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SMU aims to clean up turnovers as it hosts VMI
SMU Mustangs will look to build on an uneven, if successful, season-opening win as it hosts VMI Keydets on Thursday night in Dallas.
The Mustangs posted an 85-72 victory at home over Southern on Monday. Jakub Szumert, a freshman forward who played professionally in Poland, led SMU with 24 points and added seven rebounds while Jermaine O'Neal Jr. had 15 points and Oziyah Sellers 13.
The Mustangs, who led just 40-38 at halftime, had three fewer made field goals than Southern but earned their win at the foul line by outscoring the visitors 32-12. SMU was hampered by 21 turnovers that the Jaguars turned into 25 points.
Mustangs coach Andy Enfield said his team will be better as it learns to slow down a little and play more cohesively.
"It wasn't like we were turning the ball over against the press," Enfield said. "It was not handling the pressure and getting sped up, throwing the ball before guys were open or throwing the ball because we panicked. We just have to work on that."
Thursday's contest will be the second of six straight home games for the Mustangs to open their season.
"Things are different when the lights are turned on," Enfield said after Monday's win. "It's easy when you're in practice and everybody's comfortable. This was a good test for us. A good game to start, and we have to come back on Thursday and play better."
The Keydets also began their campaign with a victory, walloping Virginia University of Lynchburg 115-83 on Monday behind a balanced offensive attack. Preseason All-Southern Conference selection TJ Johnson led VMI with 17 points, including five 3-pointers.
Alexander Daushvili added 15 points and seven rebounds for VMI while freshman Rokas Zilys hit for 14 points and preseason Southern Conference Player of the Year Rickey Bradley Jr., AJ Clark and Joao Panzo each scored 10 points.
Fifteen players on the Keydets' roster saw minutes, and the team never trailed, leading by as many as 40 points.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3:23 |  | TV timeout | ||
| 3:23 |  | Keydets 30 second timeout | ||
| 3:23 | | +3 | Oziyah Sellers makes three point jump shot (Gehrig Normand assists) | 19-34 |
| 3:26 | | Johan Munch defensive rebound | ||
| 3:28 | | TJ Johnson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:38 | | Trap Johnson offensive rebound | ||
| 3:40 | | Trap Johnson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:00 | | TJ Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 4:02 | | Jermaine O'Neal Jr. misses two point layup | ||
| 4:16 | | Zion Vaamonde turnover (lost ball) | ||
| 4:19 | | Jermaine O'Neal Jr. turnover (bad pass) (TJ Johnson steals) | ||
| 4:19 | | Nic Codie defensive rebound | ||
| 4:21 | | Nic Codie blocks Zion Vaamonde's two point layup | ||
| 4:29 | | TJ Johnson offensive rebound | ||
| 4:31 | | Johan Munch blocks TJ Johnson's two point jump shot | ||
| 4:57 | | David Terrell Jr. turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 5:01 | | Johan Munch defensive rebound | ||
| 5:03 | | TJ Johnson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:23 | | +1 | David Terrell Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 19-31 |
| 5:23 | | David Terrell Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 5:23 | | TJ Johnson shooting foul (David Terrell Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 5:23 | | David Terrell Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 5:23 | | Nic Codie misses two point jump shot | ||
| 5:26 | | Rickey Bradley Jr. personal foul | ||
| 5:31 | | Johan Munch defensive rebound | ||
| 5:33 | | Rickey Bradley Jr. misses two point layup | ||
| 5:44 | | Rickey Bradley Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 5:44 | | Johan Munch misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 5:44 | | Joao Panzo shooting foul (Johan Munch draws the foul) | ||
| 5:56 | | Nic Codie defensive rebound | ||
| 5:58 | | Zion Vaamonde misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:19 | | +2 | Johan Munch makes two point layup (David Terrell Jr. assists) | 19-30 |
| 6:38 | | Johan Munch defensive rebound | ||
| 6:40 | | TJ Johnson misses two point jump shot | ||
| 6:56 | | +2 | David Terrell Jr. makes two point layup | 19-28 |
| 7:09 | | Joao Panzo turnover (lost ball) (Oziyah Sellers steals) | ||
| 7:20 | | Rickey Bradley Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 7:22 | | Oziyah Sellers misses two point layup | ||
| 7:34 | | Johan Munch defensive rebound | ||
| 7:36 | | Rickey Bradley Jr. misses two point layup | ||
| 7:50 | | +3 | Billy White III makes three point jump shot (David Terrell Jr. assists) | 19-26 |
| 8:00 | | TV timeout | ||
| 8:00 | | Rokas Zilys personal foul | ||
| 8:13 | | +1 | Paulius Narvilas makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 19-23 |
| 8:13 | | +1 | Paulius Narvilas makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 18-23 |
| 8:13 | | Nic Codie personal foul (Paulius Narvilas draws the foul) | ||
| 8:13 | | Keydets offensive rebound | ||
| 8:15 | | Trap Johnson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:22 | | David Terrell Jr. turnover (lost ball) (AJ Clark steals) | ||
| 8:29 | | Nic Codie defensive rebound | ||
| 8:31 | | Rokas Zilys misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:46 | | Jaden Toombs turnover (bad pass) (Rokas Zilys steals) | ||
| 9:04 | | +2 | AJ Clark makes two point layup (Trap Johnson assists) | 17-23 |
