LAST GAME (W, 77-41 vs. Dallas Christian on Dec. 22): DALLAS (AP) - Southern Methodist had 44 points

SMU faces Oklahoma State in The Showcase at the American broadway show tickets for october Airlines broadway show tickets for october Center in an ESPNU-televised matchup on Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. The Mustangs enter the game with wins in five of their last six contests. This is the first time the Mustangs have played a game at the AAC, which is located seven miles from SMU's Moody Coliseum.
Robert Nyakundi and London Giles are the top 3-point shooters in C-USA and among the league's top scorers. Nyakundi leads C-USA at 48.5% (33-68) from 3-point range and is third in C-USA at 16.7 points broadway show tickets for october per game. He is 29-53 (54.7%) on 3FGs in the last seven games. Giles is averaging 13.2 points (16th C-USA) and is second in C-USA for 3-point shooting at 44.4% (24-54). The Mustangs lead C-USA in 3-pointers made (8.4).
SMU is second in C-USA in scoring defense (57.8) and have held the last nine opponents to 65 points broadway show tickets for october or less. SMU was outrebounded in five of its first six games, but has won the rebound battle in four of its last five contests. The Mustangs had 73 assists (10.4) and 88 turnovers (12.6) in the first seven games for a 0.8 assist-to-turnover ratio. In the last four outings, SMU has 62 assists (15.5) and 50 turnovers (12.5) for a 1.2 assist-to-turnover ratio.
UP NEXT: SMU hosts Louisiana Tech at Moody Coliseum on Dec. 31 at 1 p.m. The Mustangs then open 2012 with a pair of road games, playing at Ole Miss on Jan. 3 at 8 p.m. before the Conference USA opener at Tulsa on Jan. 7 at 7 p.m.
THE SERIES VS. OKLAHOMA STATE (6-19): SMU trails in the all-time series against Oklahoma State 19-6 and is 1-2 in neutral site games. The teams last met, OSU defeated SMU 64-54 in Stillwater on Dec. 3, 2005. SMU has lost nine straight matchups in the series dating back to the 1991-92 season. The last SMU win was a 78-71 triumph in Oklahoma broadway show tickets for october City on Dec. 27, 1985. The 25 meetings in the series date back to the 1921-22 season.
broadway show tickets for october LAST MEETING VS. OKLAHOMA STATE (L, 64-54 at OSU on Dec. 3, 2005): STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) - JamesOn Curry scored 13 points and Eddie Sutton passed Lefty Driesell for fifth place on the all-time coaching wins list as Oklahoma State beat SMU 64-54. David Monds' three-point play midway through the second half sparked a nine-point Oklahoma State run that helped put away Sutton's latest win. Monds took a pass from Curry and missed inside, but hustled to the other side of the rim to get the rebound broadway show tickets for october and put it back. Curry followed with a layup and Torre Johnson added a jumper from the left side before Marcus Dove blocked Devon Pearson's layup and ran to the other end for a layup of his own to make it 56-40. Brian Morris scored broadway show tickets for october back-to-back baskets inside and Derrick Roberts' fast-break layup brought SMU (3-3) back within 56-46, but Jamaal Brown answered broadway show tickets for october with a driving layup for Oklahoma State and Mario Boggan's broadway show tickets for october two-handed jam put the Cowboys ahead 60-46. After that, the closest SMU could get was 60-51 after Morris' two free throws with 52.4 seconds broadway show tickets for october left. Boggan and Johnson added 12 points each for the Cowboys (6-1), and Monds scored 11. Dez Willingham scored 19 and Morris finished with 12 points broadway show tickets for october for the Mustangs, who have lost eight straight games against Oklahoma State. Curry, Oklahoma State's leading broadway show tickets for october scorer, didn't make his first basket until he hit a 3-pointer from the left corner to give the Cowboys a 29-23 lead with 2:31 left in the first half. He added two free throws and a long jumper to get Oklahoma State's advantage to 33-23 and had a chance to stretch the lead further, but missed two free throws and a 3-pointer at the first-half buzzer. The Mustangs cut a 12-point deficit to 47-40 when Roberts - SMU's leading scorer - was fouled and injured while shooting a jumper, and Willingham replaced him and made both free throws. After a dizzy Roberts went to the bench, Oklahoma broadway show tickets for october State started to extend broadway show tickets for october its lead. A close first half was marked by five ties, the last created when SMU's Donatas Rackauskas scored inside to even the score at 16. Neither team scored during a span of more than three minutes after Rackauskas' basket. Johnson ended the drought with four free throws, then tacked on a the first basket in 4 1/2 minutes to give the Cowboys a 22-16 lead. Oklahoma State wouldn't trail again.
