Michigan
6-3
SMU
7-0
Michigan Dealt Defeat at No. 19 SMU
12/8/2015 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Dec. 8, 2015
» SMU outscored Michigan in the paint, 42-16, and finished the first half on a 15-4 run to take control.
» Michigan was outrebounded, 45-20, including 34-12 on the defensive end.
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Site: Dallas, Texas (Moody Coliseum)
Score: #19 SMU 82, Michigan 58
Records: U-M (6-3), SMU (7-0)
Attendance: 7,245
Next U-M Event: Saturday, Dec. 12 -- vs. Delaware State (Crisler Center), Noon [ TV: ESPNU ]
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The University of Michigan men's basketball team fell on the road to the SMU Mustangs (No. 19 AP), 82-58, on Tuesday night (Dec. 8) at the Moody Coliseum. Michigan trailed by 14 at halftime after SMU went on a 15-4 scoring run to end the opening half and never managed to retake the lead.
Sophomore guard Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman and junior/sophomore guard Duncan Robinson co-led the Wolverines with 15 points each. Abdur-Rahkman shot 6-of-10 from the field, and Robinson finished the night 5-of-9 from three-point range. The Mustangs had three double-digit scorers. Jordan Tolbert led all scorers with 23 points on 11-of-12 shooting. Keith Fraiser and Nic Moore each added 15 points.
Abdur-Rahkman scored Michigan's first six points to give the Wolverines a 6-5 lead in the first three minutes. Abdur-Rahkman penetrated the lane for a short-range jumper on his first attempt, then drove straight to the hoop to finish off the window with his right hand on Michigan's next possession. The Mustangs had no answer for the athletic guard on the next possession, allowing Abdur-Rahkman to get right back to the basket to score with his left hand.
The Mustangs scored to retake the lead, but junior guard Zak Irvin answered with a mid-range jumper to make the score 8-7 in the Wolverines' favor. Two minutes later, Robinson took a pass from Irvin in the corner and splashed a three to extend the advantage to 11-7 with 13 minutes to play in the half.
After Robinson's triple, the Mustangs got hot and went up 17-11 with nine minutes remaining.
Michigan got back within three, 19-16, after a jumper by sophomore forward Kameron Chatman and a three-pointer by senior guard Spike Albrecht, but SMU ended the half on a 15-4 scoring run over the last six minutes to take a 36-22 lead into the half.
U-M shot just 9-of-27 (33.3 percent) from the field in the first half, including 2-of-14 (14.3 percent) from three-point range. The Mustangs shot 15-of-27 (55.6 percent), including a scorching 6-of-9 (66.7 percent) from downtown. SMU had a 20-8 advantage on the glass at the break. Tolbert led all scorers at the half with 10 points.
The Wolverines began to fight back early in the second after Robinson and Irvin knocked down back-to-back triples. Sophomore forward Ricky Doyle made a nice move inside to finish off the glass, cutting the deficit to single digits, 39-30. With 16:37 left in the game, Robinson buried another three-pointer to make it 43-35.
Later, with the score 47-37, the Mustangs hit consecutive three-pointers to extend their advantage to 53-37. Michigan got within 10 points again after Robinson and Abdur-Rahkman connected from downtown, but Tolbert began to take over the game for SMU. The big man slammed on back-to-back possessions to make the score 59-45.
The Mustangs continued to dominate inside, using a 14-7 scoring run to make it 69-52 with 5:15 remaining. Robinson connected again from downtown with three minutes to play, cutting the margin to 71-58, but it was the Wolverines' last points.
The Wolverines shot 21-of-60 (35.0 percent) from the floor, including 10-of-36 (27.8 percent) from behind the arc. The Mustangs finished 31-of-54 (57.4 percent) on the night, including 8-of-15 (53.3 percent) from three-point range. SMU dominated on the glass, 45-20, and in the paint, outscoring Michigan 42-16 inside.
U-M returns home Saturday afternoon for a matchup with Delaware State (Dec. 12). Tipoff at the Crisler Center is set for 12 p.m., and coverage can be found on ESPNU. [ Tickets ]
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