SMU drains season-high 15 3s, tops East Carolina 84-64
DALLAS -- Tyson Jolly scored 17 points and the first of his five 3-pointers kicked off a 10-0 run for the Mustangs as SMU walloped Eastern Carolina 84-64 Wednesday night.
Kendric Davis added 15 points with nine assists and Ethan Chargois posted 12 points as SMU (14-4, 4-2 American Athletic Conference), earned its fifth straight home victory. Isiaha Mike added eight points, five rebounds and six assists.
SMU posted a season-high 15 3-pointers -- second most in school history. The Mustangs are 11-1 at Moody Coliseum this season.
Jayden Gardner and Brandon Suggs each scored 18 points for East Carolina (8-111, 2-4), which lost a third straight. Tristen Newton added 15 points with six assists. Gardner led with nine rebounds.
The Mustangs were 55% shooting for the game (29-for-53), owned the boards 37-26 and avenged a Jan. 11 loss to East Carolina, 71-68. SMU faces Memphis on the road on Saturday. East Carolina matches up against Tulane at home on Saturday.
---
For more AP college basketball coverage: https://apnews.com/Collegebasketball and http://twitter.com/AP-Top25
---
Elements of this story were generated by Automated Insights, http://www.automatedinsights.com/ap, using data from STATS LLC, https://www.stats.com
Men's College Basketball News
![]()
Behind the Bracket: What an 80-team NCAA tournament would look like
The coronavirus pandemic makes an 80-team NCAA tournament a non-starter, but here's how the mythical 80-team field would look.
![]()
Growing up Kobe: What it's like for these college basketball players to share a legendary name
Kobe Bryant's emergence in the '90s popularized what had been a unique first name. These college players talk about the experience of sharing the name -- especially since Bryant's death.
Utah State seeks revenge on UNLV
Utah State (12-5, 9-2) vs. UNLV (6-6, 3-2)
2020-2021 American Athletic Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston | 8-1 | - | 13-1 |
| SMU | 4-2 | 2.5 | 8-2 |
| Wichita State | 4-2 | 2.5 | 8-4 |
| Memphis | 4-2 | 2.5 | 8-5 |
| Tulsa | 5-3 | 2.5 | 8-5 |
| South Florida | 3-3 | 3.5 | 7-5 |
| Temple | 2-4 | 4.5 | 3-4 |
| East Carolina | 1-4 | 5 | 7-4 |
| Tulane | 1-4 | 5 | 6-4 |
| Cincinnati | 1-4 | 5 | 3-7 |
| UCF | 1-5 | 5.5 | 3-6 |