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 shall be a homecoming for Mustangs senior ahead Matt Cross, who’s from close by Beverly, Mass. Cross started his school 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 harm 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 recreation with a team-best 8.6 rebounds.
“He is enjoying nice basketball,” new Mustangs coach Andy Enfield stated. “Your good gamers must play properly within the huge video games. That is the way you win at a excessive stage. He definitely did that (in opposition to 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 residence this season, and Donald Hand Jr. has emerged because the staff chief with 13.5 factors per recreation 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. All the pieces is new for us.”
The Mustangs are off to their finest begin since they started the 2020-21 season with a 12-2 file however misplaced their solely true highway recreation up to now at Butler. SMU is 6-1 at residence and 3-0 on a impartial courtroom.
SMU has 5 gamers averaging at the least 10 factors per recreation, 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 Robust (11.2) are the BC gamers scoring in double figures.
–Area Stage Media