NCAAB

Texas State Bobcats at SMU Mustangs

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Texas State Bobcats
0-4, 0-3 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
49 - 70
SMU Mustangs
3-1, 3-0 Home

SMU dominates Texas State in 70-49 win

SMU on Wednesday night continued to score points in the paint at a prolific rate this young season in its 70-49 victory over Texas State. In running their record to 3-1, the Mustangs used a varied assortment of short jumpers, layups, put-backs and alley oops to outscore Texas State in the paint 28-12. They have outscored their four opponents 154-66 down low, accounting for 50.3 percent of SMU's points.

Sophomore Nic Moore, a transfer from Illinois State and SMU's leading scorer going into the game averaging 15 points, scored a team-high 16. Nick Russell added 14. Junior Yanick Moreira, a highly recruited junior college transfer from South Plains College, added 11 points, six rebounds and two blocks.

SMU held Texas State (0-4) to 32-percent shooting. Mustangs opponents are shooting 35.4 percent this season. The Bobcats committed 18 turnovers while making 16 field goals.

Senior forward Joel Wright led Texas State with 21 points, topping his team-leading season average of 15.7 going into the game. The Bobcats remain winless in their first season as members of the Sun Belt Conference and under new head coach Danny Kaspar. Kaspar spent 13 seasons in East Texas at Stephen F. Austin, where his teams won 20 or more games in five of the past six seasons and led NCAA Division I in defense in two of the last three years.

SMU held Texas State scoreless over a stretch of six and a half minutes early in the first half, using a 14-point run to build a 41-20 halftime lead. Twelve of the Mustangs' first 16 points were scores from inside the paint.

Texas State's first-half struggles included sinking just six field goals while committing 12 turnovers.

SMU never broke stride during the second half and built its lead to a high of 27 points with 7:06 remaining in the second half.

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Statistics

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16-50 FG 25-50
32 Field Goal % 50
8-24 3PT 8-18
33 Three Point % 44
9-15 FT 12-17
60 Free Throw % 71
27 Rebounds 38
10 Offensive Rebounds 9
17 Defensive Rebounds 29
9 Assists 20
6 Steals 10
2 Blocks 6
18 Turnovers 16
2 Team Turnovers 0
18 Total Turnovers 16
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
0 Points Off Turnovers 0
0 Fast Break Points 0
0 Points in Paint 0
19 Fouls 19

Game Information

Venue: Curtis Culwell Center

Location: Garland, TX
Attendance: 3,509 | Capacity:

2025-26 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Duke 17-1 - 35-3
Virginia 15-3 2 30-6
Miami 13-5 4 26-9
North Carolina 12-6 5 24-9
Clemson 12-6 5 24-11
Louisville 11-7 6 24-11
NC State 10-8 7 20-14
Florida State 10-8 7 18-15
California 9-9 8 22-12
Stanford 9-9 8 20-13
Virginia Tech 8-10 9 19-13
SMU 8-10 9 20-14
Wake Forest 7-11 10 18-17
Syracuse 6-12 11 15-17
Pittsburgh 5-13 12 13-20
Notre Dame 4-14 13 13-18
Boston College 4-14 13 11-20
Georgia Tech 2-16 15 11-20
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