DALLAS (AP) Keon Ambrose-Hylton had 14 points in SMU Mustangs's 90-53 victory against Western Illinois Leathernecks on Wednesday night.
Ambrose-Hylton added five rebounds for the Mustangs (2-0). Jalen Smith scored 14 points while going 5 of 7 (4 for 6 from 3-point range). Samuell Williamson had 12 points and was 5 of 10 shooting and 2 of 4 from the free throw line.
The Leathernecks (0-2) were led in scoring by Ryan Myers, who finished with 12 points. Western Illinois also got 10 points from James Dent Jr.. In addition, Rodrick Payne had six points and three blocks.
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1st Half
WIU
Leathernecks
22
SMU
Mustangs
48
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
(B.J. Edwards gains possession)
19:52
+3
Jalen Smith makes three point jump shot (B.J. Edwards assists)
0-3
19:16
Jesiah West misses two point layup
19:16
Drew Cisse offensive rebound
19:16
+2
Drew Cisse makes two point layup
2-3
18:58
Chuck Harris misses two point jump shot
18:56
B.J. Edwards offensive rebound
18:42
+2
Keon Ambrose-Hylton makes two point layup (B.J. Edwards assists)
2-5
18:25
Joe Petrakis misses three point jump shot
18:23
Drew Cisse offensive rebound
18:15
Quinlan Bennett misses two point jump shot
18:13
Samuell Williamson defensive rebound
18:07
Drew Cisse shooting foul (Keon Ambrose-Hylton draws the foul)
18:07
Keon Ambrose-Hylton misses regular free throw 1 of 2
18:07
Keon Ambrose-Hylton misses regular free throw 2 of 2
18:07
Jesiah West defensive rebound
17:47
Jesiah West turnover (Keon Ambrose-Hylton steals)
17:42
+2
Samuell Williamson makes two point layup
2-7
17:09
Tay Knox turnover (Jalen Smith steals)
17:04
Chuck Harris misses three point jump shot
17:02
Ryan Myers defensive rebound
16:54
Jesiah West misses three point jump shot
16:41
Quinlan Bennett turnover (Zhuric Phelps steals)
16:25
Chuck Harris misses three point jump shot
16:23
Tay Knox defensive rebound
16:15
James Dent Jr. turnover (bad pass)
16:08
+2
Samuell Williamson makes two point jump shot (Ricardo Wright assists)
2-9
15:43
James Dent Jr. misses three point jump shot
15:41
Tyreek Smith defensive rebound
15:27
Tyreek Smith misses two point jump shot
15:25
Tay Knox defensive rebound
15:18
+2
Rodrick Payne makes two point layup
4-9
15:07
Ricardo Wright misses three point jump shot
15:05
Tay Knox defensive rebound
14:46
Tay Knox turnover (Chuck Harris steals)
14:40
+2
Chuck Harris makes two point layup
4-11
14:18
Rodrick Payne misses three point jump shot
14:16
Tyreek Smith defensive rebound
14:11
Rodrick Payne blocks Ricardo Wright's two point layup
14:11
Mustangs offensive rebound
14:11
TV timeout
13:59
+2
Zhuric Phelps makes two point jump shot
4-13
13:42
+3
Ryan Myers makes three point jump shot (Shay Davis assists)
7-13
13:21
+2
Tyreek Smith makes two point layup (Ricardo Wright assists)
7-15
13:00
Tyreek Smith blocks James Dent Jr.'s two point layup
13:00
Ricardo Wright defensive rebound
13:00
Shay Davis blocks Zhuric Phelps's two point layup
12:58
Jalen Smith offensive rebound
12:40
+2
Jalen Smith makes two point layup
7-17
12:30
James Dent Jr. misses three point jump shot
12:28
Ja'Heim Hudson defensive rebound
12:23
Rodrick Payne blocks Ja'Heim Hudson's two point layup
12:23
Ryan Myers turnover (Ja'Heim Hudson steals)
12:08
Ja'Heim Hudson turnover (Braden Lamar steals)
12:08
+2
Braden Lamar makes two point layup
9-17
12:08
Ja'Heim Hudson shooting foul (Braden Lamar draws the foul)
12:08
Braden Lamar misses regular free throw 1 of 1
