Southeastern Louisiana Lions vs Southern Methodist Mustangs Box Score on Nov 18, 2021

Kendric Davis scored 25 points and Marcus Weathers added 15 points and 12 rebounds to lead SMU to a 78-61 victory over Southeastern Louisiana in a nonconference game on Thursday in Dallas.

Zhuric Phelps added 10 points for the Mustangs, who also got nine points from Tristan Clark. Davis shot 6-for-13 from the field, including 3-for-7 from 3-point range, while Weathers went 7-for-12 from the floor.

The Mustangs (3-1) dominated the Lions (2-2) in every facet of the game. SMU outrebounded Southeastern Louisiana 46-37 and forced 15 turnovers that it converted into 24 points. The Mustangs also scored 42 points in the paint.

Jalyn Hinton and Gus Okafor each had double-doubles for the Lions. Hinton scored a game-high 21 points to go with 10 rebounds, while Okafor had 12 points and 12 rebounds. Keon Clergeot added 14 points.

SMU shot 45.3 percent (29-for-64) from the floor while holding the Lions to 31.3 percent shooting (20-for-64), including 13.8 percent (4-for-29) from 3-point range.

SMU dominated the game from the opening tip. The Mustangs jumped out to a 30-5 lead in less than 10 minutes and never looked back, eventually taking a 50-27 edge into halftime.

Davis scored 15 points in the first half on 5-of-7 shooting, including going 3-for-5 from 3-point range, while Phelps added 10 points on 4-for-6 shooting.

However, the Mustangs' hot shooting was limited to Davis and Phelps. SMU shot a red-hot 60.6 percent (20-for-33) from the floor and 6-for-15 (40 percent) from 3-point range. The Mustangs had 10 layups or dunks in the first half.

On defense, the Mustangs overwhelmed the Lions, who committed 11 turnovers that resulted in 18 points for SMU in the first 20 minutes. The Lions also shot just 27.3 percent (9-for-33) from the floor before the break. That was impacted by their inability to make shots from beyond the arc, as they went just 2-for-15 from 3-point range.

--Field Level Media