When: <\/strong>Tuesday February 3, 9:00 PM<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Where: <\/strong>Moody Coliseum, Dallas TX<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Prediction \u2013 KenPom (KP) \/ Bart <\/strong>Torvik (BT):<\/strong> SMU 82-81 \/ SMU 82-80<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Coach Wade after the Wake Forest game:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cWe\u2019re at the halfway mark now. I believe we\u2019re seven and two here at the halfway mark. \u2026I do think we\u2019re making progress. You put 96 points up on the road, that\u2019s hard to do. Our guys did a good job. 19 assists on 33 made baskets is really good as well.\u201c<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cI think we found a rhythm. We\u2019ve got a good rhythm. We\u2019ve got a good way about us. Every season is going to have its up and downs. It took me as a head coach a little longer than most years to kind of figure out how to play this group. \u2026 Very proud of our guys.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cI mean, their guard play is tremendous. With Miller, Edwards, and Pierre, they have the ability to make really, really tough shots and just dictate the game with their guards. I think Washington\u2019s an unsung guy, averaging double-digit points, but they\u2019ve got really, really good personnel. They give them space, and they let them boogie.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n I mean, he [Boopie Miller] does a great job operating out of the pick and roll. Look, anytime you\u2019re a small guard, you\u2019ve got to be able to shoot it — and he can really, really shoot it. He shoots over 50 percent from mid-range, shooting 53 percent from mid-range, shooting at 37, 38 percent from three. He draws a lot of fouls, does a good job getting to the free-throw line about eight times a game in league [play]. And he\u2019s an 80 percent free-throw shooter in league, 90 percent free-throw shooter overall for the year — 88 percent, I believe, for the year. He\u2019s a really, really talented player.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n He\u2019s [Ven Lubin] been phenomenal, and, obviously big 24 [Samet Yigitoglu] will be a big, big challenge. 24 is physical and huge and ducks in, and he does a lot of things that help them win. So it\u2019ll be a big challenge for Ven, but Ven\u2019s answered every challenge. <\/em>\u201c<\/p>\n<\/div>\n SMU was voted to finish 6th<\/sup> in the ACC.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Andy Enfield is an interesting guy. He played at Johns Hopkins and at one time held the NCAA all-divisions career free throw percentage record at 92.5%. He was a shot doctor for the Bucks in the NBA, he spent a few seasons as an assistant for Leonard Hamilton at FSU \u2013 helping them make the Sweet 16, he introduced the world to Florida Gulf Coast getting them to the Sweet 16 in 2013, and until last season he was one of the most successful coaches in USC history for 13 years. Last season he jumped to Dallas and the Mustangs were 24-11 and were a #1 seed in the NIT.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Coach Enfield returns three starters from last season, senior Miller (2nd<\/sup> season at SMU, transferred from WF), senior Edwards (3rd<\/sup> season at SMU, transferred from Tenn), and sophomore Turkish center Yigitoglu from Euro pro ball.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The other two starters are transfers: Pierre from Jacksonville State, CUSA POY and Washington, from Wichita St, second team All-AAC.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The Mustangs are coming off an 88-74 loss at Louisville Saturday. SMU was in charge for the first 25 minutes of the game. They started the game 14-4, led by as much as 12, and held a 47-44 lead at the halfway point. At about the 10-minute mark, SMU took the lead 62-61, then Louisville did what they do. They went on a 10-0 run, and the Mustangs couldn\u2019t catch them again. Statistically the teams were close with the key differentiators being free throw shooting, Louisville shot 23 and made 16, to SMU\u2019s making 6 of 9. And points off turnovers, Louisville forced 16 turnovers and made 18 points off them. SMU forced 11 and made 13 points.<\/p>\n<\/div>\nTeam Statistical Comparison<\/h2>\n
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\n \n Team<\/h3>\n<\/th>\n
\n PPG<\/h3>\n<\/th>\n
\n PPG-OPP<\/h3>\n<\/th>\n
\n FG%<\/h3>\n<\/th>\n
\n 3PT%<\/h3>\n<\/th>\n
\n 3PT-M<\/h3>\n<\/th>\n
\n Reb<\/h3>\n<\/th>\n
\n Ast<\/h3>\n<\/th>\n
\n TO<\/h3>\n<\/th>\n
\n ST<\/h3>\n<\/th>\n
\n BL<\/h3>\n<\/th>\n
\n Pts in Pnt<\/h3>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n\n
\n NC State<\/td>\n 85.9<\/td>\n 72<\/td>\n 48.1%<\/td>\n 39.90%<\/td>\n 10.8<\/td>\n 36<\/td>\n 16.8<\/td>\n 9.7<\/td>\n 8.6<\/td>\n 3<\/td>\n 24<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n SMU<\/td>\n 86.6<\/td>\n 77.5<\/td>\n 49.4%<\/td>\n 36.30%<\/td>\n 8<\/td>\n 38.1<\/td>\n 17.3<\/td>\n 11.8<\/td>\n 7.7<\/td>\n 3.9<\/td>\n 38<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n \n
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Remaining Games Regular Season – Ranked by NET strength<\/h2>\n
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\n \n Team<\/h3>\n<\/th>\n
\n (H \/ A)<\/h3>\n<\/th>\n
\n KenPom<\/h3>\n<\/th>\n
\n KP Prediction<\/h3>\n<\/th>\n
\n NET<\/h3>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n\n
\n NC State<\/td>\n ***<\/td>\n 23<\/td>\n ***<\/td>\n 27<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Duke (Q1)<\/td>\n H<\/td>\n 3<\/td>\n L, 78-73<\/td>\n 1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Louisville (Q1)<\/td>\n A<\/td>\n 16<\/td>\n L, 83-79<\/td>\n 17<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n UVA (Q1)<\/td>\n A<\/td>\n 17<\/td>\n L, 79-74<\/td>\n 18<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n UNC (Q1)<\/td>\n H<\/td>\n 29<\/td>\n W, 82-77<\/td>\n 25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n SMU (Q1)<\/td>\n A<\/td>\n 36<\/td>\n L, 82-81<\/td>\n 34<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Miami (Q2)<\/td>\n H<\/td>\n 37<\/td>\n W, 82-76<\/td>\n 38<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n VT (Q2)<\/td>\n H<\/td>\n 61<\/td>\n W, 82-71<\/td>\n 55<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Stanford (Q3)<\/td>\n H<\/td>\n 82<\/td>\n W, 83-71<\/td>\n 78<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n ND (Q2)<\/td>\n A<\/td>\n 84<\/td>\n W, 78-72<\/td>\n 85<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n \n
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SMU Season Key Wins\/Losses<\/h2>\n