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Final · Mon, Nov 2, 2026 · Moody Coliseum (Dallas), Dallas, TX · attendance 4,236 · ESPN gamecast · Share this box score

SMU beat Southern 85-72

By Hardwood Bricks staff · Mon, Nov 2, 2026

SMU beat Southern 85-72 at Moody Coliseum (Dallas).

Jakub Szumert led SMU with 24 points. R'Chaun King had 12 points for Southern. Jaden Toombs led all players with 8 rebounds for SMU.

Southern covered the closing spread. Our model missed the final margin by 9.9 points.

Scoring · SMU: Jakub Szumert 24, Jermaine O'Neal Jr. 15, Oziyah Sellers 13, Jaden Toombs 9, Rowan Brumbaugh 9, Billy White III 9, David Terrell Jr. 2, Johan Munch 2, Nic Codie 2. Southern: R'Chaun King 12, Daniel Dormu 10, Malik Ferguson 9, Justin Page 8, Karez Demory 8, Armonii Benjamin 5, Julian Greer 5, Ibrahim Olajuwon 4, Aaron Hall 4, Duran Parish 3, Joseph Hunter 2, Lionel Bell 2.

What the model said

Projected that morning with only earlier games

SOU 70, SMU 93model score

-22.9model spread (home)

162.6model total

9.9points off the final margin

UnderdogSOU +25.52.6 Won Over 159.53.1 Lost

OverUnderFavoriteUnderdogThe colored fill is the gap between the model and the market: a full chip means 6 points or more. The number on each chip is that gap.

Leans are against the DraftKings closing line ESPN carries. Season record on the ratings page.

Line and result

	Spread (home)	Total	ML home	ML away	Source
Close	-25.5	159.5	-9000	2500	DraftKings via ESPN

Margin +13 (home) ATS SOU covered Total 157 → under

Travel and rest coming in

Team	Rest days	Miles in	Road streak	Time zone
SOU	–	368	1	same
SMU	non-SWAC team, not tracked

Rest is full days off between games. Miles are an estimate from the travel model (see the travel page).

Team stats

Stat	SOU	SMU
FG	26-59	23-45
FG%	44	51
3PT	8-21	7-17
3P%	38	41
FT	12-15	32-40
FT%	80	80
Rebounds	26	33
Offensive rebounds	9	9
Defensive rebounds	17	24
Assists	15	21
Steals	17	11
Blocks	2	7
Turnovers	18	21
Points off turnovers	25	25
Fast break points	11	17
Points in paint	28	26
Fouls	27	15
Largest lead	3	16
Possessions (est.)	75.1	76.0
Points per 100 possessions	95.8	111.8

Possessions = FGA − OREB + TO + 0.475 × FTA.

Southern Jaguars

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF
Justin Page G	28	8	2-8	2-3	2-2	0	1	2	1	1	0	2
Joseph Hunter G	17	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	2	3	0	2	3	1	2
Duran Parish G	11	3	1-4	0-1	1-2	0	1	1	2	0	0	0
Lionel Larvadain G	4	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	1	1	2	0	0	1
Lionel Bell C	3	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Daniel Dormu	27	10	4-11	2-5	0-0	0	1	7	5	3	0	4
Malik Ferguson	24	9	3-5	2-3	1-2	0	1	0	0	2	1	2
R'Chaun King	23	12	5-7	0-0	2-3	3	6	0	0	3	0	3
Armonii Benjamin	16	5	1-5	1-5	2-2	2	3	3	1	1	0	2
Ibrahim Olajuwon	12	4	2-3	0-0	0-0	1	3	0	1	1	0	2
Aaron Hall	11	4	1-4	0-1	2-2	0	2	0	0	0	0	1
Julian Greer	10	5	2-3	1-2	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5
Karez Demory	10	8	3-6	0-1	2-2	0	2	1	1	2	0	3
Noah Boyde	3	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Sean Van Dorn Jr.	1	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cam Amboree	DNP

SMU Mustangs

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF
Jakub Szumert NA	31	24	5-6	1-1	13-14	3	7	2	6	1	2	0
Jaden Toombs F	29	9	4-10	0-2	1-2	2	8	7	4	2	3	3
Rowan Brumbaugh G	28	9	3-7	0-2	3-6	2	2	4	0	3	0	2
Oziyah Sellers G	28	13	3-8	1-3	6-8	1	4	1	5	2	0	1
Jermaine O'Neal Jr. F	24	15	3-4	2-2	7-8	1	4	1	1	0	1	1
Billy White III	18	9	3-6	3-6	0-0	0	4	0	4	0	0	1
David Terrell Jr.	12	2	0-1	0-0	2-2	0	2	4	1	1	0	1
Johan Munch	11	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	1	1	3
Nic Codie	10	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Cameron Lomax	9	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	2	0	1	0	2
Nigel Walls	DNP
Jaylin Stewart	DNP
Jacob Patrick	DNP
Niccolo Kalischer-Stork	DNP
Gehrig Normand	DNP