DALLAS, Texas — SMU beat Memphis 73-57 at the Mustang’s red out game, winning their 13th straight home game. The Mustangs move to 19-6 overall and 10-3 in the American Athletic Conference. SMU’s win means the Mustangs sweep the Tigers in regular season play, handing them 2 of their 5 conference loses. Memphis falls to 15-9 overall.
The first half was back and forth, ended by a Kendric Davis 3-pointer just before the buzzer. At half, the Mustangs led 37-35. Of SMU’s 37 points, Davis and Marcus Weathers accounted for 26.
SMU broke it open in the 2nd half, moving the ball and shooting well. Davis finished above his league leading 20+ point average with 27, including 6 3-pointers and 4 steals. Marcus Weathers also had a big day, hitting 20 points, with 7 rebounds and 4 assists.
The Mustangs host Tulsa Wednesday night and conference play continues through the beginning of March. The Mustangs are currently 2nd in the league for regular season, behind Houston. SMU plays at UH February 27th and could take over 1st in the AAC by beating Tulsa and Houston. The AAC Tournament will be in Fort Worth, March 10th-13th.
Smacker Miles
Smacker graduated from the University of Texas with a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism. While at Texas, Smacker won four Big 12 Championships as part of the Women’s Swimming and Diving team.
Smacker knew she wanted to be a sports reporter from a young age, because she’s from a big sports family. Her parents met as college coaches and that lifestyle led to several moves. One of the Miles families’ stops was right here in Dallas, which led to the start of Smacker’s swimming career and her love of our Dallas teams.
After college, Smacker made her way back to Dallas to do an internship with the Dallas Cowboys in the fall of 2017. She’s also interned at Longhorn Network, covered breaking news in Baton Rouge and helped start a content company she’s worked with most recently.
Smacker can’t wait to reconnect with the Dallas area teams and tell the stories of the athletes and coaches in our community.
A Dallas native, Wilkins graduated from the University of North Texas with a bachelor of arts in journalism and marketing from the Mayborn School of Journalism.
Wilkens has worked for major brands and nonprofit organizations throughout the DFW metroplex including the Dallas Mavericks, Dallas Hip Hop Dance Festival, Zerlene Rogers Beauty & Brains, CBS Radio, DERMASCOPE Magazine and more.