12:08
Samuell Williamson defensive rebound
11:59
+3
Jalen Smith makes three point jump shot
9-20
11:38
+2
Jesiah West makes two point jump shot
11-20
11:30
Jesiah West personal foul
11:29
TV timeout
11:21
Samuell Williamson misses two point jump shot
11:19
Tay Knox defensive rebound
10:50
Samuell Williamson blocks Quinlan Bennett's two point layup
10:48
B.J. Edwards defensive rebound
10:32
Keon Ambrose-Hylton misses two point layup
10:30
Jesiah West defensive rebound
10:16
Ryan Myers turnover
10:06
+3
Jalen Smith makes three point jump shot (Samuell Williamson assists)
11-23
9:46
+3
Ryan Myers makes three point jump shot (Jesiah West assists)
14-23
9:34
Keon Ambrose-Hylton misses two point layup
9:32
Keon Ambrose-Hylton offensive rebound
9:24
+2
Keon Ambrose-Hylton makes two point layup
14-25
9:13
Jesiah West turnover (traveling)
8:53
Samuell Williamson misses two point jump shot
8:51
Leathernecks defensive rebound
8:26
Jesiah West misses three point jump shot
8:02
+2
Zhuric Phelps makes two point jump shot (B.J. Edwards assists)
14-27
7:43
Samuell Williamson blocks Joe Petrakis's two point layup
7:41
B.J. Edwards defensive rebound
7:31
Zhuric Phelps misses two point jump shot
7:29
Leathernecks defensive rebound
7:27
TV timeout
7:17
Quinlan Bennett turnover (Zhuric Phelps steals)
7:13
+2
Samuell Williamson makes two point dunk (Zhuric Phelps assists)
14-29
6:47
James Dent Jr. misses three point jump shot
6:45
Samuell Williamson defensive rebound
6:38
Zhuric Phelps misses two point layup
6:36
Joe Petrakis defensive rebound
6:18
+2
Rodrick Payne makes two point layup (James Dent Jr. assists)
16-29
6:06
Joe Petrakis shooting foul (Samuell Williamson draws the foul)
6:06
Samuell Williamson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:06
Samuell Williamson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:06
Tyreek Smith offensive rebound
5:54
Drew Cisse blocks Tyreek Smith's two point layup
5:54
Tyreek Smith offensive rebound
5:54
Rodrick Payne shooting foul (Tyreek Smith draws the foul)
5:54
Tyreek Smith misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:54
+1
Tyreek Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2
16-30
5:50
Ryan Myers turnover (B.J. Edwards steals)
5:30
B.J. Edwards misses three point jump shot
5:28
Rodrick Payne defensive rebound
5:16
Zhuric Phelps shooting foul (Rodrick Payne draws the foul)
5:16
+1
Rodrick Payne makes regular free throw 1 of 2
17-30
5:16
+1
Rodrick Payne makes regular free throw 2 of 2
18-30
4:52
Zhuric Phelps misses three point jump shot
4:50
Tyreek Smith personal foul
4:47
Rodrick Payne turnover
4:44
+2
B.J. Edwards makes two point jump shot (Jalen Smith assists)
18-32
4:28
Ryan Myers turnover (B.J. Edwards steals)
4:28
Ryan Myers personal foul
4:17
+3
Ja'Heim Hudson makes three point jump shot (B.J. Edwards assists)
18-35
3:57
Shay Davis misses three point jump shot
3:55
Braden Lamar offensive rebound
3:46
Chuck Harris blocks Braden Lamar's two point layup
3:46
Drew Cisse offensive rebound
3:46
+2
Shay Davis makes two point jump shot (Braden Lamar assists)
20-35
3:46
Ja'Heim Hudson shooting foul (Shay Davis draws the foul)
3:46
TV timeout
3:46
Shay Davis misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:46
B.J. Edwards defensive rebound
3:28
Rodrick Payne blocks Tyreek Smith's two point layup
3:26
Jesiah West defensive rebound
3:20
Tyreek Smith blocks Jesiah West's two point layup
3:18
Drew Cisse offensive rebound
3:15
Drew Cisse misses two point layup
3:13