| 9:08 | | David Terrell Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Trap Johnson steals) | ||
| 9:21 | | Paulius Narvilas personal foul | ||
| 9:21 | | Mustangs defensive rebound | ||
| 9:23 | | AJ Clark misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:30 | | Rokas Zilys defensive rebound | ||
| 9:32 | | Jermaine O'Neal Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:38 | | Jacob Patrick defensive rebound | ||
| 9:40 | | Paulius Narvilas misses two point jump shot | ||
| 9:56 | | Jaden Toombs turnover (3-second violation) | ||
| 10:02 | | Jermaine O'Neal Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 10:04 | | Trap Johnson misses two point jump shot | ||
| 10:16 | | Cameron Lomax turnover (lost ball) (AJ Clark steals) | ||
| 10:27 | | Jacob Patrick defensive rebound | ||
| 10:27 | | Trap Johnson misses regular free throw 3 of 3 | ||
| 10:27 | | +1 | Trap Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 15-23 |
| 10:27 | | +1 | Trap Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 14-23 |
| 10:27 | | Jakub Szumert shooting foul (Trap Johnson draws the foul) | ||
| 10:43 | | +2 | Jermaine O'Neal Jr. makes two point jump shot (Cameron Lomax assists) | 13-23 |
| 10:58 | | +3 | Trap Johnson makes three point jump shot (Rokas Zilys assists) | 13-21 |
| 11:20 | | +3 | Jacob Patrick makes three point jump shot (Cameron Lomax assists) | 10-21 |
| 11:47 | | TV timeout | ||
| 11:47 | | Rickey Bradley Jr. turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 12:00 | | Jacob Patrick turnover (bad pass) (Cal Liston steals) | ||
| 12:18 | | Keydets turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 12:18 | | Alexander Daushvili offensive rebound | ||
| 12:19 | | Trap Johnson misses two point jump shot | ||
| 12:48 | | Alexander Daushvili defensive rebound | ||
| 12:50 | | Cameron Lomax misses three point jump shot | ||
| 13:02 | | Billy White III defensive rebound | ||
| 13:04 | | Rickey Bradley Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 13:11 | | Alexander Daushvili defensive rebound | ||
| 13:13 | | Oziyah Sellers misses two point layup | ||
| 13:19 | | Nic Codie offensive rebound | ||
| 13:21 | | Cameron Lomax misses three point jump shot | ||
| 13:47 | | +1 | TJ Johnson makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 10-18 |
| 13:47 | | +1 | TJ Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 9-18 |
| 13:47 | | +1 | TJ Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 8-18 |
| 13:47 | | Rowan Brumbaugh shooting foul (TJ Johnson draws the foul) | ||
| 14:08 | | +3 | Oziyah Sellers makes three point jump shot (Rowan Brumbaugh assists) | 7-18 |
| 14:19 | | Rickey Bradley Jr. turnover | ||
| 14:36 | | +2 | Oziyah Sellers makes two point layup (Billy White III assists) | 7-15 |
| 14:54 | | +1 | Rickey Bradley Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 7-13 |
| 14:54 | | +1 | Rickey Bradley Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 6-13 |
| 14:54 | | David Terrell Jr. shooting foul (Rickey Bradley Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 14:59 | | David Terrell Jr. personal foul | ||
| 15:08 | | TJ Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 15:10 | | Nic Codie misses three point jump shot | ||
| 15:33 | | Trap Johnson personal foul | ||
| 15:33 | | Mustangs defensive rebound | ||
| 15:33 | | Rickey Bradley Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 15:33 | | +1 | Rickey Bradley Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 5-13 |
| 15:33 | | TV timeout | ||
| 15:33 | | Jakub Szumert shooting foul (Rickey Bradley Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 15:47 | | +3 | Oziyah Sellers makes three point jump shot (Jakub Szumert assists) | 4-13 |
| 15:51 | | Jakub Szumert offensive rebound | ||
| 15:53 | | Jaden Toombs misses two point layup | ||
| 15:58 | | Jermaine O'Neal Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 16:00 | | Rickey Bradley Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 16:12 | | Jakub Szumert turnover (traveling) | ||
| 16:16 | | Oziyah Sellers defensive rebound | ||
| 16:18 | | Trap Johnson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 16:39 | | +3 | Jakub Szumert makes three point jump shot (Jermaine O'Neal Jr. assists) | 4-10 |
| 16:53 | | Alexander Daushvili turnover (bad pass) (David Terrell Jr. steals) | ||
| 17:02 | | +2 | Jaden Toombs makes two point layup (David Terrell Jr. assists) | 4-7 |
| 17:12 | | David Terrell Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 17:14 | | Jakub Szumert blocks Alexander Daushvili's two point jump shot | ||
| 17:35 | | +3 | Oziyah Sellers makes three point jump shot (David Terrell Jr. assists) | 4-5 |
| 18:00 | | +2 | AJ Clark makes two point dunk | 4-2 |
| 18:05 | | Rowan Brumbaugh turnover (lost ball) (AJ Clark steals) | ||
| 18:26 | | Jaden Toombs defensive rebound | ||
| 18:28 | | AJ Clark misses two point jump shot | ||
| 18:48 | | Rowan Brumbaugh turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 18:48 | | Rowan Brumbaugh offensive foul | ||
| 18:48 | | +2 | AJ Clark makes two point dunk | 2-2 |
| 18:54 | | Rowan Brumbaugh turnover (bad pass) (AJ Clark steals) | ||
| 19:07 | | Rickey Bradley Jr. turnover (traveling) | ||
| 19:29 | | +2 | Jermaine O'Neal Jr. makes two point jump shot | 0-2 |
| 19:43 | | Rowan Brumbaugh defensive rebound | ||
| 19:45 | | TJ Johnson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 20:00 | | Alexander Daushvili vs. Jaden Toombs (Keydets gains possession) |
Key Players
| Min. Per Game | ||
| Pts. Per Game | ||
