National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Southern Methodist 83, South Florida 49
When: 5:00 PM ET, Wednesday, December 31, 2014
Where: Moody Coliseum, Abilene, Texas
Officials: # Ray Natili, # Alfred Smith, # Mike Stuart
Attendance: 6624

SMU 83, USF 49:
Ben Moore scored 15 points on 5-of-6 shooting to help the host Mustangs rout the Bulls in the American Athletic Conference opener for both teams.

Keith Frazier tallied 14 points for SMU (10-3, 1-0 AAC), which has won eight straight overall. Nic Moore added eight points and a season-high seven assists as the Mustangs used a dominant first half to make it an easy stretch run.

Chris Perry led the Bulls (6-8, 0-1) with 12 points on 5-of-8 shooting. His teammates were 14-for-44 from the floor as USF lost for the seventh time in its last eight games.

SMU scored the first seven points of the game and took a 22-7 lead on Frazier's 3-pointer midway through the first half. Frazier led all scorers with 10 points at the break and the Mustangs made as many 3-pointers (five) as the Bulls had field goals in a dominant opening stanza, lifting the hosts to a 49-15 lead at the break.

Perry and Nehemias Morillo hit back-to-back jumpers early in the second half for USF before Frazier scored and Ben Moore threw down a dunk to spark an 8-0 run that pushed the margin to 40 points for the first time. The lead topped out at 41 as SMU finished with its largest win since a season-opening rout of Lamar.

GAME NOTEBOOK:
USF coach Orlando Antigua picked up a technical foul with 6:25 left in the first half. ... The Bulls were 2-of-16 from beyond the arc while the Mustangs went 5-of-9. ... F Justin Martin chipped in 11 points off the SMU bench and G Bo Zeigler did the same for USF.
Top Game Performances
 
South Florida   Southern Methodist
Chris Perry 12 Scoring Ben Moore 15
Anthony Collins 5 Assists Nic Moore 7
Chris Perry 8 Rebounds Cannen Cunningham 6
Corey Allen Jr. 3 Free Throws Made Nic Moore 6
Corey Allen Jr. 2 Steals Ben Moore 3
Corey Allen Jr. 2 Blocks Ben Moore 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
South Florida 49 36.5 2-16 9-16 15 26 5 10 17
Southern Methodist 83 52.0 5-9 26-33 21 34 6 12 12