SMU can stretch its successful streak to 6 video games Saturday when it goes on the highway to face Boston Faculty in an ACC matchup at Chestnut Hill, Mass.
The sport can 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 harm for a lot of the season for SMU (9-2, 1-0 ACC) however seems to be rounding into kind. 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 should play properly within the large video games. That is the way you win at a excessive degree. He actually did that (towards LSU). Very happy with him. He has an incredible perspective. He is a tricky, powerful younger man.”
BC (7-4, 0-1) is 4-2 at dwelling this season, and Donald Hand Jr. has emerged because the workforce 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. Every part is new for us.”
The Mustangs are off to their greatest begin since they started the 2020-21 season with a 12-2 report however misplaced their solely true highway recreation to date at Butler. SMU is 6-1 at dwelling and 3-0 on a impartial courtroom.
SMU has 5 gamers averaging not less than 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 Sturdy (11.2) are the BC gamers scoring in double figures.
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