With Only 4 Eligible Players Left on Court for SMU, Thrilling AAC Game Takes a Nasty Turn

The women’s division of the 2023-24 NCAA edition is no short of intense and thrilling encounters to treat its fans. Elma Roane Fieldhouse experienced one such night on Thursday. The SMU Mustangs clinched a nail-biter against the Memphis Tigers after double overtime in a conference fixture at the AAC.

However, the riveting nature of the game was not the highlight of the night. As it turns out, the matchup resulted in quite a few unusual and undesirable records.

An infamous record in the AAC clash between Memphis and SMU

The 27th meeting between Memphis and SMU was a night to remember for those in attendance. The gripping contest required some late free throws from the Mustangs in the end to help determine a winner between these two fighting line-ups. But, that was not the only headline of the game. Eventually, there was a total of 75 combined fouls committed from both sides which happens to be the most in NCAA history. In addition to this, the game also had 10 foul-outs at the end of the night.

Consequently, this breaks the previous record from a game between Oklahoma vs. Kentucky on Nov. 28, 2014. Apparently, that contest collected 70 fouls from both ends. Further, the Mustangs also went past their program’s record of 33 which they committed on Jan. 25, 1997, in a game at TCU.

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Meanwhile, there were other noteworthy takeaways from the game that are worthy to be highlighted.

What were the other noticeable stats?

Apart from the memorable foul count, the game featured some other interesting points. The Mustang’s senior guard Tiara Young scored her career-high 38 points and 15 rebounds which ties the third best-scoring performance in the program’s history. Further, SMU also crossed the 45+ team rebound mark for the third time this season by grabbing 55 rebounds. Also, the 91 points that they managed to register for the night is the second most points this season.

It was another exciting night of college basketball in the women’s division. While the Mustangs may have come out victorious for the 17th time, there is no denying that Memphis gave out their all on the hardwood. Furthermore, both teams showed tremendous character and grit to force the game into two overtime. Fans will expect to them both deliver such commendable performances in their upcoming games.

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