Oziyah Sellers' 21 points help SMU beat VMI 95-70

DALLAS (AP) — Oziyah Sellers scored 21 points, Jacob Patrick added 15 off the bench and SMU beat VMI 95-70 on Thursday night.

The Mustangs (2-0) led 23-19 before scoring 13 straight points. Billy White III started the run with a 3-pointer, and Sellers capped it with another from behind the arc to make it 36-19 with 3:23 left in the first half.

Sellers shot 7 of 11 from the field and made five 3-pointers. Jermaine O’Neal Jr. added 14 points and five rebounds, while Jakub Szumert scored 12.

Jaden Toombs had 10 points, four rebounds, three assists and three blocks for SMU.

TJ Johnson led VMI (1-1) with 19 points and five rebounds. Rickey Bradley Jr. added 13 points and five rebounds, while AJ Clark scored 11.

SMU shot 53% (33 of 62) from the field, made 14 of 29 from 3-point range and finished with 26 assists. VMI shot 29% (18 of 63).

Up next

SMU: Hosts Prairie View this Tuesday.

VMI: At UTSA on Saturday.

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