Paul McCoy scored 19 points, including 12 in the second half, to help SMU defeat Cal State Bakersfield 73-56 on Saturday.
Robert Nyakundi came off the bench to add 14 points for the Mustangs (7-14). Derek Williams scored 11 and Mouhammad Faye had 10.
Trent Blakley led Cal State Bakersfield with 21 points, 15 of those off 3-pointers. Alex Johnson added 10 and had six assists.
SMU outscored Cal State Bakersfield 17-2 over a 5:32 stretch late in the first half to take a 30-20 lead.
Cal State Bakersfield (6-17) pulled to within two points twice early in the second half before SMU put the game away with a 9-0 run.
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