SMU outrebounded and dominated Temple in an easy 75 to 52 win in Moody Coliseum Thursday night in the team’s tune up game for the Cincinnati matchup.

Markus Kennedy continued his dominant play with 14 points, nine rebounds, three steals and two blocks.

Kennedy, Shawn Williams, Cannen Cunningham, Ben Moore and even Yanick Moreira combined to make life difficult for the Owls in the American Athletic
Conference matchup.

SMU had just as many offensive rebounds and defensive rebounds as Temple did.

SMU held Temple to just 30 percent from the field on the night, but SMU must fix its free-throw percentage, going 8 of 14 from the line.

One negative on the night, SMU’s turnovers.

It has been a problem for the team, but tonight the team had 15 and with Cincinnati coming to town fresh off a victory over No. 22 Connecticut, the team will have to cut those out.

Keith Frazier came alive in the game, scoring 11 points and even grabbing three rebounds.

For Moore, he continued to show just how much he has developed, scoring 10 points, grabbing five rebounds and three blocks coming off the bench.

SMU now faces Cincinnati in Moody Coliseum Saturday at 6:30 p.m. in a pivotal matchup. The game is sold out and if SMU wins, it will be its third victory over a ranked opponent this season.