Ja'Heim Hudson defensive rebound
3:06
B.J. Edwards misses two point layup
3:04
Tyreek Smith offensive rebound
3:01
Rodrick Payne shooting foul (Tyreek Smith draws the foul)
3:01
+1
Tyreek Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2
20-36
3:01
+1
Tyreek Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2
20-37
2:53
Jesiah West turnover (Chuck Harris steals)
2:49
Shay Davis shooting foul (Samuell Williamson draws the foul)
2:49
+1
Samuell Williamson makes regular free throw 1 of 2
20-38
2:49
+1
Samuell Williamson makes regular free throw 2 of 2
20-39
2:26
Shay Davis misses three point jump shot
2:24
Tay Knox offensive rebound
2:14
Shay Davis misses three point jump shot
2:12
Keon Ambrose-Hylton defensive rebound
2:07
Samuell Williamson misses two point jump shot
2:07
Mustangs offensive rebound
2:07
Braden Lamar shooting foul (Keon Ambrose-Hylton draws the foul)
2:07
+1
Keon Ambrose-Hylton makes regular free throw 1 of 2
20-40
2:07
+1
Keon Ambrose-Hylton makes regular free throw 2 of 2
20-41
1:45
De'Meiko Anderson turnover (Jalen Smith steals)
1:40
Jalen Smith misses three point jump shot
1:38
Keon Ambrose-Hylton offensive rebound
1:35
+2
Keon Ambrose-Hylton makes two point layup
20-43
1:35
Leathernecks 30 second timeout
1:17
+2
Braden Lamar makes two point layup (Rodrick Payne assists)
22-43
1:07
+2
Zhuric Phelps makes two point layup
22-45
0:40
De'Meiko Anderson misses two point jump shot
0:38
Samuell Williamson defensive rebound
0:30
+3
Jalen Smith makes three point jump shot (Samuell Williamson assists)
22-48
0:11
Chuck Harris personal foul
0:01
De'Meiko Anderson misses two point jump shot
0:00
Zhuric Phelps defensive rebound
0:00
End of period
2nd Half
WIU
Leathernecks
31
SMU
Mustangs
42
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:51
+2
Ryan Myers makes two point layup
24-48
19:32
+2
Samuell Williamson makes two point layup
24-50
19:09
Chuck Harris personal foul
18:57
Drew Cisse turnover (B.J. Edwards steals)
18:40
Quinlan Bennett blocks B.J. Edwards's two point layup
18:38
Drew Cisse defensive rebound
18:22
Joe Petrakis misses three point jump shot
18:20
Samuell Williamson defensive rebound
18:14
Chuck Harris turnover (Quinlan Bennett steals)
18:00
Drew Cisse turnover (Chuck Harris steals)
17:49
Quinlan Bennett personal foul
17:37
+2
B.J. Edwards makes two point layup
24-52
17:28
Ryan Myers misses three point jump shot
17:26
Quinlan Bennett offensive rebound
17:18
Rodrick Payne misses three point jump shot
17:16
B.J. Edwards defensive rebound
17:06
+2
Keon Ambrose-Hylton makes two point layup
24-54
16:36
Joe Petrakis misses two point jump shot
16:34
Joe Petrakis offensive rebound
16:23
Joe Petrakis misses three point jump shot
16:21
Leathernecks offensive rebound
16:06
Samuell Williamson shooting foul
16:06
Samuell Williamson blocks Ryan Myers's two point jump shot
16:06
Tyreek Smith defensive rebound
16:06
Zhuric Phelps misses three point jump shot
16:06
Ryan Myers defensive rebound
16:06
Zhuric Phelps shooting foul (Ryan Myers draws the foul)
16:06
+1
Ryan Myers makes regular free throw 1 of 2
25-54
16:06
Ryan Myers misses regular free throw 2 of 2
15:50
Tyreek Smith defensive rebound
15:50
Ricardo Wright misses three point jump shot
15:48
Ja'Heim Hudson offensive rebound
15:46
Quinlan Bennett personal foul
15:46
TV timeout
15:43
+2
Ja'Heim Hudson makes two point layup (Jalen Smith assists)
25-56
15:21
Jesiah West misses three point jump shot
15:19
Tyreek Smith defensive rebound
15:13
Jalen Smith turnover (bad pass)
