 points. Kayla White also reached double figures, scoring 11 points. Paige Bayliss scored eight points with a team-high seven rebounds, and Wilkinson pulled down six boards.

SMU shot 42.1 percent (24-of-57), while Colorado finished with a 45.5 percent shooting percentage (30-of-66). The Buffaloes made nine 3-pointers while the Mustangs managed just two, and Colorado went 9-for-9 on free throws.

Colorado held SMU to 19 points in the first half, while putting up 21 and 20 in the first and second, respectively, taking a 41-19 lead at the break. The lead held up as the Buffaloes (10-0) defeated the Mustangs (4-6) 78-55, winning the second half by just one point.

SMU returns home on Tuesday to host UT Arlington at 1 p.m. The Mustangs plays their final non-conference game on Dec. 28 before starting the American Athletic Conference slate at home on Jan. 1.