Northwestern State Demons at SMU Mustangs
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
35 - 81
35 - 81
SMU throttles cold-shooting Northwestern State 81-35
SMU (3-0) built a 36-8 halftime lead on the strength of a 26-2 run. Emelogu buried a 3-pointer four minutes into the second half and the Mustangs led 50-12.
The 46-point win was the Mustangs' largest margin of victory since 2015.
Foster, Emelogu and Shake Milton scored a combined 52 points. SMU is now 28-0 at Moody Coliseum under coach Tim Jankovich, which tied the second-best home start by a head coach in NCAA history.
Iziahiah Sweeney led Northwestern State (0-3) with nine points. The Demons lost to Division III foe LeTourneau in their previous game.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 35 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:01 | SMU Turnover. | 35 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:29 | Czar Perry made Free Throw. | 35 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:29 | Czar Perry made Free Throw. | 34 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:29 | Foul on Luke Wilfong. | 33 - 81 |
Statistics
 NWST |
 SMU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12-49 | FG | 29-67 |
| 24 | Field Goal % | 43 |
| 3-20 | 3PT | 13-31 |
| 15 | Three Point % | 42 |
| 8-16 | FT | 10-18 |
| 50 | Free Throw % | 56 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 15 | Offensive Rebounds | 18 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 3 | Assists | 21 |
| 4 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 8 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 21 | Total Turnovers | 7 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 5 | Points Off Turnovers | 31 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 18 | Fouls | 17 |
| 1 | Largest Lead | 52 |
Game Information
Moody Coliseum (Dallas)
Location: Dallas, TX
Attendance: 6,769 | Capacity:
2025-26 Southland Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen F. Austin | 20-2 | - | 28-6 |
| McNeese | 19-3 | 1 | 28-6 |
| UT Rio Grande Valley | 14-8 | 6 | 19-14 |
| Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 13-9 | 7 | 18-15 |
| LSU New Orleans | 12-10 | 8 | 15-18 |
| Nicholls | 12-10 | 8 | 14-19 |
| Houston Christian | 8-14 | 12 | 12-20 |
| Northwestern State | 8-14 | 12 | 10-22 |
| Incarnate Word | 7-15 | 13 | 12-19 |
| Lamar | 7-15 | 13 | 12-19 |
| East Texas A&M | 6-16 | 14 | 11-21 |
| SE Louisiana | 6-16 | 14 | 9-22 |
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 |