14:45
Rodrick Payne turnover (Zhuric Phelps steals)
14:39
Jesiah West blocks Zhuric Phelps's two point layup
14:37
Ryan Myers defensive rebound
14:24
Ja'Heim Hudson shooting foul (Jesiah West draws the foul)
14:24
+1
Jesiah West makes regular free throw 1 of 2
26-56
14:17
+1
Jesiah West makes regular free throw 2 of 2
27-56
14:17
+3
Zhuric Phelps makes three point jump shot
27-59
14:12
Rodrick Payne turnover (Ricardo Wright steals)
14:08
Jalen Smith misses three point jump shot
14:08
Leathernecks defensive rebound
14:08
Tyreek Smith personal foul
13:47
Tyreek Smith shooting foul (Ryan Myers draws the foul)
13:47
+1
Ryan Myers makes regular free throw 1 of 2
28-59
13:47
+1
Ryan Myers makes regular free throw 2 of 2
29-59
13:34
Zhuric Phelps misses two point layup
13:32
Rodrick Payne defensive rebound
13:25
Mo Njie personal foul (JJ Kalakon draws the foul)
13:25
JJ Kalakon misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:25
+1
JJ Kalakon makes regular free throw 2 of 2
30-59
12:33
Zhuric Phelps misses three point jump shot
12:33
Braden Lamar defensive rebound
12:33
Mo Njie personal foul (Braden Lamar draws the foul)
12:33
+1
Braden Lamar makes regular free throw 1 of 2
31-59
12:33
Braden Lamar misses regular free throw 2 of 2
12:33
Mo Njie defensive rebound
12:33
Mo Njie offensive foul
12:33
Mo Njie turnover (offensive foul)
12:33
Ryan Myers misses three point jump shot
12:33
B.J. Edwards defensive rebound
12:33
+2
Zhuric Phelps makes two point layup (B.J. Edwards assists)
31-61
12:20
Braden Lamar turnover (B.J. Edwards steals)
12:20
+2
Samuell Williamson makes two point dunk (B.J. Edwards assists)
31-63
12:00
Samuell Williamson personal foul (Tay Knox draws the foul)
12:00
Tay Knox misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:00
Tay Knox misses regular free throw 2 of 2
12:00
B.J. Edwards defensive rebound
11:45
Emory Lanier misses three point jump shot
11:43
B.J. Edwards offensive rebound
11:31
+2
Keon Ambrose-Hylton makes two point dunk (Samuell Williamson assists)
31-65
11:23
TV timeout
11:19
+3
Joe Petrakis makes three point jump shot (James Dent Jr. assists)
34-65
10:46
Chuck Harris turnover (Jesiah West steals)
10:40
+2
Shay Davis makes two point layup
36-65
10:40
Keon Ambrose-Hylton shooting foul (Shay Davis draws the foul)
10:40
+1
Shay Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 1
37-65
10:37
+3
Emory Lanier makes three point jump shot (B.J. Edwards assists)
37-68
10:16
James Dent Jr. turnover (B.J. Edwards steals)
10:09
+2
B.J. Edwards makes two point dunk
37-70
9:36
Shay Davis misses two point layup
9:34
Keon Ambrose-Hylton defensive rebound
9:32
James Dent Jr. personal foul
9:19
Joe Petrakis blocks Samuell Williamson's two point layup
9:17
Drew Cisse defensive rebound
9:11
James Dent Jr. misses three point jump shot
9:09
Keon Ambrose-Hylton defensive rebound
8:55
+2
Keon Ambrose-Hylton makes two point layup (Samuell Williamson assists)
37-72
8:55
Joe Petrakis shooting foul (Keon Ambrose-Hylton draws the foul)
8:55
Keon Ambrose-Hylton misses regular free throw 1 of 1
8:55
Drew Cisse defensive rebound
8:36
Shay Davis misses three point jump shot
8:34
Ricardo Wright defensive rebound
8:25
Ja'Heim Hudson misses three point jump shot
8:23
Shay Davis defensive rebound
8:20
Emory Lanier personal foul (Jesiah West draws the foul)
8:20
Jesiah West misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:20
Jesiah West misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:20
Ja'Heim Hudson defensive rebound
