NCAAB Game Recap - East Carolina at SMU
Wed Jan 2, 2019 8:00 PM EST

Okla
63
Kansas
70
F
UtSt
49
Nev
72
F
NW
55
MSU
81
F
TxTch
62
WVU
59
F
Harv
57
UNC
77
F
Tuls
56
Hou
74
F
Nebras
72
MD
74
F
HuTil
65
PVAM
81
F
Presb
72
SCSt
70
F
Tul
61
Cin
93
F
NOrl
58
AbCh
68
F
Seton
80
Xav
70
F
Temp
73
UCF
78
F
Buck
64
Army
63
F
Colum
65
Bingha
63
F
Dart
59
Vermt
73
F
Lafy
83
Leh
86
F
Allen
48
Campbl
95
F
GTown
84
Butl
76
F
Maine
67
Brown
75
F
Boston
74
Amer
86
F
Drake
77
Evans
82
F(2OT)
(N/A)
60
HiPt
101
F
KennSt
65
Yale
92
F
Corn
61
Wake
83
F
(N/A)
76
NFla
104
F
SeLA
60
SFA
65
F
Nich
78
NWSt
72
F
USC-Up
63
GaTec
79
F
McNee
88
InWor
77
F
ECU
54
SMU
82
F
Lamar
82
HCU
88
F(OT)
NDSU
77
NebOm
90
F
CenAR
75
TXAMC
87
F
IlSt
56
Valpa
58
F
MOSt
70
SIU
75
F
NrthIA
65
Brad
47
F
UConn
68
SoFL
76
F
DeP
68
Vill
73
F
Bois
69
Wyo
55
F
IaSt
69
OkSt
63
F
Tex
67
KSU
47
F
SDak
71
Denv
70
F
NM
65
AF
58
F
IndSt
44
LoyIL
79
F
(N/A)
47
UCSB
109
F
Fres
73
SJSU
53
F
ColSt
76
UNLV
78
F

Jan 2, 2019, 8:00 PM EST

Final

1

2

T

East Carolina

25

29

54

SMU

35

47

82

McMurray scores 20 points, SMU tops East Carolina
Wed Jan 2, 2019 10:38 PM

DALLAS (AP) Jahmal McMurray had 20 points and four assists and SMU blew past East Carolina 82-54 in an American Athletic Conference opener on Wednesday night.

Jimmy Whitt Jr. scored 17 points, Isiaha Mike and Nat Dixon added 11 points each and Ethan Chargois chipped in 10 as the Mustangs (9-4) improved to 7-0 when at least four players score in double digits. McMurray had his third 20-plus game of the season.

Jayden Gardner led ECU (7-6) with 16 points and seven rebounds, and Tyler Foster added 11 points.

The Mustangs took the lead for good on a 3-pointer by McMurray with 7:02 remaining in the first half and SMU led 35-25 at halftime.

SMU doubled its lead in the first two minutes of the second half with McMurray contributing seven points in a 10-0 run. The lead reached 30 points midway through the second half and the Mustangs cruised to their seventh win in the past eight games.

Leaders

East Carolina PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
J. Gardner 16 0 0 7 2 1
T. Foster 11 0 2 4 3 0
SMU PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
J. McMurray 20 0 4 1 0 0
J. Whitt Jr. 17 0 6 4 2 0

Team Comparison

ECU SMU
Points For 54 82
Field Goals 19/56-34% 29/59-49%
Three Pointers 3/15-20% 7/21-33%
Free Throws 13/22-59% 17/24-71%
Offensive Rebounds 10 14
Defensive Rebounds 21 31
Rebounds 36 48
Blocks 3 5
Steals 8 8
Turnovers 15 15
Personal Fouls 23 20
Technical Fouls 1 0
Ejections 0 0

2018-19 Reg Season - SMU Leads Series 1-0

Date Result Away Pts Ldr Home Pts Ldr
Wed Jan 2 ECU 54 @ SMU 82 J. Gardner 16 J. McMurray 20

Game Information

Stadium: Moody Coliseum, Dallas, Texas
Attendance: 5,601
Game Time: