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SMU took advantage of out-of-control drives by Arkansas early in the fourth, and it went ahead 66-52 with a 6-0 run to start the quarter. The Razorbacks did not score until the 6:19 mark of the period when Bonnie Deas made a layup as part of her 6-point, 14-rebound performance.
SMU faces the No. 17 Vanderbilt Commodores after Kevin Miller scored 28 points in the Mustangs' 87-81 overtime win over the Mississippi State Bulldogs.
B.J. Edwards scored a triple-double with a team-leading 24 points, 13 assists and 10 steals for SMU in a 100-69 win over Arkansas State on Friday night. Edwards shot 9 of 13 from the field, and scored 14 of his points in the second half.
Adia Barnes (above) ruffled feathers when she left Arizona, her alma mater, to accept the job at SMU for a fresh start. She was among 10 new coaches hired at power conference schools, including Arkansas’ Kelsi Musick. (AP/Rick Scuteri)
Arkansas (Musick from Oral Roberts), Arizona State (Molly Miller from Grand Canyon) and Auburn (Larry Vickers from Norfolk State) dipped into the mid-major pool to find their new leader. Arizona followed the same suit for Barnes’ replacement by hiring Becky Burke away from Buffalo.
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