8:10
James Dent Jr. shooting foul (Mo Njie draws the foul)
8:10
Mo Njie misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:10
Mo Njie misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:10
Drew Cisse defensive rebound
7:55
+3
James Dent Jr. makes three point jump shot (Drew Cisse assists)
40-72
7:38
Ja'Heim Hudson misses two point jump shot
7:36
Drew Cisse defensive rebound
7:33
KJ Lee misses three point jump shot
7:25
Ja'Heim Hudson defensive rebound
7:25
Ja'Heim Hudson turnover (Jesiah West steals)
7:25
Ja'Heim Hudson personal foul (Drew Cisse draws the foul)
7:25
TV timeout
7:18
Drew Cisse misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:04
Drew Cisse misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:04
Ja'Heim Hudson defensive rebound
6:41
Mo Njie misses two point layup
6:39
Drew Cisse defensive rebound
6:26
James Dent Jr. misses two point layup
6:24
Jesiah West offensive rebound
6:17
Drew Cisse turnover (Ja'Heim Hudson steals)
6:07
Jesiah West misses two point layup
6:07
Drew Cisse offensive rebound
6:07
+2
Emory Lanier makes two point layup (Ricardo Wright assists)
40-74
6:03
Ja'Heim Hudson shooting foul (James Dent Jr. draws the foul)
6:03
James Dent Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:03
+1
James Dent Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2
41-74
5:52
+3
Ricardo Wright makes three point jump shot (Samuell Williamson assists)
41-77
5:31
James Dent Jr. misses two point jump shot
5:29
Ricardo Wright defensive rebound
5:23
+2
B.J. Edwards makes two point jump shot
41-79
5:04
+3
James Dent Jr. makes three point jump shot (KJ Lee assists)
44-79
4:47
Samuell Williamson misses two point jump shot
4:45
Tyreek Smith offensive rebound
4:34
+2
Tyreek Smith makes two point layup
44-81
4:28
Rodrick Payne misses two point jump shot
4:26
Samuell Williamson defensive rebound
4:18
+2
Tyreek Smith makes two point layup (B.J. Edwards assists)
44-83
3:51
KJ Lee misses three point jump shot
3:49
Samuell Williamson defensive rebound
3:41
Ricardo Wright misses three point jump shot
3:39
KJ Lee defensive rebound
3:34
+3
James Dent Jr. makes three point jump shot (KJ Lee assists)
47-83
3:31
Mustangs 30 second timeout
3:31
TV timeout
3:09
Tay Knox blocks Ricardo Wright's two point layup
3:09
Leathernecks defensive rebound
3:09
TV timeout
3:01
+2
Emory Lanier makes two point layup
47-85
2:44
Xavier Foster personal foul (Ryan Myers draws the foul)
2:44
Ryan Myers misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:44
+1
Ryan Myers makes regular free throw 2 of 2
48-85
2:32
Emory Lanier misses three point jump shot
2:30
Jackson Young offensive rebound
2:24
Tay Knox blocks Jackson Young's two point jump shot
2:24
Xavier Foster offensive rebound
2:17
Xavier Foster misses three point jump shot
2:15
Jackson Young offensive rebound
2:09
+2
Mo Njie makes two point layup (B.J. Edwards assists)
48-87
1:49
Xavier Foster personal foul (Tay Knox draws the foul)
1:49
Tay Knox misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:49
+1
Tay Knox makes regular free throw 2 of 2
49-87
1:38
Mo Njie turnover (De'Meiko Anderson steals)
1:33
+2
De'Meiko Anderson makes two point layup
51-87
1:15
Mo Njie misses two point layup
1:13
KJ Lee defensive rebound
1:03
KJ Lee misses two point jump shot
1:02
Mo Njie defensive rebound
1:02
Jacksun Hamilton shooting foul
0:48
Xavier Foster misses three point jump shot
0:46
B.J. Edwards offensive rebound
0:34
+3
Jackson Young makes three point jump shot (Mo Njie assists)
