National Basketball Association
Southern Methodist 82, Michigan 58
When: 9:00 PM ET, Tuesday, December 8, 2015
Where: Moody Coliseum, Abilene, Texas
Officials:
# John Gaffney, # Ted Valentine, # Mark Whitehead
Attendance:
7245
By The Sports Xchange
Led by forward Jordan Tolbert's 23 points, No. 19 SMU overpowered Michigan 82-58 on Tuesday at Moody Coliseum in University Park, Texas.
Tolbert made 11 of 12 shots, nearly all of them on alley-oop dunks, as the Mustangs (7-0) outrebounded the Wolverines 45-20.
Michigan (6-3) launched 36 three-pointers - making only 10 - and shot 35 percent overall to SMU's 57.4 percent.
Tolbert came off the bench 55 seconds into the game to replace preseason All-American Athletic Conference forward Markus Kennedy, who suffered a left ankle sprain and did not return.
The Mustangs took control in the first half with a 13-2 run, highlighted by back-to-back 3-pointers by guard Nic Moore, for a 34-20 lead. SMU went into the halftime break leading 36-22 after making 6 of 9 from 3-point range, while the Wolverines were 2 of 14.
Guard Duncan Robinson made a pair of 3-pointers early in the second half to trim the Mustangs' lead to eight 43-35. That was as close as Michigan got as SMU doubled its lead 53-37 two minutes later with a run finished off with a 3-pointer by guard Keith Frazier.
Michigan guard Caris LeVert, who was averaging 19.3 points per game, was held to five points on 1 of 13 shooting.
Top Game Performances
Michigan |
|
Southern Methodist |
Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman 15 |
Scoring |
Jordan Tolbert 23 |
Zak Irvin 9 |
Assists |
Nic Moore 7 |
Aubrey Dawkins 4 |
Rebounds |
Sterling Brown 10 |
Caris LeVert 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Ben Moore 4 |
Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman 2 |
Steals |
Jarrey Foster 1 |
Zak Irvin 1 |
Blocks |
Ben Moore 3 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Michigan
|
58 |
35.0 |
10-36 |
6-12 |
12 |
20 |
2 |
10 |
10 |
Southern Methodist
|
82 |
57.4 |
8-15 |
12-16 |
21 |
42 |
5 |
3 |
17 |