Southern Methodist 70, Texas State 49: Nic Moore had 16 points and eight assists as the host Mustangs ran away from the winless Bobcats.
Moore hit 4-of-7 3-pointers and had a career-high five steals for Southern Methodist (3-1). Nick Russell added 14 points on 5-of-6 shooting and Yanick Moreira had 11 points and six rebounds for the Mustangs.
Joel Wright had a game-high 21 points for Texas State (0-4). Wright hit 4-of-6 3-pointers while no other Bobcat scored in double figures.
Russell and Moreira each had two baskets during a 16-2 run that gave SMU an 18-8 lead midway through the first half. Keith Frazier capped an 11-2 run with a 3-pointer for a 32-15 SMU lead before Russell hit a pair of 3-pointers on the way to a 41-20 halftime lead.
SMU's Sterling Brown hit a 3-pointer for a 55-29 lead with 11:23 left in the second half and the Mustangs cruised the rest of the way. Moore added three 3-pointers in the second half, the third pushing the Mustangs' lead to 68-45 with 4:22 left.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Frazier, who missed Monday's loss at Arkansas with an ankle injury, had five points in 18 minutes on Wednesday. ... SMU held Texas State to 6-of-24 shooting in the first half and 16-of-50 for the game while forcing 18 turnovers. ... The Mustangs improved to 8-1 against Texas State.
Texas State | Southern Methodist | |
Joel Wright 21 | Scoring | Nic Moore 16 |
Wesley Davis 3 | Assists | Nic Moore 8 |
Reid Koenen 5 | Rebounds | Sterling Brown 7 |
Joel Wright 3 | Free Throws Made | Nic Moore 4 |
Joel Wright 2 | Steals | Nic Moore 5 |
Reid Koenen 1 | Blocks | Ryan Manuel 3 |
Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
Texas State | 49 | 32.0 | 8-24 | 9-15 | 9 | 23 | 2 | 6 | 18 |
Southern Methodist | 70 | 50.0 | 8-18 | 12-17 | 20 | 33 | 6 | 10 | 16 |