Scores

Final

Missouri St 61

(2-4, 0-0 away)

SMU 62

(6-1, 3-0 home)

7:00 PM ET, November 25, 2012

Puerto Vallarta ICC, Puerto Vallarta

1 2 T
MOSU 24 3761
SMU 26 3662

Top Performers

Missouri State: A. Downing 20 Pts, 8 Reb, 1 Ast, 2 Stl

Southern Methodist: N. Russell 25 Pts, 1 Reb, 2 Ast, 2 Stl

SMU 62, Missouri St. 61

Associated Press

PUERTO VALLARTA, Mexico -- Nick Russell scored 25 points and SMU beat Missouri State 62-61 Sunday in the third-place game of the Hoops for Hope Classic.

Russell was 9 of 15 from the field.

Jalen Jones had 17 points and seven rebounds. Ryan Manuel added nine points.

SMU (6-1) led by two at halftime, 26-24, in a game that saw three lead changes and four ties. The largest lead at any time was nine points. The Mustangs took the lead for good when Russell hit a jumper with 10 seconds left.

Marcus Marshall missed a 3-pointer, and Brian Bernardi grabbed the rebound to end the game.

Both teams scored 22 points in the paint, and the Bears (2-4) got 26 points off turnovers. But the Mustangs shot 51 percent for the game, while the Bears shot 42 percent.

Anthony Downing had 20 points and eight rebounds. Marshall added 18.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
MOSU
SMU
Points 61 62
FG Made-Attempted 22-52 (.423) 19-37 (.514)
3P Made-Attempted 10-26 (.385) 1-6 (.167)
FT Made-Attempted 7-10 (.700) 23-37 (.622)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 28 (0/0) 13 (0/0)
Largest Lead 7 9

Game Leaders

 
MOSU
SMU
PointsA. Downing 20N. Russell 25
ReboundsA. Downing 8J. Jones 7
AssistsK. Pickens 4S. Williams 3
StealsN. Scheer 2R. Manuel 2
Team Stats: Missouri State | S. Methodist

2012-13 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
» Nov 25, 2012 @SMU 62, MOSU 61Recap

Next 5 Games

MOSU
SMU
12/01 ORU 5:35pm
12/05 @TLSA 8:05pm
12/08 @OKST 4:00pm
12/15 VALP 8:05pm
12/18 @AAMU 8:00pm
 11/28 UTAH 8:00pm
12/01 @HOF 4:00pm
12/15 @URI 2:00pm
12/18 @UTAH 9:00pm
12/21 @WAG 9:00pm
Complete Schedule: Missouri State | S. Methodist