LAST GAME (W, 77-41 vs. Dallas Christian on Dec. 22): DALLAS (AP) - Southern Methodist had 44 points come from bench players as the Mustangs dismantled undermanned, overmatched Dallas Christian 77-41 Thursday in Dallas. SMU (7-4) used a 19-4 scoring run three minutes into the second half to bury a Dallas Christian (4-13) squad that was hanging tough coming out of halftime, trailing 27-23. Dallas Christian's starters played all 40 minutes and ran out of gas, evidenced by a paltry 20.7 percent from the field in the second half compared to 33.3 percent in the first half. SMU forward Robert Nyakundi led all scorers with 18 points broadway show tickets for october on 7 for 10 shooting and hauled in six rebounds. broadway show tickets for october Shawn Williams added 12 points for the Mustangs. Dallas Christian, broadway show tickets for october outscored 50-18 in the second half, was led in scoring by Josue Batres with 14 points. Dallas Christian managed only five assists in the game.
BIG EAST: Dec. 7, 2011 - SMU accepted an invitation to join the BIG EAST Conference broadway show tickets for october in all sports, President R. Gerald Turner announced, fulfilling the University's goal to join a Bowl Championship Series Automatic Qualifier (BCS-AQ) conference, a standard of excellence in college athletics today. SMU, Houston and the UCF accepted full membership into the BIG EAST while Boise State and San Diego State will compete as members in the sport of football. broadway show tickets for october The BIG EAST Conference Board of Directors, by a unanimous vote of its Presidents, extended the invitations for membership. broadway show tickets for october SMU, Houston and UCF will begin competing in all BIG EAST-sponsored sports in the 2013-14 broadway show tickets for october academic year, while Boise State and San Diego State will start competing in football in the 2013 season.
HEAD COACH Matt Doherty broadway show tickets for october ...is in his 11th season as a head coach and his sixth season at SMU. This is his 21st season in collegiate coaching broadway show tickets for october with 11 postseason appearances, eight NCAA Tournaments, seven conference broadway show tickets for october titles, a Final Four appearance and the 2001 AP National Coach of the Year award. He also has 22 players that have gone to the NBA. SMU's 2011 CIT run was Matt Doherty's fourth postseason as a head coach. broadway show tickets for october He has a 10-4 record in two NITs, an NCAA appearance and the 2011 CIT. He has a 164-165 career record including a 74-94 mark on the Hilltop.
Rodney Clinkscales : Team captain...Averaging 4.3 points and is 9-21 (.429) on 3FGs...Missed games 2-4 with a right heel injury...2010-11: played 34 games with 5 starts...averaged 4.8 points, 0.9 rebounds, 1.1 assists...had 7 games with 10+ points and 5 games with 15+points.
Cannen Cunningham : Averaging 6.0 points, 4.4 rebounds and 0.9 blocks while hitting broadway show tickets for october 47.2% FGs...Had 18 points and 7 rebounds vs. Georgia Southern 11/27...Had 17 points and 9 rebounds vs. Fresno State in his first career start 11/15.
