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11/18 21:21 CST Jaron Pierre Jr., Boopie Miiler lead SMU to 106-60 win over
Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Jaron Pierre Jr., Boopie Miiler lead SMU to 106-60 win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff
DALLAS (AP) --- Jaron Pierre Jr. scored a season-high 23 points, Boopie Miller
had 15 points and 10 assists, and SMU beat Arkansas-Pine Bluff 106-60 on
Tuesday night.
Corey Washington and Jermaine O'Neal Jr. each added 15 points for SMU (5-0) and
Samet Yigitoglu scored 11. B.J. Edwards finished with 11 points, nine assists
and three steals.
Miller, who had 23 points and a career-high tying 12 assists in an 87-85 win
over Butler on Saturday, had his second consecutive double-double.
UAPB (0-6) has lost eight straight dating to last season. Trevon Payton led the
Lions with 13 points, Jaquan Scott fouled out with 12 points and Milhan Charles
scored 10.
Edwards hit a 3-pointer a little more than 2 1/2 minutes into the game that
gave the Mustangs the lead for good and sparked a 24-4 run that made it 27-9
midway through the first half. Pierre hit two 3s and scored 10 points during
the run.
SMU shot 57% (37 of 65) from the field, made 12 of 27 (44%) from 3-point range,
and outscored the Lions 20-10 from the free-throw line.
The Mustangs scored at least 100 points in a game for the second time this
season and the seventh under second-year coach Andy Enfield.
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