TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — Jayson Kent scored 35 points on 11-of-12 shooting to lead Indiana State over SMU 101-92 on Wednesday night in the NIT.
Kent also had nine rebounds for the Sycamores (29-6). Ryan Conwell added 25 points while going 8 of 11 from the floor, including 4 for 7 from 3-point range, and 5 for 7 from the line. Xavier Bledson went 6 of 9 from the field (2 for 5 from 3-point range) to finish with 14 points.
Zhuric Phelps and Ja'Heim Hudson each scored 21 points for the Mustangs (20-13). Chuck Harris also had 19 points, four assists and two steals.
Kent scored 16 points in the second half.
BOX SCORE
SMU (20-13)
Hudson 7-8 4-5 21, T.Smith 4-9 3-5 11, Harris 7-13 2-2 19, Phelps 7-18 6-10 21, J.Smith 2-3 1-1 6, Edwards 1-4 2-2 4, Lanier 1-5 2-2 5, Ambrose-Hylton 1-3 0-0 3, Williamson 0-0 0-0 0, Wright 1-2 0-0 2, Njie 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 31-65 20-27 92
INDIANA ST. (29-6)
Avila 2-11 9-9 13, Conwell 8-11 5-7 25, Larry 3-7 4-5 10, Swope 1-4 1-2 4, Kent 11-12 11-12 35, Bledson 6-9 0-0 14, Wolfe 0-1 0-0 0, Miller 0-1 0-0 0, Vorst 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 31-56 30-35 101
Halftime: SMU 49-40
3-Point Goals: SMU 10-22 (Hudson 3-3, Harris 3-4, Ambrose-Hylton 1-1, J.Smith 1-1, Lanier 1-5, Phelps 1-6, Edwards 0-1, Wright 0-1), Indiana St. 9-23 (Conwell 4-7, Kent 2-2, Bledson 2-5, Swope 1-3, Miller 0-1, Wolfe 0-1, Avila 0-4)
Fouled Out: T.Smith, Lanier, Ambrose-Hylton
Rebounds: SMU 27 (Phelps 7), Indiana St. 33 (Kent 9)
Assists: SMU 11 (Harris 4), Indiana St. 22 (Avila, Larry 7)
Total Fouls: SMU 27, Indiana St. 21
Attendance: 6,421 (10,200)