London broadway show tickets for october Giles : Has scored 10+ points in 10 of 11 games...averaging 13.2 points (16th C-USA), 3.1 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.1 steals...44.4% 3FGs (24-54) (2nd C-USA), 2.2 3FGs per game (T-6th C-USA), 77.8% FTs (35-45) (7th C-USA), ...2010-11: Sat out due to transfer after playing two seasons at Nevada.
Jalen Jones : Averaging 8.7 points and 3.8 rebounds...REBOUNDS: his 10 rebounds vs. Georgia Southern 11/27 was the first 10+rebound game by an SMU freshman since Papa Dia had 13 vs. Southern 11/10/07.
Ryan Manuel : Averaging 2.9 points, 1.5 rebounds and 1.3 assists...50.0% FGs...GAME-WINNER: Stole the ball and then had the game-winning fastbreak layup in the 65-64 win vs. Florida Gulf Coast on 11/19.
Robert Nyakundi - C-USA PLAYER OF THE YEAR CANDIDATE: Team captain...Averaging 16.7 points (3rd C-USA), 5.3 rebounds, and 1.3 assists...shooting 55.0% FGs (6th C-USA, NCAA), 48.5% 3FGs (1st C-USA) and 81.6% FTs (31-38) (5th C-USA)...3.0 3FGs per game (2nd C-USA)...Tied career-high 29 points (8-13 FG, 5-9 3FG, 8-9 FT) (24 pts in 2nd half) in win at SEMO 12/19...Team-high 27 points (8-9 FG, 4-5 3FG, 7-9 FT) in win vs. UAPB 11/22...HEATING UP: Started broadway show tickets for october the season 4-15 on 3FGs in the first 4 games, 29-53 (54.7%) since...SMU CAREER RANKINGS: 4th in 3FG (216), 2nd in 3FG percentage (45.0, 216-480), broadway show tickets for october 2nd in FT percentage (86.6, 149-172), T-30th broadway show tickets for october in points (1077)...SMU MILESTONES: He became the 36th member broadway show tickets for october of the 1000-point club, hitting the mark on the second of two free throws with 15 seconds remaining in the 55-49 win vs. Georgia Southern 11/27...He became the 41st Mustang to play in 100 games, reaching the mark in the 69-63 OT win at UALR 12/4...PRESEASON HONORS: Selected Preseason All-C-USA second broadway show tickets for october team by the league's coaches...Also tabbed the Best Shooter in C-USA by The Sporting News and was selected Preseason All-C-USA second team by Lindy's Sports Annuals...2010-11: Selected Third-Team All-C-USA with 14.3 points (11th C-USA) while setting C-USA and SMU records from 3-point range...led C-USA and was second in the NCAA at 49.7% (97-195) on 3FGs...set broadway show tickets for october the C-USA record by hitting 54.3% on 3FGs (44-81) in league play...His 97 threes set the SMU record while his average of 2.8 made per game was second in C-USA and 34th in the NCAA...also tied the SMU record by hitting 90.0% (72-80) on FTs.
Jeremiah Samarrippas : Team captain...Averaging 5.8 points, 1.7 rebounds, 3.5 assists (7th C-USA), 1.8 ast/to ratio (5th C-USA), 87.5% FTs (14-16)...LAST 4 GAMES: At least 6 assists broadway show tickets for october in each game...Has 26 assists and 11 TOs (2.4 ast/to ratio)...2010-11: played in all 35 games with 30 starts...averaged 7.4 points and 3.4 assists with a 1.5 assist-to-turnover ratio (120 ast / 82 to)...shot 42.1% on FGs and 38.5% on 3FGs...had 10+ points 10 times, 5+ assists 8 times and 3+ steals 8 times...led the team in assists 15 times and in steals 16 times.
Leslee Smith : Averaging 4.5 points, 5.0 rebounds and 1.8 steals in 14.5 minutes...REBOUNDS: Had 12 rebounds in the 84-65 win at SEMO 12.19, the most by a freshman since Papa Dia had 13 vs. Southern on Nov.