SMU toppled the East Carolina Pirates 86-61 Sunday afternoon, getting back on track after a loss to Connecticut.
The victory was a superb all-around effort. Each of SMU’s five starters scored in double digits, as Jahmal McMurray and Jimmy Whitt led the way with 20 points each. Ethan Chargois added 16. As a team, SMU shot 61.8 percent from the field and 55 percent from 3. No starter shot worse than 50 percent from the field.
The sweet shooting performance was relieving for SMU after the team shot 28.1 percent against UConn.
“When you shoot it good, basketball is really fun and when you shoot it really bad basketball is a miserable existence,” Tim Jankovich said.