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Southern Methodist Mustangs

SMU Mustangs

10-20 (4-12), 11th Conference USA

 Last Game
Mar 12 at UTEP, L 49-71
Conference USA Conference Tourney (FedExForum)
SMU: Bamba Fall 4-6, 13 Pts
UTEP: Randy Culpepper 9-16, 25 Pts
 
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Southern Methodist Team Report

Southern Methodist Team Report Apr 23, 2008

It's easy to focus on SMU's 10-20 record and its 4-12 mark in Conference USA and assume the season was a failure for second-year coach Matt Doherty and the Mustangs.

With seven freshmen on the roster, Doherty knew this would be a difficult season and that it would not be accurately measured in wins and losses alone. He wanted to see his team learn how to handle adversity and keep moving forward under all circumstances.

Along the way, Doherty could not help but think about the young team he put together as the head coach at North Carolina, his alma mater.

"At North Carolina we were 8-20 in my second year. Three years later, we win a national championship," said Doherty, who was not around for the championship season after being fired and replaced by Roy Williams. ...More

 
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Date Opponent Result Tickets Audio/Video Video Highlights
 Sat, Nov 10 Southern L 61-75 ---- 
 Sun, Nov 11 Alabama St. L 54-64 ---- 
 Sat, Nov 17 Centenary L 76-93 ---- 
 Sat, Nov 24 at Dayton L 57-82 ---- 
 Tue, Nov 27 Paul Quinn W 81-63 ---- 
 Sat, Dec 1 at UTSA W 62-56 ---- 
 Wed, Dec 5 TCU W 71-65 ---- 
 Sun, Dec 9 Houston Baptist W 90-79 ---- 
 Tue, Dec 18 South Carolina Upstate L 56-58 ---- 
 Thu, Dec 20 Prairie View A&M W 57-49 ---- 
 Sat, Dec 29 Texas St. W 77-70 ---- 
 Sun, Dec 30 Stephen F. Austin L 58-61 ---- 
 Fri, Jan 4 at Colorado L 52-63 ---- 
 Wed, Jan 9 at UTEP L 66-79 ---- 
 Wed, Jan 16 Houston L 71-99 ---- 
 Sat, Jan 19 Tulsa L 71-72 ---- 
 Wed, Jan 23 at Tulane L 52-67 ---- 
 Sat, Jan 26 UCF W 69-67 ---- 
 Sat, Feb 2 at Tulsa L 60-72 ---- 
 Wed, Feb 6 at (1) Memphis L 48-77 ---- 
 Sat, Feb 9 Rice W 68-53 ---- 
 Wed, Feb 13 Marshall L 74-75 ---- 
 Sat, Feb 16 at Houston L 47-69 ---- 
 Wed, Feb 20 at Southern Miss L 61-81 ---- 
 Sat, Feb 23 UAB L 59-73 ---- 
 Wed, Feb 27 at East Carolina L 54-82 ---- 
 Sat, Mar 1 UTEP W 99-96 ---- 
 Wed, Mar 5 (2) Memphis L 55-72 ---- 
 Sat, Mar 8 at Rice W 61-58 ---- 
 
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Date Opponent Result Tickets Audio/Video Video Highlights
 Wed, Mar 12 at UTEP L 49-71 ---- 
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  Conf  All 
 Memphis (2) 16-0  38-2 
 UAB 12-4  23-11 
 Houston 11-5  24-10 
 Southern Miss 9-7  19-14 
 UCF 9-7  16-15 
 Tulsa 8-8  25-14 
 UTEP 8-8  19-14 
 Marshall 8-8  16-14 
 Tulane 6-10  17-15 
 East Carolina 5-11  11-19 
 SMU 4-12  10-20 
 Rice 0-16  3-27 
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 Individual Leaders
 PPGJon Killen12.9 
 REBPapa Dia6.5 
 ASTJon Killen5.1 
 FG%Bamba Fall56.6 
 FT%Brett Holland100.0 
 3PT%Jon Killen40.3 
 BLKBamba Fall2.1 
 STLJon Killen1.5