Mustangs Take Down No. 6 Houston, 85-83

Wednesday, February 9

Dallas, Texas

6 p.m.

SMU

17-5,8-2AAC

Houston

20-3,9-1AAC

Team	1	2	F
Houston	51	32	83
SMU	40	45	85

Mustangs Take Down No. 6 Houston, 85-83

Feb 9 | Men's Basketball

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DALLAS (AP) -- Kendric Davis scored 22 points and Marcus Weathers added 20 as SMU rallied from a 15-point second half deficit to stun No. 6 Houston 85-83 on Wednesday night.

Davis sank two free throws with 40.6 seconds remaining to break an 81-all tie. Michael Weathers hit the second of two free throws with 24.1 seconds left for a three-point lead. Houston had a chance to tie in the closing seconds when Kyler Edwards heaved the ball toward the basket from near midcourt with two seconds left and was fouled by Emmanuel Bandoumel.

Edwards hit the first free throw but missed the second. Edwards banged his third shot off the front rim and Houston was called for a lane violation.

Michael Weathers added 17 points, including 14 in the second half, for the Mustangs (17-7, 8-2 American Athletic Conference), who moved within a game of first-place Houston (20-3, 9-1). SMU is 12-0 at home this season.

Edwards, Taze Moore and Josh Carlton scored 17 points each for the Cougars, whose 12-game winning streak ended.

Houston entered play leading NCAA Division I in field goal defense, yielding opponents only 36% per game, and was third in scoring defense at 56.6 points allowed per game. SMU passed that scoring total with 11 minutes to play and shot 46.4%. The Mustangs made 12 of 23 3-pointers for 52%.

SMU plays at East Carolina on Saturday.

SMU Postgame Notes – February 5, 2022
SMU 85, [6/7] Houston 83
SMU (17-5, 8-2 AAC), Houston (20-3, 9-1 AAC)
Moody Coliseum – Dallas, Texas

NEXT GAME

At East Carolina – Saturday, February 12 – 6 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. CT – Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum – Greenville, North Carolina
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NOTES

Starters: #3 Kendric Davis, #5 Emmanuel Bandoumel, #10 Zach Nutall, #23 Michael Weathers, #50 Marcus Weathers

6^th straight game with this starting lineup (5-1)

SMU scored the most points allowed by Houston this season (was 83 by Alabama)

Also the third team to score 40 points in the first half against Houston this season: Alabama (44), Wisconsin (40), SMU (40)

Runs

9-0 from down 68-55 to within 68-64, and 12-1 to within 69-67
First lead at 76-75

SMU is 17-5 on the season

8-2 in the American Athletic Conference
12-0 at Moody Coliseum this season
- 14 straight home wins (T-8^th active in NCAA)
14-2 in last 16 games

SMU has 8 wins over AP Top 20 teams under Tim Jankovich

SMU rallied from a 44-29 deficit

T-7^th largest comeback at SMU
4^th time coming back from 10+ this season, 16^th time under Tim Jankovich
- Ties largest comeback under Tim Jankovich (15 vs Tulane 2/15/17)

SMU trailed 51-40 at halftime

4-3 when trailing at halftime

SMU had 4 score in double figures

Kendric Davis (22), Zach Nutall (11), Michael Weathers (17), Marcus Weathers (20)
9-1 this season when 4 score 10+

SMU was 12-23 on 3-point field goals (entered game 36.1% [2^nd AAC] and 8.7 made per game [1^st AAC])

SMU was 21-27 on free throws (entered game 74.6%, 3^rd AAC)

Kendric Davis (8-9), Marcus Weathers (5-7), Michael Weathers (5-6)

NCAA D-I Active Home Win Streaks
64 Gonzaga
37 Houston
20 Morehead State
17 Texas Tech
16 Providence
15 Arizona
15 Kentucky
14 South Dakota State
14 Auburn
14 Murray State
14 Saint Mary's (CA)
14 Montana
14 SMU

SMU RECORDS

SMU - Best Home Starts
Start       Season
18-0       2016-17
15-0       1984-85
15-0 ^    2013-14
13-0       1999-00
12-0       1956-57
12-0       2015-16
12-0+    2021-22
^ Wins vacated

SMU - Longest Home Winning Streaks
Games   Start to End
34           2/6/54 to 3/15/1957
33           2/13/16 to 1/10/2018
19           2/15/84 to 2/27/1985
15 ^        11/11/13 to 3/5/2014
15           2/14/15 to 2/10/2016
14+        1/11/21 to
^ Wins vacated

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
7.            215, 2006-07
8.            205, 1994-95
9.            202, 1997-98
10           195, 2021-22
10.          194, 2015-16

ADDITIONAL INDIVIDUAL NOTES

Kendric Davis (#3, Sr., G) - Preseason All-AAC First 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 (5x), NCAA.com & Lute Olson Award National Player of the Week (Jan. 3)

22 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 steals
- 10+ points in 20 of 22 game this season (Entered game averaging 19.5 points, 1^st AAC / 30^th NCAA)
  - 17 points in first half is his second-highest of the season (19 at Tulsa 12/29)
  - 11^th 20-point game this season
- 7 assists (entered game averaging 4.7 assists, 3^rd AAC)
  - 5+ assists in 13 games this season
- 3 steals (entered game averaging 1.4 steals, 13^th AAC)
  - 8^th game this season with multiple steals
8-9 on FTs (entered game 87.5% [119-136], 1^st AAC, 38^th NCAA)

Zach Nutall (#10, Jr., G)

11 points
- 7^th game this season with 10+
3-4 on 3FGs (entered game averaging 1.7 made per game)

Marcus Weathers (#50, F, Sr.) – AAC Player of the Week (Jan. 31)

20 points with 7 rebounds (entered game averaging 11.8 points [18^th AAC] and 7.0 rebounds [2^nd AAC])
- 15^th game this season with 10+ points, 7 straight & 10 of last 11 games

Michael Weathers (#23, G, Sr.)

17 points with 3 rebounds ansd 4 assists (entered game averaging 9.0 points and 5.4 rebounds [14^th AAC])
2 steals (entered game averaging 1.5, 9^th AAC)

CAREER RECORDS

SMU Career Assists
               1             828        Butch Moore, 1982-86
               2             508        Nic Moore, 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             419        Roderick Hampton, 1987-91
               8             409        Kendric Davis, 2019-
               9             403        Kato Armstrong, 1985-89

SMU Career Points
               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           1179      Butch Moore, 1982-86
               31           1166      Shake Milton, 2015-18
               32           1125      Kendric Davis, 2019-
               33           1110      Sterling Brown, 2013-17

SMU Career 3FG Made - 100+
               10           133        Jeryl Sasser, 1997-01
               11           131        Mike Walker, 2007-11
               12           128        Sterling Brown, 2013-17
               13           121        Jemeil Rich, 1994-97
               14           120        Ethan Chargois, 2017-21
               15           119        Jon Killen, 2004-08
               16           113        Isiaha Mike, 2018-20
               17           107        Damon Hancock, 1998-02
               18           106        Kendric Davis, 2019-
               19           105        Ben Emelogu, 2014-18
               20           103        Derrick Roberts, 2004-08