| Ast. Per Game | ||
| Reb. Per Game | ||
| Field Goal % | ||
| Three Point % | ||
| Free Throw % |
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Keydets 30 second timeout | 3:23 |
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+ 3 | Oziyah Sellers makes three point jump shot (Gehrig Normand assists) | 3:23 |
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Johan Munch defensive rebound | 3:26 |
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TJ Johnson misses three point jump shot | 3:28 |
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Trap Johnson offensive rebound | 3:38 |
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Trap Johnson misses three point jump shot | 3:40 |
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TJ Johnson defensive rebound | 4:00 |
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Jermaine O'Neal Jr. misses two point layup | 4:02 |
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Zion Vaamonde turnover (lost ball) | 4:16 |
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Jermaine O'Neal Jr. turnover (bad pass) (TJ Johnson steals) | 4:19 |
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Nic Codie defensive rebound | 4:19 |
| Team Stats | |
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|---|---|---|
| Points | 19 | 34 |
| Field Goals | 4-25 (16.0%) | 13-22 (59.1%) |
| 3-Pointers | 1-12 (8.3%) | 7-11 (63.6%) |
| Free Throws | 10-12 (83.3%) | 1-3 (33.3%) |
| Total Rebounds | 11 | 22 |
| Offensive | 3 | 3 |
| Defensive | 7 | 17 |
| Team | 1 | 2 |
| Assists | 2 | 11 |
| Steals | 8 | 2 |
| Blocks | 0 | 3 |
| Turnovers | 6 | 12 |
| Fouls | 6 | 7 |
| Technicals | 0 | 0 |
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14 PTS, 1 REB
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| Top Scorers | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Clark G | 6 PTS | 0 REB | 0 AST | ||
| O. Sellers G | 14 PTS | 1 REB | 0 AST | ||
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| A. Clark | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3/5 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R. Bradley Jr. | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0/4 | 0/2 | 3/4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| T. Johnson | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0/5 | 0/3 | 3/3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| P. Narvilas | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Daushvili | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| A. Clark | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3/5 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R. Bradley Jr. | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0/4 | 0/2 | 3/4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| T. Johnson | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0/5 | 0/3 | 3/3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| P. Narvilas | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Daushvili | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| T. Johnson | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| R. Zilys | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Z. Vaamonde | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Panzo | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| W. Andrews | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| R. Peters | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| C. Liston | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| M. Lawson | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| B. Edmonds III | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| D. Exarchopoulos | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| C. Henderson-Bradley | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| R. Jucevicius | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 19 | 10 | 2 | 4/25 | 1/12 | 10/12 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 7 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| O. Sellers | 14 | 1 | 0 | 5/7 | 4/4 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| J. O'Neal Jr. | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2/4 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| J. Szumert | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| J. Toombs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| R. Brumbaugh | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| O. Sellers | 14 | 1 | 0 | 5/7 | 4/4 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| J. O'Neal Jr. | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2/4 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| J. Szumert | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| J. Toombs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| R. Brumbaugh | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| D. Terrell Jr. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Patrick | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| B. White III | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Munch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| C. Lomax | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| G. Normand | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| N. Codie | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| N. Walls | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| N. Kalischer-Stork | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 34 | 20 | 11 | 13/22 | 7/11 | 1/3 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 17 |