SMU can stretch its successful streak to 6 video games Saturday when it goes on the highway to face Boston School in an ACC matchup at Chestnut Hill, Mass.
The sport might be a homecoming for Mustangs senior ahead Matt Cross, who’s from close by Beverly, Mass. Cross started his faculty profession at Miami, transferred to Louisville and spent two seasons at UMass earlier than he joined the SMU program for this season.
Cross has been coping with a again damage for a lot of the season for SMU (9-2, 1-0 ACC) however seems to be rounding into type. He had 16 factors and 16 rebounds in Saturday’s 74-64 victory over LSU and is averaging 8.9 factors per sport with a team-best 8.6 rebounds.
“He is taking part in nice basketball,” new Mustangs coach Andy Enfield stated. “Your good gamers should play effectively within the massive video games. That is the way you win at a excessive degree. He actually did that (towards LSU). Very pleased with him. He has an amazing angle. He is a tricky, robust younger man.”
BC (7-4, 0-1) is 4-2 at house this season, and Donald Hand Jr. has emerged because the crew chief with 13.5 factors per sport and seven.5 rebounds.
“We’re excited as we method the brink of our ACC season,” Eagles coach Earl Grant stated. “We’re doing nice issues and we’re doing it with 5 freshmen. Every thing is new for us.”
The Mustangs are off to their finest begin since they started the 2020-21 season with a 12-2 report however misplaced their solely true highway sport thus far at Butler. SMU is 6-1 at house and 3-0 on a impartial court docket.
SMU has 5 gamers averaging no less than 10 factors per sport, led by Boopie Miller (14.4). The others are Chuck Harris (12.1), Samet Yigitoglu (11.7), Kario Oquendo (10.9) and BJ Edwards (10.1).
Along with Hand, Chad Venning (11.5) and Elijah Sturdy (11.2) are the BC gamers scoring in double figures.
–Discipline Stage Media
