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HOUSTON (AP) — Fabian White Jr. had 21 points and nine rebounds and Josh Carlton added 19 points and eight rebounds to lead No. 14 Houston to a 75-61 win over SMU on Sunday.
Taze Moore chipped in 11 points, and Jamal Shead finished with 10 points and 11 assists for Houston (24-4, 13-2 American Athletic Conference).
Houston owned a 48-30 advantage in points in the paint, shot 45% and had a 49-25 advantage in rebounds in their fourth straight win. The Cougars also grabbed 21 offensive rebounds and turned them into 18 second-chance points.
Kendric Davis scored 19 points, and Michael Weathers scored 10 points to lead the Mustangs (20-7, 11-4). SMU shot 39% and struggled on 3-pointers, hitting four of 21.
Houston has a two-game lead over the Mustangs for first place in the AAC heading into the final week of the regular season.
Houston used a 23-6 run to push its lead to 27-10 midway through the first half on a layup by J'Wan Roberts. The Cougars led by as many as 19 in the first half and took a 37-22 lead into halftime.
SMU cut the lead to 43-35 on a 3-pointer by Emmanuel Bandoumel with 16 minutes remaining, but the Mustangs got no closer than eight when Houston responded with a 15-2 run to increase its lead to 63-42 on layup by Carlton with 6½ minutes to go.
The Cougars evened the season series against the Mustangs. SMU defeated Houston 85-83 on Feb. 9.
SMU Postgame Notes – February 27, 2022
[14/15] Houston 75, [rv/rv] SMU 61
Houston (24-4, 13-2 AAC), SMU (20-7, 11-4 AAC)
Fertitta Center – Houston, Texas
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NOTES
Starters: #3
Kendric Davis, #5
Emmanuel Bandoumel, #10
Zach Nutall, #23
Michael Weathers, #50
Marcus Weathers
- 10th game with this starting lineup (8-2)
SMU is 20-7 on the season
- 11-4 in the American Athletic Conference (2nd in AAC, two games behind Houston)
- Split season series with Houston (W, 85-83 in Dallas on Feb. 9)
- 17-4 in last 21 games
SMU SEASON RECORDS
SMU Season 3FGs Made
1. 286, 2016-17
2. 281, 2017-18
3. 277, 2010-11
4. 263, 2018-19
5. 248, 2011-12
6. 236, 2019-20
236, 2021-22
ADDITIONAL INDIVIDUAL NOTES
Emmanuel Bandoumel (#5, Sr., G)
- 9 points (entered game averaging 10.6 points)
Kendric Davis (#3, Sr., G) -
Preseason All-AAC First Team, Naismith Trophy Midseason Team, Naismith Trophy Watch List, Wooden Award Watch List, Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year Watch List, Lute Olson National Player of the Year Award Watch List | 2021-22 AAC Player of the Week (3x), AAC Weekly Honor Roll (6x), NCAA.com & Lute Olson Award National Player of the Week (Jan. 3)
- 19 points, 2 assists, 1 steal
- 19 points, (entered game averaging 19.3 points, 1st AAC / 32nd NCAA)
- 20th game this season with 15+
- 1 steal (entered game averaging 1.5 steals, 11th AAC)
- 2 assists (entered game averaging 4.7 assists, 3rd AAC / 50th NCAA)
- 5-7 FTs (entered game shooting 86.3% [2nd AAC / 43rd NCAA])
Marcus Weathers (#50, F, Sr.) – AAC Player of the Week (Jan. 31, Feb. 14)
- 8 points and 4 rebounds (entered game averaging 12.6 points [15th AAC] and 7.3 rebounds [2nd AAC]
- Had scored 10+ points in 11 straight
- 2-4 on 3FG (now 20-47 on the season
Michael Weathers (#23, G, Sr.)
- 10 points, 4 rebounds (entered game averaging 10.0 points and 5.6 rebounds [12th AAC])
- 1 blocked shot (entered game averaging 1.3, 7th AAC)
CAREER RECORDS
SMU Career Points
20 1271 Patrick Simpson, 2001-05
21 1243 Carl Wright, 1982-85
22 1223 Joe Swedlund, 1974-78
1223 Troy Matthews, 1993-97
24 1219 Carroll Hooser, 1963-66
25 1214 Ben Moore, 2013-17
26 1212 Bill Voight, 1966-69
27 1206 Jeff Swanson, 1974-78
28 1204 Charles Beasley, 1964-67
29 1198 Lynn Phillips, 1966-69
30 1195 Kendric Davis, 2019-
31 1179 Butch Moore, 1982-86
SMU Career Assists
1 828 Butch Moore, 1982-86
2 508 Nic Moore (100), 2013-16
3 491 Gerald Lewis, 1989-93
4 469 Jeryl Sasser, 1997-01
5 468 Billy Allen, 1978-80
6 460 Carl Wright, 1982-85
7 423 Kendric Davis, 2019-
SMU Career 3FG Made
10 133 Jeryl Sasser (117), 1997-01
11 131 Mike Walker (120), 2007-11
12 128 Sterling Brown (136), 2013-17
13 121 Jemeil Rich (81), 1994-97
14 120
Ethan Chargois, 2017-21
15 119 Jon Killen, 2004-08
16 113 Isiaha Mike, 2018-20
113 Kendric Davis, 2019-
18 110 Emmanuel Bandoumel, 2019-
SMU Season 3FG Made
15 72 Nic Moore (Fr.), 2013-14
16 66 Bryan Hopkins (Jr.), 2004-05
17 63 Ben Emelogu (Sr.), 2017-18
63 Isiaha Mike (Jr.), 2019-20
19 62 Stephen Woods (Jr.), 1998-99
62 Jahmal McMurray (Jr.), 2017-18
21 61 Sterling Brown (Sr.), 2016-17
22 60 Kendric Davis, 2021-22
—- 59 Emmanuel Bandoumel, 2021-22
SMU Career Free Throws Made
13 326 Willie Davis (109), 1997-01
326 Papa Dia (124), 2007-11
15 314 Jay Poerner, 1994-98
314 Mike Wilson, 1990-93
17 305 Butch Moore, 1982-86
18 302 Kendric Davis, 2019-
19 301 Nic Moore, 2013-16
20 297 Denny Holman, 1964-67
SMU Season FT Made
8 158 Jim Krebs (Sr.), 1956-57 (26)
158 Bobby Mills (Jr.), 1955-56 (30)
158 Damon Hancock (Sr.), 2001-02 (26)
11 153 Jeryl Sasser (So.), 1998-99 (30)
12 144 Kendric Davis (Sr.), 2021-22
13 140 Derek Williams (Sr.), 2009-10 (31)
140 Papa Dia (Sr.), 2010-11 (35)
