DALLAS (AP) Boopie Miller scored 23 points, Jaron Pierre Jr. had 21 and Samet Yigitoglu added 14 points and 11 rebounds as SMU Mustangs shook off Central Arkansas in the second half for a 99-82 victory on Sunday.

B.J. Edwards added 17 points for the Mustangs (10-2), who remained unbeaten in eight home games after shooting 59%. The Bears made 11 of 33 3-pointers, including four by Pierre, and outscored the Bears by 30 in the paint.

Ty Robinson scored a career-high 28 points, Camren Hunter added 19 and Javion Guy-King 16 for Central Arkansas (5-8), which made 12 of 26 3-point attempts including four each from Robinson and Guy-King.

After seeing a 19-point lead shaved to four by halftime, the Mustangs opened the second half outscoring the Bears 16-4 to rebuild a a 17-point advantage with Pierre hitting two 3-pointers and scoring nine points during the surge that ended with a transition dunk by Edwards. The lead remained in double figures the rest of the way.

SMU built a 19-point lead midway through the first half but then was outscored 30-13 the remainder of the period to see its lead to shrink to 51-47. Robinson hit a pair of 3-pointers to end his 20-point half.

Central Arkansas is home against Florida Gulf Coast on Jan. 1.

SMU is home against Cal State Fullerton next Sunday.

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